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Solida Invests in a Wide R ange of System TM Machinery Over the Past 5 Years Solida’s latest System TM machinery additions are two Opti-Joint H-200 horizontal finger- jointers and an expansion of the company’s cross-cut line. Read the full story on page 3
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Finland’s Largest Private Sawn Timber Producer Enters the Asian Market Facilitated by System TM Solution Read the full story on page 2
DANK Wins Battle Against Skilled Labor Shortage in Uruguay After facing high operating labor and main tenance costs, skilled labor shortage, and inconsistent production, it was time for DANK to act. Today, DANK has overcome these challenges thanks to an optimizing Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut line and an Opti-Joint H-200 horizontal finger jointing line. Read the full story on page 4 & 5
PHP Sigro Achieves Greener, ResourceEfficient Production Thanks to S ystem TM Cross-Cut Solution PHP Sigro has recently invested in an optimizing Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line to make better use of wood, achieve greener manufacturing, and reduce the risk of human error through automation. Read the full story on page 7
optimization of staff and wood resources
Products by Versowood, Hartola, Finland.
Versowood, Finland’s largest privately-owned wood processing Group, recently underwent a major upgrade in preparation for its entry into the Asian market. Versowood’s latest investment in a System TM line facilitates the company’s entry into the market, as it enables Versowood to triple the production capacity of its high-quality glulam beams at its sawmill in Hartola.
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Tero Dillström, Director of Refined Goods Division of Versowood:
System TM Solution Facilitates the Entry into the Asian Market for Finland’s Largest Privately-Owned Wood Processing Group
Versowood Versowood is Finland’s largest privatelyowned wood processing Group. A Finnish family company established in 1946, Versowood’s products are characterized by innovativeness and high-quality raw m aterial. Versowood has a turnover of 400 million EURO and about 800 employees divided among 12 units. Versowood produces about 100,000 m³ of glulam beams every year which are made from spruce and pine sawn timber from Finnish certified forests. In fact, Finland is one of the world’s best wood-growing areas, as the growing season is very short with only about 100 days a year. The slower a tree grows, the higher the wood quality becomes.
‘‘Throughout my years in the industry, I’ve never ever encountered a project this t horough in terms of planning, installation, machine function, and production capacity’’ From left to right: Marko Suominen, System TM’s Sales Engineer in Finland and Marko Järvinen, Project Manager at Versowood in front of Versowood’s new Opti-Feed 6000.
System TM and Kallesoe Machinery pave the way for Versowood To successfully enter the Asian market, a high production capacity of glulam beams was required from Versowood. As a result, it no longer made economic sense for Versowood to keep using its old production line due to its highly manual production p rocesses. To modernize production processes, Versowood opted for a solution designed by System TM and one of System TM’s collaborators, Kallesoe Machinery. Kallesoe Machinery is a Danish manufacturer of high-frequency pressing machinery. Tripling production capacity at the Hartola glulam factory With the investment in a System TM/ Kallesoe Machinery line, Versowood has
How the solution modernizes production processes The new System TM/Kallesoe Machinery line modernizes the feed-in of lamellas, glue application, high-frequency pressing, stacking, and output of beams. The line produces two types of products: beams of 2 – 6 meters and long workpieces of up to 13 meters for long beams. Producing two types of products was one of Versowood’s criteria for this p roduction line. Project management: a common reason for choosing System TM According to Tero Dillström, Director of Refined Goods Division of Versowood, one of Versowood’s reasons for choosing System TM was the precision of System TM’s project management. ‘‘Throughout my years in the industry, I’ve never ever encountered a project this thorough in terms of planning, installation, machine function, and production capacity’’, he says.
