Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) 2018

Held in Rotorua, April 16-19, 2018

Organisers: Rien Visser (UC), Mark Brown (USC), Raffaele Spinelli and Natascia Magagnotti (both CNR, Italy)

Sponsors: Waratah, JohnDeere, Fibria, Bluegum Plantations and FGR

Tours: Scion (Research), Interpine (Technology), EMS (Winch-Assist), Waratah (Factory Tour), Trimble (Truck Logistics), PF Olsen (Forest Roads), Timberlands (Stems Processing Plant) and Hancock (Steep Slope Harvesting).

Conference Program – papers/presentations can be downloaded by session below. Embedded video files were deleted due to copyright issues.

Conference Papers

  1. FEC_Opening
  2. Commercial forestry in NZ: a modern company perspective (Brendan Slui, Rayonier, NZ)
  3. Forestry developments in the PNW (Court Stanley, Port Blakely, Oregon, USA)
  4. Dynamic risk management – what we can learn from NZ port operations (Pat Kirk, Port of Tauranga, NZ)
  5. From the forest to innovative products: the IKEA success story (Christoph Leibing, IKEA, Slovakia)
  6. Highlights of Forest Eng Developments in NZ (Keith Raymond, FGR, NZ)
  7. Leading Forestry Innovation and Applied Research in Australia (Mark Brown, USC, Australia)
  8. Implementing precision forestry: high-tech tools working today (David Herries, Interpine, NZ)
  1. Forest operations in Brazil: Overview and highlights (Angelo Moura, Fibria, Brazil)
  2. Using advanced technology for improved forest road and landing construction (Abby Ayson, University of Canterbury Student, NZ)
  3. Modern steep terrain harvesting in central Europe (Karl Stampfer, BOKU, Austria)
  4. The forest technology programme of the FAO Forestry Department: Examples of recent work (Jonas Cedergren, FAO, Europe)
  5. When taking your time is the best approach to improve logistic performance (Luc Lebel, FORAC/U. Laval, Canada)
  1. Harwarder performance in two logging methods in final felling (Rikard Jonsson, Skogforsk, Sweden)
  2. Determining long-term machine utilisation using GPS tracking: A Pan Pac Case Study (Ben Reriti, University of Canterbury, NZ)
  3. Accuracy of timber volume measurements using a harvester and a photo-optical system in post-windthrow stands (Piotr Mederski, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland)
  4. The Potential of Small Scale Sawmills, milling Radiata Pine: A Case study of North Otago Sawmilling Ltd (Caleb Bergstrom, University of Canterbury, NZ)
  5. Evaluating the availability of forest biomass resources in Queensland using a GIS-based tool (Sam Van Holsbeeck, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia)
  1. A robust productivity benchmark for grapple yarding in fast-growing tree plantations (Raffaele Spinelli, CNR IVALSA, Italy)
  2. Cable Yarders and Rigging Configurations in New Zealand: A 2018 Update (Hunter Harrill, University of Canterbury, NZ)
  3. Cable yarding in France and in Swiss Romandie: status quo and adapted measures from two different organisations (Paul Magaud, Institut Tech. FCBA, France)
  4. Effects of Cable-Assistance on Reducing Soil Disturbance during Mechanized Timber Harvesting (Woodam Chung, Oregon State Uni, USA)
  5. Governance of risk and the use of quad bike ROPS (Bjorn Edlund, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
  6. Drivers of advances in mechanized timber harvesting: a selective review of technological innovation (Ola Lindroos, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
  1. Tracing timber logs from the forest to the sawmill: a specific French case? (Maryse Bigot, National des Forets, France)
  2. Designing of RFID tag for timber industry traceability (Nopparat Kaakkurivaara, Kasetsart University, Thailand)
  3. Operational and logistics challenges with fuel reduction thinning and forest restoration to support the bioeconomy: Rocky Mountains (Nathaniel Anderson, US Forest Service, USA)
  4. Supply chain operations in teak plantation (Laddawan Rianthakool, Kasetsart University, Thailand)
  5. Analysing the Effects of Re-designing the Pulpwood Log-Yard on Storage Capacity and Handling Cost by Using DES (Kalvis Kons, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
  6. Modelling the Economics of Segregation Based on Internal Wood Properties: Preliminary Results from Four New Zealand Case Studies (Glen Murphy, GE Murphy & Assoc., NZ)
  1. Design of a future supply-chain for wood fuel over the Baltic sea (Johanna Enstrom, Skogforsk, Sweden)
  2. Changing Times: Technique and Technology Advancements to Promote Woody Biomass Harvesting in the USA (Jo Daniels, Auburn University, USA)
  3. Dry matter losses and their economic significance in forest energy procurement (Johanna Routa, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke, Finland)
  4. Optimal biomass truck load size and work models for loading of loose biomasses (Heikki Ovaskainen, Metsäteho, Finland)
