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Informative magazine for the industrial sawmill industry

Industrial Sawmilling
Solutions

TITAN Sawmilling
Systems

L. Garbers & Sons

Sawmill

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Welcome to the 16th edition of The Industrial Voice

magazine. Throughout this edition, you will find
recent installations of our industrial sawmilling
Contents
Informative magazine for the industrial sawmill industry

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equipment throughout the world including complete
sawmill systems in Europe, Africa, and the United
EDITORIAL &
States. In addition to many new installations, exciting
MARKETING MANAGER
developments within our industrial equipment line and Deanna Bunten Product News
support team have allowed us to have conversations
with new sectors of the industrial sawmilling industry EDITOR

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while continuing to identify opportunities to better serve Chase Warner
317.808.0818 – cwarner@woodmizer.com
our current customers’ needs.
ART DIRECTOR
For product news, we recently introduced our flagship Janine Axsom Company News
WM4500 industrial sawmill with many new features
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

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including a heavier bed, a stronger head, and wider
Paulina Lewandowska
blade capacity. The WM4500 has been exceptionally
Etienne Nagel
well received with many units ordered within the first
John Smith, CEO Ben Pike
Wood-Mizer months of it being made available to the market. In Chase Warner Events
addition, the WB2000 wideband sawmill has seen
extensive growth partly due to improved sawing performance facilitated by engineering CONTRIBUTING
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improvements, but also because of Wood-Mizer’s rapidly expanding material handling systems. PHOTOGRAPHERS
This allows our integration experts to design more automated and labor-efficient plant layouts Samantha Alexander
Jake Mooney
that are critical to improve ROI for our customers.
Etienne Nagel TITAN Sawmill Line Significantly
Marcin Piotrowski Improves Pallet Producer
On the secondary processing side, the EG800 board edger installations have accelerated as
the versatile, cost-effective machine is designed to allow for edging or ripping of material
from 12mm (1/2”) all the way up to 110mm (4-1/2”) thick. For the high-production EA3000
Harrison Pogue

CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER
Productivity 12
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transverse loading optimizing edger, we have teamed up with an optimization specialist Elizabeth Caudle
company to provide a vision-based scanning system that will consider color as well as shape
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
in its decision process.
Wood-Mizer welcomes your tips,
stories, and comments. Please WM4500 Industrial Sawmill Boosts EG800 Edger Streamlines
These developments, along with many others in the works, are part of our team’s ongoing understand, due to the high volume Production for Pallet and Grade Material Flow for Structural
efforts to push our own boundaries and improve our product offering with the final goal of of mail received, we may not be able Lumber Producer Timber Producer
making your business more profitable. Give us a call for a complete customized system layout to respond personally to each letter.
Submissions become the property of

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or to speak with our industrial team regarding new equipment to integrate into your operation.
Wood-Mizer and may be edited for
publication.
We look forward to discussing your next project with you and finding out how we can be
a significant partner in your business’s future success. REPRINTS AND PERMISSIONS
To order reprints of the magazine or WB2000 Wideband Sawmill TITAN Sawmill Line
request permission to republish an Increases Capacity for Pallet and Enhances Efficiency for Pallet
Sincerely, article, call 317.271.1542 or email Fence Board Producer Manufacturer
editor@woodmizer.com.

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CONTACT US
8180 W. 10th Street
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317.271.1542 • 800.553.0182 TITAN Sawmill Line Improves Smart Log Processing a
Efficiency with EA3000 Optimizing Blueprint for Efficiency
ON THE COVER: Edgers
TITAN Sawmill Line at
Meblohit. Read more about
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Wood-Mizer supports environmentally-friendly business
practices and sustainable forestry initiatives in the forest
and in its printed communications.

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Product HR150 & HR250 Company News

News
Industrial Band Resaws
Engineered for pallet and lumber operations,
the compact HR150 and HR250 include a
25HP (18kW) motor, 0 – 27 m/min (0 – 90
ft/min) variable feed, and 290 x 250mm ( 11- Industrial Sawmilling Solutions
1/2” x 10”) capacity. The HR150 is primarily
For decades Wood-Mizer has provided industrial equipment for customers
designed to resaw material into two pieces
around the world who require high levels of production. Wood-Mizer’s industrial
with each pass and it can also be used as a
sawmilling solutions are engineered and proven to maximize productivity, reduce
recovery saw for slabs, flitches, and jacket
labor requirements, and increase recovery from every log. The product range
boards. The HR250 is a twin blade resaw
includes rugged industrial headrigs, narrowband and wideband vertical breakdown
designed to resaw material into two or
saws, horizontal resaws, board edgers, multirips, and fully customizable lines.
three pieces with each pass. Contact your
local Wood-Mizer representative to order. Wood-Mizer is committed to customer success and has assembled an experienced
sales and service team to offer advice, knowledge, and local service worldwide for
your industrial sawmilling operation. Our dedicated team is available to evaluate
1-1/4” Tooth Spacing Vortex Dust-Removal customer requirements and design customized solutions for high-throughput

Bandsaw Blades
With increased air flow and higher
tooth penetration while sawing
mixed species, Wood-Mizer’s high-
performance Turbo 7 degree profile
is tried, tested, and proven by high
production, high horsepower, and high
feed rate operations throughout the
world. Combine this exclusive Turbo
7 profile with a wider 1-1/4” tooth
spacing gullet to provide an ideal blade
for high throughput grade resaw and
sawmill operations. Contact your local
Wood-Mizer representative to order.
operations throughout the world. Contact your local Industrial team member for
Bandsaw Blades
more information.
Luke Murrary
Patent pending and trademarked for its Corporate Industrial Products Director
Wood-Mizer
revolutionary design, the Vortex® blade
profile creates an extremely unique
turbulence that removes sawdust from
the cut. With a typical blade, sawdust
Your Industrial Sawmilling Solutions Teams
can remain on the board by spilling out
of the smaller gullet while sawing. By
USA
reducing the amount of sawdust left on
the board, the Vortex® blade minimizes
the need for additional sawdust removal
after processing. Contact your local
Wood-Mizer representative to order.