Focus on quality and visual appearance A beam consists of different strength qualities of layers on top of each other. However, the two outer layers have a higher strength quality than the layers in between. In this System TM line, the composition of the beams (order of the layers) is specified by Versowood. When the layers of d ifferent strengths enter the line, an automated infeed system (Opti-Feed 6000 Vack) picks up the layers and arranges them in different tiers according to their strength quality. The workpieces can then be turned over based on international standards or customer-specific standards. This is crucial for Versowood’s beams, as they must be of high quality, straight, and visually pleasing. Next, the lamellas are proportioned in Versowood’s specified order of qualities into a Kallesoe high-frequency gluing and pressing system. In this system, glue is applied to some of the layers based on the specifications of Versowood. As the glued layers exit the system, they are pressed together and cured by high-frequency equipment to form beams. The high-frequency equipment gives off heat, making the glue dry within a matter of minutes. At this point, the beams are almost complete, as they are transported and proportioned one by one into a System TM multihead cross-cut saw, Multi-Kap MK3, which cuts the beams in half and with clean edges. Finally, the beams are stacked in packs by an automated stacking machine, Opti-Stack 6000, and then transported to Versowood’s subsequent production p rocesses.
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raised the quality level of its products and tripled its production capacity. ‘‘Now that the time-consuming, manual work phases have been eliminated, the glulam beam p roduction process becomes significantly faster and requires smaller amounts of glue. With our new and streamlined operations, we’ll be able to serve our customers faster and offer higher production volumes’’, explains CEO of Versowood, Ville Kopra.
• An automated feeding system, Opti-Feed 6000 Vack • Material handling • A multi-head cross-cut saw, Multi-Kap MK3 • An automated stacking system, Opti-Stack 6000 • A Kallsoe Machinery high-frequency press
MATERIAL HANDLING
Automated equipment for efficient flow of material
OPTI-FEED 6000 VACK
Automated feeding system
HIGH-FREQUENCY PRESS
OPTI-STACK 6000
Automated stacking system
MULTI-KAP MK3
Multi-head cross-cut saw
Overview: Production:
Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:
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Laminated beams
An Unwavering Commitment to System TM: Solida Invests in a Wide Range of System TM Machinery Over the Past 5 Years Solida has been investing repeatedly in System TM equipment for the past five years. Solida’s latest System TM machinery additions are two Opti-Joint H-200 horizontal finger-jointers and an expansion of the company’s cross-cut line. Solida’s continued investments result from System TM’s ability to continuously deliver highly automated solutions designed according to S olida’s specifications. A closer look at Solida Brasil Madeiras Established in 2009, Solida Brasil M adeiras specializes in high-quality timber products for the Brazilian and international markets. Solida serves eight countries in total, equivalent to approximately 300 clients. Located in southern Brazil in the region of Santa Catarina, Solida stands out as one of the region’s leading producers of sawn timber and edge glued panels, as well as finger-jointed products such as mouldings and door components. Solida’s products are made from pine lumber from reforested pine forests, a renewable resource obtained from certified suppliers in the region of Santa Catarina. Solida has 490 employees and manufactures products based on high quality standards with an annual production volume of around 143,000 m³. Keeping up with a developing forest sector Companies in the Brazilian forest sector use raw material more efficiently and process reforested wood to protect the ecosystem. S olida is no exception to the rule. To keep up with a developing forest sector, Solida made its first investment in System TM machinery in 2014. Since then, the company has made several investments in System TM machinery. Five years and still counting In 2014, Solida invested in a one-scannerfour-crosscut saw solution followed by a horizontal Opti-Joint H-200 finger-jointer in 2018. In 2019, Solida invested in one more
finger-jointer and added a fifth cross-cut saw to its cross-cut line. ‘‘The relationship between Solida and System TM’s South American dealer Linares has remained strong ever since Solida made its first investment in 2014. Solida continues to invest in S ystem TM equipment, which indicates they are well-satisfied with our products’’, says Morten Plejdrup, Area Sales Manager for South America at System TM. ‘‘We’ve almost built a showroom at Solida that displays all our machinery together as a group: System TM, MiCROTEC and Linares’’, says Gonzalo Linares, President of Linares. The one-scanner-five-crosscut saw solution Performing at 320 meters/minute, Solida’s one-scanner-five-crosscut saw solution automates manufacturing processes and increases production rates considerably compared to the company’s previous manual production processes. The Opti-Joint H-200 finger jointers Solida’s Opti-Joint H-200 finger jointers are identical, and they start with automatic in-feeding using a spin feeder. Then, a trimsaver accurately measures the front of the workpieces, allowing the prongs to be milled with maximum wood utilization. By optimizing operations through better trim waste control, the trimsaver keeps wood loss at a minimum as well as operating costs. Next, glue detection is performed by a glue application monitoring system which ensures
Solida’s production facilities in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.
