NEWS
SMART LOG PROCESSING (SLP) SYSTEM SLP – TRIED AND TESTED
Wood-Mizer’s Smart Log Processing system is a flexible
series of modular products that uses thin-kerf blades on
each sawmill unit. The SLP system was first introduced to the market in 2007
and since then the solution has found international
application in sawmilling markets around the world. South
Africa is no exception. Full lines or variations of the SLP
system that have slotted into existing sawmilling lines now
operate throughout South Africa.
An SLP system that went live in SA in the Western Cape in
2015 further illustrates the value of the solution. When the
system was commissioned in 2015, the sawmill owners had
a projected monthly figure of 800m³ into the mill, 400m³
of sawn timber out and a recovery percentage of 66%.
Current figures for the unit stand at 2 250m³ into the
mill and 1 050m³ of sawn timber out per month. Recovery
stands at 72%. Log diameters vary from 130mm upwards
and logs lengths of between 2.4 and 3m.
Wood-Mizer owners are confident that output can be
expanded further going forward with the profitably of the
mill exceeding all expectations.
A typical SLP line consists of the following units:
• A Twin Vertical Saw (TVS) for primary breakdown to
produce two-sided cant.
• A Single Vertical Saw (SVS) for secondary breakdown
to produce third side of three-sided cant.
• Resaw options on both the secondary breakdown and
recovery side. Up to six resaws inline to produce six
boards and one slab in one pass.
• Edger on recovery to square slab sides and cut boards
into final spec boards.
• Various log in and outfeed options that allow for stable
and accurate cutting during primary breakdown.
• Various material handling options to increase
mechanisation and reduce labour costs.
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