2018 International Forest Industries December 2017 January 2018 | Page 18

World’s fastest bandsaw line is
operational, next phase is announced
16 International Forest Industries | DECEMBER 2017 / JANUARY 2018
High speed and yield
“If the third bandsaw is running
next year, we will have achieved
one heavy duty saw line,“ says
Fredrik Samuelsson, production
manager at Norra Timber’s Sävar
location.
Samuelsson explained that
the target of 155 m/min (500 ft/
min) feed speed is expected to
in 2018. This bandsaw line aims to
be the fastest in the world when
complete.
technology, and the secondary
process includes a new edger
line, all from USNR / Söderhamn
Eriksson. To date, two twin
Logmaster HPS bandsaws are
now operational, with the third
Logmaster unit to be implemented
N
orthern Forest Owners’
(Norra Timber) sawmill at
Sävar, in North Sweden,
recently announced it is ready to
complete the transformation of its
saw line. The primary breakdown
process features bandsawing