Sep 24, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. The south Swedish Södra Timber Långasjö sawmill started up Vision Tilt on eight bandsaws. Södra Timber has ordered Vision Tilt also for its bandsaw line in Unnefors. Vision Tilt is Söderhamn Eriksson’s patent-pending system for active saw band position monitoring with automatic adjustment (band wheel tilting) in real time. The product has sparked great interest among sawmills and already 61 systems have been sold, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. The equipment includes a Vision camera sitting protected on the return side of the saw blade. Level with the upper band wheel’s center, the camera monitors the saw teeth position in relation to the band wheel’s front edge. Incorrectly aligned saw blades over time generate cracks in the tooth base as well as wear on band wheels and saw guides. Vision Tilt actively corrects the saw band’s position on the band wheel, which not only minimizes wear but also improves sawing accuracy. Besides the camera, Vision Tilt also includes a PLC with software for monitoring and adjustment. The surveillance images from all saws are displayed on one and the same screen for the operator’s visual information. The intelligent saw band control system alerts the operator to faults such as saw bands showing signs of imminent rupture. Söderhamn Eriksson is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of machines and systems for the sawmill industry.