2017 International Forest Industries Magazines April May 2017 | Page 43
LUMBER PROCESSING
SAWLINES – MICROTEC
World’s fastest lumber scanner
See us in Hall 27,
Booth F27
Sawmilling group AKD Softwoods equips planing mill with a high-tech
scanner up to 1200 m/min, which will be presented in May at Ligna Hannover
T
he fastest lumber scanner
worldwide is running in
Australia at AKD Softwoods.
Microtec installed a Goldeneye
800 Multi-Sensor Quality Scanner,
running at a possible feed speed
of 1200 meters per minute. It
performs fully automatic grading
of Radiata Pine lamellas according
to local standards and is equipped
with state-of-the-art technology,
such as the new Microtec X-ray
source with low voltage.
“Upgrading the dry mill at
our Colac site is an important
component of growing our
company and ensuring that we are
internationally competitive” says
AKD CEO Shane Vicary.
“We are proud to present the
complete Goldeneye series at
Ligna Show Hannover in Hall 27
booth F27,” confirms Federico
Giudiceandrea, CEO Microtec.
A brand new Goldeneye 800
scanner has been installed at AKD
Softwoods in Colac, Victoria.
With a special heavy-duty
design for high speed scanning, the
scanner operates in full production
at a feeding speed of 1200 meters
per minute.
Featuring the most advanced
technology, such as innovative
low power generation X-ray, the
scanner identifies all external
and internal wood defects. Next
generation cameras and sensors
developed in-house at Microtec
assure the highest performance
and grading recovery. The
structural framing material is
produced according to the AS/
NZS1748 Standards of Radiata Pine
grown in sustainable plantations.
Goldeneye complies with those
standards and makes machine
grading profitable by providing
Board tracking, strength grading and determination of moisture content
added value to the wide range of
products.
Goldeneye sensors scan lumber
at high speed with unprecedented
precision. In a fraction of a second
knots, cracks, pitch pockets, holes,
stain, decay, wanes and other
board defects are recognized and
localized. New X-ray technology
thoroughly engineered for durable
scanning and optimization ensures
high performance and accuracy.
“Ruggedness, speed and
measurement precision are key
for high performance planer mills
and manufacturers of construction
lumber products. We have made
sure that our customers have no
need to compromise in terms of
either throughput or reliability, and
certainly not in terms of function,”
states Microtec CEO Federico
Giudiceandrea.
Board tracking solution ID
Scan, strength grader Viscan and
moisture meter M3 Scan provide
important optimization results.
AKD also installed Microtec’s
lumber tracking solution ID Scan
that traces every single board
through the production process.
A Microtec Viscan Strength Grader
has been placed after the scanner
to reliably determine the MOE of
lumber. Together with the Microtec
M3 Scan moisture meter, all data
is sent to the Goldeneye for final
optimization.
“We chose Microtec as our
supplier for this project due to the
Shane Vicary, AKD CEO
success of the previous Goldeneye
and our confidence in Microtec
due to their commitment on our
success,” states Shane Vicary, CEO.
AKD Softwoods
Based in regional Victoria, AKD
Softwoods is a vertically integrated
forest products Company. Founded
in 1955, the Company proudly
services local and international
markets through sustainable
forestry practices and employing
the latest technologies available to
produce a high quality product for
all end users.
The Company’s philosophy
of ‘stump to store’ is managed
through its 8,000ha radiata pine
estate, two large scale sawmills,
two post and preservation
businesses, export operations from
3 locations and its own transport
fleet. This philosophy allows
the Company to ensure that its
products are delivered on time, of
the highest quality and produced in
a flexible, reliable and sustainable
manner.
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