  5. Cost and productivity of CTL and fuel-adapted harvesting in a P.radiata clearfell operation in Western Australia (Martin Strandgard, USC, Australia)
  6. Production of quality feedstock from forest residues: sorting, comminution, and screening (Han-Sup Han, Northern Arizona Uni, USA)
  1. Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Measure Logging Contractor Performance (Okey Francis Obi, Uni Canterbury, NZ)
  2. Tree locomotion robot (Richard Parker, Scion, NZ)
  3. Root Cause Analysis of Suppliers’ Performance Problems: Case of Harvesting and Timber Transportation Service Providers (Janis Gercans, JSC Latvia’s State Forests, Latvia)
  4. Creation of homogeneous management units with Hot Spot Analysis (Gi-Ord) in a degraded cloud forest assessed with UAV imagery (Fernando Rossi, Chair of Forest Utilization, Germany)
  5. Assessment of a semi-automated computer vision system for counting, measuring and tracking of logs destined for export markets (Glen Murphy, GE Murphy & Assoc., NZ)
  6. Autonomous extraction systems (Rien Visser + Final year students, Uni Canterbury, NZ)
  1. The use of analytical method to evaluate safety and ergonomics in service of forestry machines (Lars-Ola Bligard, Chalmers Uni, Sweden)
  2. Analysis of forestry work accidents in five Australian forest companies for the period 2004 to 2014 (Mohammad Ghaffariyan, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia)
  3. Trainee’s satisfaction with logger training: results from 8 years of training courses in Italy (Natascia Magagnotti, CNR IVALSA, Italy)
  4. The important role of psychosocial factors in workplace safety (Shaun Cawood, Uni Canterbury, NZ)
  5. Validation of forest machine operator competence (Carola Haggstrom, SLU, Sweden)
  1. A historical view and state-of-the-art: What will it take to transform forestry machines into smart systems? (Pedro La Hera, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
  2. USDA Forest Service Research to Assist the National Forest System (Dana Mitchell, US Forest Service, USA)
  3. Managerial approaches for achieving continuously improved harvesting operation performance in Swedish forestry: a lit review (Malin Johansson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
  4. Forestry value chains for a sustainable Swedish bioeconomy – Effective and characterized process flows (Magnus Thor, Skogforsk, Sweden)
  5. Opportunities for a forest-based bio-economy:  environmental and socio-economic impacts of biomass harvesting at the EU level (Diana Tuomasjukka, Euro Forest Institute, EU)
  6. Worldwide trends in the methods and systems for harvesting, extraction and transportation of Roundwood (Mikael Lundback, SLU, Sweden)
  1. Forestry 4.0 – Big data and new technologies to move forest operations into a new area (Ken Byrne, FPInnovations, Canada)
  2. Vision for harvesting machines: Real-time individual tree detection and measurement (Lucas Wells, Oregon State University, USA)
  3. Optimal design of a four bar mechanism for forestry robotic applications (Omar Mendoza-Trejo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
  4. Machine simulator study on the effects of a semi-automatic forwarder crane on operator workload and performance (Martin Englund, Skogforsk, Sweden)
  5. Feasibility of an automatic quality bucking application based on image analyses (Jori Uusitalo, Luke, Finland)
  1. Leaving no impression: technological developments for reduced soil damage by forest machines (Rolf Bjorheden, Skogforsk, Sweden)
  2. Drift decks: an answer to temporary stream crossings during logging operations (David Saathof, Rayonier, NZ)
  3. Economic, social, and environmental impacts of wood product production systems in varying regional circumstances (Janni Kunttu, European Forest Institute)
  4. Harvesting woodlots in New Zealand: What do small-scale landowners and loggers think? (Kris Brown, University of Canterbury, NZ)
  5. Productive forest technology with a soft footprint: a joint effort by Swedish forestry – rationale; results from a 3-year program (Magnus Thor, Skogforsk, Sweden)
  1. Applying teleoperation and vision systems to facilitate a safer and more productive workplace (Paul Milliken, Applied Teleoperation, NZ)
  2. Use of balloons for forest monitoring and machine data transmission (Angelo Moura, Fibria Pulp, Brazil)
  3. Integrated Biomass Systems (Dominik Roeser, UBC, Canada)
  1. Productivity and economic impacts of harvesting with spatial and size constraints (Mauricio Acuna, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia)
  2. Cost calculation for fly ash structure on forest road (Tomi Kaakkurivaara, Luke, Finland)
  3. Optimization of multiple biomass feedstock supply chains in the Northeastern USA (Jingxin Wang, West Virginia University, USA)