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that a precise quantity of adhesive dosage is applied to each workpiece. Thanks to the glue application monitoring system and the trimsaver, Solida achieves a short payback period. After the gluing process, workpieces are split – up to three packs can be made at once and stacked automatically.
Cristian Álvarez, Production Manager at Solida
“After having used the Opti-Joint H-200 fingerjointer from S ystem TM, we’re once again amazed by the e fficiency of the equipment, the ease operation, and the high uptime of the m achine. The performance of our machinery has fully met our e xpectations just like System TM pro-mised us. Throughout our 5-year relationship, we’ve always received the necessary support from System TM and they’ve always been very a ttentive to our requirements.”
Today’s production performance Today, Solida’s production processes are fully automated from start to finish, as opposed to the company’s previous production processes which were highly labor-intensive and expensive due to high per unit costs. The Opti-Joint H-200 finger jointers provide a production capacity that is at least one and a half times higher than Solida’s p revious machinery. Thanks to workflow automa tion, Solida’s need for human labor has now been obviated, and the company’s number of operators has been reduced from 12 to 3. Solida’s unwavering commitment Today, Solida remains committed to System TM. Over the past five years, System TM has repeatedly proved its ability to deliver highly automated machinery designed according to Solida’s exact specifications. Due to Solida’s increasing requirements for the quality of its products, the company wishes to make production volumes even bigger in the future and add improvements to the scanner of its crosscut line. Therefore, it is safe to say that Solida’s investments in System TM machinery are far from over yet.
OPTI-JOINT H-200
Horizontal finger jointing machine
OPTI-FEED H-200 Lug loader
OPTI-STACK 6000 Automated stacking system
ADJUSTABLE MULTIPLE HEAD CROSS-CUT SAW
OPTI-FEED L-200 Single piece feeder
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• Automatic workpiece alignment, Opti-Feed Spinfeeder • A single piece feeder, Opti-Feed L-200 • A lug loader, Opti-Feed H-200 • A horizontal finger-jointer, Opti-Joint H-200 • An automated stacking system, Opti-Stack 6000 • An adjustable multiple head cross-cut saw
Overview: Production:
Moulding & Millwork
Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:
This System TM solution consists of the following:
OPTI-FEED SPINFEEDER
Automatic workpiece alignment
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DANK Wins Battle Against Skille Products by DANK, Uruguay.
After facing high operating labor and maintenance costs, skilled labor shortage, an machinery. Today, DANK has overcome these challenges thanks to an optimizing O In Uruguay, it’s not always sunny and beautiful. Rising prices and emigration continue to pose some threats to Uruguayan companies, leaving the country with a shortage of qualified labor. For DANK however, it’s about how you respond to the situation. For the past 5 years, DANK has repeatedly been making investments in System TM machinery as part of its plan to automate manufacturing processes and obviate the need for human labor to remain unaffected by Uruguay’s labor shortage.
