GradeScan was installed in Anthony Timberland’s, Bearden, Arkansas, mill in January of 2013.  This project moved the mill from partial auto-grading with a linear geometric-only grading system to total automated grading.  The company ordered a second scanner for its Malvern, Arkansas, site in May.  Their production results while operating the scanner during such a brief time period were so positive that they elected to move quickly toward getting a second system installed.  According to Dan Gibbs, Vice President of Technical Services, “The opportunity cost was too high to NOT buy another scanner.”  Their second GradeScan is scheduled for a January 2014 start-up.  Anthony Timberlands produces a wide variety of Southern Yellow Pine lumber products, including 2” and 4” Dimension, Commons, Decking, and Timbers.

 Lucidyne Technologies, Inc. is based in Corvallis, Oregon, and has provided the wood products industry with Trimmer/Sorter Control Systems, ColorScan® Grade Mark Readers and scanning and optimization systems since its founding in 1985. 

Contact Lucidyne at (541) 753-5111, info@lucidyne.com or on the Web at www.lucidyne.com .