by admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Harvesting, Log Scaling, Logmaker Auditing, STICKS, Training, Value Recovery
Interpine’s Log Value Recovery Auditors recently attending a training session hosted by Waratah Forestry Attachments at their Rotorua training centre. The focus was learning more about the TimberRite measuring and control system, while also focusing on the key...
by David Herries | Jan 20, 2012 | Forest Inventory, Log Scaling, PlotSafe
Interpine is working closely with Halgof Sweden in 2012 to review the cost effectiveness of deployment of a range of Haglof forest mensuration equipment in NZ and Australia. Based in Northern Sweden, Haglof has been developing and building professional measurement...
by David Herries | Oct 21, 2011 | LiDAR, Log Scaling
Improving log inventory is a key area where the New Zealand forestry industry could significant improve its supply chain performance. Although the process of counting logs seems relatively simple; in reality it is a difficult and labour intensive job. This is...
by David Herries | Aug 17, 2011 | Log Scaling
Most of NZ’s export logs are scaled and sold in JAS cubic metres. Most involved in the industry will be familiar with JC Ellis and DA Elliot’s publication “Log Scaling Guide for Exporters – FRI Bulletin 221”, which has become the New Zealand...
by David Herries | Sep 17, 2010 | Forest Health, Forest Inventory, Log Defect Measurement
Interpine implement external resin bleeding scoring in most of forest inventory operations, to assist with assessment of internal wood quality. Introduction to Resin Coding Assessment A series of studies have confirmed clear links between external resin on the bark of...
by Martin Lusk | Nov 7, 2008 | Logmaker Auditing, Timbertech, Value Recovery
The Timbertech or Logger Tool was developed in the late 90’s to assist a logmaker (log bucker) gain the best value solution from the trees (stems) as they are merchandised into log products. As shown in the video below, a handheld computer is connected to a...
by Martin Lusk | Sep 7, 2007 | Log Defect Measurement
A number of stem or log attributes are recognised and/or measured during log-making (bucking of logs within a stem). One of these is a “spike knot”. Spikes knots are the result of acutely angled branches. So in essence they are just a normal branch which...
by Martin Lusk | Dec 15, 2006 | Acoustic Wood Testing, Forest Inventory, Log Structural Assessment
In August 2005 extensive acoustic testing was carried out on behalf a client throughout their forest estate. This testing comprised of two parts. The first involved the sampling of upcoming harvest areas to attain an average acoustic velocity of the standing resource...
by Martin Lusk | Dec 7, 2006 | Logmaker Auditing
For the past 18 years Interpine Forestry Ltd (IPF) has provided the forest industry with log value recovery services (LVR) beginning with the use of the FRI AVIS program to the now most widely used TIMBERTECH* audit tool. Interpine invested significant resources in...
by Martin Lusk | May 7, 2006 | Logmaker Auditing
This article helps receivers of the Log Maker Value Recovery Audit results understand the terminology used and displayed in the audit results. But first an overview of what an LVR audit is…. Overview of a Logmaker / Crew Value Recovery Audit One of our services...
