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Lucidyne and Microtec

12 2020
Together a Scanning Solutions PowerhouseMicrotec’s recent acquisition of Lucidyne has created a global lumber scanning powerhouse. Worldwide, Microtec has demonstrated success across a range of scanning solutions, and Lucidyne’s GradeScan is the gold standard for lineal scanning in North America. Gr...

Two new Scanners ordered at once

12 2020
For the Lauterbach site, the Pfeifer Group ordered two board scanners in transverse transport of the type Goldeneye 900 from Microtec. Only at the beginning of the year, a scanner of this type was installed at the Pfeifer site in Kundl.In the summer of 2021, the Pfeifer Group will receive two Golden...

Microtec's solutions in Finland

12 2020
FinScan now sells, installs and maintains Microtec’s scanning solutions in Finland and Eastern Europe“We have joined forces in order to provide at best the Eastern European market with high-quality scanning and software solutions,” says Frank Jöst, CEO of Microtec. “Together with the Finnish FinScan...

Nov 17 - Dez 02, Sawmill Congress

11 2020
A look into the future of the timber industryAfter switching to the digital format, AGR and DeSH are organizing a virtual sawmill congress this year. Between challenges and opportunities, multifaceted presentations and discussions will shed light on the industry in transition.On a total of six dates...

'Bridge'

10 2020
A painting that says more than thousand words!For the occasion of Microtec's 40th anniversary and to celebrate our successful 10 years' partnership, System TM sent us a very special gift. A painting, which symbolizes that more than ever it is important to build bridges rather than close boarders. In...

3rd place at the Green Mobility Award

09 2020
Sustainability and Innovation go hand in hand at Microtec!Also this year the South Tyrolean Mobility Award honors outstanding projects for sustainable mobility. Thanks to the e-bike initiative 'Microtec goes Green', we succeeded this year to reach the third place out of 24 submitted projects!For yea...

IT'S SHOW TIME!

09 2020
Just one step before the unveiling!For 40 years, Microtec has brought exciting innovation to the market, combining research, science, and creativity to set the tone for a technological future.In the last few months, we have faced particular challenges that allowed us to consolidate our position as a...

Frank Jöst takes over the position of CEO

08 2020
Frank Jöst replaces Federico Giudiceandrea as CEO at Microtec.Frank, who has now been with the company for 20 years, has been responsible for the day-to-day business of the company for over ten years and has also been Co-Managing Director since 2016."As always, the customer and his needs have been a...

Sawmill 4.0 becomes digital reality in Sweden's largest pine sawmill

08 2020
The Swedish group SCA relies again on the innovative technologies of Microtec.The largest project in the company's history to date was achieved in the course of several orders. Scanners from Microtec are now being used at all production stages of the SCA Bollstabruck sawmill."We are very pleased wit...

Learning by doing at Microtec

07 2020
Particularly in these uncertain times, it is important to us to give young people the opportunity to gain their first professional experience within our company and offer them an insight into day-to-day working life.Therefore, we are pleased to welcome 20 interns at Microtec who will spend their sum...

E-bikes for our employees

05 2020
We did it again! With May more than 50 employees in Brixen and Mestre were equipped with an e-bike from Papin Sport for the upcoming months.Since the beginning of the reconstruction work in 2019, very few parking spaces have been available for the employees. Therefore we started to look for an alter...

NWFA goes virtual

04 2020
The NWFA Expo is going digital for 2020Network with the National Wood Flooring Association and your peers from the comfort of your home at the free 3-day Virtual Expo on April 29 ⁠— May 1.The NWFA Virtual Expo will feature this year more than 30 speakers, 200 exhibiting companies, a wide variety of ...

Microtec Acquires Lucidyne

04 2020
In a move that creates the largest wood products scanning company in the world, Microtec has acquired Lucidyne Technologies, Inc.Microtec has been delivering technologically advanced scanning and optimization systems for 40 years, and is the premier scanning company across Europe. Lucidyne has been ...

