AUTOMATIC LOGSCALINGAND LOG PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Norvin Laudon, CTO Springer-Microtec

AUTOMATIC LOG SCALING AND LOGPROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

SPRINGER-MICROTEC COMPANY OVERVIEW

5 OFFICES WORLDWIDE

OVER 1500 ACTIVE CUSTOMERS

OVER 80 R&D PARTNERS

• FAMILY ENTERPRISE

• FOUNDED IN 1952

• 500 EMPLOYEES

• BIG FOCUS ON INNOVATION (15% OFTURNOVER IN R&D)

• SUPPLIER OF ALL COMPONENTS INSAWMILLS, PLANERMILLS, SECONDARYMANUFACTURING

• ONE OF THE LARGEST WORLDWIDESUPPLIERS OF TURNKEY LOG SORTINGYARDS

• WORLD LEADER IN AUTOMATIC LOGMEASUREMENT FOR PAYMENT (OVER200 GOVERNMENT CERTIFIED LOGSCALING SCANNERS INSTALLED)

SOME OF OUR SCANNERS…

CONTENT:

1. WHAT IS SCANNER SCALING AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

2. CURRENT STATUS OF SCANNER SCALING IN CANADA

3. FIRST CERTIFIED SCANNER IN CANADA

4. LOGEYE SCANNER DETAIL

5. HIGH SPEED LOG PROCESSING LINE

WHAT IS SCANNERSCALING?

USING A LOG SCANNER TOAUTOMATICALLY MEASURE ALOG FOR PAYMENT

EITHER GROSS VOLUME ORNET (WITH DEDUCTIONS)

BENEFITS/PAYBACK OF SCANNER BASED LOG SCALING

• INCREASED ACCURACY FOR PAYMENT (INCREASED SAMPLING)

• REDUCTION IN MANUAL SCALING AND IMPROVED WORKING

CONDITIONS FOR SCALERS

• TRACEABILITY / AUDITABILITY / CONSISTENCY (BETTER PROCESS

CONTROL)

• SCALING SCANNER ALSO ALLOWS OPTIMIZED BUCKING BY VALUE

OR ORDER (IMPROVED LOG PRODUCT)

• REDUCTION IN MACHINERY (LOADER OPERATION) – NO NEED TOSPREAD LOADS

CSA Technical Committee on Scaling Roundwood

MeasurementCanada

Provincial Ministry of Forests

- Roundwood committee founded 1972- Scanner sub-committee since 2005

- Each province represented by Ministry Head Scaler- Industry partners (sawmills)- Manufacturers

IndustryOver 200 Log Scaling Scanners installed worldwide-Vice-Chairman

MICROTEC LOGEYE

FIRST (AND ONLY) LEGAL-FOR-TRADE GOVERNMENT

CERTIFIED LOG SCANNER APPROVED IN NORTH AMERICA

APPROVED:

OCTOBER 2015

FIRST BOOM

FOR PAYMENT:

FEBRUARY 2016

Logeye – Interfor Acorn– certified fully automatic volume measurement

Interfor Acorn

Measurement Canada

Approved Section

BC Ministry of Forests

Section

• Volume is calculated using Smalians formula

• Gross volume = net volume, no deductions for defect, i.e. rot, missing wood

• Logs destined for the scanner have very little defect

Interfor Acorn

SOFTWARE

SEALING

Interfor Acorn

HARDWARE

SEALING

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Savings from scanner scaling▪ Estimated savings from scanner

scaling are $9.00 m3 ($1.98 MFBM)▪ Savings come from reduced log

handling. Logs are not :• Dewatered • Stick scaled.• Re-bundled and re-boomed

▪ Logs go directly from the harvest site to the mill where they are scanner scaled.

