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A pile of timber sorted and graded into their uniform size
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A saw doctor has completed a 4 year apprenticeship with typically a TAFE. They can be employed anywhere in the world within a mill.
This saw doctor, James, is hammering a edger saw to take out any lumps created during the cutting process.
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All external timbers are treated through this plant (e.g. decking wood) .
MicroPro® technology is a revolutionary way to pressure treat wood for decks, fences, landscaping and general construction uses. MicroPro pressure treated wood is treated with micronized copper preservatives, which help protect against termite damage and fungal decay. MicroPro offers many benefits including significantly improved corrosion performance. MicroPro treated wood products are US building code compliant.
The Koppers MicroPro technology is the first treated wood process to be certified under Scientific Certification Systems Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) program based on Life-Cycle Assessment.
For more information go to: https://www.koppersperformancechemicals.com/micropro/
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Band Saw sharpening machines
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Band saws are used within the twin cut edger to cut boards off complete logs. They are brought to the saw shop to be realigned, tensioned and straightened using this machine.
After this machine, it will go into the Sharpener to be sharpened (behind you).
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Bandsaw being sharpened
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Bandsaws are rotated out from the Twin Cut Edger machine for regular maintenance.
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Bandsaws waiting to be plasma tipped
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Blue conveyor belt - sawdust conveyor travels outside
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Boards are laser scanned for cutting optimisation
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Boards requiring docking travel to the docking station
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Boron is a naturally occurring preservative used to protect the insect borer-susceptible sapwood of some hardwood species, including Spotted Gum. The active ingredient of boron-based timber treatments is disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, which occurs naturally, is not toxic to mammals in small amounts and is not considered a large environmental threat.
For more information on Boron treatment go to: https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/household-building-and-renovation/treated-timber/timber-treatments/boron-based-treated-timber
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Cut sizes are adjusted for each log by the operator
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Deck vision - to help guide boards to the multisaw
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Docker waste timber --> Yellow conveyor belt --> Wood chipper
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Docks, or trims, boards to the chalk mark created by the docker grader person.
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Dry mills interstate will take these plastic wrapped treated timber to process into decking, flooring and cladding.
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Each pile is a different species of timber
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For each species of tree harvested and brought to the mill, the loader operator sorts them into their own piles ready for processing through the mill.
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Forklift operators are used throughout the mill to transport stacks from the mill to the treatment plant, from the treatment plant to dispatch holding yards and more!
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Forklift operators collect air dried stacks of timber
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Good boards travel along this conveyor to be graded
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Grader performs the final grading of the timber. They will sort out timber that required re-cutting or re-docking.
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Grader/dockerperson marks boards with chalk where they need docking (cutting). if the board is a pallet board, the grader docker person will place 2 marks on the board and the scanner technology at the docker saw will automatically sort these into pallet lengths.
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Green Chain - final sorting process
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Hand controls move the loaders arm
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Inside this machine is a hob and gauge. If the board has a straight side on it, the operator can use the hob (set of rollers that holds boards against the gauge) and gauge (fixed stop) to cut it. If it doesn't have a straight side, he can move the hob and gauge away and the saw will cut them.
the first run of lights is Saws 1 and 2. Next row is saws 3 and 4. Each saw is a different size and the operator can choose the best combination of saws to achieve the required width.
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Log Yard
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Log is laser scanned to determine the thickness of board to be cut
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Logs are scanned and cut to their required length
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Logs arrive by truck from sustainably managed hardwood plantation and native forests. About 9 trucks a day arrive at the mill, carrying roughly 21m3 of timber, that equates to 6-60 logs depending on the species of hardwood they are carrying.
The trucks are unloaded by a loader, and sorted into their respective species - each of these piles of logs you see are different species.
The mill in Kyogle processes approximately 20 different hardwood tree species through the mill. For each timber species, the saws are adjusted according to that species' requirements, and are processed in species specific batches.
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Logs enter the mill via the Log Ladder at even intervals
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Logs enter the mill via the Log wash. Here they are high pressure washed to remove any stones or other debris to ensure the blades aren't damaged in the mill.