Covid-19 Package of Measures

03 2020
Covid-19 presents us all with unprecedented challenges!The health of our employees and our customers is our top priority. We have therefore taken extensive safety measures in order to continue our work in the best possible way. These are constantly reviewed, communicated and adjusted daily to the re...

40 Years of Microtec, 40 Years of Innovation

03 2020
High-Tech for the Wood IndustryWhether in Europe, North America, Asia or New Zealand, Microtec has been setting the standards in the wood industry all over the world since 1980.For exactly 40 years now, the Brixen-based company has been implementing technologically unique scanner and optimization so...

Trade fairs, conferences & events 2020

01 2020
Meet Microtec at the following Trade Fairs, Conferences & Events:  IHLA - Indianapolis, USA - February, 03-05 Eurobois - Lyon, France - February, 04-07 NWFA - Milwaukee, USA - April, 29 - May, 01_online IWF - Atlanta, USA - August, 25-28_cancelled NHLA - Louisville, USA - September, 23-25_ca...

Dec 03-06, Woodex, Moscow

12 2019
Welcome to Woodex - meet us at the 16th international exhibition of equipment and technologies for woodworking and furniture production.Woodex is Russia's leading international industry event, where well-known manufacturers and suppliers from across the world present their latest equipment and techn...

Nov 08, Münchener Holzkolloquium

10 2019
Holz 4.0: Digitalisierung in der Wertschöpfungskette HolzDas diesjährige 19. Münchener Holzkolloquium findet am Freitag, den 08.11.2019 an der Technischen Universität München (Holzforschung) statt. Heuer dreht sich alles rund um das Thema 'Holz 4.0: Digitalisierung der Wertschöpfungskette'. Zu diese...

21st International NDTE of Wood Symposium

10 2019
Microtec solutions significantly raise the bar for non-destructive testingBack in 1963, the International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDTE) of Wood Symposium Series started in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Since its initiation, the forum has been held in various countries around the world. Fro...

E-bikes instead of cars...

10 2019
...a pilot project with potential for success!During this year's conference on "Cycling and Economy" our Managing Director Frank Jöst showed what we do for our employees so that they can reach their workplace by bicycle and thus make an active contribution to a better climate.In addition, the 'Bicyc...

Oct 2-4, NHLA Convention, New Orleans, USA

10 2019
Join us in New Orleans for the global gathering of the hardwood community.Also this year Microtec is exposing at the NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase, which takes place in the Sheraton New Orleans hotel from the 2nd until the 4th of October. Together with our business partner System TM, we ...

...and the winner is?

10 2019
The oldest log measuring system!After Microtec has hunted down the oldest log measuring systems still in use in the last few months, we are now pleased to announce the winner of our competition.The winner is the company Holzwerke Weinzierl from Vilshofen in Germany.Of all participating companies, Ho...

It is always worth taking a look

08 2019
'It’s always worth taking a look' - that is what the 14 interns think about spending their summer at Microtec. For many of them it is already their second or third experience in the company, because they have learned to appreciate their colleagues and simply enjoy their work.Whether in Administratio...

Microtec goes Green

07 2019
Microtec is pushing forward with the transformation into the electric future of the company by investing in e-bikes for its employees. With this ‘green solution,’ we want to achieve mainly three main objectives: easying journeys between home and the workplace, offering a fun way to exercise more, an...

Auf der Suche nach der ältesten Rundholzmessanlage

07 2019
Microtec macht Jagd auf die ältesten noch im Einsatz stehenden Rundholzmessanlagen!Haben Sie das älteste bei Microtec erworbene Rundholzmessanlage noch im Einsatz? Dann nehmen Sie jetzt an unserem Gewinnspiel teil und gewinnen Sie einen Gutschein im Wert von 10.000€ für den Ankauf eines neuen Messge...

