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   Cant sawing log positioning in a sawmill: searching for an optimal solution

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: CB Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa J de V du Plessis --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa NH Smit --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa

   Automated three-dimensional log scanning and positioning systems in a sawmill have a limited time available to reach an optimal positioning solution before primary breakdown sawing starts. In this study a search algorithm (tentacle algorithm) was developed for this task and...

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   Determining optimal primary sawing and ripping machine settings in the wood manufacturing chain

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Berndt G Lindner --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa PJ Vlok --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa

   for wood manufacturers around the world, the single biggest cost factor is known to be its raw material. Maximum volume recovery of this raw material is, therefore, of key importance for the industry. The wood products industry consists of several...

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