Gary Vande Linde Stacy Thompson Gary Moore Colin Campbell

gvandelinde@woodmizer.com sthompson@woodmizer.com gmoore@woodmizer.com ccampbell@woodmizer.com
WM4500 Industrial
Narrowband Sawmill
E n g i n e e r e d t o p r o d u c e g ra d e a n d d i m e n s i o n a l Europe Africa, Asia and South America
lumber, pallet boards, or breakdown logs for further
processing at high speeds, the WM4500 capitalizes
on thin-kerf blade technology to produce accurate
lumber while reducing material, labor, energy, and
maintenance costs. The WM4500 features 50mm
(2”) wide blade capacity, stronger head structure, and
heavy-duty bed construction for improved durability. Roman Pawlowski Adam Kubiak Peet Van Staden
rpawlowski@woodmizer.pl akubiak@woodmizer.pl pvanstaden@woodmizer.com
Contact your local Wood-Mizer representative to order.

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Events
LIGNA in Germany
Wood-Mizer has a long-standing presence at the LIGNA
woodworking show held every other year in Hannover,
Germany. At the event, Wood-Mizer showcases a broad
range of wood processing equipment available through
their established distribution network. Visitors to Wood-
Mizer’s stand (FG K44) at LIGNA 2019 will be presented
with new high-volume sawmilling equipment and
woodworking machinery.
Wood-Mizer’s line of high-volume sawmilling equipment
will be represented at LIGNA with several individual units
including the WB2000 wideband sawmill, the EA3000
optimizing board edger with scanning capability, and
a high capacity EG800
multirip e d g e r.
addition, new horizontal
resaws, professional
sawmilling equipment,
4-sided planer/moulders,
and other equipment
not yet publicly released
will be demonstrated.
According to LIGNA, the event held in Hannover, Germany
is the world’s leading trade fair for the woodworking and
timber processing industry. The biennial event is well
attended by more than 1,500 exhibitors, 93,000 visitors,
and 42,000 international guests in the industry.
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TITAN products are heavy-duty
wideband sawmilling solutions for
high-throughput industrial applications.
Forest Products Equipment
Expo in the USA
Wood-Mizer will attend the Forest Products Equipment
Expo 2019 in Georgia, USA. Visitors to Wood-Mizer Booth
1039 will be met with one of the largest displays of
equipment at the Expo. Wood-Mizer’s industrial sawmilling
equipment will be represented which includes the WM4500
industrial sawmill. In addition, a new horizontal resaw,
professional sawmilling equipment, a wide capacity
sawmill, and other equipment will be displayed.
Engineered to improve your production rates and elevate operational efficiency, the high-
In throughput, high-capacity Wood-Mizer TITAN line includes wideband sawmills, resaws, circular
saw edgers, multirips/gangs, optimizing edgers, and material handling equipment. Make your
business TITAN STRONG with a standalone unit or a complete system by contacting your
Wood-Mizer representative today.
According to the Expo, more than 100,000 square feet of
the Georgia World Congress Center will be dedicated to
showcase a broad range of forestry and wood processing
equipment during the 3-day exposition. Since 1950, the
TWIN VERTICAL SAWMILLS RESAWS EDGERS MULTIRIPS / GANGS
Expo has provided the forest products industry with a
quality venue to discuss trends, discover new technologies
and focus on manufacturing success.
woodmizer.com
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TITAN SAWMILL LINE

Significantly Improves
Pallet Producer
Productivity
Featuring Meblohit
By Paulina Lewandowska

P roduction efficiency is one of

the most important factors
determining success in the
pallet industry. For Jan Zawada,
Owner of Meblohit, production
efficiency has significantly
increased with a new Wood-
Mizer TITAN wideband sawmilling
line and his plan for additional
improvements is just getting
started.
Meblohit is a Polish company that has
been producing pallets for nearly 30
years. It’s a very challenging industry
in which production efficiency is one
of the most important factors leading
to success. Over the years Jan Zawada
has become an exper t in increasing
production efficiency. “I star ted this
business by producing construction
timber. Later on, the business model
began to change, and we star ted to
produce pallets. It was then that we
discovered how hard it was to make this
business really profitable,” Jan recalls.
They found that the machinery they
were using was inadequate to produce
pallets efficiently. “Initially, we used a
swing blade sawmill. The efficiency was
disappointing, so we bought our first
narrowband sawmill and then another
one to increase productivity,” says Jan.
Over time, it became clear that to keep
up with the market and not be left behind
their competitors, further investments
were needed. They considered the

“Nowadays it is very difficult to recruit employees, so one of the

main expectations we had of the new machinery was to increase
production efficiency without having to increase our number of
employees,” Jan says. “And so, we decided to purchase
Wood-Mizer’s TITAN line.”

