Maine Woods Company: Facility Layout
At Maine Woods Company, our equipment, our people, and our process are setup to achieve maximum efficiency along with a high quality product.
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Facility Layout
1. Log transfer
Receiving unbarked logs from yard
2. Debarkers
Debarks logs for sawing
Ring Debarker
Rosserhead
3. Maximill
Saws logs between 6" - 15" in diameter
End-dogger with slabber head
Capacity of 3 logs/min
4. Headrig with carriage
Saws logs over 16" in diameter 8' - 16' lengths
Single cut carriage
Capacity of 1 log/min
5. Resaw
Chooses best face to cut from headrig cants
Capacity of 9-10 lumber pieces/min.
6. Combo-Edger
Saws cants from Maximill, Headrig, and Resaw
Capacity 4 to 6 cants/min and 11 lumber pieces/min.
7. Board Edger
Edges board to 4 sides to maximize grade and recovery
Capacity of 30 pieces/min
Will be replaced in Oct.
8. Minimill
Saws logs from 6" to 30" in diameter with lengths 4' to 8'
Double cut carriage
Up to 1/2 log/min
9. Planer (Downstairs)
Two-sided
Planes 1" to 36" wide and 4' to 14' lengths
Added value for some customers
10. Compressor Room (Downstairs)
Variable output and frequency drive
Control on demand
Provides for some mill heat on demand
$43,000 state rebate for electrical savings initiative
11. Rip Line (Downstairs)
Capacity of 30 MBF/day
Added value initiative in poor market
12. Sorter
Sorts lumber by grade, length and thickness
Lumber end stamped by grade, grader and bin #
13. Trimmer
Capacity of 80 pieces/min
Trims lumber to maximize recovery and grade
New dust collection system
14. Hula Saw
Grades and trims cants to lengths
Recycles boards for regrading and edging
15. Grading Table
2 Certified graders
Capacity of 80 pieces/min
Initial lumber grading station for mill
| 1. Log transfer Receiving unbarked logs from yard  |
2. Debarkers Debarks logs for sawing; Ring Debarker, Rosserhead.  |
9. Planer (Downstairs) Two-sided; Planes 1" to 36" wide and 4' to 14' lengths, Added value for some customers.  |
10. Compressor Room (Downstairs) Variable output and frequency drive; Control on demand, Provides for some mill heat on demand, $43,000 state rebate for electrical savings initiative.  |
11. Rip Line (Downstairs) Capacity of 30 MBF/day, Added value initiative in poor market  |
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| 8. Minimill Saws logs from 6" to 30" in diameter with lengths 4' to 8'; Double cut carriage, Up to 1/2 log/min  |
5. Resaw Chooses best face to cut from headrig cants; Capacity of 9-10 lumber pieces/min.  |
7. Resaw Edges board to 4 sides to maximize grade and recovery, Capacity of 30 pieces/min, Will be replaced in Oct.  |
6. Combo-Edger Saws cants from Maximill, Headrig, and Resaw, Capacity 4 to 6 cants/min and 11 lumber pieces/min.  |
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4. Combo-Edger Saws cants from Maximill, Headrig, and Resaw, Capacity 4 to 6 cants/min and 11 lumber pieces/min.  |
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14. Hula Saw Grades and trims cants to lengths, Recycles boards for regrading and edging.  |
15. Grading Table 2 Certified graders; Capacity of 80 pieces/min, Initial lumber grading station for mill.  |
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| 3. Maximill Saws logs between 6" - 15" in diameter; End-dogger with slabber head, Capacity of 3 logs/min.  |
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12. Sorter Sorts lumber by grade, length and thickness, Lumber end stamped by grade, grader and bin #.  |
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| 13. Trimmer Capacity of 80 pieces/min, Trims lumber to maximize recovery and grade, New dust collection system.  |
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