Automated log tracking and sorting for sawmill conveyor

锯木厂输送机的自动原木跟踪和分类

• 批准号: CCARD-2022-00558
• 负责人: Larsen, Paul
• 金额: $ 1.31万
• 依托单位: Sault College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=743711
• 关键词: Automated; log; tracking; sorting; sawmill

Boniferro Mill Works of Sault Ste. Marie and Sault College are collaborating in an Applied Research project to help automate Boniferro's log sorting process. Each of Boniferro's three sawmills specializes in cutting a specific log quality. Incoming logs are selectively fed into each sawmill from a conveyor that runs between all of them. The mill operator decides which mill best suits each log and, via manual switches, selectively knocks logs off the conveyor. Besides the potential health concerns around repetitive toggle switch stress injuries, the manual sorting process draws the operator's focus from other duties.Sault College proposes an automated sorting solution that would replace the tedious manual toggle switches and give the mill operator more time for other duties. An automated solution would increase log sorting accuracy by eliminating expensive mistakes when high quality logs mistakenly end up in the woodchipper. In this proof-of-concept project, Sault College Engineering Technology students guided by expert faculty will demonstrate the system on a scale model in the college's automation lab. Students will be involved in all aspects of the project. The project was partially funded through a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and with contributions from Boniferro Mill Works. The goal of the grant program is to transfer knowledge from the College to Canadian industry while helping to solve a company specific manufacturing issue. Sault College students specializing in automation will have a chance to hone existing skills and develop some new ones while under the supervision of Professor Chris Beauchamp. John Coccimiglio manages applied research at Sault College. Paul Larsen is the project manager and Rhonda Davies is the business development officer. Boniferro Mill Works is a modernized sawmill specializing in hardwood products. The sawmill has been in operation since 1948, with several different owners, including Weyerhauser Canada. Since 2003, the mill has been owned and operated by Boniferro Mill Works and produces high quality, forest products for the market from a valuable, renewable, and sustainable forest resource through continuous secondary research and recognized forest management.

苏圣博尼费罗工厂玛丽和苏特学院正在合作开展一个应用研究项目，以帮助博尼弗罗的日志分类过程实现自动化。 Boniferro 的三个锯木厂均专门切割特定质量的原木。传入的原木通过在所有锯木厂之间运行的传送带选择性地送入每个锯木厂。工厂操作员决定哪个工厂最适合每根原木，并通过手动开关有选择地将原木从传送带上敲下来。除了重复性拨动开关压力损伤带来的潜在健康问题之外，手动分拣过程还会将操作员的注意力从其他职责中转移出来。 索尔特学院提出了一种自动分拣解决方案，该解决方案将取代繁琐的手动拨动开关，并为工厂操作员提供更多时间来执行其他职责。当高质量原木被错误地送入木材削片机时，自动化解决方案可以消除代价高昂的错误，从而提高原木分拣的准确性。在这个概念验证项目中，苏特学院工程技术学院的学生将在专家教师的指导下，在学院自动化实验室的比例模型上演示该系统。学生将参与该项目的各个方面。该项目的部分资金来自加拿大自然科学和工程研究委员会的拨款以及博尼弗罗工厂的捐款。该资助计划的目标是将学院的知识转移到加拿大工业界，同时帮助解决公司特定的制造问题。苏特学院自动化专业的学生将有机会在 Chris Beauchamp 教授的指导下磨练现有技能并发展一些新技能。约翰·科西米利奥 (John Coccimiglio) 负责管理苏特学院的应用研究。 Paul Larsen 是项目经理，Rhonda Davies 是业务开发官。 Boniferro Mill Works 是一家专门生产硬木产品的现代化锯木厂。该锯木厂自 1948 年以来一直运营，拥有多个不同的所有者，其中包括 Weyerhauser Canada。自 2003 年以来，该工厂由 Boniferro Mill Works 拥有和经营，通过持续的二次研究和公认的森林管理，利用宝贵的、可再生的和可持续的森林资源为市场生产高质量的林产品。