SIA "VMS Timber” is an international company which produces and sells wood panelling for saunas, pallets, mobile saunas and cottages.
Year: 2021
Time of implementation: 12 months
BestCut M2 sawing and optimization system
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Goal
The goal of this project was to develop a sawing and optimization solution for processing European Ash planks into sauna panels. The solution should be autonomous, minimize waste, maximize the value of output while increasing processing speed and precision.
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Challenge
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Increase the ripsaw production speed to match the rest of the production line's capacity
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Automatize plank sawing process
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Lack of quality control
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Solution
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Full 3D and visual information of both sides of each plank
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AI defect detection model for 7 European Ash defect types
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Optimization algorithm that divides each plank into products from the daily production mix
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Chain-driven saw infeed positioning system that is based on visual information of each individual plank
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Results
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The value out of each plank is maximized increasing the overall system yield by 10%
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Production rate increased 3 times
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Decreased operator workload freeing them for other tasks
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Production statistics and reporting system for each product that has been produced always accessible to the management