MiCROTEC sets another industry milestone by becoming the first to automate the grading of pine logs – eliminating the need for human intervention. This breakthrough follows MiCROTEC’s earlier achievement as the first to receive Sweden’s official type approval for automated species recognition of spruce and pine.
Now, with the recent addition of the type approval from BIOMETRIA for top-break detection, sawmills can perform fully compliant, high-speed classification of pine logs using MiCROTEC’s advanced scanning and AI-driven technology. This advancement ensures objective, repeatable, and accurate grading while boosting material yield and operational efficiency.
图像: Example of Top Break scan / MiCROTEC
Tests for the approval were performed at SCA Bollstabruck in Sweden, and their production using the new features to automatically run logs for payment is scheduled to start today.
MiCROTEC is a global leader in innovative scanning solutions for the wood products industry.
