ZippyScan - BestCut M4
Multi-sensor cant cutting optimization scanner with four-sided quality evaluation with full 2D product placement
BestCut M4 in our ZippyScan series employs hi-res visual and 3D sensors alongside AI to full automate sawmills cant cutting operations according to the final product quality. The scanner accurately measure cants' dimensions and artifacts and sends digital commands to the cant turning and bandsaw mechanism.
Zippy Vision AI-driven defect recognition system ensures stability with minimal sensitivity to environmental factors like sawdust or ice.
The scanner leverages HPC, digital twin technology, and an API for real-time business intelligence to streamline operations and boost efficiency.
How does it work?
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HPC powered optimization
Digital twin based integration optimization
The cloud-based or edge-based digital twin enables continuous optimization of sawmill operations using real-time data. By simulating various scenarios and exploring what-if situations, the digital twin allows for adjustments in product goals to align with downstream processing capacity, ensuring efficient and cost-effective production.
1. Measurement and Defect Recognition
The BestCut M4 Scanner utilizes hi-resolution visual and 3D sensors to accurately measure cant planes' dimensions and defects.
2. Optimization and full 2D product placement
The scanner leverages HPC to optimize all four sides with multistep strategy maximizing total value cut from each beam.
3. Opportunistic Forward-Looking Optimization
The scanner employs a generic optimization system that maximizes wood utilization while considering downstream processing costs, multi-step strategies, packaging material expenses, and wood chip prices for lower-quality or waste wood.
4. Side selection
The scanner communicates the cant turning, cut thickness, and product destination each time the cant passes through.
5. Parallel beams processed
The system can manage several beams of different sizes in parallel on the same "Merry-Go-Round" system and allows for fully autonomous line operation.
6. Next in line
All the high value planks then are sent to ZippyScan-BestCut M2 scanner. This system scans the unedged plank from both sides and manages a multi-blade system to optimize further processing of the wood, ensuring maximum utilization and efficiency throughout the entire production process.