Ligna: Microtec presents the world of wood scanning technology

04 2019
Ligna 2019: May 27 - 31, Hannover, Germany: Sawmill 4.0 - the sawmill of the future: Gapless traceability from log to board in Hall 25 - Stand F 39 (Sawmilling) Goldeneye and other innovative wood scanning solutions in Hall 27 - Stand F 27 (Wood Processing) Microtec booth in Hall 25, Stand F39Saw...

Nov 28, OptiSaw Forum returns to Montreal

11 2018
OptiSaw Mill Optimization & Automation Forum is a great way to keep mill managers and owners, process engineers, improvement managers and optimization staff up-to-date on new and future sawmill solutions.Springer Microtec Inc participates as a sponsor technology provider at OptiSaw Mill Optimization...

Nov 25, Microtec received a recognition award

11 2018
Microtec - an innovative and winning companyIt feels great to have our team's hard work and dedication awarded by the Consulate of Bolzano of the "Maestri del Lavoro" (lit. Masters of Labour)!On the 25th of November, in occasion of the 71st Autumn Fair, the “Maestri del Lavoro” of the province of Bo...

Sawmillers love ice hockey! So do we! #teamplayer

09 2018
We share the passion for the sport and are proud of the South Tyrolean ice hockey team actually playing in the Champions Hockey League.What a Bolzano!HCB Südtirol Alperia has presented a successful start in the new season of Champions Hockey League. The reigning champion of Erste Bank Eishockey Liga...

Aug 29 - Sep 1, International Wood Fair Klagenfurt

08 2018
At the Internationale Holzmesse Klagenfurt, we are pleased to present the latest high-tech solutions for sawmills and planer mills together with our partner Springer. Come to see us at the International Wood Fair in Klagenfurt and talk to our qualified and experienced staff about your individual req...

Aug 28-31, Trä & Teknik Gothenburg

08 2018
Det bästa av Europa’s sågverksteknik!At the Trä & Teknik show Gothenburg we are pleased to present the most innovative scanning solutions for the woodworking industry.Come to see us, our experienced staff is on your fullest availability to show you all the novelties in log and lumber measurement. Wi...

Aug 22-25, IWF Atlanta 2018

08 2018
What’s new and what’s next for technology for your industry.Join Microtec at the 2018 International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, Georgia. The Multi-Sensor Scanner Goldeneye 300 is installed in a working demo line featuring a new cross-cut saw from System TM. We're looking forward to seeing you...

June 5, OptiSaw Forum Vancouver

06 2018
OptiSaw Mill Optimization & Automation Forum welcomes mill managers, owners, process engineers and improvement and optimization staff the opportunities to network with colleagues and technology providers. Do not miss keynote speaker Norvin Laudon, Chief Technology Officer, Springer Microtec Inc.Clos...

Jul 18-22, Interforst Messe München

06 2018
The 13th International key trade fair for forestry and forest technology INTERFORST 2018, with scientific conferences and special shows, takes place from 18th to 22nd July 2018 at Messe München.INTERFORST presents trendsetting solutions around the greater topic of lumber and forestry.Forestry busine...

Sep 11-12 & 18-19, WoodTECH Melbourne & Rotorua

05 2018
WoodTECH 2018, will be attracting again scanning and sawing technology leaders, innovators and practitioners from around the world.Microtec area sales manager Andrea Campion will give a presentation on both WoodTECH venues in Melbourne and Rotorua with the title"Scanning Solutions Utilising X-ray Te...

Sept 19-20, International Mechatronics Forum

05 2018
Microtec participates at the International Mechatronics Forum, which will be held for the first time in South Tyrol, at the NOI Techpark in Bolzano.Microtec will present its innovative and cutting-edge products for wood processing to a specialized public, offering a guided company tour during the ev...