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Gustavo Balerio Jofe, CEO of DANK:
DANK Uruguayan based DANK was established in 1987. DANK is a subsidiary sawmill of FYMNSA (1974), a family-owned plantation of
high-quality pine. DANK has 145 employees and processes raw material from FYMNSA’s FSC certified pine plantation. Overcoming production challenges To resolve challenges such as irregular cutting patterns, fluctuating production volumes and high labor and maintenance costs, DANK’s management decided to replace its labor-intensive cross-cut line with a System TM Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut line in 2014. In 2016, DANK decided to double its production capacity by adding one more Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut saw to its cross-cut line. DANK’s third order came through in 2018 when the company replaced one of its existing fingerjointers with an Opti-Joint H-200.
‘‘Our Opti-Kap s olution has reduced our labor costs and ensured excellent, consistent production output. Going from our f ormer manual crayon- marking system to this cross-cut solution has generated a lot of savings’’.
Maximum output, minimum labor costs The Opti-Joint H-200 finger jointer performs at high production capacity and speed, and provides consistent high-quality output, allowing DANK to not only produce finger jointed products of exceptional quality and strength, but also to produce products with very low labor costs per produced item. Optimizing flow and throughput The Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut line obviates the need for human labor, helps put an end to soaring labor costs, and eliminates safety hazards at DANK’s plant. As for production performance, the Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut line provides consistent chopping quality and high-volume production due to its 2 cross-
MATERIAL HANDLING
Automated equipment for efficient flow of material
Products by DANK, Uruguay.
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This System TM solution consists of the following: • An automated feeding system, Opti-Feed 6000 • A MiCROTEC Goldeneye 302+ scanner • Two optimizing cross-cut saws, Opti-Kap 5003 • Material handling • Re-rip machine
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RE-RIP MACHINE
ed Labor Shortage in Uruguay
nd inconsistent production, it was time for DANK to act and invest in System TM Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut line and an Opti-Joint H-200 horizontal finger jointing line. cut saws. “Some of our usual problems were inconsistent cutting patterns and unpredictable production volumes’’, says Gustavo Balerio Jofe, CEO of DANK. Today, DANK manufactures products in less time and at far lower costs, with much steadier production volumes and even cutting patterns. A recipe for top-notch production The Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut line starts with automatic infeed. Then, workpieces are scanned for defects by a multi-sensor MiCROTEC Goldeneye 302+ scanner and chopped by two optimizing cross-cut saws, Opti-Kap 5003. The Opti-Kap 5003 cross-cut saws have unique circular saw blade strokes and a design that ensures high cut accuracy.
Next, re-rip workpieces are marked according to their re-rip orientation and sorted onto a re-rip machine. The other workpieces are sorted according to their qualities, which means they are either sorted into fixed lengths (where manual stacking is possible), sorted into different qualities of finger-jointing components, or transported directly to the Opti-Joint H-200 finger-jointing machine. A harmonious relationship DANK is a company with high demands for its production equipment, and System TM is always flexible and responsive to customer demands. ‘‘This creates the perfect harmony between DANK and System TM, as the combination of System TM’s flexibility,
DANK’s production facilities in Uruguay.
r esponsiveness, machine implementation and follow-up fits perfectly with DANK’s business philosophy of maintaining high standards’’, says Morten Plejdrup, Area Sales Manager of South America at System TM. In South America, close business relationships are highly valued. ‘‘DANK appreciates the fact that they can call our CSO or our South American dealer, Linares, anytime any day. They like that our relationship is this close’’, says Morten.
OPTI-FEED L-200
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• Automatic workpiece alignment, Opti-Feed Spinfeeder • A single piece feeder, Opti-Feed L-200 • A lug loader, Opti-Feed H-200 • A horizontal finger-jointer, Opti-Joint H-200 • An adjustable multiple head cross-cut saw • An automated stacking system, Opti-Stack 6000
OPTI-FEED H-200
Single piece feeder
This System TM solution consists of the following:
Lug loader
OPTI-JOINT H-200
Horizontal finger jointing machine
OPTI-FEED SPINFEEDER Automatic workpiece alignment
OPTI-KAP 5003
Optimizing cross-cut saws
MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 302+ SCANNER Detection of defects and quality before cross-cutting
ADJUSTABLE MULTIPLE HEAD CROSS-CUT SAW
OPTI-STACK 6000 Automated stacking system
OPTI-FEED 6000
Automated feeding system
Overview: Production:
Moulding & millwork
Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:
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Rohden Portas’ production facilities in Salete, Brazil.
