National Hardwood Magazine - August 2023

The MiCROTEC family

The MiCROTEC family dedicated a branch of the company to develop the Woodeye Hardwood Grader, a lineal board scanner, which helps their customers streamline this process. MiCROTEC’s unique log stereoscoping imaging system, Logeye Stereo, is the only patented scanner worldwide that provides full 360-degree scan as the log rolls onto the carriage. MiCROTEC Continued ment of the log while it is rolling onto the carriage without any occlusions or shadows and allows them to optimize the cuts of the log while it is still rolling on to the carriage.” MiCROTEC’s unique log stereoscoping imaging system, Logeye Stereo, is the only patented scanner worldwide that provides full 360-degree scan as the log rolls onto the carriage. In 2019, MiCROTEC introduced the Digital Fingerprint Concept and rolled out deep learning AI into all their quality scanning systems. “AI has become a critical factor in finding a lot of different unique aspects of each species. We have a very strong team dedicated to AI that continues to show the ample experience that we have when it comes to deep learning, and how it will also help the Hardwood industry just as it helped the softwood industry when we initially brought AI to them,” Jöst said. Giudiceandrea continued by explaining that the more examples of defects the MiCROTEC Ai platform is fed, the more it will learn. “One of the challenges in the AI market is the tool set. There aren’t a lot of tool sets on the market. We had to develop a lot of these tools sets to be able to manage the millions of board images that we have. That’s what sets us apart, we have developed these tools that aren’t just readily available to buy off the shelf. We’ve spent a lot of time customizing them and we are making them work for you,” Giudiceandrea stated. MiCROTEC prioritizes continued support to keep customer operations up to date. With ever evolving tech- nology, MiCROTEC provides the support to keep the software and hardware updated. “We want to support our customers for a lifetime” Jöst said. This back-andforth dialogue between MiCRO- TEC and their customers allows its customers to build a relationship with the company through the MiCROTEC Connect platform and the Grading Support Team. MiCROTEC offers 24/7 support to answer the ongoing needs of their customers. MiCROTEC offers a wide range Woodeye identifies knots, cracks, splits, shake, and other defects in accordance to NHLA rules or any proprietary grades the mill has. including but not limited to: CT Log, Logeye, Logeye Stereo, Goldeneye, Lucidyne, and Woodeye. MiCROTEC is a member of Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, Southern Forest Products Association, Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, National Hardwood Lumber Association and Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association. n To learn more, visit their website at www.microtec.us. 30 AUGUST 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry AUGUST 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 31