Oct 2-4, NHLA Convention & Exhibit Showcase Toronto, Canada

04 2018
Join us in Toronto October 2-4 for the global gathering of the hardwood community.At the NHLA Convention, we showcase the world's first Automated Hardwood Grader by Microtec. Stay tuned our latest high-tech scanning and optimization solutions for hardwood lumber grading according to recognized NHLA ...

Oct 17-19, TP&EE Portland

04 2018
Microtec and Springer will be exhibiting at the Timber Processing and Energy Expo in Portland, Oregon.Free registration is open! Click here to register today.As a global leader in providing solutions for sawmills, planer mills, and secondary woodworking industries, we deliver custom designed mechani...

Oct 22-25, Lesdrevmash Moscow

04 2018
The 17th International Exhibition Lesdrevmash in Moscow is a very important market place for visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. The show is in the top five of the woodworking trade shows in the world and the largest of its kind in Russia, Eastern Europe and the CIS. Lesdrevmash represe...

Apr 11-14, NWFA Wood Flooring Expo

04 2018
Visit us at NWFA in Tampa, USA where we will present optimizing system solutions for the flooring industry.The NWFA Wood Flooring Expo is the only show dedicated exclusively to wood flooring. Professionals from across the world showcase the industry's latest products and services under one roof and ...

Mar 14-15, Kongress der Säge- und Holzindustrie

03 2018
The 13. Congress of the Sawmilling and Woodworking Industry is a yearly event that attracts several owners and decision makers from central Europe to discuss the future of the woodworking industry with the experts.The CT Log Simulator recently installed in the DeSH Timber Trainer will be exhibited a...

Feb 6-8, IHLA Convention, Indianapolis, US

02 2018
At IHLA Convention, Indianapolis we present the world's first Automated Hardwood Grader Goldeneye Plus by Microtec. You are welcome to discover our latest high-tech scanning and optimization solutions for hardwood lumber grading according to internationally recognized NHLA grading standards. Come to...

Fiskarheden buys CT Log solution

01 2018
It has always been a sawmiller's dream to be capable of seeing inside logs before they are sawn, explains Olle Larsson, CEO of Swedish sawmilling company Fiskarheden. Why so? Logs are a natural raw material whose properties may vary a great deal. To make the best use of this resource, it is, therefo...

Nov 14-17, WoodEx Moscow

11 2017
WoodEx Moscow is dated November 14 – 17, 2017 You will find us in Pavillion 1, Hall 3, on booth C509 With over 37 years of experience issue from passion for high-tech measurement devices, Microtec is the worldwide partner for the global wood processing industry.  Microtec and Springer will exhibit t...

Oct 27-30 Mokkiten Japan 2017

10 2017
Japan Woodworking Machinery Fair with Wood Ecological Technology FairThe show is dated October 27-30, 2017You will find Microtec on the Oki Kikai booth #3D01 in Hall 3. A Goldeneye 300 is installed in a demo line from System TM. This compact crosscut line with defects scanner is the proven solution ...

CERN Superconductor Hackathon with Microtec

09 2017
South Tyrolean enterprise doing research with CERN scientists on solutions for fruit scanners with superconductor technologyIn the framework of the project “Identification of application fields for superconductor technology” and the corresponding “CERN Superconductor Hackathon“, South Tyrolean enter...

Paul Durst Award 2017

09 2017
At the seat of the University of Padova in Brixen, young scientists are awarded for special merits in research in the field of Bioengineering. Every year in September, Microtec and the association "Friends of the University of Padua" make this special award available, in memory of one of the founder...

Sep 11-14, China International Furniture Fair in Shanghai

09 2017
Microtec and System TM exhibit on the Homag China booth for the 40th CIFF - China International Furniture FairThe show is dated September 11 - 14, 2017You will find us in hall 8.1 on the Homag China booth B18 The Multi-Sensor Scanner Goldeneye 300 is installed in a demo line featuring a new cross-cu...

Summer of trainees at Microtec

08 2017
Summertime has always been the time of the trainees at Microtec. Also this year. Overall 8 youngsters have meet and came with us in recent months. In this time they have gained insights into the various departments of Microtec.From our point of view the trainees have always been an investment in the...

