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install the new controls and finally
the fourth and final stage was to
complete the final performance
test.
For both sawmill projects, the
canter-twin and the McGehee
curve sawing wiggle box, Autolog
supplied their new modular
scanner frame which allowed for
an easy installation and removal
of the old frame, especially in a
tight environment. These frames
offer the strength of a conventional
steel
frame AD:Layout
with the exception
that
HALCO
3 3/8/10
it is built at the scanner location
piece by piece. The scanners
were supplied by Hermary from
Coquitlam, BC.
The impact on the mill was
substantial, they increased
uptime on the line, increased the
percentage of 16 ft lumber by 3%,
increased the volume recovery by
2.5%, increased the value recovery
by 3% and they reduced the gap to
further increase production.
A similar approach was taken
for
the other
two projects
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Optimise your
production plan...
the mill: the replacement of the
optimization and controls at the
canter-twin and the upgrade of
their Autolog ProGrader linear
planer optimizer.
All the optimization was
provided by Autolog resources
since they prefer not to rely on
third party solutions. Their solution
runs on HP computer technology,
Windows 10 platform. All the
computers for the controls and the
setworks are supplied on the Allen-
Bradley platform.
Backed with 30 years of
experience in the wood industry,
Autolog is pleased to offer an
alternative to the sawmill industry
by offering standard optimization
and control systems for many
different machine centers. Whether
it is a HewSaw, McGehee, Sawquip,
Comact, and others, Autolog has
the expertise to control almost
any production line whether it
is a straight or curved sawing
technology.
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operations
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between recovery, production rate, and value
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