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SUMMARY

- SCANNER VOLUME SCALING IS NOW APPROVED INCANADA AND CAN BE USED TO REALIZE SIGNIFICANT COSTSAVINGS

NEXT STEPS IN NORTH AMERICA

- UNDERBARK VOLUME MEASUREMENT

- AUTOMATIC GRADING (VOLUME DEDUCTIONS)

WHERE TO PUT THE SCANNER:

SAWMILL? INLINE IN SAWLINE ORBUCKING LINE?

STANDALONE LOG PROCESSING YARD?

WHAT OTHER BENEFITS CAN ASTANDALONE LOG PROCESSING YARD

OFFER?(I.E. MERCHANDISING/SORTING)

LOG PROCESSING YARD

HIGH SPEED OPTIMIZING, GRADING, BUCKING &

SORTING

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

HIGH SPEED OPTIMIZING, GRADING, BUCKING & SORTING

• Unscrambling, Feeding, Grading

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

BUCKING & SORTING OPTIMIZATIONSCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

FLARE & DIAMETER REDUCTION

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

LOG TURNING(ORIENTATION)

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

SCALING &

LOG PROCESSING

• Unscrambling & Feeding

• Scanning

• Optimization

• Bucking

• Flare reduction

• Turning

• Sorting

CT Log:

High-performance Computer Tomography

Sawmiller’s dream: "Saw from the inside out"

- See what’s inside a log before sawing

- Use this information to optimize products for Value ratherthan Volume

Microtec CT.Log Scanner

• Rotating X-ray Gantry

• 240kv Xray tube & Sensor array

• 5000lb gantry rotating at 240rpm (70G of centrifugal force)

• Mechanical drive, electrical power, and data transmission all contactless

- Pith

- Sound Knots

- Dead Knots

- Splits

- Resin Pockets

- Heavy rot- Slope of grain- Heartwood

- Metals / Stone /Ceramics

- Green density

- Annual ring spacing

- Compression wood

- Bark enclosures

- Specie recognition

- Under bark shape

CT.Log Defects

- Pith

- Sound Knots

- Dead Knots

- Splits

- Resin Pockets

- Heavy rot- Slope of grain- Heartwood

- Metals / Stone /Ceramics

- Green density

- Annual ring spacing

- Compression wood

- Bark enclosures

- Specie recognition

- Under bark shape

CT.Log Defects

- Pith

- Sound Knots

- Dead Knots

- Splits

- Resin Pockets

- Heavy rot- Slope of grain- Heartwood

- Metals / Stone /Ceramics

- Green density

- Annual ring spacing

- Compression wood

- Bark enclosures

- Specie recognition

- Under bark shape

CT.Log Defects

- Pith

- Sound Knots

- Dead Knots

- Splits

- Resin Pockets

- Heavy rot- Slope of grain- Heartwood

- Metals / Stone /Ceramics

- Green density

- Annual ring spacing

- Compression wood

- Bark enclosures

- Specie recognition

- Under bark shape

CT.Log Defects

- Pith

- Sound Knots

- Dead Knots

- Splits

- Resin Pockets

- Heavy rot- Slope of grain- Heartwood

- Metals / Stone /Ceramics

- Green density

- Annual ring spacing

- Compression wood

- Bark enclosures

- Specie recognition

- Under bark shape

CT.Log Defects

- Pith

- Sound Knots

- Dead Knots

- Splits

- Resin Pockets

- Heavy rot- Slope of grain- Heartwood

- Metals / Stone /Ceramics

- Green density

- Annual ring spacing

- Compression wood

- Bark enclosures

- Specie recognition

- Under bark shape

CT.Log Defects

Virtual sawing and grading, to optimize for graded board value rather than volume

CT.Log

Rotten Doug Fir

Rotten Doug Fir

Split Doug Fir

Split Doug Fir

Knot Size Doug Fir

Large Knots

Small Knots

Knot Size Doug Fir

Large Knots

Small Knots

CT Log:

High-performance Computer Tomography

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONNORVIN.LAUDON@SPRINGER-MICROTEC.COM