June 14-16, SFPA Expo Atlanta 2017

06 2017
Together with our partner Springer we will be present at this year's 34th edition of the Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and present you the latest high-tech solutions for sawmills and planer mills. - We are proudly presenting automate...

Microtec CEO new president of South Tyrolean Enterpreneurs Association

06 2017
On Tuesday, June 7, Microtec's CEO Federico Giudiceandrea was elected president of the South Tyrolean Enterpreneurs Association. In the course of the plenary assembly of the association, Dott. Ing. Federico Giudiceandrea has been elected unanimously to head the association Unternehmerverband Südtiro...

Piveteau Scierie signs sales contract for CT Log at Ligna

05 2017
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 today at the Microtec booth at Ligna Piveteau Scierie with its production site based in Sainte Florence and long-term customer of Microte...

Microtec receives Italian National Award for Innovation

05 2017
Confindustria, the General Confederation of Italian Industry, rewards best enterprises for innovation and growth. World leader for wood scanning solutions wins Italian company award for innovation “Premio Imprese per Innovazione" for its innovative strength and applied science. ROME 23.05.2017 Micro...

May 09-12, Control fair for quality assurance

05 2017
The world's leading trade fair for quality assurance, Control brings together users from all over the world with the international market leaders and innovative suppliers of all QA related technologies. Find us in hall 3 on booth #3608Our technical engineers are always available to discuss the most ...

Peter C. Matthews, father of scattering, passed away

04 2017
Microtec regrets the sad announcement that Peter Charles Matthews, one of the fathers of the tracheid effect, passed away last Saturday, aged 74, following a short illness.  Peter C. Matthews and Berry G. Wilson discovered the grain deviation effect that laser light has on wood. Their collaboratio...

New certificates for strength grading of T classes according to EN 14081

03 2017
Microtec got new approvals for its machine settings for strength grading according to EN 14081 (Europe).In order to establish uniform rules for the visual and machine strength grading of European larch, Douglas fir and Scots pine boards, the Association of Austrian Wood Processing (WKO) launched the...

Norra Timber buys CT Log

03 2017
Norra decided to fit their sawmill in Sävar also with a Microtec CT Log, in order to further increase the value of each log - at an infeed speed of 180 meters per minute. At every sawmill, the dream has always been to be able to see inside the log before it is sawn. Why? Because saw logs are a biolo...

VMK Sweden approves Logeye for grading in Sweden

03 2017
Microtec's customers are allowed to grade logs according to the Swedish requirements. The Logeye technology gives all the information needed for an objective, reliable and fair assessment of the log price - independently if the logs are in bark, debarked, frozen or with snow on the surface. The VMK ...

Mar 28-31, FIMMA, Brasil

03 2017
Microtec will be present at FIMMA Brasil with the team of Grupo Linares and System TM in pavilion E raw #37 as well as with the Euroforce team Springer, EWD, Gilbert and Valon Kone in pavilion E raw #35. As a global leader in providing solutions for sawmills, planer mills and secondary wood processi...

Jan 12-13, 12. Kongress der Säge- und Holzindustrie

01 2017
The 12. Congress of sawmilling and woodworking industry is a yearly event that attracts several owners and decision makers from central Europe to discuss the future of the woodworking industry with the experts. The event takes place in the Café Moskau and you will find us in hall Moskau on booth #3....

Microtec Open Day

01 2017
On January 13th, 2017 Microtec presents its first Open Day in Mestre, Venice, and everybody is welcome.  Visitors may discover our working spaces, our scanners and optimization systems in action and meet up with our excellent team of software engineers. Microtec introduces the first edition of Micro...

