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Auswest Timbers optimizes hardwood production
The equipment of System TM and Microtec is very strong and solid, hence capable of handling the hardwood in the production of Auswest Timbers. Installing this solution has resulted in a very high wood utilization with a minimum of waste. Read the entire article on page 2.
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System TM launch of new
Vertical finger jointing
Opti-Joint V-7 Read the entire article on page 4 & 5.
Giguère & Morin Inc. in Canada invests in infeed solution from System TM
Giguère & Morin Inc. is focused on remaining at the forefront of their field by offering value-added high quality wood products. They invest in their equipment to increase the production capacity as well as the product quality. Read the entire article on page 3.
CEO of Microtec, Federico Giudiceandrea, receives the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2016 – Presented by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Read the entire article on page 8.
Somerset Hardwood Flooring optimizes production with two identical system solutions
After a great co-operation and process working on designing the best system solution for Somerset Hardwood Flooring, they decided to invest in new equipment from System TM for their hardwood flooring production. Read the entire articles on page 6.
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Optimizing the hardwood production at Auswest Timbers in Australia In February 2015, System TM invited customers to a demonstration in Melbourne, Australia, of our optimizing cross-cut line with Microtec scanning technology. Auswest Timbers participated in the demo event and had their wood tested. The test result were positive, and after visiting System TM in Denmark and seeing a reference line in Germany, Auswest Timbers decided to invest in System TM equipment.
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Auswest Timbers was established in 1996, and today the company consists of four sawmills, two value-adding facilities and more than 200 employees. They manufacture a wide range of timber products ranging from large heavy structural sections, such as floor joints and roofing timber, to value-added kiln dried and dressed products, such as floorboards, decking and furniture timbers.
Microtec Goldeneye 302 Multi-Sensor Quality scanner including X-ray
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Brickworks Ltd. and Auswest Timbers Auswest Timbers is owned by Brickworks Ltd., an Australian-owned group of companies. Brickworks Ltd. is one of the nation’s leading providers of building supplies and Auswest Timbers is part of their Building Products Group.
1 x optimizing cross-cut saw model Opti-Kap 4003
Ligna 2015 Tech tour At Ligna in May 2015, Auswest Timbers visited the System TM stand and joined the System TM tech tour to our facilities in Den-
mark. During the companys stay in Europe, our Australian/New Zealand partner, Southern Cross Engineering, also invited them to see a reference line in Germany. The entire project process went really well, and Auswest Timbers decided that the System TM solution with Microtec’s MultiSensor Quality Scanner Goldeneye 302 was the right choice for their production. The optimizing cross-cut line Before the installation of the cross-cut line, the operators at Auswest Timbers manually crayon marked each workpiece for defects before they were cross-cut. With the installation of the Goldeneye 302 scanner it is now possible to automatically quality grade each workpiece. Furthermore, the optimizing cross-cut saw Opti-Kap 4003 cuts the workpieces according to the scanning and optimizing results. After the cross-cut saw,
the workpieces are sorted as waste, according to different qualities for finger jointing components. Due to limited space available for the line, System TM developed a sweeper system where workpieces can be transported both left and right can be stacked manually from two positions on each side. This makes it possible to run with four different qualities in each production. High return on investment The equipment of System TM and Microtec is very strong and solid, hence capable of handling the hardwood in the production of Auswest Timbers. Installing this solution has resulted in a very high wood utilization with a minimum of waste, leading to a fast return on investment. It has been a positive process designing this solution together with Auswest Timbers, and System TM is very satisfied with the partnership.
