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The Ponsse H10 is the harvester head for most demanding operations
to a new size class. The H10 is
designed and built for heavy-duty
processing work in the hardest
conditions. Robust structure,
strong grip and powerful feeding
guarantee high efficiency and
reliability through the years.
Meanwhile, the Ponsse Opti is
an entire product family of forest
machine information systems. It
covers harvesters, forwarders and
loose harvester heads installations
and can consist of CTL measuring,
weight scaling, reporting and many
other features. Applications for
wood procurement management
are also available.
The basic principle behind the
Opti information system is user-
friendliness.
“We are aware of importance
of the operator skills; therefore,
we have created the system where
the operator doesn’t need to
adapt to the control system – the
control system is adapted for the
operator,” Loponen said.
“Forest machines must be
effective, reliable, and capable of
measuring wood accurately, and
they must also be easy to use
and environmentally friendly. The
fulfilment of these requirements
can be greatly enhanced with the
help of information technology. The
cutting suggestion made by the
measurement device ensures the
optimal usage of the raw material,
leaving the machine operator free
to concentrate on the quality of the
tree.”
To help the operator to focus
on what is essential and improve
working methods, Ponsse has
also developed EcoDrive software,
which indicates in real-time
whether the machine is being
controlled economically and
efficiently.
Hanna Vilkman, Product
Manager for Information Systems:
“Efficient and economic wood
procurement is in the best interests
of all parties in the procurement
chain, that is, the forest owner, the
contractor, the forest company, and
the nature of the forest.”
Ponsse forest machines,
harvester heads and information
systems are widely available
from Ponsse dealers and service
centers around the world. Ponsse
is a pioneering developer of
mechanical timber-harvesting
based on the cut-to-length method.
“We only manufacture forestry
machines so our focus is clear,”
the company told International
Forest Industries. “At Ponsse we
put customers always first and we
aim to be the preferred partner in
our industry.
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