A Fuji robot that takes each bag and places it on the pallet aids the production area and is virtually trouble-free. At the new plant, the back end features automatic Hamer bagging and a Wulftec shrink wrap turntable. challenge in working with robots is designing the proper attachment for the end of the robot arm that’s actually handling the work piece. Performance, programmability and mainte-nance are otherwise virtually trouble-free. The company continues to try to expand sales into commercial bulk fuel accounts. The segment is growing more than bag fuel markets, but still remains a small part of NEWP’s overall business, Walker said. One issue facing the domestic pellet in-dustry is the evolution of heating systems and pellet utilizations to encompass homes, business boilers and furnace products that work with central heating/air systems or other appliances. “It’s a real bottleneck in our industry as far as efforts to make those systems available, be-cause right now they are too expensive, and there are no real turnkey systems available,” Walker said. • Titan Toughcam The World’s Toughest Industrial CCTV Camera The industry standard for Sawmills, Pulp/Paper Mills, Panelboard Plants and Wood Biomass Refineries • 480 TV Lines • 2.9, 4.3, 6, 8, 12, 16 mm lenses • All Weather, Extreme Environment • Heavy Gauge Di-Cast Metal Alloy & Titanium components • Tri-Axial Mounting System • –50°C to +50°C • –58°F to +122°F • Waterproof, IP68 Rating • Vibration Resistant Available from leading distributors throughout North America Established 1973 Canada – Ph. 604-569-3240 • US – Ph. 269-966-2900 www.opticomtech.com 1-888-410-2447 TECHNOLOGIES Inc. 32 Canadian BIOMASS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012
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