HESS TIMBER relies on Goldeneye 700 for strength grading

After nine years working with a Goldeneye scanner from Microtec, the German woodworking company for Industry Construction and Glued Laminated Timber, Hess Timber, recently installed the new Goldeneye 700. This Multi-Sensor Quality Scanner is certified to grade boards according to strength classes. It reliably determines MOE and MOR at high production speeds and is the most certified strength grading solution for lumber worldwide.

Next generation X-ray technology identifies wood defects that are not visible on the surface to determine the internal structure of the lumber. The visual part of the scanner describes the cover lamellas, which remain visible. Goldeneye 700 optimizes boards for chop processing according to customer specific product quality requirements in order to increase the quality of the lumber and the output value of production. 

Project leader René Schnabel head of quality and process management commented: “The Multi-Sensor scanner is the heart of our production. The high quality of our products depends on the strength grading and visual detection. Microtec offers the very best technology for lumber grading. So the decision for the Goldeneye was without question.” After half a year of preparation everything was ready to replace the old scanner.

Thanks to the highly professional team of Microtec and the support of Hess Timber maintenance and production team, the new Goldeneye started production just with four days of shut down. Operating the new scanner is very simple. Within a few days of training the operators were able to run the system by their own. A lot of functions are intuitive. With the new Multi-Sensor Scanner Goldeneye 700, Hess Timber is not only prepared for the new EN 14080:2013 but also for new high quality products for innovative timber constructions.