2018 International Forest Industries IFI April May 2018 Digital | Page 22

LUMBER PROCESSING
SCANNING & OPTIMISATION – AUTOLOG
Gap management system by Autolog
Sawmills
SERRA
A
t the primary breakdown,
it is a well-known fact that
proper gap management has
a direct impact on production and
bottom-line profits.
In essence, when the gap
between logs is too small, the line
must stop to position the cutting
tools. When the gap is too long,
throughput is reduced. Therefore,
it is important to maintain a
constant gab between the logs,
which is easier said than done.
This is where Autolog’s
solution comes in
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The camera for gap management
is located at the log infeed of a
sawing line. By adding the camera,
it will detect with precision both
the beginning of the log in the
feeder, or the absence of the log,
as well as the end of the log on the
conveyor, maximizing the use of
the sawing line while maintaining a
constant gap between each log.
The system also eliminates
virtually all log crossings. For
example, a log that is too small
to be detected by the other type
of sensors may result in two logs
crossing over one another in the
chain, triggering a production
stoppage in order to separate
these two logs.
Without this solution,
customers must use several types
of sensors to detect these two
logs, for example photocells such
as analog or single point, only to
achieve average results.
Thanks to Autolog and the
early adopters, customers achieve
excellent results while reducing
downtime and production costs.
“This may be the quick fix you
are looking for and Autolog is ready
to help” the company said.
October 17-19, 2018
Portland, Oregon
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