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Meblohit: TITAN
status of the Polish labor market, and
knew that reducing the number of
employees required to operate machines
was becoming extremely important, in
addition to the machinery’s productivity
requirements. “Nowadays it is very
Sawmilling System
difficult to recruit employees, so one of
the main expectations we had of the new
machinery was to increase production
efficiency without having to increase our
number of employees,” Jan says. “And so,
we decided to purchase Wood-Mizer’s
TITAN line.”

Each Wood-Mizer TITAN line is set up

with various machines and material
handling solutions to meet
customer’s needs in the best possible
way. Meblohit’s TITAN line is made up
of a TV6000 Twinband Vertical Sawmill
with mechanized log loading, a MR3000
Multirip with a cant centralizing table,
and a HR500 Horizontal Resaw.Support
equipment includes a log deck, a slab
the
Even though he is satisfied with how their productivity is improving, Jan is already
thinking about the next investments he would like to make - complementing the
line with another resaw and an expanded sorting system. “Next year we intend
to add more Wood-Mizer machinery. According to my calculations, this will
allow us to increase productivity up to 120 m3 (51,000 board feet) of wood in
one shift without having to hire more employees,” he says.
PINE & SPRUCE

transfer deck, an operator platform,

1 800 90 m 3
and a sawdust collection conveyor
LOGS

that runs the length of the entire line. TV6000 Twinband Vertical Sawmill
This configuration ensures efficient Robust primary breakdown twin vertical saw that includes heavy-duty
(38,000 board feet)
pallets per day automated infeed and outfeed systems with feed speeds up to 60 m/min
processing of long, small diameter logs
every eight hours (195 ft/min). The TV6000 150mm (6 inch) wide blades create equal open
and the effective recovery of the slabs
for further processing. “We saw mainly faces on the sawn cant for higher recovery down the line at a multirip or

pine and spruce logs, 2-3 meters (6.5 -10
feet) long, and up to 45 cm (17 inches) in
diameter. The line layout that Wood-Mizer
designed for us has proved to be perfect
for our needs,” Jan says.
Even during the initial implementation
phase, Jan already could see
improvements. Previously they were
sawing about 60 m3 (25,000 board feet)
of logs in one eight-hour shift. So far, this
has increased to 90 m3 (38,000 board feet)
per shift. “With the TITAN line, we have
significantly increased efficiency without
additional workers. This has been very
important for me,” he says.
When asked why he chose Wood-Mizer machines, Jan’s answer was clear. “These
are really good machines. I know why they have such a good reputation in the
market. Their service is also excellent. I don’t have to wait more than 1-2 days
for parts or accessories, and we can’t afford longer downtime in my industry,”
he says.
gang saw.
MR3000 Multirip/Edger
Using sensor activated pneumatic roller hold-downs, the multrip edger
removes the outside edges of a cant while converting the rest of the cant
into multiple boards. With six blades, the MR3000 produces five boards
and two slabs in one pass at feed speeds up to 40 m/min (130 ft/min).
HR500 Horizontal Resaw
Mid-size two-head horizontal resaw for recovering slabs or resawing cants
to produce three boards in one pass. As production increases, the HR500
is configurable to add four more heads for a total of six heads for produc-
ing up to six boards and one slab in one pass with feed speeds up to 20
m/min (65 ft/min ).

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WM4500 INDUSTRIAL SAWMILL
Boosts Production for Pallet and
Grade Lumber Producer
Featuring L. Garbers & Sons Sawmill
By Chase Warner
T
he family-owned and
o p e ra t e d L . G a r b e r s &
Sons Sawmill in Northwest
Ohio, USA was established
in 1997 by Luther Garbers and his
two sons David and Marty. What
started out as a side business with
a portable sawmill has grown into
a full-time operation with a high-
production industrial sawmilling
system producing pallet material,
cut stock, blocking, and grade
lumber in Wauseon, Ohio.
L. Garbers & Sons Sawmill
During the formative years of the
business, David and Marty both
farmed and worked separate full-time
jobs so they were only able to help
their father at the mill on weekends
and holidays, but their interest in
sawing star ted at a young age. “We
both love sawing lumber and it’s a
joy to run the mill,” said David. “It all
star ted when we were kids running
our grandfather’s mill. We’ve grown
up with it in our blood.” When Luther
passed away in 2002 and farming
profits started to decline, the brothers
turned their focus to sawmilling and
began working full-time at the family
m i l l . “ O u r d a d a l w a y s to l d u s to
produce quality material and you will
always have work,” said David. “That’s
been true and we’ve held to that since
the start.”
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In addition to having decades of
experience running sawmill equipment,
L. Garbers & Sons has relied on Wood-
Mizer equipment for more than 20
years to produce accurate, consistent
material by maintaining thickness,
reducing waves or variation, and
minimizing wane. “We’ve always
received comments about the quality
and consistency of our material and
Wood-Mizer contributes a great deal
to our quality,” said Marty. “The quality
of how they construct their mills and
their engineering help you maintain
your production as well as your quality
of cutting.”
In addition to providing quality
material, L. Garbers has grown
throughout the decades by sawing a
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variety of material and taking smaller jobs
to get their foot in the door with a potential
for securing larger jobs with clients. For
example, the business entered the pallet
board business by first doing trailer
planking for a trucking company who
eventually started a steel coil shipping
business and contracted all pallet work
to L. Garbers & Sons. “If one product
is a little slower, another product will
pick up,” said David. “We try to keep our
eggs in different baskets.” The business
processes and sells material to a range
of clients including pallet stock to the
pallet industry, blocking to the railroad and
steel industry, and grade lumber to clients
throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana,
and Missouri.
Upgrading to a WM4500 Industrial
Sawmilling System
While L. Garbers has remained flexible to
produce whatever the market demands,
one constant has been operating with
Wood-Mizer sawmilling equipment. The
company star ted with a Wood-Mizer
LT40 hydraulic portable sawmill before
securing a large contract for producing
pallet stock. This led to an upgrade to an
LT40 super hydraulic portable sawmill to
meet production demands. After more
than 3,500 m³ (1,500,000 board feet) on
the LT40 super portable sawmill in just a
few years, the operation upgraded again to
an LT300 sawmill – Wood-Mizer’s largest
industrial mill at the time. Thousands
of cubic meters (several millions of
board feet) and sixteen years later, the
company operates today with an industrial
sawmilling system that includes a Wood-
Mizer WM4500 sawmill, EG400 board
edger, and material handling equipment.
They also maintain their own blades on-
site with Wood-Mizer blade sharpening
and setting equipment. “The WM4500
was huge for us, kind of like a present for
paying our dues and working our way up,”
said David.
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board footage before being sorted for

