Holtec receives order from Forest Sawmills in Lockerbie, Scotland. Holtec to supply butt-reducer bypass to UK’s largest specialist fencing sawmill. The new butt-reducer will be integrated in summer this year, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The Sitka Spruce in Scotland grows quite well with the damp, mild climate. The rapid growth of the trees results in butt-ends larger than average.
These butt-ends slow down the whole log preparation process before the sawline without bringing any additional value for the products. The task is to get rid of the butt-ends as soon as possible at the beginning of the log handling process. Forest Sawmills requested a high-performance reducing system without compromises, which does not require additional operation personal.
The existing scanner system of the log sorter detects whether a log had to be butt-reduced or not. If so, the log is transferred to the reducing bypass. Due to the fact log turning (top-end or butt-end first) is not required for the further production process, a new butt-reducer system with only one milling shaft in the middle of a cross-conveyor is developed. Therewith the machine can reduce both, logs with top end-first, and those with butt-end first.
