The MetsaFibre Vilppula Sawmill in Finland features a HewSaw SL250® 3.4 line, which was commissioned in 2013
HewSaw’s SL200® and SL250® range of products bring streamlined sawmilling to mills around the globe The Finnish primary breakdown manufacturer, HewSaw, has been developing sawmill equipment for almost 60 years and today their SL200® and SL250® sawlines are setting production records
T
oday’s sawmill can be a complex affair with various processing stages often required for taking a round log and making rough square lumber. In many mills, these processing stages can require a complex system of conveyors, chains, feeders and other equipment designed to move the log or cant through the process, often with changes in direction or flow. For Finnish manufacturer HewSaw, it’s a different story. With almost 60 years in the primary breakdown business, HewSaw
has designed, developed and manufactured several different types of log processing machines, including their highly productive SL200® and SL250® sawlines, which are recognized in the global marketplace for their streamlined sawing efficiency, speed and accuracy. The HewSaw SL200® and SL250® sawlines were developed
more than 20 years ago to meet the needs of customers who required further processing than HewSaw’s single pass R series machines
The SL250® 3.4 sawline features multiple units allowing the sawmill to maximize yield or recovery and produce multiple edged sideboards, eliminating the need for downstream edgers could provide. The SL200® and the SL250® sawlines lines along with the company’s R200® and R250® sawing machines are streamlined with all log processing done in a straight line. The main difference is the R series machines do all processing in one machine or unit, while the SL200® and SL250® sawlines are composed of several 22 International Forest Industries | OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2018