Stereoscopic camera revolutionizes log measurement on trucks

11 2016
Linköping, Sweden. The Swedish startup company Cind AB has developed a product for precise 3D measurement of stacks on log trucks and has delivered a pilot plant toTrätåg. The system is based on stereoscopic technology developed by Sweden´s fighter aircraft manufacturer Saab AB. The Cind system accu...

SIAM publishes CT scanner article of Giudiceandrea, Katsevich & Ursella

11 2016
SIAM News, the newsjournal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics is considered on of the most important journals in its field.It's current issue features the article "A Reconstruction Algorithm is a Key Enabling Technology for a New Ultrafast CT-Scanner" written by Federico Giudicean...

2016 Marcus Wallenberg Prize to Federico Giudiceandrea

10 2016
CT scanner for whole tree logs receives scientific award The Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2016 is awarded to Alexander Katsevich and Microtec CEO Federico Giudiceandrea for the development of the CT Log 360° Scanner. The prize winners will receive their diploma from the hands of His Majesty the King of S...

Oct 5-6, Finish Sawtec Days

10 2016
Aulanko in Finland will be the location for a Convention on the Finnish Sawmill Industry days from October 5 to 6, 2016. Springer and Microtec are pleased to introduce the company’s latest high-tech and customer oriented solutions for the first and secondary breakdown during a common presentation. C...

Logeye: certified scaling for trade in North America

10 2016
Microtec installs first government certified legal-for-trade log scanner in North America The first log scanner in North America to be certified by government for trade has recently been installed in a Canadian sawmill, and is being used for log scaling and payment. Microtec Logeye is the first scan...

Sep 28-30, TP&EE Portland

09 2016
Springer Microtec exhibit at the Timber Processing and Energy Expo during the 3-day event at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Oregon. As a global leader in providing solutions for sawmills, planer mills and secondary woodworking industries, we deliver custom designed mechanical, electrical and ...

Sep 27-28, XVIII St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum

09 2016
The St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum is the Russian largest annual forestry event. The Forum and exhibition events held are truly considered to be among the most important events in forestry and a traditional meeting point for top business representatives, the leading market, government a...

Sep 6-9, Trä & Teknik Gothenburg

09 2016
At the Trä & Teknik show Gothenburg we are pleased to present the most innovative scanning solutions for the woodworking industry. Come to see us, our experienced staff is on your fullest availability to show you all the novelties in log and lumber measurement. With our partners Springer and System ...

Aug 24-27, IWF Atlanta 2016

08 2016
We're looking forward to seeing you at the 2016 International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, Georgia. Join Microtec on booth 5035 and 5053 at the 2016 International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, GA. Find us in Building B - Exhibit Hall Level, on the Stiles Machinery booths 5035 and 5053 tog...

Aug 22-25, World Conference on Timber Engineering 2016 with Federico Giudiceandrea guest speaker

07 2016
Technical University of Vienna WCTE is the world's premier forum for presenting and discussing the latest technical and architectural developments and innovations in wood or timber construction. The conference is the most prestigious international event in timber engineering, engineered wood product...

July 7-8 40th anniversary of VEH

07 2016
40th Anniversary of the Association of the European Planing Industries (VEH) "Microtec offers first-class scanning solutions for planer mills" states Christian Ebner from Microtec "especially our Goldeneye Multi-Sensor Quality Scanners series." Mr. Ebner will be representing Microtec at the VEH even...

July 1st, Weihenstephaner Forsttag 2016 with Speaker Dr. Andreas Rais

06 2016
Die Douglasie – Warum lieben wir sie? Warum fürchten wir sie? Wie können wir mit ihr leben? Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of applied sciences The Weihenstephaner Forsttag 2016 focusses on fast-growing tree species Douglas-fir in all its facets. Andreas Rais from Microtec, Brixen, wil...

Apr 27-30 NWFA Wood Flooring Expo 2016

04 2016
The NWFA Wood Flooring Expo is the only show dedicated exclusively to wood flooring. Professionals from across the world showcase the industry's latest products and services under one roof, and engage in meaningful educational and networking events to grow their businesses.Microtec will exhibit on t...

