SiCam Systems. Lumber Size Control. Nick Barrett. November 26, President Vancouver, BC

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1 SiCam Systems Nick Barrett Lumber Size Control November 26, 2015 President Vancouver, BC

2 Outline Company Benefits Technology Applications Payback Examples SiCam History/ Information Size Control Approach Automated Systems Specific Equipment Quantify the value Case Study Scan the Wood Touch the Wood

Company SiCam History 1990-2000 2001-2003 2004-2009 2010-Present 1996 First Install Single Point Lasers

the Wood Next Generation Scanners Performance Approach 1990 SiCon acquired Install Base 150+ SiCam

3 Company SiCam History Present 1996 First Install Single Point Lasers SiCam Realtime Systems Laser Line Scanning Fence & Length Gauge Install Base 50+ Bandsaw Monitoring Scan the Wood Next Generation Scanners Performance Approach 1990 SiCon acquired Install Base 150+ SiCam Caliper Size Control Workabout Introduced LSIZE Wireless Install Base 200+ Expanded Site Training Touch the Wood

4 Benefits Primary Objectives Immediate Detection of Issues Performance Feedback Ongoing Machine Monitoring Maintenance Tool Value Insurance Policy Maximize Fiber Recovery EACH MILL NEEDS A CHAMPION!

5 Benefits - Size Control Process Measure Process Caliper/Realtime Size Control Production/Quality/Recovery Evaluate Opportunities Machine Performance Baseline Study Target Size Opportunity Economic Analysis Adjust/Repair/Fix Detect Issues Immediately Adjust Equipment Closed Loop Control Measure the Health and Wealth of your Mill

6 Benefits Size Control Approach Control Performance Eliminate Special Variation Identify issues quickly Equipment Broken Improve Performance Reduce Common Variation Identify trends/opportunities

7 Technology - Overview MPX Laser Line SPX Single Point Laser LSIZE Wireless Caliper PROBE Inductive Sensor

8 Applications Chip/Twin/Quad Cant Purpose Accurate Cant Width Advanced Shape Analysis Open Face Analysis Saw Step/Mismatch Closed Loop Size Control

9 Applications - Sideboard Scanning Purpose Accurate Board Thickness Quad Bandmill or Circular Saw Identify Sawlines Closed Loop SiCam Sideboard MPX

10 Applications Saw Deflection Purpose Measure Saw Movement PLC Feedback for Control Track Saw Behaviour Saw Step Quad Circular

11 Applications Gang Purpose Board Thickness Vertical or Horizontal Stack Dual for two sides Curve Saw Wane Analysis

12 Applications Small Log Line Purpose Thickness and Width Wane Analysis Dual Scanner for two sides Measure Profiled Piece

13 Applications Board Edger Purpose Accurate Board Width Single and Multiple Boards Wane Analysis Positioning Device Analysis Balanced piece with equal wane on each side Un Balanced piece with more wane on one side

14 Applications Fence Verification Purpose Accuracy of Fence Reduce Short Lumber Diagnose Fence Performance Immediate Alarm

15 Applications Length Gauge Purpose Accurate Length Measurement Immediate Alarm on Saw Issue Track Sawline Information Drop out short boards Accuracy at PET Lengths

16 Applications Planer Infeed Purpose Thickness and Width Trend Data by Load Drying Study Closed Loop

17 Applications Planer Outfeed Purpose Thickness and Width High Speed Scanning Immediate Alarm Closed Loop Size Control

18 Applications Wireless Caliper Size Control

19 Applications - Interface

20 Payback - Overview Payback Analysis Identify Every Opportunity Quantify the Cost/Benefit of Each Focus Resources for the Biggest Bang Be Conservative CBA Model Fiber Recovery Payback Cost Benefit Analysis Spreadsheet Scenarios Fast Detection of Specific Issues Scenarios (Below) Impacts Spreadsheet

Payback Board Edger Scenario Scanner: MPX 20 Issue:

narrow Repair: Opportunity: Press Roll not in the down

with edger not functioning well Boards were off size 20%

21 Payback Board Edger Scenario Scanner: MPX 20 Issue: Mechanical event occurs on Board Edger producing wide and narrow Repair: Opportunity: Press Roll not in the down position causing boards to move Edger ran for 14 hour with edger not functioning well Boards were off size 20% or more pieces fell off tailor belts Issue Begins Equipment Repaired

22 Payback Gang Scenario Scanner: MPX 12 Issue: Mechanical event occurs on Gang in Position 0 and 1 Repair: Inside saws have debris pushing saw 1 causing thick and thin Opportunity: Gang Ran 400 cants before problem detected Boards were off size during this event Inside Saw Ruined Issue Begins Equipment Repaired

23 Entire Mill Value 6 Month Example Measuare Board Edger Width Twin Cant Width Resolve Identify Machine issues Adjust / Fix 3 Saw Edger Chip Cant Sawn Cant Left Sawn Cant Right Sawn Cant

Value Mill Example % ON SIZE Width Edger #1 Edger

Twin Cant Width Feb Average 70% Resolve Identify

24 Value Mill Example % ON SIZE Width Edger #1 Edger #2 June/July Average 96% June/July Average 95% Feb Average 69% Feb Average 77% Cant Width June/July Average 85% Measure Board Edger Width Twin Cant Width Feb Average 70% Resolve Identify Machine issues Adjust / Fix Scanner Frame Issues (Poor Data)

25 Value Mill Example Planer Effect Better Sizes resulted in: Reduced Planer Skip 5%- 7% Improvement (graphed below) Reduced Planer Over Thick Smoother running planer and less Jam-ups

26 SiCam Systems Thank You Nick Barrett President Vancouver, BC

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