Acoustic log tool increases returns for NZ sawmill
from Friday Offcuts article www.fridayoffcuts.com Waimea Saw millers in Nelson, New Zealand, has seen an increase in returns, reduced costs, wastage and produced additional out-turn of structural quality timber, thanks to the installation of a new acoustic log grading unit. According to Waimea’s Operations Manager Kent Gibbons, the introduction of the new timber grading standard NZ3622 and market demands forced the Nelson operation to move away from visual grading and instal