WoodClassifier
Classification of wood types

Soft and hardwood need different amounts of glue to achieve a defined board quality. But, in many plants the real mix of the two wood classes is unknown due to processes in the wood yard, storage, etc.

But, as soft and hardwood need different amounts of glue, plant operators often use additional glue to be on the safe side. Saving glue is the target of WoodClassifier.

APOS addresses exactly this point with its WoodClassifier product. APOS WoodClassifier allows recognition and visualization of the mixture ratio. The data can be transferred to the plant control system. The plant control system in a next step allows either optimized use of glue and/or an optimized mix of the wood qualities (e.g. by automatically adjusting the speed of screws emptying the silos).

WoodClassifier can also be used for sorting systems as it provides measurement data every few hundred milliseconds.