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Wednesday, October 2, 2002


   
8:00 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 9:15

Yield Measurement and Value in the Rough Mill
Phil Mitchell, NC State University

9:15 - 10:00 Dealing with Today's Lumber
Joe Denig, NC State University
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:45 Tracking Lumber Inventory
Verlon Phillips, Phillips Computer Services
10:45 - 11:45 Cellular Manufacturing for Small to Mid Size Rough Mills
Josef Zerle, Raimann (Weinig Group)
11:45 - 12:00 Open
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 Advanced Optimization Software for Today's Rough Mill
Dennis Cope, Barr-Mullin, Inc.
1:30 - 2:00 Affordable Scanning at the Chop Saw
Chris Aiken, Scanimation
2:00 - 2:30 Identification of Lumber Grade Mix Through Simulation
Brian Vetter, A.G. Raymond & Company
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:30 Optimization on a Tight Budget
Harry Watt, Wood Management Systems, Inc.
3:30 - 4:00 Some Thoughts on Optimized Lumber Cut-Up Operations
Phil Mitchell, NC State University
   

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Thursday, October 3, 2002


   
8:00 - 8:30  
8:30 - 9:00

TBA, Ric Ferrar, Group 7

9:00 - 9:30 Current Applications of Cell Scan Technology in Competitive Rough Mills
Dennis Cope, Barr-Mullin, Inc.
9:30 - 10:00 Workcells--Processing Solid Wood by Jobs
Rather than by Parts

Roman Morris, Grecon Dimter Inc.
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:45 - 11:15 Vision Scanning and Optimization in the Rough Mill
Matt Venable, Paul Saws
11:15 - 12:00 Will Thin-Kerf Sawblades Work in MY Rough Mill?
and Will They Save Me Money
?
John Schultz, Super Thin Saws
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 How Optimization Works
Jeff Maguire, Vector Optimization Technologies, Inc
2:00 - 4:30 Manufacturers' Show & Tell--Demonstration of Automated Crosscut Line
   

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Have questions or comments? E-mail: phil_mitchell@ncsu.edu

Program Agenda subject to change. Updated on 9/10/2002.