TM News No.1 2013 - english

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Grainger Sawmills placed another two orders from System TM for their production in Ireland When Grainger Sawmills decided to expand and increase their production capacity it was only natural for them to think of System TM as their supplier.

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System TM welcomes you at LIGNA 2013, Hall 12, Stand F67 Visit our stand and view the demonstrations of our new standard concept and material handling system for finger-jointing.

Optimizing the production at W. Holliger Söhne in Switzerland Once the contact to W. Holliger Söhne was established, it did not take long to agree on a feeding and stacking system matching their production needs.

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Increased capacity and better utilization of the wood at DTE Denmark DTE’s wishes and expectations of their investment was fulfilled with the System TM optimizing crosscut line Read the entire article on page 7 .

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Grainger Sawmills placed another two orders from System TM for their production in Ireland 17 years ago System TM delivered a multi head cross-cut line to Grainger Sawmills in Ireland. This system has lived up to all their expectations, and System TM has therefore been chosen again to deliver another multi head cross-cut line to enable an increase in their production.

The new multi head crosscut line from System TM consists of the following: •

Opti-Feed 6000 infeed solution

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Multi head cross-cut saw model

Long term co-operation with System TM It is approximately 17 years ago that the co-operation began, when Grainger Sawmills invested in a multi head cross-cut line from System TM. In 2004 they also invested in a mechanical handling solution around their horizontal band resaw. When Grainger Sawmills decided to expand and increase the capacity of the multi head cross-cut line, it was only natural for them to think of System TM as a supplier.

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“We have been doing business with System TM since 1995 and we keep coming back. Your products and professional approach is a breath of fresh air in a particular tough business sector in Ireland”.

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Niall Grainger, Director

The first order was the multi head crosscut line The line consists of an automatic pack infeed system transporting the packs to the tilt hoist. When needed, the tilt hoist automatically separate the layers in the packs onto the following cross chain conveyor. During this separating process, the stabilizing sticks

in-between the layers in the packs, will automatically fall down into a stick chute and by a belt conveyor transported to a stick collection area. After the layers of workpieces have been separated through the tilt hoist, the layers will be fed into an unscrambler. The unscrambler will singulate the workpieces one by one and organize them in the right order on a feeding chain conveyor. The feeding chain conveyor will create layers of workpieces and when needed, feed the layers into a multi head crosscut saw for multiple cross-cutting of the workpieces at the same time.

The multi head cross-cut saw is the model MK5 and consists of five saw units. Through a CNC control system these can be adjusted to cross-cut the workpieces to the lengths needed for the ongoing production. On top of the length adjustment, every single sawblade can also be adjusted to cross-cut in a 45° angle.

The multi head cross-cut saw will automatically, during the cross-cutting process, separate the waste from the usable workpieces, and transport the waste to the side of the line for further transport. After cross-cutting, the workpieces are transported to the stacking area to be stacked into packs of maximum 1.2 x 1.2 meter. During the stacking opera-

tion, stabilizing sticks can automatically be placed to stabilize the packs. The packs are then strapped and transported to the storage facilities of Grainger Sawmills.

The entire multi head cross-cut line is a high-speed system with a continuous capacity of up to 10 layers per minute.

The production The multi head cross-cut line can handle very large volumes of both wet and dry wood and manufacturers for example wood for pallets and components. The system is very flexible and can handle most productions.

Focus on a long term relationship Through all the years System TM and Grainger Sawmills has maintained a very good relationship. This and the fact that the equipment from System TM has lived up to all their expectations, resulted in another order from Grainger Sawmills for the expansion of their production. System TM is very honored to have been chosen again to deliver a system to Grainger Sawmills, and very much look forward to the future co-operation.

OPTI-STACK 6000 Stacking system

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Grainger Sawmills Grainger Sawmills was founded in 1977 and is today one of the largest and most technologically developed sawmills in Ireland.

