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2011 Highlights

Tasco Bombala Sawmill, NSW

June 2011: Tui Technology has been awarded the multi-million dollar contract for the entire automation and electrical installation of a greenfield sawmill at Bombala, NSW.  The contract involves supply of controls, MCCs and operator software for the log sorting line, debarker, Hewsaw R250 Trio Sawline, Binsorter and Stacker.  The installation and commissioning is expected to occur during the middle part of 2012.

Binsorter and Stacking Lines at Kiwi Lumber Masterton, Tregoweth Sawmill, Nelson Forests Blenheim Sawmill and Stillwater Lumber.

January to October 2011: Tui Technology has completed 4 contracts to automate newly installed binsorter and stacking lines at 4 customer sites throughout New Zealand.

Optimised Edgers at Pukepine Sawmill and Waimea Sawmillers

January to March 2011: Tui Technology has completed 2 contracts to automate newly installed edgers at 2 customer sites in New Zealand.  Both edgers have USNR/Newnes scanning and optimisation.

Fairfax Dubbo Printing Press Safety Upgrade

March 2011: Tui Technology has completed the implementation of a electrically interlocked guarding system at Fairfax Media's Dubbo Plant. The project won the Health and Safety award at the PANPA Newspaper of the Year awards. Australia.

Other projects During 2011:

Kiwi Lumber Dannevirke Edger PLC Upgrade, Pukepine Curve Saw Gang, Dannevirke Concrete Plant, Titan Slicer Bacon Slicing Machine Automation

2010 Highlights

Stillwater Ari Sawline Automation

December 2010: Tui Technology has completed the automation of a newly installed Ari Sawline at Stillwater Lumber, Greymouth, New Zealand.

Timberlands Kaingaroa Cutoff Saw and Log Sorter

December 2010: Tui Technology has completed the replacement and modernisation of the Control Systems for the Cutoff Saw and Log Sorter at the Timberlands Merchandising Plant, Kaingaroa, New Zealand.

CHH Whangarei Dry Mill Binsorter and Stacker

August 2010: Tui Technology has completed the Automation of the newly installed dry mill binsorter and stacker at Carter Holt Harvey, Whangarei, New Zealand.

Davis Sawmilling Trimmer Upgrade

September 2010: Tui Technology has completed the Automation of the new Trimmer at Davis Sawmilling. The system includes operator grade and trim control as well as ink jet printer and Tui Acoustic Grading system. Featherston, New Zealand.

Sequal Lumber Log Sorter Scanner

Replacement of obsolete Log Sorter Scanner with a Trueshape scanning system at Sequal Lumber, Kawerau, New Zealand.

Other projects During 2010:

Timberlands Kaingaroa Chip Volume Measurement System, Flight Timbers Heat Plant Upgrade, Fibre Fresh Animal Feed Press Electrification, Fibre Fresh Animal Feed Silos Automation, Kiwi Lumber Masterton Planer Infeed Automation, Niagara Sawmill Trimmer Automation, Redstag Log Sorter, Rob Jennings Carton Stacking Machines, Lockwood Homes Timber Grading Machine

2009 Highlights

Gorton Timber Carriage

January 2009:New control system for 4 knee carriage and slabber. There is a S7-319 PLC controlling the operation of the machine, The carriage knees use a Delta RMC150e motion controller to position the knees, the slabber position control is done by the S7-319. WinCC Flexible runtime was used for the HMI, with a 15" touch screen for the operator. Milton, Otago, New Zealand

Fairfax Waikato DC replacement

March 2009:Waikato Times contracted Tui Technology to upgrade their 20 year old drives. Hamilton, New Zealand.

Prime Sawmills Edger Automation

October 2009: Automation of a new edger at Prime Sawmills. Project included Computer generated laser lines displayed on a camera image of the board. Gisborne, New Zealand.

Redstag Carriage Automation

August 2009: Automation and Modernisation of the existing carriage at Redstag Waipa Sawmill. Project included integration to the USNR Perceptron Scanning and Optimisation. Waipa, New Zealand.

Niagara Dry Mill Sling Sorter

February 2009: Machine Controls and management console for a 30 Bay Sling Sorter. A Lakeland board turner controlled by a VSD allows the operator to view both sides of the board, while it sits in the lug chain, without lifting a finger. A wireless remote allows the bin walker to operate the bins freely.  Invercargill, New Zealand.

