July 21, 2014 2:16 pm Leave your thoughts
Hello again folks,
The summer heat is making it far too hot to survive in the mill today, so I figured it is the perfect day to touch base with the Bloggers out there. A lot has happened since the last time I wrote, including a shutdown and a visit from a company with an interesting method of displaying their products.
July 21, 2014 1:28 pm Leave your thoughts
Busy, Busy, Busy! Lately, so much has been going on in my department. It’s been hard to find some time to sit down and reflect on the last two weeks and write about my experiences, but, alas, I have found a few minutes.
Recently, I picked up a project that was started by last year’s Green Dream intern,
July 21, 2014 12:01 pm Leave your thoughts
Planer in feed:
The Planer:
Planner out feed:
Grading:
Packaging and final product:
The End
July 21, 2014 11:27 am Leave your thoughts
From the Scanning:
From the scans a program decides how to turn the logs and what boards it can create from the log.
Rotation:
Second Scanning:
From scanning comes chipping and sawing :
Sideboard separator:
Gang Saws:
Drop Gate:
Edger:
Transfer:
JBAR:
July 18, 2014 11:42 am Leave your thoughts
I have started working on an Energy Survey project for the Mackenzie sawmill. For this independent project, I will be responsible for collecting amperage and voltage readings from different motors to calculate power consumption for 3-phase motors. The purpose of this survey will be to understand the energy consumption at the site and propose new methods to decrease energy consumption.