System TM Gains Strong Position on South American Door Market by Serving Some of Its Largest Door Manufacturers System TM is expanding its presence on the Brazilian door market, as yet another large Brazilian door manufacturer, Rohden Portas, has recently invested in an optimizing Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line. In cooperation with Grupo Linares, System TM continues to supply machinery to some of Brazil’s largest door manufacturers, making System TM a strong player in this market.
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Odirlei Moratelli, Production Manager at Rohden Portas:
“We’re so happy with this line. We definitely feel we made the right decision investing in it. We’ve increased our output volume per employee by about 57% compared to our previous production methods”
Strong international presence One of the largest millwork companies in Brazil, Rohden Portas is also globally recognized as a reputable supplier. The UK marked Rohden Portas’s very first entry into the global marketplace. Today, Rohden Portas exports to Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. However, the company mainly exports to North America, where it has had an office in the US for the last 32 years.
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Rohden Portas Rohden Portas is a Brazilian door manufacturer founded in 1938 by a young car penter by the name Samuel Rohden. Rohden Portas offers products of high quality, durability and beauty, while also following strict environmental policies. The company’s products include primed doors, contemporary doors, knotty pine doors, clear pine doors, fire rated doors, and patio doors.
The first Rohden Portas – System TM encounter The first Rohden Portas – System TM encounter dates back to 2017 at Fimma, the
• A Linares Lamelmac pl-706 moulder • A MiCROTEC Goldeneye 301+ scanner • Two optimizing cross-cut saws, Opti-Kap 5103 • Material handling
international fair of machines, raw materials and accessories for the furniture industry in Brazil. After having produced semi- automatically with manual marking, it was time for Rohden Portas to introduce more automation and production capacity to its company. As a result, Rohden Portas visited the System TM/Grupo Linares booth at F imma and decided to participate in System TM’s post-LIGNA event, Tech Tour, to see System TM’s production facilities and how System TM lines are made. Shortly after, Rohden Portas requested an offer on an optimizing Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line, and eventually, an OptiKap 5103 cross-cut line was delivered in the summer of 2019. Significant increase in high-grade clear wood Thanks to the Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line, Rohden Portas has reduced the incidence of knots and significantly increased its production of high-grade clear wood. ‘‘We’re so happy with this line. We definitely feel we made the right decision investing in it. We’ve increased our output volume per employee
by about 57% compared to our previous production methods”, adds Odirlei Moratelli, Production Manager at Rohden Portas. The manufacturing process The Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line starts with manual in-feeding of large work pieces into Linares’ newly developed moulder, Lamelmac pl-706, which splits workpieces into small lamellas. Then, the lamellas move onto a MiCROTEC Goldeneye 301+ scanner where wood defects are detected. The information from the scanner is used by a System TM/MiCROTEC optimizing software to c alculate the best cutting position for the subsequent Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut saw. As workpieces enter the Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut saw, the System TM/MiCROTEC optimizing software program instructs the cross-cut saw how to best cut workpieces with maximum wood utilization. Next, the lamellas are sorted by sorting belts. The sorted lamellas are collected and stacked by operators according to length and quality. By the end of this process, these lamellas will be laminated together into doors.
