Wood
Skogforsk is developing tools and methods that increase profitability for the forest owner and mills through a more efficient wood supply chain. The research concerns improved measurement technology, common and standardized information about raw materials, improved control and communication systems for forestry machines and improved methods for evaluation and wood contracts.
Current research
Monitoring of market requirements
Adaptation of products and manufacturing processes to market needs.
Contact: Lars Wilhelmsson, phone: +4618-18 85 55
Information standard for standing trees
This project is developing a new standard for standing trees, together with stakeholders, the Swedish Forest Agency, system producers, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Standardization is carried out according to the Stanli (Swedish standard) method in collaboration with SIS.
Contact: Johan Sonesson, phone: +4618-18 85 89 and Andreas Barth, phone: +4618-18 85 37
Laser and aircraft improve decision-making
Better yield calculations using airborne lasers and photographic technology. Development of laser scanning and spectral analysis.
Contact: Andreas Barth, phone: +4618-18 85 37
Indisputable key
Sophisticated information technology allows the wood to be tracked all the way from the forest, through the sawmill, to the end customer.
Contact: Lars Wilhelmsson, phone: +4618-18 85 55
Logging machine as an information platform
The project provides detailed description of the wood’s properties using harvester data and calculation models. Harvester data can give value-adding information about the forest to forest owners, logistics organizations and industrial customers.
Contact: Johan J Möller, phone: +4618-18 85 66 and John Arlinger, phone: +4618-18 85 03
Standardization of information transfer – StanForD 2010
Development of StanForD ‘2010’ with new format and a set of messages for test with start in autumn 2009. The work also includes the interface with papiNet.
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Contact: John Arlinger, phone: +4618-18 85 03
Quality assured preparation
Follow-up of bucking splits, stud damage, bark abrasion and bucking results. This project is run together with machine manufacturers.
Contact: Johan J Möller, phone: +4618-18 85 66
Non-contact measurement
Non-contact measurement of diameter in harvesters – development of measurement systems and tests in production environments.
Contact: Björn Hannrup, phone: +4618-18 85 39 and Mikael Andersson, +4690-203 33 71