Their processing capacity is 250,000 m³ per annum and their extensive product range cover Construction, Fencing, Garden Products, Pallet and Packaging Markets.

MULTI-HEAD CROSS-CUT SAW

Opti-Stack 6000 stacking system

Model MK 5

OPTI-FEED 6000 Feeding system

System TM’s multi head cross-cut line: Production:

Componets/Pallet boards

Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:

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BUNDLING MACHINE

OPTI-STACK 6000

OPTI-STACK 6000 Stacking system

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STRAPPING UNIT

Stacking system

MOULDING MACHINE

MOULDER INFEED

System TM’s moulder automation: Production: Construction/Housing Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:

Nothing is holding back Grainger Sawmills in Ireland new moulder automaGrainger Sawmills was faced with a big challenge in 2012. They had a >> The tion from System TM confire in their production facilities, and part of their equipment and factory sists of the following: was damaged to such a degree, that an investment in new production • Moulder infeed equipment was a necessity.

• Moulding machine • Designing the solution It was part of a moulder line that was damaged so badly in the fire that Grainger Sawmills was left with no other choice but to invest in a new solution to replace the old line.

After visiting Grainger Sawmills in Ireland, System TM designed a moulder automation solution, matching their specific needs and requirements. This solution lived up to their expectations and when visiting System TM in Denmark, the order for the moulder automation solution became reality.

Second order: Automating the production The moulder automation system consists of a new developed electrical controlled high speed moulder feeder with a capacity to feed

up to 200 meter per minute continuously.

After the moulder, System TM have engineered a material handling solution capable of integrating new and existing equipment for stress grading, bundling and stacking. After the workpieces have been through the moulding process, it can be chosen to bring them either to the stress grading area, to a bundling station or directly to one of the two stacking machines capable of stacking packs of 1.2 x 1.2 meter.

The material handling solution is extremely flexible and it fulfills many different production requirements to ensure greate flexibility for the end customer. By going through the bundling station, workpieces can automatically be bundled with the right face up/down

or mixed to protect the face the best possible way. After the bundling process, the bundles can be strapped and stacked into big packs on the stacking machine model Opti-Stack 6000.

Two Opti-Stack 6000 stacking systems

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Strapping unit

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Bundling machine

Choosing the right solution When it was a reality that the fire in the Grainger Sawmill production had damaged their moulder line to an extent, where there was no other solution but to invest in new equipment, they turned to System TM. Due to great co-operation between our two companies System TM designed a solution with focus on automation of the production, hence providing Grainger Sawmills with a better solution than the previous one.

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LIGNA 2013 Stand F67 in Hall 12 PER JĂ˜RGENSEN

During the exhibition the following will be demonstrated:

Vice President Sales & Marketing

A new standard concept: One scanner - one saw With this new concept we provide an efficient high technological solution that secure maximum capacity and wood utilization at the best price in the industry.

OPTI-KAP 5003 VERSION 2 PER JUUL JENSEN

Optimizing cross-cut saw

Area Sales Manager

ALLAN THEM

Area Sales Manager

PETER SIMONSEN

Area Sales Manager

MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 5

JAN JENSEN

Chief Financial Officer

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INGRID THØGERSEN President HR Manager

MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 301 SCANNER

THOMAS OLESEN

Vice President Development, Service & Electrical Engineering

BJARNE HØJRIIS

Vice President Mechanical Engineering Project Management

MALENE KOUSTRUP

Marketing- & Sales Manager Assistant

INFFED SYSTEM TO VERTICAL FINGER-JOINTING MACHINE

OPTI-KAP 5003 VERSION 2

TRINE BERG

Sales and Marketing Assistant

Optimizing cross-cut saw

502 SCANNER

An optimizing cross-cut line: System TM has developed this new material handling system capable of integrating our optimizing cross-cut saws with both vertical and horizontal finger-jointing machines.

