The Binderholz Group, Trimble and MiCROTEC jointly announced today that the Binderholz Live Oak Mill in Florida was brought to full operational status in a short span of time.
The timeline:
August 21, 2020: The sawmill was purchased following an auction
September 21, 2020: Closing took place
January 04, 2021: The software implementation contract with Trimble was finalized
January 07, 2021: The software implementation project with Trimble kicked-off
February 15, 2021: The log sorting line was fully operational
March 15, 2021: The sawmill was fully operational
July 01, 2021: The software systems were on full production footing
The turnaround time from weighing a truckload of logs using Trimble Truck Scale Software (WeighWiz) to a production planner analyzing log cost information is approximately 15 minutes. Logs procured for the mill were processed by the state-of-the-art, high-speed log scanners from MiCROTEC, which measure log volume. The volumetric data is fed into the Trimble Log Inventory Management System (LIMS) through an automated interface. Complex, server-centric algorithms in LIMS compute log costs for thousands of logs per second. Downstream systems at Binderholz then access this information for production planning.
The software implementation was run like a tight ship. The sawmill received its first truckloads of roundwood logs on February 10, 2021, a mere 20 business days from the software project kick-off.
“It was a very challenging schedule,” according to the Project Managers and Functional Leads representing all three parties. “We had many challenges but in the end we were able to find solutions for all of them as a team,” they further added.
All three parties continue to ensure that round-the-clock support is at hand to resolve any issues that arise and that the mill runs at optimal capacity.
