bandsaw

First two units now in Malaysia! Semi industrial timber processing set-up with bandsaw attracts interest Wood-Mizer UK manager James Andrews reports that his company's medium scale timber processing set-up of equipment around a band sawmill, is attracting a lot of interest in Great Britain. The mill and ancillary equipment represent a potential semi-industrial timber set-up which could comfortably saw 25m3 per working day or 6 000m3 a year. In a three-shift operation the same group of machines might produce up to 60m3 a day or 15 000m3 a year. The layout involves integration of an LT70 electric remote band sawmill, an incline conveyor to remove boards from the sawmill and then a cross-transfer conveyor which brings the boards or cants to the edger and/or MultiHead. The Edger or multi-rip then edges boards or rips them into small elements, while cants are passed through the MultiHead to resaw them into battens or boards. This maximises production on the main break-down saw. The Edger/Multi-rip is normally situated in-line, while the MultiHead can also be set up independently for the conversion of pallet blocks into boards. James Andrews adds: "With round timber prices being tight and forestry contractors finding markets increasingly difficult, there is a growing demand for efficient sawmill equipment that unlocks the inherent value of timber. "This diversification on Wood-Mizer's part allows contractors to develop new, more profitable outlets for their produce", he adds. Electric remote controlled band sawmill The Wood-Mizer LT70 is the prominent feature and can be coupled with three different bed lengths and be used in either stationary or mobile applications