grade or pallet quality. If they are grade
quality, logs are also sorted by species.
On the WM4500 sawmill, logs are milled
into various sized cants and boards
depending on the customer needs and
sent to a transfer deck. For boards
that need to be edged, the transfer
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For straight edged material off the mill,
The installation of the WM4500 was and we can change the tooth set based
completed in approximately three days on the species we are sawing.” the transfer deck sends material to a
and David and Marty were both trained large chop saw to cut to the correct
by Wood-Mizer technicians on how to Processing Grade and Pallet Material length. Material is then stacked and
operate the new machinery. “What I like The sawmill business runs eight prepared to send out to clients.
most about the WM4500 is the powered hours a day, five days a week with David’s advice for start-up sawmill
toeboard rollers,” said Marty. “It is much five employees doing a variety of work operations is to work hard, market your
nicer shifting the log back and forth on business to grow your customer base,
the deck how you want and the dual
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WB2000 WIDEBAND SAWMILL
Increases Capacity for
Pallet and Fence Board
Producer
Featuring Carronbridge Sawmill
By Ben Pike
B
rian Wylie has been the
owner of Carronbridge
Sawmill in Scotland for
more than 23 years. With
the help of his wife, Veronica, and
g e n e ra l m a n a g e r B i l l Fr e w, t h e
operation has grown to process
36,000 tonnes of timber a year
and employs 27 full-time staff.
Specializing in the manufacture
and distribution of fence posts,
panels, pallets, battens and
trellises throughout the UK, the
team has developed a reputation for
quality first and foremost, but also
flexibility which Brian says sets
them apart from other large mills.
The latest addition to the operation
– a Wood-Mizer WB2000 wide band
sawmill – is helping the company
shelter itself from the volatility of
the timber market while increasing
production at the same time.
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Carronbridge Sawmill
There is evidence of a sawmill
at Carronbridge dating back to
the 1850s. Located just a shor t
distance from the Galloway Forest
– which produces 600,000 tonnes of
timber a year – coupled with good
transport links makes the site well
positioned for what it does. It wasn’t
until 1995 that Brian decided to take
over the operation. “I set it up as
a sideline business and a proper
base for my core work as a timber
harvester,” said Brian. “But over the
years we got quite good at what we
were doing and all of the sudden the
timber harvesting became a sideline
to the mill.”
As a sawmiller Brian had noticed
shortage of places to send smaller
logs. “It was just piling up on the side
of the road and there was nowhere
to get rid of it,” he explained. “I came
up with the bright idea of putting a
sawmill in to turn them into pallets
and that got rid of the problem.” It
took an initial investment of £40,000
and a team of six staff to help get
the milling business off the ground.
“It was just interesting to work with
all the wood and I saw the potential
to grow the business,” Brian added.
Slowly and steadily the mill – and
its reputation – grew. It made the
natural progression into fencing as
its customer base developed with an
emphasis on slats and feather-edge
boards. “It has taken us a long time
but we have a built up an excellent
customer base now,” he said. “We
don’t have a sales manager so all
our orders are repeat business and
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people who have seen what we
do and like it. We like to focus on
quality and we feel we deliver that
for our customers. A lot of the large
mills are very good at what they do
but their operations are quite rigid
so they’re looking to do articulated
lorries [trucks] filled with one
product. We will regularly put seven
or eight different sizes and products
onto lorries [trucks] because that’s
what our customers want.”
Looking Ahead
Brian always has one eye on the
future and another on the financials.
He says the availability and cost of
timber are big concerns. In the UK,
timber prices have grown due to
an increase in demand for smaller
logs from power stations and, with
a weakening of the pound, many
house builders are also looking to
secure domestic supplies rather
than impor t. “At the moment it’s
quite hard to buy logs – particularly
smaller sizes because the power
stations are taking them. One
nearby is burning close to 700,000
tonnes per year of virgin wood,”
Brian said. “Forest owners are doing
very well at the moment – probably
the best they’ve ever done, but in
the past they’ve arguably not been
getting the price they deserve. We
don’t know if we have reached the
top of the market yet.” That was
one of the key reasons why Brian
was attracted to a high production
machine. Having the ability to
handle large logs which are too
big for many markets would allow
him more freedom when sourcing
timber.
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First Introductions to the
with wood

CUT THE
WB2000 Sawmill
At the LIGNA forestry event in Germany in
2017 he came across Wood-Mizer’s WB2000

HEAVIEST
wide band sawmill. “At the time I didn’t know
Wood-Mizer made a wide band so it really
caught my eye,” shared Brian. “They brought
it over to a demonstration day in Cumbria so
I took Bill to go and look at it. We make an

HARDWOOD LOGS
offer on it there and then.” He became the
first owner of a WB2000 sawmill in the UK.

