BoardMaster

BoardMaster is the most sophisticated and effective system for defect detection of sawn timber. The system is very user-friendly with intuitive interface and comprehensive web-reports. With its very high 0,25 mm2 camera resolution, the system detects defects like rot, blue stain and insect defects with great accuracy.

The latest BoardMasterNOVA system measures every board from ten different directions with the help of led and infrared lights. The system optimizes and grades boards according to the given quality rules and provides accurate information for board trimming and sorting.

Learn more about BoardMasterNOVA via our brochure

BoardMaster Benefits

Grader-less system.
Increased production capacity - up to 240 boards/minute.
Secures constant quality of customer deliveries.
Decreases human error in quality control and grading.
Reliable operation 24 hours a day.
Special arrangement to scan 100% of the board. (No Chain obstruction).
No elevation changes, no hills to climb.
Eliminates the need for additional marking or recognition system.

Key Parameters analyzed

board dimensions
knots, holes
wanes, splits, shakes
warp: bow, crook, and twist
blue stain, decay, rot
slope of grain
pitch pockets, bark
pith location
knot displacements, connections
knot area ratio: KAR, TKAR, or MKAR (knot area ratio, or total, or marginal)

Main Features

transverse transportation
matrix or line scan color camera scanning
laser thickness measurement
LED lights
analysis of all sides and both ends in the one and same system
maximum measuring length 8000 mm
thickness of board 15–125 mm
width of board 75–300 mm
electricity: 230 VAC/50 Hz or 115 V/60 Hz

Strength Grading
FinScan products can be installed independently or together with strength grading machines. A strength grading machine must always be complemented with a visual override inspection, done either by a human or a machine vision system like BoardMaster.

Strength grading by BoardMaster and certification by an authorized organization allows the sawmill to use CE marking.

Visual strength grading | Visual inspection of machine graded lumber | Grading in accordance with the output control method | Visual grading of dimensional lumber | Visual sorting of lamellae (JAS) for glue laminated beams | Pre-grading of green or dry boards

BoardMaster upgrades
All the improvements made to the BoardMaster HDL version are available also for older BoardMaster versions.

By replacing the computers with a new and powerful one, old software versions can be upgraded with all the improvements made to the image processing and optimization programs and the user interface of the new HDL software. Devices such as smart phones and tablets can be used for monitoring the production. A 42” monitor can be placed next to the line for showing even more clearly the sorting results.

Image processing can be significantly improved and speeded up by replacing some electronic cards, and possibly obsolete cameras. The old fluorescent light tubes can be replaced with long lasting LED tubes, which save energy and reduce maintenance costs.