THOMAS KNUDSEN Service Engineer

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Optimizing the production at W. Holliger Söhne in Switzerland For many years System TM has had a very strong position on the European market and has once again sold a system solution – this time to Switzerland. Once the contact to W. Holliger Söhne was established, it did not take long to agree on a feeding and stacking system matching their production needs. Another step into the Swiss market has been made, and System TM expects that this is only the beginning.

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The handling solution from System TM consists of the following: Two Opti-Feed 1000 Vack infeed systems •

Laminating press

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Moulding machine

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Double end tenoner

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Opti-Stack 1000 Vack stacking

W. Holliger Söhne W. Holliger Söhne is based in Boniswill, founded in 1917, and is the leading pallet manufacturer in Schwitzerland. The selection and product range of W. Holliger Söhne are very unique and they guarantee solutions especially tailored to match every customer’s needs.

The production facilities in Boniswill, Hallwil, Niederlenz and Rafz consist of sophisticated technology and the best materials. 70 employees ensure high quality, modular solutions, reliability and a very high level of service.

The handling solution The handling solution delivered by System TM will automate the material handling around a production line, consisting of a laminating press, moulder and double end tenoner for production of pallet frames. The solution delivered by System TM, consists of two

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feeding systems model Opti-Feed 1000 Vack, that automatically feed two different types of workpiece layers into a laminating press. The two Opti-Feed 1000 Vack collects one layer at a time from two individual packs of material.

The Opti-Feed 1000 Vack rotates the layers 90° and remove the stabilizing, sticks before feeding the layers into the laminating press.

When the two Opti-Feed 1000 Vack has collected the last workpiece layer from the pallets, the vacuum system automatically collects the empty pallets and moves them to a transport conveyor, which transports the pallets to the stacking area of the finished products.

After the infeed, the workpieces will be laminated, moulded and double end tenonered.

A printer system will print logo and other relevant information on every single workpiece, before they are buffered into layers. A stack-

MOULDING MACHINE

ing system model Opti-Stack 1000 Vack will then stack the finished layers, either in the direction they are already placed in, or they can again be rotated 90°.

After finishing stacking a pack of workpieces, the pack will be transported to a pack storage facility. The Opti-Stack 1000 Vack will then automatically collect an empty pallet from the transport conveyor, coming from the infeed system.

A very productive process with a new customer From the first phone call with the customer, System TM had a very good understanding of what type of handling solution our potential new customer needed for their pallet production, and W. Holliger Söhne agreed. System TM had a very good and productive process, and is very proud to have delivered this solution to W. Holliger Söhne.

LAMINATING PRESS

DOUBLE END TENONER OPTI-STACK 1000 VACK Stacking system

OPTI-FEED 1000 VACK Infeed system

System TM’s optimizing handling solution: Production:

Pallet components

Wood species: Soft-/Hardwood Number of operators:

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Increased capacity and better utilization of the wood at DTE Denmark

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From an idea that it would be possible to increase the capacity of their production, to investing in the optimizing cross-cut line that does just that, is now reality for DTE after buying System TM equipment.

Dansk Træemballage A/S

DTE (Danish Wood Packaging Ltd.) is Denmarks’s largest and leading manufacturer and dealer of transport packaging made from wood. Their product programme consists of EURO pallets, pallet collars, special pallets, shipping crates, storage boxes and much much more. The company has production facilities on six different locations in Denmark.

DTE processes 250,000 m³ of unseasoned wood at its own sawmills each year. In addition to this 40,000 m³ of sawn timber is imported.

At the company’s production facilities in Ribe Denmark, they were looking to invest in equipment making it possible to increase the capacity of the existing optimizing cross-cut line and also obtain a higher utilization of the wood. System TM was able to present them

with a solution capable of fulfilling DTE’s wishes and expectations for their investment.

