2017 International Forest Industries Magazines May 2017 SHOW Special | Page 43

output by reducing the time
we spent breaking logs down,”
said Grant Arnold, Waipapa Pine
Operations Director.
Automating the decision
process
The mill decided on carriage
optimization using USNR’s LASAR2
front and backside scanners.
“Scanning as much of the log
as possible is preferred for any
mill planning to utilize USNR’s
optimized whole log breakdown
system,” said Dale Bradicich, USNR
International Account Manager.
“Depending on the mill layout
and available space for front and
backside sensors, up to 270° of
coverage is achievable on a log
loaded onto the carriage.”
Arnold said: “We considered
other vendors and looked at a
couple of other installations h