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Vaagen Brothers Lumber, Colville, Wa., is improving final board position and trim accuracy thanks to a combination of USNR's Multi-Track Fence and VerifEye fence verification system.
In a fast-paced mill, there’s no room for error. These upgrades to the Vaagen Brothers system aim to drastically reduce the amount of starting and stopping, as well as improve the overall product.
The Multi-Track Fence offers a unique approach specifically for Vaagen Brothers, acting as a “pusher-style” system. This utilizes the Fence Paddle to transfer lumber in the opposing offset.
Once the Multi-Track Fence accurately lines up the board, it’s sent to the VerifEye system to measure the board ends and compare their position accuracy with the optimizer’s solution, verifying the board’s end location is within error tolerance. The key to accuracy is in the laser array the VerifEye system uses, as opposed to a single point. It provides a better 3D image regardless of defects or sniped ends and produces a histogram along with the standard deviation and means for all trend data.
