"This projects was a great experience for us due to the challenges that we were able to solve successfully. We are very proud to work with Microtec, because we feel that our requests are taken seriously", states Roy Dias, Operation Manager at CHH in New Zealand.
After dry kiln and planing, a Goldeneye 900 is installed as a 4-side scanner, making a full 360° 3D board profile using colors, shadow/light, polarized scatter, 3D laser dimension scanning as well as X-ray. The seamless integration of color and laser scanners into one multi-sensor system delivers a gapless view on the surface of lumber. A Microtec moisture meter M3 Scan further increases value recovery by automatically sorting lumber according to its moisture content. A Viscan Plus determines the modulus of elasticity.
At the planer mill in Whangarei the Goldeneye 900 is the first scanner of new generation worldwide and the first in New Zealand. The external devices that communicate with the scanner are Viscan Plus for determination of the modulus of elasticity and M3 Scan to control the moisture content.
The scanner detects and localizes all types of knots as well as cracks, discoloration, pitch pockets, wanes, curvature and other dimensional defects. This allows customers to automate, streamline and optimize all further production steps. The value optimization software implements customer specific grading, trimming and sorting rules.
The Goldeneye 900 reduces costs in planning, installing, commissioning and servicing. Parameters and grading rules can be refined together with our engineering teams in order to get the most out of production. The main goal of all Microtec solutions is to increase the added value in every production step.