OPTI-KAP 4003
Optimizing cross-cut saws
MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 302 SCANNER Detection of defects and quality for cross-cut
System TMs optimizing cross-cut line: Production:
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Example of hardwood used in the production of Auswest Timbers
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Giguère & Morin Inc. in Canada invests in infeed solution from System TM
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To Giguère & Morin Inc. it was very important that the design comprised a high-efficiency solution capable of keeping a constant flow of workpieces to the ripsaw. One of the challenges in the design phase was the limited space available for the infeed solution, but Giguère & Morin Inc. were very impressed with the initial layout and decided to invest in the System TM solution. Giguère & Morin Inc. Giguère & Morin Inc. was established in Canada in 1968 as a manufacturer of customized hardwood components. The company provides components for furniture and kitchen manufacturers and woodworkers needing architectural elements. The facilities of Giguère & Morin Inc. are among the best equipped in the industry, enabling them to create optimal and cost-efficient solutions for their customers. High capacity and quality Giguère & Morin Inc. is focused on remaining in the vanguard of their field by offering value-added high quality wood products. The purpose of their investments in new equipment is to increase the production capacity as well as the product quality. One of the recent investments is an automatic vacuum
infeed Opti-Feed 6000 Vack, batch feeder and planer outfeed from System TM. This infeed solution will automate the entire infeed process to a planer and ripsaw. The infeed solution from System TM By means of a forklift, the packs are placed on the roller conveyor and transported to the automatic feeding system, Opti-Feed 6000 Vack. The Opti-Feed 6000 Vack destacks one layer at a time and creates a batch that is transported through the planer. This solution posed some challenges i. e. the removal of drying sticks. Being aware of the limited space available, System TM developed a system where the sticks are brushed off each layer onto a conveyor. On the conveyor, a door ensures that the sticks stay in position for the stick elevator whice transports the sticks into the bundler. Each stick bundle can
then be transported across the pack roller conveyor and removed by a forklift. After the planer the workpieces are singulated and fed one by one to the ripsaw. After the ripsaw the workpieces continue in the production of furniture components.
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“We found the experience to be extremely professional and well organized. System TM showed us our line in operation in Denmark. This has given Giguère & Morin great confidence in System TM delivering an optimized solution for our planer line project. The installation and start-up has been on the target date. System TM have been brilliant to work with and we are now in full production. We are still in the early stages, but the project is delivering everything promised and exceeding our expectations.”
Production efficiency System TM has enjoyed very much designing this solution and co-operating with Giguère & Morin Inc. It is very important to System TM that the designed solution lives up to the expectations of Giguère & Morin Inc. enabling them to increase the efficiency of their production.
OPTI-FEED 6000 VACK Automated feeding system
System TMs handling line: Production:
Furniture and cabinet components
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The furniture production at Giguère & Morin Inc.
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Successful launch of Opti-Join expansion with the developmen jointing machine, Opti-Joint V-
The rise in the production of finger jointed workpieces and laminated comp creasing demand for components of a more uniform quality and a more sta jointing machine that can easily be combined with our existing product por
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Per Jørgensen, CSO – Chief Sales Officer, System TM A/S: “With the development of the Opti-Joint V-7, we have expanded our product line in order to keep up with the demands from the industry. The finger jointing machine is easy to combine with our existing product segment when customizing projects for our customers.”
Opti-Joint V-7 In 2015, System TM developed and launched a horizontal finger jointing machine, Opti-Joint H-200. This was System TM’s first step towards a complete high-speed finger jointing product line-up. The introduction of the Opti-Joint H-200 has been very successful, and we are now ready to introduce the Opti-Joint V-7 vertical finger jointing machine.
Our finger jointing machines are developed and designed to match our existing product portfolio.
automation is easily done on both existing and new machines, also reducing the need for the number of operators.
Optimization of staff and wood resources To truly utilize the capacities of the OptiJoint H-200 and the Opti-Joint V-7 it is possible to increase the automation before and after the finger jointing machines. With System TM’s material handling systems, this
Customized solutions The material handling solutions from System TM enables automation of standalone finger jointing machines with automatic infeed and standard stacking systems. It is also possible to integrate the finger jointing machines with entire project solutions. This
INDEX FEEDING UNIT WITH VARIABLE FEED SPEED FOR CORRECT AND CONSISTENT FEEDING OF WORKPIECES, AUTOMATICALLY MATCHING THE SPEED/CAPACITY OF THE FINGER JOINTING MACHINE ACCUMULATION BELT CONVEYOR
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VERTICAL FINGER JOINTING MACHINE, MODEL OPTI-JOINT V-7
MANUAL FEEDING UNIT OF WORKPICES TO FINGER JOINTING
AUTOMATICAL FEEDING UNITS OF WORKPICES TO FINGER JOINTING
System TMs vertical finger jointing line: Production: Components Wood species: Softwood/Hardwood Number of operators:
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ponents is increasing. This results in a solid wood industry with an inable end product. System TM has expanded our product line with a finger rtfolio.