Apr 11-16, AUSTimber 2016

04 2016
Microtec will be attending AUSTimber 2016 with its partner Southern Cross Engineering.You will find us at booth M21 and M22 AUSTimber 2016 takes place from April 11 to 16 in Latrobe City. This exhibition and convention event gives the opportunity to demonstrate the latest technologies that improve p...

Mar 9-11, Lignum Brasil 2016

03 2016
Microtec will be present at Lignum Brasil with the team of Grupo Linares on the booth D3.Grupo Linares is our partner in South America since 2010 in the area of "Scanning Devices for Solid Wood Remanufacturing". Since its foundation in 1953, Grupo Linares has been manufacturing a wide range of high-...

Nov 20, 17th Münchener Holzkolloquium with Speaker Dr. Andreas Rais

11 2015
Vision - Concept - Knowledge November 20th, 2015 Holzforschung MünchenMicrotec's presenter, Dr. Andreas Rais, explains, which procedures are applicable to grade lumber. The speaker describes how to get from logs to lumber. To maximize the quality of the final product it is necessary to start in the ...

New Microtec office in Venice

09 2015
On September 30th, 2015 the newly acquired Microtec office building in Venice has been inaugurated. The office will now serve as new quarters of the engineering team in Venice. Political representatives, Microtec partners, and friends attended the inauguration ceremony.“Buying the former city librar...

Nov 24-27, Woodex Moscow Speaker Anastasia Zavodchikova

09 2015
Microtec and Springer will exhibit together at the 14th International exhibition of logging machines, equipments and technologies for wood processing and furniture production. Woodex Moscow is dated November 24 – 27, 2015 You will find us in Pavillion 1, Hall 3, on booth C519 With over 35 years of e...

Paul Durst Award

09 2015
At the seat of the University of Padova in Brixen, young scientists are awarded for special merits in research in the field of Bioengineering. Every year in September, Microtec and the association "Friends of the University of Padua" make this special award available, in memory of one of the founder...

WoodTECH 2015 Speaker Armin von Grebmer

07 2015
CT Log Revolutionary Grade Optimization in the Bucking and Sawing Process - results and options for applications in downstream wood processing, is the title of the presentation held by Microtec's Chief Sales Officer Armin von Grebmer at both events in Australia and New Zealand of WoodTECH 2015. Wedn...

New sawmilling technology at Puumessut fair

07 2015
Microtec and Springer exhibit at the Wood and Bioenergy 2015 trade fair Puumessut in Jyväskylä, Finland. Springer Microtec booth, Hall B #420 Springer Microtec present a completely new lug loader concept for the lumber industry, including a number of significant technical innovations. The concep...

Optimized strength grading of spruce from northern Europe

05 2015
Technology: Microtec’s grading machines perform many combinations to grade in strength classes. This means that the output is an essential increase of yield. Since October of 2014 there are available optimized machine settings for all grading machines to grade spruce from northern Europe. Spruce (Pi...

Ten Oaks: New Scanner for chop optimization

03 2015
The plant of Ten Oaks hardwood flooring company is situated in Stuart, Virginia in the beautiful foothills of Blue Ridge Mountains where they source the finest Appalachian hardwood. Now in its fourth generation, the family owned company holds extensive experience in forest products and provides fami...

First accreditation for machine grading of hardwood

01 2015
Microtec is the first producer in Europe to be allowed to grade chestnut by all its stress grading machines according to EN 14081. We are officially certified to grade with the following grading machines: Viscan, Viscan Compact, Viscan-portable (with and without scale) chestnut (castanea sativa) gro...

Paper of international Conference in Rogow

12 2014
Forestry and Wood Technology N° 82, 2013: 31-38 (Ann. WULS – SGGW, For. And Wood Technol. 82, 2013) Abstract: Modulus of elasticity tension/bending ratio of polish grown pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and spruce (Picea abies Karst.) timber. A representative sample of Pine and Spruce grown in Poland of t...

