Canterbury Industry

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31113, 16 July 1966, Page 13

Canterbury Industry

[ “Every timber mill in New 'Zealand is a potential customer for one of these,” says Mr Taylor. “And there are hundreds of sawmillers in New Zealand.” The carriage is designed primarily for use with a bandsaw and other equipment which enables the sawyer, seated at a control panel, to assume full control of all operations merely by the; pressure of a button. At the pressure of a but-; ton, sawyers cause about 40 tons of logs to move forward.

The front log separates. A finger touch loads a four-ton log on to a carriage. The chain - nigger rapidly turns timber to the required position. It is securely clamped by air dogs. The carriage is driven hydraulically. It moves effortlessly forwards and backwards past the saw. “This is modern sawmilling. ;fast accurate, clean, efficient. (Gone is the sweat and toil. ;Much of the danger of traditional methods has disappeared.” says Mr Taylor. In the specialist machinery field, Southern Cross has taken particular interest in electrical and pneumatic control systems. It approaches its problems from the bottom up, usually with a simple straight - forward mechanism made from materials and components readily available in New Zealand. To explore and develop markets the company has a representative in Australia this week.