results in a direct flow of workpieces from other main machines such as scanners and optimizing cross-cut saws. When integrating finger jointing machines with scanning and cross-cut lines it is possible to minimize the logistics of handling the finger jointed blocks and to produce joint workpieces with continuous grain. If a production requires that the workpieces are turned, for example best side up,
then this rotation will be performed in a controlled way between the cross-cut saws and the finger jointing machine without the need of operator intervention. Very high integration ability One of the main focuses behind this development has been to design a vertical finger jointing machine with an extremely high machine utilization. Due to our software solutions and ability to integrate and com-
bine different machine modules, we are also capable of maintaining a very high machine utilization when the finger jointing machine is integrated with material handling automation. System TM has yearlong experience in high-capacity handling of workpieces, and we know the importance of integrating all equipment to ensure a continuous flow of workpieces and maintaining a high capacity throughout each workday.
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AUTOMATIC WORKPIECE ALIGNMENT BY SPINFEEDER, MODEL OPTI-FEED 200
TILTABLE BINFEEDER OF FINGER JOINTING COMPONENTS
OPTI-STACK 6000 Automated stacking system
PRESS STATION
DRYING AND ELEVATOR UNIT FOR FINGER JOINTING BOARDS
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Somerset Hardwood Flooring optimizes production with two identical system solutions After a successful co-operation and process in the designing of the best system solution, Somerset Hardwood Flooring, decided to invest in new equipment from System TM for their hardwood flooring production. Having a focus on a very high quality of their products, Somerset found the System TM solution to be the most suitable to their needs.
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Peter Simonsen, Area Sales Manager, System TM A/S: “Working with Somerset Hardwood Flooring on this exciting project has been a very good experience. Our co-operation has been positive throughout the entire process, and Somerset Hardwood Flooring is an extremely professional company to work with.”
Somerset Hardwood Flooring Somerset manufactures flooring from the finest natural hardwood in America – Appalachian hardwood. With ther corporate headquarters based in Somerset, Kentucky, and manufacturing facilities in central Kentucky, the heart of the Appalachian timberlands, the Somerset company is strategically positioned to provide their customers with the finest wood quality. High quality standards To achieve the high quality flooring standards, Somerset continually invests in cutting edge manufacturing equipment and state-ofthe-art finishing lines. They also believe that it is their skilled and dedicated employees that ultimately makes the difference in their products, service and reputation.
The optimizing cross-cut lines It was the wish of Somerset to automate the infeed part of their flooring lines, which up until now has been handled manually by operators. The solution from System TM consists of two identical optimizing cross-cut lines each comprimising an automatic high-speed infeed system Opti-Feed 6000 followed by a new high-speed scanner feeder. The workpieces are fed to a Microtec Goldeneye 502 scanner including x-ray with detects defects, wood quality and the best side up. After the scanner, the workpieces are automatically divided between two optimizing cross-cut saws OptiKap 5003. The cut workpieces will then be printed for the correct orientation, best side up, so that the operator can easily identify the feeding orientation of the workpiece before the side matcher.
The workpieces are sorted according to lengths and qualities before continuing in the flooring production. The unique design The unique material handling between the scanner and the two saws makes it possible to run workpieces with a very large length variation and of different wood types. Furthermore, the design of the lines and the material handling systems enables Somerset to run productions with a minimum of operators. This optimizes both their wood and staff resources, because the operators do not have to spend time sorting the workpieces manually, and they are capable of being much more flexible with regard to their production and order intake. System TM is proud to have delivered these two system solutions and looks forward to many years of co-operation with Somerset in the future.
OPTI-KAP 5003
Optimizing cross-cut saws
MICROTEC GOLDENEYE 302 SCANNER
Detection of defects and quality for cross-cut
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The optimizing solution from System TM consists of the following: 2 x Opti-Feed 6000 automated feeding system •
2 x Microtec Goldeneye 502 Multi-Sensor Quality scanner including X-ray
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4 x optimizing cross-cut saws model Opti-Kap 5003
OPTI-FEED 6000
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One of the System TM lines in action in the production
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Marley Eternit makes further investments in System TM equipment
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In 2015 John Brash & Co., now Marley Eternit, invested in a System TM Grading system with Microtec scanning technology. This has doubled the speed of which they are able to grade their battens and significantly increase the production capacity. This resulted in a wish to also increase the capacity of their bundling line, and Marley Eternit therefore invested in a high-speed bundling line from System TM. John Brash & Co – now Marley Eternit In the beginning of 2016, Marley Eternit announced its acquisition of John Brash & Co. The two businesses are integrating two complementary companies, both of which are influential players, with highly regarded reputation in the UK construction market. The two companies share the same core values of customer service, innovation and integrity. It is now possible for Marley Eternit to deliver a total roof system solution providing all customers with real value. New optimizing solution After the installation of the grading line with scanning technology, now was the time to take a look at automating the process after the high-speed moulder at Marley Eternit.