The production solution The line consists of an automatic pack infeed system, transporting the packs to the tilt hoist. When needed the tilt hoist automatically separates the layers in the packs onto the following cross chain conveyor. From the cross chain conveyor the workpieces will automatically be singulated and fed into a measuring unit that measures the length and the defects of wane. This is done with an extremely high accuracy and the information is used when optimizing the workpieces. After measuring, the data collected will be transferred to an optimizing computer that ensures maximum utilization of the workpieces before crosscutting. The optimizing cross-cut saw model

Opti-Kap 5003 Version 2 cuts the workpieces into the correct lengths and quality according to the production demands.

After the cross-cutting process, the workpieces will be sorted according to quality to either one of the two stacking machines model Opti-Stack 3000, or directly into a moulding machine to be moulded.

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An investment in the future Before DTE invested in this line they were not able to sort the workpieces according to the right quality, and therefore not able to fully utilize the quality of the raw timber. This is now possible, and even at a higher capacity, and with the possibility to run more orders in the same production run. The System TM line has been integrated with an already existing line, with the potential of expansion for a larger production volume in the future.

The system TM optimizing cross-cut line consists of the following: •

Opti-Feed 6000 infeed system

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Measuring station

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Optimizing cross-cut saw model Opti-Kap 5003 Version 2

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Moulding machine

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Two Opti-Stack 3000 stacking systems

MOULDING MACHINE

OPTI-KAP 5003 VERSION 2 Optimizing cross-cut system

OPTI-FEED 6000 Infeed system

OPTI-STACK 3000 Stacking system

MEASURING STATION

System TM’s optimizing cross-cut line: Production: Pallets Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:

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System TM offers a wide range of automated handling systems for automation of main machines in a production. Our automated handling machines are designed to dramatically increase the capacity of the main machine and to reduce labour costs.

In order to meet all customer demands, our range of material handling systems consist of both standard system solutions and fully customized project solutions.

OPTI-FEED

OPTI-KAP

Automated feeding systems

Optimizing cross-cut saws

An automatic infeed system designed to feed layers or single workpieces in a capacity adjusted to the speed of the following main machine, enabling both increased machine capacity and release of labor from hard and repetitive work.

OPTI-STACK

An optimizing cross-cut saw from System TM ensures optimal utilization of the lumber and an unbeatable high capacity in your production. The wide range of optimizing cross-cut saws all have an impressive power, intelligent performance and a high level of safety.

OPTI-GRADE

Automated stacking systems

Intelligent stacking, de-stacking and grading line

An automated stacking system from System TM will increase your production and provide an optimal utilization of your main machine’s capacity. The system will release labor from hard and repetitive work and provide careful and reliable handling of the workpieces.

System TM offers a unique handling and software solution to match a large number of customer needs. The system can be designed to match a number of different needs such as for example stacking, de-stacking, grading, measuring by dimensions and data logging to/from stock.

With System TM’s automated material handling systems we are able to advise and supply you with the right solution to fulfill your specific requirements and demands, and to obtain a more efficient and profitable production.

Please visit our website at www.systemtm.com and find the material handling solution suited for you and your production.

The future is looking bright In spite of the global financial crisis System TM is experiencing an increase of orders.

System TM A/S Skovdalsvej 35 DK-8300 Odder Denmark Tel: +45 86 54 33 55 Fax: +45 86 54 32 19 tm@systemtm.com www.systemtm.com

A challenge Many companies all over the world have the past years been challenged by the global financial crisis. Also at System TM our daily routines and businesses have been influenced by the crisis and the effects it has had on our different markets.

Increase of orders System TM is at the moment at its best with a great increase of orders, from both existing and new customers. We are involved in many very interesting projects, and it has

been necessary to employ new staff to be able to keep up with the increasing demand of our equipment for the solid wood industry.

Through good leadership and very devoted employees System TM is now stronger than ever and the future is looking bright. System TM is ready to provide you with the next optimizing solution designed especially to optimize your staff and wood resources.

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