The 23rd Annual WMI Workshop on
Design, Operation and Maintenance
of Circular and Band Saws
March 10-11, 2008
Red Lion Hotel – Portland Convention Center
1021 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232
Workshop Focus
The goal of the Wood Machining Institute's Workshop on Saws is
to help increase profits in the wood industry by maximizing
sawing accuracy and the rate of sawing and by reducing kerf
losses, downtime and saw maintenance costs. Special emphasis
will be on lumber quality such as reducing downgrading of high
grade lumber due to sawing defects, while maximizing recovery
of high value grades, selecting proper feed rates for different
depths of cut and types of wood and trimming for better surface
finish.
Issues to be explored include: new developments in saw blade
materials and design, e.g., stainless steel variable thickness
design; latest developments in saw tipping materials including
new Stellite, titanium carbide and ceramic grades; automatic
saw tipping and grinding equipment; circular saw stiffness and
saw stability (bucking saws, edger and trimmer saws); updated
computer software for saw critical speed calculations,
CSAW v.4.0; advances in circular saw tensioning and tension
evaluation methods; developments in saw guiding systems;
mismatch and wedging in circular sawing; adapting on-line
statistical quality control (board measurement and its
interpretation) to single arbor and double arbor gang edgers;
band saw leveling and tensioning, cutting behavior, washboarding,
bandmill alignment, bandsaw monitoring and trouble shooting;
as well as machine guarding and worker safety.
The workshop faculty consists of nine lecturers from the United
States and Canada, each a recognized expert in his field. The
faculty will combine lectures, video presentations and
demonstrations of computer software in order to address problems
in operating and maintaining circular and band saws, and to
suggest possible solutions.
Who Should Attend
The workshop is designed for those who wish to obtain better
performance from their saws by reduction of kerf, sawing variation
and downtime. The material presented will be of great benefit to
sawmill managers and to personnel involved with quality control
and saw maintenance. The workshop will also be very helpful to
saw manufacturers who are seeking to optimize saw design.
| Date: |
Monday and Tuesday, March 10-11, 2008 |
| Time: |
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Location: |
Red Lion Hotel, Portland Convention Center, Portland, OR |
| Fee: |
$595.00 U.S. Funds |
PLEASE REGISTER EARLY, AS
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED
Comments from Past Participants
“I look forward each year
to attending the Workshop on the Design, Operation and Maintenance of Circular
and Band Saws. The experts in these fields offer the latest technology and
methods to obtain better performance from our machines, which helps us get
better quality control and less down time. I feel that the information I attain
from these workshops helps me to better understand the maintenance and operation
of saws and machines in our filing room.”
Earl Main, Filing Supervisor, Champion International Corp., Missoula, Montana
“As owner/operator of a service
shop for saws and cutters, I found the workshop quite valuable for our company
and customers. Top speakers, relevant topics backed by research ... expertly presented.”
Kenneth R. Perry, President, Central Saw Works, Inc., Spokane, Washington
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Wood Machining Institute
P.O. Box 476
Berkeley, CA 94701 USA
Tel: 1-925-943-5240; Fax: 1-925-945-0947
e-mail:
szymani@woodmachining.com
www.woodmachining.com
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