15 CUBIC
TONNES (7,200 board feet)

FROM BIG LOGS TO

RAILS, FENCING, GATE
POSTS, & SLEEPERS
There’s not much that the WB2000 can’t do to be honest
because it handles such a big log and that’s the main
advantage it has given us - the ability to cut 16 foot logs.
Brian is pleased with what he has seen
but, is looking at what he can do next. “The
saw is very good but we could run it a lot
faster - we’re not using it to its full potential
just yet,” shared Brian. “With one mill we WIDEBAND SAWMILL
are doing up to 60 cubic tonnes (28,800 Features & Options
board feet) a day and with the wide band • Touch screen control panel
we’re doing a further 15 cubic tonnes (7,200 • Multicamera display
board feet) from bigger logs for smaller
• Powerful hydraulic log handling
Installed on five
Installed five continents,
oncontinents, the WB2000 WIDEBAND
the WB2000 SAWMILL
WIDEBAND
orders such as rails, fencing, gate posts
• 30 or 37 kW (40 or 49HP) motor offers a 900mm
SAWMILL offers(35”) max cut(35”)
a 900mm widthmax 6 ton
andcut log capacity
width and 6 tonforlog
and sleepers. There’s not much that the
WB2000 can’t do to be honest because it • Additional options capacitycutting the heaviest
for cutting hardwood
the heaviest logs. logs.
hardwood
handles such a big log and that’s the main
advantage it has given us - the ability to cut
16 foot logs. In the past we could only cut
up to 12 foot so we have the ability to buy
bigger logs so we’re not competing so much
with the power stations.”
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TITAN SAWMILL LINE
Improves Efficiency with EA3000
Optimizing Edgers
Featuring UCL Sawmill
By Etienne Nagel
T
he two Wood-Mizer
EA3000 Optimizing Edgers
operating at UCL Sawmill
in South Africa are part of
the company’s ongoing sawmilling
improvement program to increase
its sawn timber production
capacity and efficiency. The
agricultural company uses its
own commercially grown timber
to produce cer tified structural
timber that is sold locally and in
the region.
Challenges with Manual Edging
The expectation is that manual edging
crews will always make the right
decision on how to edge a waney
edged board to get the best volume
and value out of it. But the reality is
somewhat different. Edging is a high-
piece count and physically demanding
activity where mistakes add up and
recoveries drop as crews tire over
the course of a shift. To manually
wrestle heavy sideboards into position
and still judge which position and
dimension will give the best recovery
often results in bottlenecks that
impacts output and overall sawmill
efficiency. Optimizing edgers are
designed to alleviate the bottlenecks
that occur during the edging process
to improve overall edging efficiency.
Before the introduction of Wood-
M i z e r ’s o p t i m i z i n g e d g e r s , t h i s
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efficiency typically came with a hefty
price tag.
Wood-Mizer Optimizing Edgers
Wood-Mizer’s innovative approach to
its optimizing edgers balance cost
with effectiveness to give sawmillers
an intelligent edging solution with
a justified price tag. Overall, the
EA1000/EA3000 optimizing edgers
offer an affordable, simple, robust and
automated edging solution.
The entire edging process is automated
and uses optical scanning technology
Up to at feed speeds of up to
boards/minute
240 m/min
(780 ft/min)
to achieve high precision and low
waste edging of boards. The system is
made up of a material infeed conveyor,
scanning station, positioning station,
sawing head and waste separation
outfeed. On the material infeed side,
both transverse and in-line material
infeed options are available. The
transverse option has an unscrambler
and cross-transfer conveyor that
separates and indexes each board
for scanning. The in-line option can
also be fitted with an unscrambler to
separate material before feeding it
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into the machine. The transverse option “We decided to opt for the EA3000’s because of availability and cost. The
handles long and short lengths equally first unit was part of our 2015 Wood-Mizer line installation and the fact
well while the in-line option is better that it met our expectations and requirements primed the decision to get
suited to shorter lengths. the second unit,” Keith said. “On the TITAN line, if we were to include more
Scanning is done in-line or transverse
depending on the material infeed option
25 cm (9”) diameter logs in the current 13cm to 23cm (5” – 9”) diameter
log mix, we would reach between 180 and 200 m³ (76,200 – 84,700 board
feet) per nine-hour shift.”
that is chosen. The computer reads the
profile of each board to confirm how
“Due to the fact that the optimizing edgers have removed
the board will be edged to recover the
best volume and value. After scanning, the human error that are related to manual operations,
the boards pass through an alignment the recovery in the wetmill is now more consistent and
station where the board width is read
therefore has a positive impact on the bottom line.”
and communicated to the electric servo
sizing system that adjusts the width of
cut before the board is cut. Depending
on the conditions, the EA1000/EA3000
can edge up to 20 boards/minute at feed
speeds of up to 240 m/min (780 ft/min).
The optimization technology uses
Windows-based software to ensure simple
training and ease of use for the operator.
Improving Efficiency at UCL Sawmill
UCL Sawmilling’s Operations Manager
Keith Bailey reported on the following key
results that UCL have achieved since both
of the EA3000’s were commissioned.
EA3000 optimizing edger system
with in-line unscrambler, queuing
deck, and tailing option.
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“On the framesaw line, it would be difficult to do a
volume comparison between what we cut when we
edged manually and what we’re now achieving with the
EA3000,” Keith said. “This is because our log diameters
have changed. We’re currently cutting 25 cm (9”) and
180 and 200 m³
above diameters on the frame saw line and our input
now stands at between 180 and 200 m³ (76,000 – 84,000
board feet) per nine-hour shift.”
“The installation of the optimizing edger in the framesaw
line has improved the wetmill recovery calculated over
six months by 1.4%. Due to the fact that the optimizing
edgers have removed the human error that are related
to manual operations, the recovery in the wetmill is now
more consistent and therefore has a positive impact on
the bottom line. I am sure that if we were to increase