The process After the moulder the workpieces are aligned and automatically put together as bundles with 10 workpieces per bundle. Each bundle is strapped three times cross vise. It is possible to label each individual workpiece within each bundle for further identification in the production process. The completed and labelled bundles are then automatically transported to a stacking system stacking the bundles into packs, and stability sticks are placed between each layer. This investment in a System TM bundling line has made it possible for Marley Eternit to reduce the number of operators and increase
the production capacity. The co-operation The partnership between System TM and Marley Eternit is very good and will continue years a head. We are sure that the Marley Eternit acquisition of John Brash will only enhance our co-operation in the future and that the focus will remain on enhancing their production with the best machinery and system solutions. System TM looks forward to developing the bonds between our companies and to being of assistance in any way possible in the future.
The solution System TM delivered to Marley Eternit for their roof top batten production, is a high-speed bundling line with a very high bundle speed.
HIGH-SPEED BUNDLER Optimizing bundling line
System TM’s high-speed bundling line: Production: Moulding & Millwork Wood species: Softwood Number of operators:
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Automated material handling systems from System TM 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 labor 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
Automated feeding systems
Opti-Kap
Optimizing cross-cut saws
Opti-Stack
Automated stacking systems
Opti-Joint
Automated finger jointing systems
Opti-Solution Customized system solutions
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.
CEO of Microtec, Federico Giudiceandrea, receives the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2016 Presented by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden System TM congratulates our scanner partner, Microtec, who has received this very distinguished prize. We are very proud to work together with such an innovative company. >> The Marcus Wallenberg Prize: The purpose of the Prize is to recognize, encourage and stimulate pathbreaking scientific achievements which contribute significantly to broadening knowledge and to technical development within the fields of importance to forestry and forest industries
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CT Log scanner CEO of Microtec, Federico Giudiceandrea, and professor Alexander Katsevich has been awarded with the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2016. The prize is awarded for the development of the CT Log 360° scanner for CT scanning of whole tree logs.
was to find an exact analytical reconstruction algorithm, today known as Katsevich’s Algorithm. The algorithm was subsequently further refined not only to solve the conebeam problem but also to be better suited for situations where fast movement of tree logs is necessary.
Quicker and safer images The non-destructive scanning of round wood has made online optimization of log usage in the sawmilling process possible. Knots, resin pockets, tree rings, cracks and rot can be identified before the timber is sawn. The wood density can also be determined.
Very short payback time Federico Giudiceandrea collaborated with Alexander Katsevich in implementing the Katsevich Algorithm with the applications of CT scanning and was ultimately successful in building a prototype, which no one thought was possible. This has been further developed and marketed worldwide.
“The introduction of this new technology marks the beginning of a new era for the sawmill industry. The groundbreaking research and innovative implementation have opened new horizons, facilitating further optimization of the sawing process” Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of the board of the Marcus Wallenberg Prize.
The log scanner has a band speed of up to 180 meters per minute. This is an outstanding capacity that keeps pace with modern sawing lines. In modern sawmills where 3D scanning of the log is used, a 10-15% increase in value of the output can be derived. Potentially an increase of 20-25% is possible if all the advantages of having access to the internal features of the timber are realized.
The breakthrough The algorithms, or data calculations, to obtain the 3D-pictures are approximate in their nature but reliable for small cone angles. Wider cone angles result however in blurring images. The breakthrough by Alexander Katsevich
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Per Jørgensen, CSO of System TM, was invited to the event and witnessed CEO of Microtec Federico Giudiceandrea receive the prize together with professor Alexander Katsevich from the hands of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm.
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The award party at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm
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Queen Silvia of Sweden and CEO of Microtec Federico Giudiceandrea
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