MATERIAL HANDLING
Automated equipment for efficient flow of material
OPTI-KAP 5103
Optimizing cross-cut saws
MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 301+ SCANNER Detection of defects and quality before cross-cutting
Overview: Production:
Windows & doors
Wood species: Softwood
LINARES LAMELMAC PL-706 Moulder
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PHP Sigro to Achieve Greener, Resource-Efficient Production Thanks to System TM Cross-Cut Solution As the access to raw material may sometimes be challenging in Poland, it is highly important to utilize wood in the most optimal way when it comes to managing raw material costs. PHP Sigro, one of Europe’s first manufacturers of laminated wood, has recently invested in an optimizing System TM Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line which enables the company to make better use of wood, make production processes greener, and not to mention, reduce the risk of human error through automation. PHP Sigro Established in 1991 in Katowice, Poland, PHP Sigro is a family-owned plant that offers a wide range of high-quality, glued laminated wood (window and door scantlings). PHP Sigro’s products are made from spruce, pine, oak, fir and larch, and are primarily sold to timber wholesalers, as well as window and door factories. After several expansions and modernizations of production machinery in the 1990s, PHP S igro has developed dynamically and e ventually become a leading supplier for the window industry in Europe; mainly in the area of glued laminated window and door scantlings. Turning production greener and more resource-efficient PHP Sigro is one of many other Polish companies which have invested in a System TM solution in the Polish window industry in order to make better use of wood, as raw material continues to become harder and harder to get hold of in Poland. Therefore, PHP Sigro has taken some actions to make its p roduction processes greener. To support its strategy, PHP Sigro’s investment in an O pti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line helps the company make much better use of its raw material, produce greener and protect the environment. Challenges prompt investment in System TM machinery Besides difficult access to raw material, a high amount of manual labor and inefficient
usage of wood were also some of PHP Sigro’s production challenges back in the days when the company used manual marking. When the time came to upgrade from manual marking to a new cross-cut line, Sigro visited some of System TM’s reference customers in Poland, and eventually decided to opt for an optimizing Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line. By switching from manual marking to automation, human intervention and consequently the risk of human error has been significantly reduced at PHP Sigro. How this cross-cut line works The Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line starts with an Opti-Feed 6000 Vack, an automated feeding system. The Opti-Feed 6000 Vack feeds workpieces into a planer with moving side-cutters that calibrate workpieces on all four sides. This makes workpieces better suited for finger-jointing later on. After the planer, a moisture meter inline measures the moisture content of workpieces so that areas with high moisture contents can be identified, cut away, and discarded later. Next, workpieces are scanned by a MiCROTEC Goldeneye 301+ scanner where wood defects are detected. The information from the scanner is used by a System TM/ MiCROTEC optimizing software to calculate the best cutting position for the subsequent Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut saw. As workpieces enter the Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut saw, the System TM/MiCROTEC optimizing software program instructs the cross-cut saw how to best cut workpieces with maximum wood
Products by PHP Sigro, Katowice, Poland.
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tilization. After the saw, a printer marks the u workpieces according to their quality based on the information received from the scanner. Workpieces are marked in order to ease the identification of workpiece qualities in the subsequent production processes. As a result, the printer’s presence helps reduce the frequency of errors of human quality judgement, as the scanner is in charge of quality determination.
Personal statement by Michael Kaminski, Owner of PHP Sigro:
‘‘System TM was not the cheapest option in the market, but they made up for that because from the very beginning, we knew that System TM was a partner who understood what we needed. The System TM people who were involved in our project were highly trained technical specialists who had some great solutions to our production challenges. After 4 months with the production line in operation, we are very satisfied. Thank you!’’
Enabling the production of a special product The Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line produces spruce window components of both finger jointed lengths and fixed lengths. However, PHP Sigro specializes in producing long fixed lengths which is also one of the Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut line’s capabilities, as opposed to many other production lines that produce short fixed lengths which are then fingerjointed. In addition, the 18 dischargers after the Opti-Kap 5103 cross-cut saw do not only release different qualities but also long fixed lengths, making this production line a quite unique one.
