Tropik Wood, one of Fiji’s largest industries, has ordered sawmill equipment from Söderhamn Eriksson. The order includes log decks, a Cambio 800 debarking line, a reducer bandsaw with optimized log infeed, a ChipCanter as well as a secondary-breakdown saw with setting saws; electrical and control systems comprising 3D scanning and optimizing equipment; and a Catech 400 TS-7 edging line with a triple-saw edger.

Machinery

Söderhamn Eriksson to supply sawmill equipment for Tropik Wood

May 22, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Tropik Wood, one of Fiji’s largest industries, has ordered sawmill equipment from Söderhamn Eriksson, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. 

The order includes log decks, a Cambio 800 debarking line, a reducer bandsaw with optimized log infeed, a ChipCanter as well as a secondary-breakdown saw with setting saws; electrical and control systems comprising 3D scanning and optimizing equipment; and a Catech 400 TS-7 edging line with a triple-saw edger.

Tropik Wood produces lumber from Caribean pine plantations and also has a chipping plant for logs. Tropik Wood processes some 80-100,000 cubic metres per year in one shift operation. One of the order’s objectives is to increase value recovery.

Delivery is scheduled for the fall and installation start for the turn of the year.