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Maddie has been working at the mill for around 3 years and thinks working outside all the time in this big loader is "great".
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Maddie is driving a 380WA Komatsu Loader. About 9 trucks per day are unloaded from sustainably harvested forests throughout the region. Each truck has the capacity to transport 21m3 of timber - depending on the species of tree, this is anywhere from 6-60 logs.
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Multisaw - cuts boards to width required
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Multisaw outfeed - monitors the flow of timber
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Multisaw
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Nothing is ever wasted in the wood industry. The growing of timber takes on average 30 years and it is important therefore to make use of every part of the resource including the waste wood fibres from the milling process. Because of this, nothing is wasted as all parts of the tree and their wood fibres can be used and on-sold.
Timber/Wood is made up of wood fibres - individual cells of the plant that are made of cellulose and held together by a glue substance called lignin.
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One joystick will line up the log (left). The other (this joystick) can shift the log backwards and forwards on the track.
Each joystick has a number of buttons that are used to control other elements of the machine including rollers, deck movement and dogs on the infeed.
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Pin stops - help the operator move the boards along the deck
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Residues from the mill are chipped and on-sold to other businesses. Nothing is wasted in the mill!
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Saws remain within the machine for up to 2-3 minutes
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Sharpens bigger sized saws. Saws remain in this machine for approximately 2-3 minutes
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Sorting & Grading lines
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Sorting the good boards from those needing docking (trimming with a saw)
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The joystick is used by the operator to turn the board over (flips), and move the board up and down, when necessary to ensure the right cut by the multi-saw. When they pull the trigger on the joystick, the pin stops drop down which allows the board to travel along the chains to the multi-saw.
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The mill is using 100% rain and bore water. This control panel allows the operator to change automated timers and pumps if required.
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The mill uses a variety of saw diameters for different cutting purposes and within different saw machines.
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The operator can see if the deck is moving or if there boards are jammed for him to stop cutting.
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The operator will input the log size and board sizes that are required to be cut, and is able to line up the twin cut edger to these scanned images.
The operator has minimum cut sizes that can be used for each log. The operator will choose according to the cutting pattern supplied by the mill and these are specific to each species being cut as well as the requirements of the market.
The computer will store all log cutting data from the day and it also tracks the downtime of the machine itself to track efficiency. if the deck isn't moving for more than 1 minute the operator will input the reason for stopping so that the mill can improve on efficiencies and gauge what volume the mill is cutting day to day.
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The saw doctor grinds the sides of the teeth of the saws using this machine manually.
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The treatment operator runs the treatment plant including loading operation, unloading operation and also records all the relevant data for each batch treated.
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These boards have been cut to thickness by the twin log edger.
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These pallet timber lengths are directly on-sold to pallet making companies
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These stacks of treated timber are heading to Tuncester NSW dry mill to be processed into floorboards.
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This control panel shows James the back of the saw that's within the machine.
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This helps the operator find the centre of the log before cutting
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This is at the next machine and is helpful to know when the deck is full or jammed.
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This mirrors the operators commands when the board was in front of the cab.
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Timber Stackers - stacking timber into size piles
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Timber from the mill is air dried 2 days before treatment
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To ensure all the wood is cleared from the deck before the operator cuts the next log
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Treated timber is stored in the air dry yard for approximately 3 months. Boards are stacked in all their ranges of sizes, species and grades ready to be dispatched to the dry mill at Tuncester.
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Truck driver assists the forklift operator and stands clear
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Twin roll case - transfer boards from one roll case to the next
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Uses a plasma torch to melt tips into a bandsaw.
For more information watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztp7BjxbJYA
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Vision of the centre of the board from the twin cut edger
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Woodchips are sold for co-generation power for other mills nearby (e.g. sugar mills) as well as landscaping supply shops.
Sawdust is onsold to meat chicken growing sheds and other animal husbundry purposes. After being used within the chicken growing sheds it's then taken to be used as compost as it is a highly fertile biodegradable product e.g. used in gardens, orchards.
Nothing is wasted!
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Yellow conveyor belt - waste wood in-feed to wood chipper
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