Last year ULK ordered a high-capacity dry sorting and packaging plant from HEINOLA to their new sawmill in Kostylevo, Archangel region, Russia and installation is nearing completion.

This plant delivery is a part of the ULK’s new investments for increasing the sawmill capacity. The mechanical parts were manufactured during the year 2017, and the installations began in the autumn.

Sorting – this is equipped with an additional hoist, cutting equipment making stepless trimming possible, a FinScan camera scanner and 50 pcs of vertical bins. The plant capacity is 160 pcs/min.

Packaging – this is equipped with a step feeder, an unscrambler and a continuous stacking mechanism with double stacking equipment and package hoists. The pieces travel steplessly as a mat straight to the stacker. The laths are inserted into the package automatically according to the package width. Binding is done according to the package length. The ready-made packages are then covered and rebound.

At the time of writing, commissioning of the plant is going on. The plant was installed by the local mechanics under the guidance of HEINOLA. Co-operation between the different cultures worked very well despite of the language barrier. The Russian staff did a great job.

The automation system for this plant was delivered by Heinola Russian partner Avtomatika Vektor. The Russians have shown convincing expertise in handling of the sorting plant functions. These important functions of the plant have been carried out by the local forces, and the client can be served locally in the Russian language also in future.