Other projects during 2009: 

Place Mouse over each for a description: Lakeland Optimizing Saw , Fiber Fresh Mixing Decks, Niagara Dry Mill Stacker, Waimea Log Grader, Waimea Board Turner, Fiber Fresh Grain Silos, Gorton Timbers Horizontal Resaw Automation, Lakeland Pinewood Stacker, Rob Jennings Carton Erectors, Fibre Fresh Bag Sealer Automation

2008 Highlights

Kiwi Masterton Trimmer

January 2008:Tui Technology was contracted to recommission and adapt an edger with a 3D scanner to suit the customers requirement. Masterton, New Zealand.

Kiwi Lumber Dannevirke Carriage

October 2008: Replace Carriage Control System and integrate to new USNR Perceptron Log Scanning System.  Supply of all PLC ontrol equipment, operator control panels and PLC software.  Carriage has 3 hydraulic knee positioners.

Kiwi Dannevirke Resaw

April 2008: Operator and Setworks controls for Kockums twin resaw. Machine controls for Lakeland pickers allowing multiple product paths.  Dannevirke, New Zealand.

Mamaku Edger

July 2008:After modernizing the rest of their plant with Tui Controls the customer upgraded their trimmer controls to improve the production and reliability.  Tui also added accurate dimension measurement so that the customer could gain control of the quality of the product.  Mamaku, New Zealand.

Other projects During 2008: 

Place Mouse over each for a description: Waimea Stacker Tally System:, Webco Solomon Islands Drive, CHH Whangarei Acoustic Board Stiffness Grader, Ravenshoe Glue System , Fiber Fresh Press Ram Position Control , CHH Fortress Stacker Outfeed, Pukepine Boiler, Kiwi Masterton Printer, Webco: Bali Post, Waimea Dimter/Woodeye Relocation , Webco APN Tauranga Cut Of, Kiwi Lumber Masterton , Ashburton Guardian, Webco Indonesia, Kaingaroa Timberlands Sonic Tester, Waimea Bull Ring, Business Media, Jointwood Planer job, Richard Carr - Melbourne, Richard Car Roland, Prime Lug Loader, Richard Carr Heidelberg, Redstag A Grader Paint, CHH Broken J-Bar detection 

2007 Highlights

Rob Jennings CHH Box Erecting Machines:

March 2007: Machine Controls for 10 carton erecting machines with integrated category 4 isolation safety system. Tauranga, New Zealand.

Ravenshoe Boiler Upgrade

May 2007:The boiler had never worked properly, the fuel feed was inflexible.  Fixing and fine tuning has resulted in high up times and a satisfied customer. Australia

Lakeland FJ28

October 2007:A new generation double head finger jointer was commissioned.  The crowding and press section are a new concept.  Tui provided the controls for the complete installation including destacker, planer infeed etc.  Mt Manganui, New Zealand

Ashburton Guardian Press

October 2007: Ashburton Guardian Press installed two Dauphin Graphic Towers and Dryers to allow the production of heat set print. The integrated control system consists of a Siemens Failsafe CPU, two Boolean Processors for cut-off control, a Scada system and DC Drives. Third party systems Technotrans Spray Dampening Unit and Quadtech Registration Control were also installed and commissioned. Ashburton, New Zealand

Other projects during 2007: 

Place Mouse over each for a description: RH Tregoweth Trimmer, KLP 3D Scanner installation, F/F Taranaki Drives Upgrade, Mamaku Debarker, Pukepine Finger Jointer Upgrade, Press Relay logic replacement, Ahead Lumber Stacker, CHH Whangarei Timber Printer, Waimea Printer, Fibre fresh Modifications to Press for new Valves, Sheppard Sawmills Debarker, Tregoweth Planer Infeed, Lakeland Steel- Key Lumber, CHH Basemill Hammermill 

2006 Highlights

TDC Sawmills Greenfield Logline – WORLD FIRST Scan and Set Hewsaw Trio Line

March 2006:  Tui Technology recently completed the supply and implemenation of control systems and operator Scada system for a greenfield sawmill for TDC Sawmills, Whangarei.  Machines include new log infeed from Kitsell in Finland, new debarker from Valon Kone, new Hewsaw R250 Trio Logline from Veisto of Finland, along with Binsorter and Stacker.  Scope included machine control, scada operator control, Scan and Set functionality using solution from USNR Scanning, Supply of variable speed drives and setworks positioning for 70 axes.  Safety logic implemented using safety PLCs.  Whangarei, New Zealand.

