2017 International Forest Industries Magazines June July 2017 | Page 46

LUMBER PROCESSING
SCANNING & OPTIMISATION
Piveteau Scierie signs sales
contract for CT Log at Ligna
The French sawmilling company decided to
upgrade its log yard with a Microtec CT Log
Industrial Computed Tomography Scanner and
signed the official sales contract at the Microtec
booth at Ligna
Piveteau Scierie with its production
site based in Sainte Florence and
long-term customer of Microtec
decided to acquire a CT Log
Scanner for its log yard to improve
their production capacity and
increase the value of their logs.
The plant is already equipped
with some Microtec solutions such
as Winlog software for the log
sorting at the log yard, a transverse
scanner for recognizing wane
and dimensional irregularities
in transverse feeding as well as
a Goldeneye 500 Multi-Sensor
Quality Scanner with X-ray for
lumber quality grading and chop
optimization.
“We are very proud that
Piveteau company once again
relies on us to improve their
production site. It is a sign of the
customer’s satisfaction with our
previous collaborations and his
New software for NHLA grading
introduced at Expo Atlanta
At SFPA Expo Atlanta Microtec is
proudly presenting automated
hardwood lumber grading
according to NHLA grading rules in
transverse or lineal feed.
Microtec NHLA Grader is the
first solution for machine grading
of hardwood lumber according to
NHLA grading rules, specifically
developed for grading rough,
kiln-dried lumber. The software
reliably grades hardwood lumber
based on the determined lumber
characteristics and defect
recognition by a Goldeneye 900
in transverse or a Goldeneye 600
Multi-Sensor Quality Scanner in
lineal feed.
Furthermore, NHLA Grader not
only determines a board’s grade,
but also optimizes trimming to
obtain a higher lumber value.
Microtec will exhibit together
with partner company Springer
featuring a wide range of innovative
products covering both mechanical
and electronic equipment for
sawmills and wood processing
industries. Meet Microtec and
Springer at booth # 1443.
Date:
Wednesday,
June 14, 2017
Friday,
June 19, 2017
Show Location:
Georgia World
Congress Center
Building A, Hall 3
285 Andrew Young
International Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30313
See you there!
Microtec simulates CT Log uplift at Ligna
Based on real data, the CT Log
simulator presented at Ligna fair
in Hanover lets visitors experience
the benefits of Computed
Tomography based sawing in their
own production.
Using the log internal defects,
CT Log Computed Tomography
Scanner evaluates appearance,
quality and strength before
the breakdown of the log. The
optimization virtually simulates
all possible cutting patterns and
finds the one cutting solution that
maximizes the value of my lumber
products. This means up to 8%
value increase per log and you are
sure to always cut out the highest
possible value out of every log
because you know the value of
your final products beforehand.
The difference between
traditional log breakdown and
CT-Optimized sawing is not that
you cut more lumber in terms
of volume, but lumber of better
quality that results in a higher
resale value.
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trust in our work, which is, after all,
our primary goal,” states Federico
Giudiceandrea, Microtec CEO.
Next to Swedish company Norra
Group, Piveteau Scierie is already
the second customer this year to
invest in a CT Log Scanner.