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Pleasant River Lumber Co. has invested in a second USNR VAB-brand lineal optimizer that will be installed later this year at the Dover, Me., planer mill.
The project includes controls and comes only six weeks after the start-up of the first USNR auto-grader at the Enfield, ME, mill.
The performance increase at Enfield and anticipated return on investment quickly justified replacing their existing optimization system in Dover. With this new lineal optimizer, the team at Pleasant River expects an increase in grading performance of about 10%.
The USNR VAB-brand lineal grader’s small footprint simplifies installation, making it easy to integrate into existing production lines. It uses measurable dimensions and AI for exceptional accuracy and can manage standard and custom grades. The lineal grader can handle a variety of species, including southern yellow pine, spruce, pine and fir, and hardwoods.