Great Hage – Animal Feed Press Upgrade

December 2006: Project includes weighing, position control of the press cylinders, check weighing, control of automatic sealers and interfacing with a JMP palletizing robot. This job was done using Siemens S7-300 PLC’s, a wireless connection to a laptop running Operator screens on WinCC flexible and 2 TP177a Operator panels.  Reporoa, New Zealand.

Fairfax Blenheim Press Upgrade

September 2006: Upgrade of control system and drives for a Printing Press.  Blenheim, New Zealand.

Moutere End Dogger Upgrade

June 2006: A pre-position table was installed to the end-dogging saw. We designed and commissioned an automatic centering system. When dogged the saws set to opening cut position based on diameter measured. Log length was also measured, this was used to open dogs automatically to correct distance for next log.  Nelson, New Zealand.

Other projects during 2006: 

Place Mouse over each for a description: TDC Logline Stacker, Great Hage: Animal Feed Conveyor Control System, Kiwi Putaruru Carriage Scanning Upgrade, The Press -  Drive Upgrade, Findlater Sawmills -Stress Grader, Waimea Sawmills -Grade Mark Reader Integration, Kiwi Dannevirke - Debarker, Redstag Waipa Board Static QA Tester, Moutere 2006 Carriage Winch Upgrade, Kiwi Lumber Dannevirke Carriage, Flight Carriage Scanning Upgrade 

2005 Highlights

Kiwi Lumber Masterton Edger

June 2005:  Supply and commissioning of control system and operator panel for board edger.  Masterton, New Zealand.

Mamaku Sawmills Carriage

September 2005:  Supply and implemenation of Carriage Setwork Controls and operator control panel.  Mamaku, Rotorua District, New Zealand.

Ravenshoe Debarker

August 2005: Design and wire control system for Bucking, debarking (VK debarker) and log sorting line. This included a simple optimizer for bucking, and Y axis log scanner for sorting. Reports could be printed from TP270 operator panel.  Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia.

Flight Timbers Carriage

August 2005: Carriage control system and setworks including operator touch panel and pushbuttons, winch control and hydraulic carriage knee positioning.  Blenheim, New Zealand.

Other projects during 2005: 

Place Mouse over each for a description: Hunters Creek Edger, Ravenshoe Grecon Optimiser, Moutere Cooper End Dogger, CHH Tokoroa Plywood Safety Controls, TDC Sawmills Fillet Placer, Steel & Track 24" Debarker, Prime Carriage Scanner Upgrade, Waimea  Sawmills Stenners Setworks, Steel & Track 22' Debarker, Waimea Hori - PO#WS48971, ACS40 Lakeland Defect Docker, Steel & Track Grapples, Lakeland Defect Docker, Steel & Track - 630 Grapple 

2004 Highlights

Fairfax Waikato Times Printing Press

December 2004:  Automation and Drives for printing press for the Waikato Times Newspaper.  Hamilton, New Zealand.

Flight Timbers Edger

July 2004: Edger control system including saw setworks and operator control panel interface.  Blenheim, New Zealand.

Flight Timbers Resaw

August 2004: Resaw setworks including PLC control of hydraulic positioner and operator interface.  Blenheim, New Zealand.

CBM Sawmills Carriage Control System

June 2004: Tui Technology recently peformed a carriage controls upgrade The upgrade consisted of new PLC controls of carriage knee setworks, operator touch screen and motor start/stops.  Tangiteroria in Northland, New Zealand. 

Other projects during 2004: 

Place Mouse over each for a description: Finlaysons Stacker, Mamaku Sawmills Horizontal Resaw, Lakeland Finger Jointer, Rob Jennings Development Ltd, Carton Erector 2002 #1, IWC TPS Rewinder, Flight Sawdust and Chip, Auto Tech Can Filler, Prime Sawmills Slabber, International Wire and Cable Extruder Line, Hewsaw Mike Lambert Log/Lumber Handling, Steel and Track 528 Grapple, Hicom Petro Pipes Malaysia, Lakeland Stacker - Moxon&co, Mike Lambert Hew Stacker, Waimea Sawmill Binsorter Extension,