our volume of 25mm and 19mm (1” and ¾”) boards by
changing our cutting pattern strategy, our recovery will
increase even further. The added benefits of the new
units have been reduced manning levels and with the
accuracy of cut also improving now that human error on
alignment has been reduced,” Keith Bailey concluded.
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(76,000 – 84,000 board feet)
per nine-hour shift
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UCL Sawmill: TITAN
Sawmilling System
TV6000 Twinband Vertical Sawmill
Robust primary breakdown twin vertical saw that includes heavy-duty automated
infeed and outfeed systems with feed speeds up to 60 m/min (195 ft/min). The
TV6000 150 mm (6 inch) wide blades create equal open faces on the sawn cant
for higher recovery down the line at a multirip or gang saw.
MR3000 Multirip/Edger
Using sensor activated pneumatic roller hold-downs, the multrip edger removes
the outside edges of a cant while converting the rest of the cant into multiple
boards. With six blades, the MR3000 produces five boards and two slabs in one
pass at feed speeds up to 40 m/min (130 ft/min).
HR6000 Twin Head Horizontal Resaw
Heavy-duty two-head horizontal resaw for recovering sideboards/slabs or
resawing cants to produce three boards in one pass. As little as 0.3 seconds is
needed to change the size for each sideboard even when feeding at 20 boards
per minute. The HR6000 150 mm (6 inch) wide blades are capable of fast feed
speeds up to 80 m/min (260 ft/min).
EA3000 Optimizing Board Edger
Using optical scanning technology to achieve high precision and low waste
edging of boards, the EA3000 optimizing board edger system includes material
infeed conveyor, scanning station, positioning station, sawing head, and waste
separation outfeed. This system is capable of edging up to 20 boards/minute at
feed speeds up to 240 m/min (780 ft/min).
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EG800 EDGER
Streamlines Material Flow for
Structural Timber Producer
Featuring Capio Lumber
By Etienne Nagel
C
apio Lumber is a
successful sawmill
in South Africa that
produces structural
timber for the construction
industry in the region. A
complete Wood-Mizer sawmill
line, that has undergone several
upgrades over the past six years,
has allowed Capio Lumber to
meet its output targets that
have risen consistently since
the mill’s start in 2012.
Capio Lumber’s current breakdown
capacity consists of a Wood-Mizer
LT20B electric sawmill and two
Wood-Mizer LT70 sawmills. The
mill’s secondary processing side
consists of three Wood-Mizer HR200
single head resaws, a Wood-Mizer
HR500 double-head resaw, and a
Wood-Mizer EG300 board edger.
Improved productivity came under
the spotlight with the addition of a
Wood-Mizer EG800 board edger to
Capio Lumber’s equipment line-up.
Management is confident that the
efficiencies from the entire line and
specifically the EG800, will position
the mill for constant growth.
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the time stood at +-60 m³ (25,400 board feet) depending Because the EG800 can rip material up to 110 mm (4”)
on log size and recovery averaged 60%. thick with a multi-blade arbour, the cutting patterns for
the breakdown units are very simple and allows for a
“Despite the numbers, we knew that we could streamline multitude of product sizes. The initial top-bottom log
the process better and improve overall productivity,” squaring process is fast, puts less strain on the breakdown
Bruce commented. “To produce the block sizes for the
resaw required turning the log through four sides. The
sideboards that resulted from this took excessive effort
unit, produces only two sideboards, and the operator is
less likely to make a mistake. Less mistakes also means
higher saleable volumes and better-quality end product.
to reroute to a busy recovery section and we tended to Less sideboards also alleviates the pressure on recovery
only recover low value shorts. To produce the blocks also and requires less labor and material handling systems to
ate into productivity time on the breakdown machines. move from breakdown to recovery.
Efficiency improvements included a more streamlined
material flow that required less labor, less machine time, “One of the most important benefits of the EG800 has been
and gave more flexibility to change board sizes quickly a more streamlined material flow,” Bruce Moxham says.
that allowed us to recover higher value product.” “Previously, material and material handling systems, which
also required a lot of labor, criss-crossed at various places,
“In total however, the EG800 has unlocked which made the mill very busy. The stop-start process and
a more streamlined material flow that has our inability to find clear channels that could make the mill
more productive, placed a ceiling on further expansion.
given us the clear channels we need to
Looking at the final numbers, recovery and output has
now take production to the next level.” stayed pretty much the same, but we’ve managed to
recover more brandering (38 x 38 mm or 1 ½” x 1 ½”), which
Benefits of the Wood-Mizer EG800 Edger is a good seller. In total however, the EG800 has unlocked
The EG800 edger has resulted in simplified primary a more streamlined material flow that has given us the
breakdown, sizing flexibility, less machine movements for clear channels we need to now take production to the
the reduction of sideboards, and streamlined material flow. next level.”
+-60 m 3
Improving Efficiency at
Capio Lumber (25,400 board feet)
Before the EG800 was installed, the
two LT70’s and LT20 broke the logs
down into blocks and sideboards.
Saleable timber from the sideboards
was recovered on the HR200’s and
EG300 edger. The blocks were
passed through the HR500 double-
head resaw to produce two or
three boards. According to Bruce
M ox h a m , w h o m a n a g e s C a p i o
Lumber with Ross Scorgie, output at
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TITAN SAWMILL LINE
Enhances Efficiency for Pallet
Manufacturer
Featuring Rocklands Sawmill
By Etienne Nagel
B
oth narrow and wide bandsaw blades have specific benefits. A sawmilling solution that can fill the gap
between the two blade types, opens the door to the versatility needed to build profitable sawmilling
businesses. Wood-Mizer’s TV2000 twin vertical saw and HR2000 horizontal resaw are the answer in the
small to medium sized sawmilling sector. This allows for a sawmilling solution that gives sawmillers
