Improved sawing

Purpose and goal

The project succeeded in clarifying the technical conditions and assessing the economic potential for increased yields when sawing timber. The project has also generated concrete proposals for production engineering solutions. The consortium therefore considers that the project was successful and works actively to ensure continued development and continuation of the project.

Expected results and effects

The project was expected to lay a theoretical and technical basis for a more profitable sawmill production that binds more CO2 into solid wood products for a long time. Theoretical calculations showed potentials for increased profitability and increased volume exchange, ie. long-term binding of CO2. In addition, fundamental technical solutions and remaining research issues were identified during the project. The consortium therefore considers that the facts and understanding generated exceed the expectations of economic potential that existed before the project

Planned approach and implementation

According to the project plan, theoretical bases would be formed, approaches evaluated, problem models developed and initial tests carried out. Subsequently, requirements specifications and supporting documents would be produced that correspond to the specifications. It can be concluded that the project has progressed significantly further than planned. Instead of stopping at initial tests, first-generation optimization algorithms that produced very interesting results were developed. The project also resulted in concrete suggestions of technical solutions.