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Indisputable Key. Industrial breakthrough of new methods and technologies in the wood industry EFORWOOD - SHAPE YOUR SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS Uppsala, 2009-09-23 Gunnar Niblaeus, Dissemination & Exploitation manager. Gunnar Niblaeus M.Sc, BA - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2009-09-23 EFORWOOD - Shape your sustainability tools
Indisputable KeyIndustrial breakthrough of new methods and
technologies in the wood industry
EFORWOOD - SHAPE YOUR SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS Uppsala, 2009-09-23
Gunnar Niblaeus, Dissemination & Exploitation manager
2009-09-23 EFORWOOD - Shape your sustainability tools
Who am I?
• Gunnar Niblaeus– M.Sc, BA– Working in the Forest
industry and related industries since 1973
– Specialized in IT & business consulting
– Represents Tieto in the project ”Indisputable Key”
– Work package leader ”Dissemination & Exploitation”
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The challenge!
Proper raw material for specific final products - a major challenge for the forestry-wood production!
25 million m3 of wood raw material in Europe is going to waste!
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The general problemKnowledge about wood properties and their impact on final products is
insufficient for achieving a significantly improved yield.
Some practical examples:• Production of low moisture content wood mostly gives a high percentage of
rejects due to warp
• During production of high strength wood beams the amount of beams that cannot be approved can be numerous
• To achieve boards having a sufficient amount of heart wood big amounts of boards normally have to be downgraded
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Postulate & conclusion
Knowledge about wood properties and their impact on quality and the final end-use of wood products helps to choose the most suitable log for a specific product already in the forest. This contributes to significantly reduced amount of waste due to improper wood characteristics.
Automatic traceability systems making information available about individual objects at different stages along the forestry-wood supply chain are required.
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Objectives:• Develop necessary methodology and advanced ICT solutions for
improving the use of wood and optimizing forest production• Demonstrate the concept and its benefits
- 12,7 M€ financed to 50 % by EU (FP6)- From October 2006 to March 2010- 28 partners, more than 150 participants
- R&D Institutes, universities- System integrators (ICT)- Industrial users- Industrial manufacturers
Indisputable Key
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Drivers for ImprovementYield:• How to maximize the value yield of an
increasingly expensive raw material?Process:• How to minimize downgrading?• Continuous improvement of production efficiency• Continuous improvement of logistics and
transportsInnovation:• How to use raw material characteristics for
innovative product development?Collaboration:• Increased flexibility in the value chain, manage
changes• Exchange of informationEnvironment:• Environmental performance as competitive edge• Guarantee Certificate of origin• How to stop illegal cutting?
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Local information from different actors in specific formats
Information barriers
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Information accumulated with traceability
Loss of information
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Information accumulated without traceability
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Technical barriers – Marking & Reading
• Common requirements– Extremely demanding environment– Cost justified– High readability
• RFID technology– Pulpable transponders– Automatically applicable on logs– Reading distance several meters– Reader in harvester head
• Ink-based marking & reading– Able to separate millions of objects
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Human barriers
• Focus on cost, confused perception of benefits
• Unwillingness to share information
• Lack of skills• Resistance to change• Image of a “Big Brother”
technique: “We are going to monitor everything”
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Scope & content
• Information exchange based upon open standards
• Models and indicators for economical and environmental performance
• RFID technology for code marking & reading
• Other technologies for marking and reading
• Software modules for integration and tracing services
• Preparing for real industrial use • Real industrial implementations• Training programs and material
Tracing from forest to end-user with accurate, real-time data
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What is needed to install a traceability system?
• A real business case
• Marking and reading technology
• Infrastructure for data management
• Software for analyzis and monitoring
• Models for evaluation, simulation and optimization
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Digital Forest Chain
• Common vocabulary– Using and extending existing standards (EPCglobal, papiNet, StanforD).– Defining IAD Message (Individual Associated Data Message) - extension to
papiNet• IT Architecture based on three corner stones
– Collaborative Messaging System enabling safe and confidential exchange of data between multiple actors
– IK Adapters, plug-in configurable adapters enabling quick and easy connection to existing systems
– Traceability Services including data repository, web-based software tools for analyzing and publishing data
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Software for data analysis and monitoring key performance indicators
• Tracing the origin– Traceability of the origin of an
identified object • Flexible software for analyzing
data– Correlations between measurements– Deviations from expected
performance– Potential for process improvements
• Key performance indicators– Tools for monitoring selected
indicators with drill-down features– Pre-defined environmental and
economical KPI:s
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State-of-the-art forest transponders
• Biodegradable substrate harmless in pulping and paper making processes
• Biodegradable antenna inlay solutions and inlay free solutions
• Material strength allows fast automatic application into wood by punching
• Inexpensive manufacturing by injection flow molding
• High readability even under worst conditions
• Reading distance 2 - 6 meters• Same tag can also be applied
manually• Two patents applied for transponders
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Manual application of transponders
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Automatic application of transponders
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Ink-based marking & reading of logs
• Saw integrated printer– 10 nozzles in the sword– Unique matrix code is printed
when cutting
• Code detection– Camera and image analysis
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Conclusion
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Introducing a knowledge-based way of working => decisions and actions based on measurements and information feed-back
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