the flexibility to either run wider blades for more performance or narrower band profiles for those looking for
a simpler saw doctoring process. The versatility that this solution offers has a number of secondary benefits
that adds to the utility of the Wood-Mizer line.
Improving Efficiency at Rocklands Sawmill
Rocklands Sawmill is a mining timber mill located in South
Africa. It was established in mid-2010 in conjunction
with local partners to provide a higher value take-off for
burnt and fresh timber for Peak Timber Producers after
the devastating fires of 2007 and to produce high quality
products for local and export markets.
The mill’s key output is mining timber with a wet-off-
saw line also kicking into gear in 2013 to supply pallet
components to manufacturers in South Africa. The wet-
off-saw line is built entirely around Wood-Mizer equipment.
Primary breakdown at Rocklands is done with a TV2000
Twin Vertical Saw. Sideboards from there are fed to two
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increased significantly into the future.
Wood-Mizer Hybrid Twin Vertical Saws and Resaws
The Hybrid range consists of primary and secondary
breakdown machines with both designed to run narrower
resaws, a HR2000 resaw and a HR4000 Twin resaw. The
sideboards and two-sided cant exiting the TVS are edged
and ripped with four board edgers.
Current input into the mill of mainly 2.5 and 3.1 m (8’
to 10’) Eucalyptus logs stand at 500-600 logs per day.
Although daily and monthly output was undisclosed,
recovery figures are estimated at between 48 and 50%.
Speaking to Rocklands Mill Manager Jaco Fourie, he
said the line’s compact design and flexibility makes it
possible to achieve the output that they’re achieving from
makes it possible to achieve the output that
it currently. Jaco concludes that he is confident that
the line has not reached its limit yet and that it can be
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do so in the most affordable manner possible
Hybrid Twin Vertical Saws
The Wood-Mizer Hybrid Twin Vertical Saws are an efficient
and affordable primary breakdown solution to cut the log
into a two-sided cant. The TV2000 and TV2000-AFL are
both suitable for log diameters of between 120 – 400 mm
(4-3/4” – 16-3/4”).
Features include feed speeds of up to 40 m/min (130 ft/
min), manual or automated log loading, various sharp
chain options, pressurized feed rollers to ensure a stable
cut, heavy duty construction for high strain sawing and
electronic cut size control. With the automated cut size
control, the operator simply selects a cut size and the
or wider bandsaw blades.
machine will automatically adjust to that size. This removes
• From a price point and compared to other offerings,
the need to sort the logs before sawing. Additional options
the range offers heavy duty sawmilling capacity at very
affordable price. This makes it accessible to small and
2.5 and 3.1 m
medium sized sawmills
Eucalyptus Logs
• The affordability of the range, the customization
possibilities that it offers and the productivity that
(8’ to 10’)
it gives, empower sawmillers to widen margins and
extend efficiencies
• The ability to run blade widths that vary in size from
32 to 80 mm (1-1/4” to 3”) can be customized further
500-600
logs per day
with the choice to run spring set, swage set and stellite
tipped 65 to 80mm (2-1/2” to 3”) wide saws on one
headrig platform
are also available to fit the needs of various operations.
• Heavy duty feed mechanics is standard for the entire
Hybrid Horizontal Resaws
range
Wood-Mizer’s Hybrid HR2000 Resaw is a high-performance,
• The range is simple to maintain and operate and can
industrial capacity resaw that is available in a single or
easily slot into existing lines
back-to-back twin-head configuration. It is suitable for
• The Hybrid range also slots in neatly between Wood-
processing sideboards and cants or blocks measuring up
Mizer’s narrow bandsaw ranges, TITAN TV4000 (4”
to 350 mm (13-3/4”) wide and 290 mm (11-1/2”) high.
or 5” wide blades) and TV6000 (6” wide blades) twin
vertical saws, and HR4000 (4” or 5” wide blades) and
Factors that contribute to its productivity and efficiency
HR6000 (6” wide blades) resaw bandsaw range
Include:
• Sawmillers benefit from the wider product choice,
• Feed speeds of up to 40 m/min (130 ft/min)
increased flexibility to integrate different solutions
• A heavy-duty headrig construction for high strain, high
from the same producer in one line, and the ability to
speed accurate sawmilling
• Pneumatically assisted powered hold-down rollers
“...the line’s compact design and flexibility
• Heavy-duty in and outfeed slat-chain bed with variable
speed
they’re achieving from it currently.” The unit can easily integrate into existing lines. Low power
consumption adds to the utility of the product.
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S
a w m i l l e r s t h ro u g h o u t t h e
WOOD-MIZER SMART LOG PROCESSING SYSTEM:
world share the same
objective to produce
sawn timber in the most
• L ow capital and installation costs Wood-Mizer’s proprietary blade
cost-effective and efficient way • M odular to expand with sawmill maintenance equipment
p o s s i b l e t o m a x i m i z e p ro f i t s . needs • I ncludes material handling systems
Recovery is an important measure • P roduces more product and less to increase mechanization and
waste throughput
of overall efficiency and is gauged
• L ow power consumption • A n ideal sawmilling solution for
by comparing the input and output markets processing small to
• I s inexpensive to maintain
volume through the sawmill. medium-sized logs
• U ses thin-kerf blades to deliver
However, small diameter or poorly • E asy to use and low training costs
better log yield than other
shaped logs can drastically reduce processing methods
recovery and efficiency. In many • B lade maintenance is easy with
forestry environments, small to
medium diamter logs, low-value logs A TYPICAL SLP LINE CONSISTS OF:
from thinning, and tops of harvested
trees are readily available. This can
provide an oppor tunity to boost
efficiency if the correct equipment
is in place to process these types of
logs. In addition to reducing labour, Various log in and outfeed options A Twin Vertical Saw (TVS) for primary
energy, maintenance, and training allow for stable and accurate cutting breakdown to produce two-sided cant
during primary breakdown
costs, increased mechanization that
can smooth the flow of logs through
the line are among opportunities to
improve efficiency.

