In cable-assisted timber harvesting forces on the cable are enormous. But how strong exactly are they?
As part of TECH4EFFECT WP3 , Markus Engel and Andreas Mayerhofer (ÖBf – Austrian Federal Forests ) and Thomas Holzfeind from BOKU carried out investigations on winch assisted harvesting machines in the ÖBf forest district Flachau (Austria). They recorded the inclination of the machine during operation on steep terrain using a tilt sensor installed on the winch assisted Valmet 840TX forwarder. At the same time, the tensile forces in the cable were measured with a load shackle. In addition, all activities of the machine were recorded by an action camera, which will be analysed later together with inclination data and the tensile forces. The results are intended to shed light on the tensile forces that occur in the cable of the machine as a function of the work processes and the machine inclination.
Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter and subscribe to our newsletter to be among the first to know the results!
Cable assisted forwarder operating on steep terrain; pictures: Holzfeind Thomas
TECH4EFFECT final event highlights research impacts, provides informed dialogue on forest operations19. July 2021 - 12:25
Towards Zero Pollution: TECH4EFFECT presented at the RTDS Green Week Partner Event on 8 June: 10:10 – 12:30.10. May 2021 - 16:18
TECH4EFFECT Co-ordinator, Rasmus Astrup, presented at EUBCE event19. April 2021 - 15:17
TECH4EFFECT presents drone mapping, T-winch at Norwegian Ministerial event14. October 2020 - 9:15
18 – 22 July 2018, Interforst, Munich, Germany
Interforst is both a trade fair and scientific conference, which takes place only every four years. Visit the stands of KWF and Latschbacher to find out more about TECH4EFFECT and pick up some flyers!
Karl Stampfer from BOKU moderates the session: Forstwirtschaft im Wandel – nur was sich ändert, bleibt!
Find out more details at www.interforst.com
15 – 18 July 2018, COFE, Williamsburg, USA
The Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) meets this year in Williamsburg (VA, USA). CNR will present the TECH4EFFECt project poster at this conference.
Have a look at the conference website for details and to register!
14 June 2018, NHN Tagung, Göttingen, Germany
The yearly meeting of the Kompetenznetz für Nachhaltige Holznutzung (NHN) takes place in Göttingen (Germany). It is organized by our partner University of Göttingen. The meeting focuses on sustainable use of forests.
Have a look at the NHN website for details.
Consoritum meeting in Warsaw
The Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW) is hosting our third consoritum meeting from 14-16. March 2018. We are looking forward to progress on sustainability and efficiency in forestry using data and technolgy! Videos of our field trip coming soon!
Sign up to our newsletter to make sure you don’t miss first project results.
Data from Canada for the Efficiency Portal
FPInnovation’s Jean Plamondon has recently installed and is testing the first data transfer green box (FeltBoks) on a Tigercat 855HC running a Logmax 7000 XT head in Quebec. The data, which is collected via an android app running on the operator’s device, feeds into the TECH4EFFECT Efficiency Portal and will allow the contractor to not only store or analyse his own data, but compare it with others operating in similar conditions. FPInnovations bring considerable technical know-how and years of experience with their own FPSuite products (http://fpsuite.ca/) to TECH4EFFECT.
Field trials: Cable-assisted timber harvesting on steep terrain
In cable-assisted timber harvesting forces on the cable are enormous. But how strong exactly are they?
As part of TECH4EFFECT WP3 , Markus Engel and Andreas Mayerhofer (ÖBf – Austrian Federal Forests ) and Thomas Holzfeind from BOKU carried out investigations on winch assisted harvesting machines in the ÖBf forest district Flachau (Austria). They recorded the inclination of the machine during operation on steep terrain using a tilt sensor installed on the winch assisted Valmet 840TX forwarder. At the same time, the tensile forces in the cable were measured with a load shackle. In addition, all activities of the machine were recorded by an action camera, which will be analysed later together with inclination data and the tensile forces. The results are intended to shed light on the tensile forces that occur in the cable of the machine as a function of the work processes and the machine inclination.
Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter and subscribe to our newsletter to be among the first to know the results!
Cable assisted forwarder operating on steep terrain; pictures: Holzfeind Thomas
Newsletter January 2018
Read our second newsletter here:
TECH4EFFECT Newsletter January 2018
And don’t forget to subscribe to upcoming ones:
Newsletter subscription
16 – 19 April 2018, Forest Engineering Conference FEC, Rotorua, New Zealand
The 6th International Forest Engineering Conference (FEC) takes place in Rotorua, New Zealand, bringing together researchers and practitioners. It includes workshops, technical sessions and a field trip and show-cases local forest and equpment developments.
TECH4EFFECT will show a strong presence at this important meeting:
For details check out the conference website: http://www.foresteng.canterbury.ac.nz/FEC2018.shtml or have a look at the final program.
21-25 February 2017, Progetto Fuoco, Verona, Italy
Partner CONAIBO participates in PROGETTO FUOCO, a trade fair focused on wood-fire heating that will take place in Verona from 21 to 25 February.
Pick up some project flyers, also in Italian and find out what we can do for you!
TECH4EFFECT animation
What is TECH4EFFECT about? Use data and technolog to grow and harvest more wood, with less environmental impact, safer for workers and cheaper!