SCANNING SOONER: MOVING GRADE OPTIMIZATION INTO THE SAWMILL GOLDENEYE 900. Norvin Laudon, CTO Springer-Microtec

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1 SCANNING SOONER: MOVING GRADE OPTIMIZATION INTO THE SAWMILL GOLDENEYE 900 Norvin Laudon, CTO Springer-Microtec

2 CONTENT: 1. MICROTEC SCANNING TECHNOLOGIES 2. WHAT S DIFFERENT ABOUT GOLDENEYE 900? 3. TEAL JONES SAWMILL INSTALLATION 4. TEAL JONES BENEFITS

3 SCANNING & OPTIMIZATION: LOGS LUMBER COMPONENTS

4 LOGS CT.Log Logeye iras SCANNERS CT scanner for logs 3D + Colour + Xray scanner for logs Simple 2 plane infrared log scanner Interopt Maxicut Winlog Optiline SOFTWARE Bucking Optimizer Breakdown Optimizer Logyard control suite Carriage / Bandsaw visualization

5 LUMBER Goldeneye 900 Wanescan TRANSVERSE Transverse multi-channel board quality grading scanner Transverse high resolution 3D Trimmer/Edger scanner Lumber Panel LINEAL Lineal Lumber Scanners Trim, Chop, Grade - various speeds up to 4000 fpm GE300, GE500, GE700, GE800 Wide board/panel rip/grading scanner -widths to 70 inches

6 Warp LUMBER COMPONENTS Moisture Strength Lineal/Transverse warp scanner Lineal/Transverse Moisture Meter MSR for boards and logs Density Cup/Pith Sorting Low power transverse X-ray Precise Pith Location Sorter, Packaging control

7 Goldeneye 900 Multi-Sensor Transverse Quality Scanner Scans planed and rough lumber, both green and dry Modular design, 6 to 26 feet Trimmer, Edger, Grading, Reman, Rip & Chop Optimization Only Transverse Scanner on market with high resolution X-ray

8 GOLDENEYE 900: SCANNING TECHNOLOGY

9 MiCROTEC CROMETIC CAMERA The next generation CMOS-sensor: Designed specifically for imaging wood completely in house by Microtec Fastest camera available on the market for wood processing. MiCROTEC 2012

10 Goldeneye Multi-Sensor analysis

11 SCANNING & OPTIMIZATION: GOLDENEYE 900 INSTALLATION TEAL JONES

12 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Installation Date: June 2016 Length: 24 ft Location: Trimmer, Sawmill (Green) GOLDENEYE 901 JUNE 10, 2016

13 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Installation: Through roof in 4 pieces (Modular, can also be assembled in place in 3 foot sections) Installs at normal grading chain height, no modifications to mill flow required

14 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Species: Hemlock, Doug Fir, Western Red Cedar, Cypress End Products: Metric, Imperial, Dimension CLS, Appearance, Green, Dry, Rough, Planed Markets: China, Japan, Belgium, Australia, USA, Canada, >50,000 Boards Products set up in scanner!!! (grade, width, thickness, length, species, market)

15 Coastal Western Red Cedar

16 Coastal Western Red Cedar

17 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Defects: Knots (dead, live) Splits/Shake Pitch Pockets Bark Pockets Stains (Blue, Brown) Lack of Material (Tear out, Holes, Wane) Pith Rot (HemFir)

18 GOLDENEYE 900 INSTALLATION TEAL JONES BENEFITS

19 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Benefit 1: Reduced trim loss in planermill 9.5% to 2.5% 7% less waste being dried, planed, handled Chips worth more green!

20 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Benefit 2: For products which are shipped green: No regrading/further trimming required Final products produced in sawmill are on grade! Translates to increased recovery on sawline pushing more wane on canter & edger

21 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Benefit 3: Reduction in graders: Hemlock/Doug Fir: from 3 graders to 1 check grader Cedar: from 3 graders to 1-2 check graders (depending on run)

22 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Benefit 4: Ease of use: Extremely complex custom cuts, which may only last for a shift, can be set up in minutes. Quote from Kelly (QC) when setting up a new cut: What used to take hours with the old scanner, I can now do in minutes. When the cut is started, I don t have to go downstairs to double check the lumber, the scanner is always on grade.

23 Goldeneye 900 Installation: Teal Jones Surrey, BC Bottom Line: Payback Dick Jones (owner) estimates payback was less than 6 months.

24 Thank you! Questions?