"The new scanner has allowed us to achieve more flexibility in the production, as we provide a wide range of very diverse products to customers all over the world. Our company has a long history of commitment to international markets for our lumber products. The Goldeneye 900 Scanner has reduced our trim-loss, improved on-grade accuracy in the pack and allows us to produce multiple customer runs at the same time." Dick Jones, COO of Teal-Jones Group
Federico Giudiceandrea, CEO of Microtec, was very happy with the startup: “Our technicians were very impressed with the capabilities of the Teal Jones team and consequent smoothness of the startup. The group’s personnel are one of the most competent and professional teams that we’ve had the pleasure to work with.”
The Goldeneye 900 Multi-Sensor Quality Scanner with transverse feeding is the first of its kind running in a North American sawmill. The scanner was installed directly into the line without height modification or elevation changes and fit with the special "occlusions" conveyor chain by Springer, meaning only 0.2 inches (5 mm) of the bottom surface is hidden for each chain run. This enables full visual detection combined with 3D laser triangulation scans for defects on all four surfaces in a single scanner frame which is carried out without board turning.
The scanner is ideal for sawmills, scanning, grading and sorting rough lumber and to optimize trimming. Also dry sorting & optimization in planer mills before secondary wood processing and remanufacturing is possible. The optimizer is capable of evaluating re-edging, re-sawing and cut-in-two products. By detecting and localizing all types of knots as well as cracks, discoloration, pitch pockets, wanes, curvature and other dimensional defects, the scanner allows customers to automate, streamline and optimize all further production steps.
The Teal-Jones Group produces a wide range of solid wood products including high quality decorative products, structural lumber for housing and general construction, special sizes and grades for remanufacturing as well as utility and lower grade products suitable for pallets, packaging and other industrial uses.
Goldeneye 900 Multi-Sensor Transverse Quality Scanner identifies wood defects on all four sides at the same time, with no need to turn the boards.
The scanner, capable of running up to 240 lugs per minute, detects and localizes all types of knots as well as cracks, discoloration, pitch pockets, wanes, curvature and other dimensional defects.
The value optimization software implements customer specific grading, trimming and sorting rules.
With Goldeneye 900, the Teal Jones Group owns the best tool to meet the demands for their many customers in North America, China and Japan.
is committed to sustainable management of the resources under their stewardship in a scientifically credible and environmentally, economically and socially responsible manner.