SAWLINES
Carrier Lumber the first to install 2 Lucidyne 900 transverse scanners
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arrier Lumber has purchased a pair of Lucidyne 900 transverse scanners for installation in their Prince George, BC sawmill mill. These will be the first installations of the new Lucidyne 900 transverse scanner in North America. The scanner purchases come two years after Carrier installed a Lucidyne GradeScan in their planer mill.
After being extremely satisfied with the GradeScan results, Carrier chose to invest in Lucidyne again for their sawmill; one Lucidyne 900 will be installed ahead of the trimmer, the other ahead of the edger. Dylan Tobin, Sawmill Manager for Carrier, says they are continuing their partnership with Lucidyne largely because of Lucidyne’s artificial intelligence, the scanner having almost no downtime and grade turn out, trimming, and the overall excellent ease-of-use. These systems will be installed and started up in mid-2022. For more information about the Lucidyne 900, please visit https://www.lucidyne.com/ products/lucidyne-900/. The Lucidyne 900 combines the world’s number one multi-sensory quality transverse scanner with Lucidyne’s deep learning artificial intelligence. The Lucidyne 900 determines the overall quality of green, dry or planed lumber in
one pass on all four sides, Further, the Lucidyne 900 can optimize for value before or after kiln drying because it grades both rough and planed lumber.
Lucidyne Extras • Transverse scanning • One scan solution on all 4 sides • O ptional full-length X-ray scanning • S imple installation, no elevation changes • G rades planed and rough lumber, softwood, and hardwood • A ccurately recognizes, localizes and sizes knots and other defects such as cracks, pitch pockets, and discoloration • I mplements customer-specific grading, trimming and sorting rules • M odular design (6 to 26 ft) Each board surface is viewed by at least 2 camera
UK bandsaw blade manufacturer unveils plans for £10m expansion project Dakin-Flathers, bandsaw blade manufacturer and manufacturer of the Ripper37 sawmill blades, has unveiled plans to expand their existing state-of-the-art facility by over 7,500m2 covering 3 floors at its current premises in West Yorkshire, England. Due for completion in early 2023, the Featherstone site will allow Dakin-Flathers to service its customers, in over 100 countries globally, more effectively. The new scheme will allow Dakin-Flathers to maximise production capacity and improve efficiencies across the product range. The new extension, which can accommodate over 150 employees,
will also boast charging points for multiple electric vehicles, improved staff facilities, flexible workspaces and a much larger warehouse that utilises new picking and storage systems. Oliver Garside, managing director of Dakin-Flathers, explains “Dakin-Flathers has enjoyed rapid and sustained growth, doubling in size three times over the last 20 years, which has led us to become a market leader in our sector. “We have invested heavily, and will continue to do so, in the business and our employees. Our continued growth will be supported by a range of exciting new ventures and an investment programme in
excess of £10m over the next 24 months. “These really are exciting times for Dakin-Flathers, our employees, customers, and for UK manufacturing.” Dakin-Flathers’ growing green credentials will also benefit from an expansion of our PV solar range. Renewable energy generation will increase from 265,000 kWh per annum to more than 900,000 kWh. Making their factory as environmentally efficient as possible.
Oliver Garside, Dakin-Flathers MD
September 28-30, 2022 PORTLAND, OREGON
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