BoardScanner-Q

Transverse grade scanning for the sawmill and planermill.

The BoardScanner-Q (BSQ) adds unrivaled control, decision diagnostics and product flexibility to the Sawmill or Planermill. It's the evolution of Raptor’s geometric board scanning developed to tackle the trimming requirements of finished green or dried lumber. Colour vision/tracheid analysis enables the BSQ to accurately detect surface defects such as knots, rot, bark, pith, shake, stain, and pitch pockets. A lumberline colour camera views the end of the board to analyze ring count and shape to determine pith location, and relative density. AI software is used to recognize down gradable defects that are incorporated into the solution logic.

Features

  • Customizable grading algorithms to suit product rules defined by the customer
  • Board set-up that matches Raptor’s FlitchScanner-Q optimization
  • Minimizes resident boards circulating from the edger
  • Supports multi-saw trimmers, flying or separate PET
  • Can evaluate for single edge and/or single face wane
  • Configurable wild trim – lift far or near saw to leave a specified amount of extra wood
  • Non-wane defect allowance – deducts certain defects from wane calculations
  • Support for multiple wane dips – location and size defined by the user
  • Logic to detect and trim rot, voids, and splits with three levels of depth configuration
  • Unlimited number of grades
  • Cosmetic trim is controlled by the user
  • Extensive multi-board ability including sorting all pieces, dropping out the lower grade, lifting saws and sending full length to sorter as well as the configuration of allowed combinations
  •  Intuitive results screen with 3D graphics and critical solution information
  • Easily categorize defects with a click of the mouse
  • AI and machine learning improve defect-recognition accuracy as sample size increases
  • Quick access to solution diagnostics with graphical tools for analysis
  • Browser-based user interface. Accessible by tablet or any connected device
  • Simulation mode allows users to manually change configuration variables to simulate results and provide in-depth analysis
  • Comprehensive reporting package
  • Decision: The system decides lengths based on actual products contained within the stem
  • Available in standard occlusions or bolt-on configurations
  • Configurable for many different products

Specifications

Profile Sensors Laser dot (visible) sensors at .333” spacing @ 3 kHz
Tracheid Speed 1.5 kHz
Colour Vision 0.02″ x 0.01″ / 0.5 mm x 0.25 mm
Sensor configurations          Transverse scanning with single or multi zones.
Operating System Windows 10
Data Storage SQL Server
PLC Interface ControlLogix