ADI Design Award for Goldeneye

12 2014
Microtec and the design studio MM Design in Bozen, are proud to receive one of the most prestigious Italian Design Awards, the ADI Design Index. The prize goes to the Multi Sensor Quality Scanner Goldeneye 300. This scanner has been developed for application in high-speed sawmills. Goldeneye Multi-S...

Optimized T-Classes for glued laminated timber

09 2014
With the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union 2014/C 259/1 on 8.8.2014 the new harmonized standard EN 14080:2013 for glued laminated timber and glued solid timber is applicable with Microtec machine grading systems. Already in March 2014 Microtec got the approval for optimized m...

Optimized Strength Grading Classes

09 2013
Microtec sorting machines grade accroding to new UE standard for glued laminated lumber. Starting on June 26th, 2013, the new European Standard EN 14080:2013 is available. The grading of the lamellas for glued laminated timber occurs on basis of the three specific properties: tensile strength, E-mod...

Microtec gets strength grading accreditation for black pine from France

08 2013
France accepts and officializes new machine settings according to the Standard EN 14081.Microtec is the first machine manufacturer, enabled to grade dried and green European black pine from France according to EN 14081. During the last session of the European standard settings association CEN/TC124/...

Microtec CEO Federico Giudiceandrea was awarded with the 2013 Schweighofer price

06 2013
Dott. Ing. Federico Giudiceandrea from Microtec, Italy was awarded with the 2013 Schweighofer price for his outstanding lifetime work. For over 30 years, Giudiceandrea has been a driving force behind groundbreaking new developments in electronic measurement and control systems for the wood processin...

Accreditation for strength grading of larch

05 2012
BOIS-LAB is a transnational project supported by the provinces of Turin, Italy, and Savoy, France, and partially financed by the French-Italian cooperation program ALCOTRA 2007-2013.Microtec’s project partners are Agroselviter, a department of the University of Turin, the region Piedmont and the res...

Strength grading settings for EN 14081-4

04 2012
A paper to shed light on the machine strength grading of sawn wood in Poland and in Europe has been published in the “Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences”. The authors of the acknowledged paper are Dr. Krzosek, ordinary professor of the faculty for wood technology at the University of Life ...

M3 Scan inline moisture meter is best in class

07 2011
Martin Nilsson compared three in line moisture meters in his master thesis at the LTU (Luleå University of Technology). 45 identical pieces of wood were available for the calibration of the three moisture meters. The test consisted in assigning to moisture thresholds for 20 boards for each quality c...

Fully automated and certified strength grading

05 2011
According to the European Standard for strength grading EN 14081-1, the machine strength grading is carried out in two steps: 1) The grading by machine and 2) The visual inspection of the additional features of the wood. Starting today, Microtec solutions for strength grading, such as Viscan and Gol...

European Standard 14081 compulsory from 01/01/2012

05 2011
Europe is anticipating the introduction of EN-14081, the European Norm regulating strength grading across Europe. Starting January 1st, 2012 all construction wood has to be graded and sorted according to the new European regulation. Also, on this date the corresponding National Standards are going t...

Standards AS/NZS 1748 - AS/NZS 4490

03 2011
• AS/NZS 1748.1.:2011 Timber – Solid – Stress-graded for structural purposes, General requirements • AS/NZS 1748.2:2011 Timber – Solid – Stress-graded for structural purposes, Qualification of grading method • AS/NZS 4490:2011 Timber – Solid – Stress-graded for structural purposes – Verification of ...

ALSC Admission for Stress Grading

03 2011
Since November 12th, 2009, further 2 stress grading solutions of Microtec have been officially accredited by ALSC (the American Lumber Standard Committee). Starting immediately Microtec can offer its worldwide-acknowledged laser interferometer solutions, Viscan and Viscan Plus, for accurate MOE/MOR ...

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