MATERIAL HANDLING
Automated equipment for efficient flow of material
OPTI-KAP 5103
Optimizing cross-cut saw
PLANER
MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 301+ SCANNER Detection of defects and quality before cross-cutting
MICROTEC M3 SCAN Moisture measurement
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• An automated feeding system, Opti-Feed 6000 Vack • A planer • A MiCROTEC M3 Scan for moisture measurement • A MiCROTEC Goldeneye 301+ scanner • An optimizing cross-cut saw, Opti-Kap 5103 • Material handling
OPTI-FEED 6000 VACK Automated feeding system
Overview: Production:
This System TM solution consists of the following:
Windows and Doors
Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:
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With a strong international appeal and a net xhibition space equivalent to 19 football fields, e LIGNA is indeed the world’s largest tradeshow for woodworking and wood processing. A total of 1,500 exhibitors from 50 nations presented their impressive solutions at this year’s LIGNA. More than 90,000 visitors attended, of which about 40,000 visitors came from abroad – an indication of LIGNA’s international appeal, and an achievement unmatched by any competing tradeshow in the world. The frequent daily demos of System TM machinery in live action attracted many curious crowds. System TM experienced an increase in visitors compared to the previous LIGNA show, particularly in the number of South American and Asian visitors. ’’System TM enjoyed receiving many repeat visits and long visit durations, which is clear evidence that people are drawn to our stand and what we have to offer’’, says Per Jørgensen, CSO of System TM.
NHLA Convention & Exhibit Showcase 2019
Visitors at the System TM stand at LIGNA 2019. After five action-packed days in which many v iable sales leads were generated, System TM can now look back on a remarkably successful LIGNA show. With its abundant opportunities for promoting System TM and building brand awareness, LIGNA is a show we always await with anticipation, and we can’t wait to see what LIGNA 2021 has in store for us!
System TM attended the NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase in October. The NHLA Annual Convention is the largest gathering of the hardwood lumber industry in North America. Now in its 122nd year, it brought together virtually every aspect of the hardwood l umber industry. ‘‘It was a great show. I would say that many
customers are starting to realize that scanning tech nology is the future, which wasn’t the case a few years ago. F inding skilled lumber graders is becoming a real problem, and this is where the scanner comes in. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the next year’’, says Jean-Luc Croteau, Area Sales Manager of North America at System TM.
From left to right: Marco Bianco (Head of Pre-Sales Engineering at MiCROTEC), Rado Gazo (Professor of Wood Processing and Industrial Engineering), Jean-Luc Croteau (Area Sales Manager of North America at System TM), and John Barnes (Solid Wood Product Specialist at Stiles Machinery).
Mokkiten 2019 The System TM team at LIGNA 2019.
Visitors at the System TM stand at LIGNA 2019.
Visitors at the System TM stand at LIGNA 2019.
Visitors at the System TM stand at LIGNA 2019.
We can’t wait to see what LIGNA 2021 has in store for us!
Held in Nagoya, Japan, Mokkiten aims to promote the rationalization of manufacturing processes in the wood working industry by presenting superior wood working machinery, forest machinery, and other related products from all over the world. At this year’s Mokkiten, System TM and MiCROTEC presented a demo
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LIGNA 2019
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line consisting of an OptiKap 5103 cross-cut saw and a MiCROTEC scanner. The demo line received excellent response from visitors and the show was a good opportunity to demonstrate System TM’s expertise in the Japanese market.
From left to right: Arianna Giudiceandrea (CSO of MiCROTEC), Per Jørgensen (CSO of System TM), and Alberto Miglioranza (Pre-Sales Engineer at MiCROTEC).
System TM, a leading global provider of customized solutions for the solid wood industry System TM offers a wide range of automated material handling systems designed to provide high production capacity, maximum wood utilization and minimum labor costs. Our material handling systems are defined as standard system solutions and fully customized solutions designed to meet diverse customer needs.
Opti-Feed
Automated feeding systems
Opti-Kap
Optimizing cross-cut saws
Opti-Stack
Opti-Joint
Opti-Solution
Automated stacking systems
Automated finger jointing systems
Customized system solutions
At System TM, we use our technical expertise, longstanding experience and integrated approach to design the best solution that meets your business objectives.
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