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 scanner in North America to be approved to automatically measure log volume for trade, reducing scaling costs and increasing log volume measurement accuracy.
The scanner has been tested and certified by Measurement Canada to meet the Terms and Conditions for the Approval of Timber Dimension Measuring Devices - Official approval.
“Scanner scaling, the use of log scanners to measure logs for payment, is common practice in other parts of the world, but still relatively new to North America. Only with Microtec’s experience in this field we were able to pass the extensive requirements for the test.”, says Norvin Laudon, of Springer Microtec Inc. and CSA committee member. “Our first scanner was certified in Germany in 2005, and we’ve installed well over 100 government certified log scaling solutions in Europe, Russia and South America since then. We are proud to be at the forefront of a new era of log measurement in North America.”
Without Microtec Logeye scanner, the mill was required to manually scale one hundred percent of its logs off site at a dry land sort facility. Together with the Ministry of Forests of BC, the mill, and Microtec, a pilot project was designed to use the measurements of the officially approved and sealed scanner for payment. As a result, manual scaling is reduced from 100% to approximately 2.5%. The species/grade ratio from the manually scaled sample is then applied statistically to the whole boom. The remaining bundles bypass the sort facility, travel directly to the mill and are scanned in the debarking line. In addition to scanning the volume, the data is also used for bucking optimization. All measurements are compiled and sent to the province’s H.B.S. (Harvest Billing System) for payment. By drastically reducing the manpower and log handling involved in the process, the Microtec Logeye scanner reduces scaling costs while providing more accurate log measurements for trade.
The first log scanner in North America to be certified by government for trade has recently been installed in a Canadian sawmill.
Certified-for-trade log volume is automatically calculated for every log.
- Site approval for diameters from 18 - 115 cm (7 - 45 in), and lengths to 18 m (60 ft)
- Over 100 log scaling solutions worldwide
- First certification: Germany 2005
Logeye determines geometric, optical and structural qualities.
- Full shape 3D scanning
- Color scanning &
- X-ray scanning, bundled into one Multi-Sensory Quality Scanner, are the features of our unique and full-featured optimization suite for the log yard.
Logeye is used for volume measurement, sorting and bucking.
Microtec Logeye drastically reduces manpower, log handling and scaling costs while providing accurate log measurements for trade.
Logeye 3D shape scanner at the saw infeed.
The optimization software Maxicut determines the breakdown solution with the highest volume yield.