Wood-Mizer Smart Log

Processing System
Resaw options on
Wood-Mizer’s Smar t Log Processing both the secondary A Single Vertical Saw (SVS) for
(SLP) system is a flexible series of breakdown and recovery secondary breakdown to produce
side. Up to six resaws the third side of three-sided cant
modular products that use thin-kerf
inline to produce six
boards and one slab in
one pass

SMART LOG PROCESSING Various material handling

A Blueprint for Efficiency

options to increase
Edger on recovery to square slab mechanization and reduce
sides and cut boards into final spec labour costs
By Etienne Nagel boards

A full SLP line can be seen on page 30.

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SLP
SLP
SMART LOG PROCESSING
SMART LOG PROCESSING
MAXIMIZE LOG YIELD AND REDUCE
MAXIMIZE LOG YIELD AND REDUCE
INVESTMENT
INVESTMENTAND
AND OPERATATIONAL COSTS
OPERATATIONAL COSTS

blades on each sawmill unit in the
line to deliver better yield and higher
profits from lower-value logs between
100 - 400mm (4” – 16”) in diameter to
increase overall efficiency.
The SLP line has been successfully
used in sawing high-quality structural
timber and pallet material. It is
a diverse and modular line that
can be adapted to many different
Tried and Tested
The SLP system was first introduced
to the market in 2007. Since then,
board feet) into the mill, 1050 m³ Highly popular
Highly popular amongamongpallet pallet manufacturers,
manufacturers, thethe
SLPSLP line
line is isengineered
engineered to make
makethe
themost
most profit possible
profit possible
(445,000 board feet) of sawn timber from low value logs and increasing your competitive edge. The SLP line has been
from low value logs and increasing your competitive edge. The SLP line has been successfully used successfully used in in
out per month, and recovery stands at sawing high quality construction grade boards to pallet
sawing high quality construction grade boards to pallet material. material.
72%. Log diameters vary from 130 mm It is a diverse line that can be adapted to many
It is a diverse line that can be adapted to many
(5”) to 405mm (16”) and logs lengths different configuration requirements to suit
differenttheconfiguration requirements to suit
sawmillers needs.
are between 2.4 to 3 m (8 and 10
the sawmillers needs.
feet). The owners are confident that
output can be expanded further going
forward with the profitably of the mill
exceeding all expectations.

configurations and arrangements to
suit the cutting needs of the sawmill
operation. The SLP line utilizes Wood-
Mizer’s modular system, with many of
1050 m³
the solution has found international
application in sawmilling markets
around the world. Full lines or (445,000 board feet)

the machines using the same electrical variations of the SLP system that have of sawn timber out per month
parts, belts, and bearings, requiring slotted into existing sawmilling lines

2250 m³
the operation to keep fewer spares now operate throughout the world.
on hand.
An SLP system that went live in
(953,000 board feet)
South Africa in the Western Cape
in 2015 illustrates the value of the into the mill per month SYSTEM EQUIPMENT IN ABOVE CONFIGURATION
solution further. When the system was
commissioned in 2015, the sawmill
owners had a projected monthly figure recovery stands at SYSTEM EQUIPMENT IN ABOVE CONFIGURATION

72%
of 800 m³ (340,000 board feet) into
the mill, 400 m³ (170,000 board feed) TVS - Twin SVS - Single 6-Head Edger Log Deck Log Incline Chain Incline Roller Table
Vertical Saw Vertical Saw and 2-Head Deck Conveyor
of sawn timber out, and a recovery Horizontal
percentage of 66%. Current figures Resaws

for the unit stand at 2250 m³ (953,000

TVS - Twin SVS - Single 6-Head Edger Log Deck Log Incline Chain Incline Roller Table
Vertical Saw Vertical Saw and 2-Head Deck Conveyor
Horizontal
Resaws
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