Recently, a new trimmer at the Setra Nyby sawmill in Sweden was inaugurated. New machinery, a new cutting system and installation of automated sorting have adapted the sawmill to meet the demands of the future.
Hannele Arvonen, President and CEO of Setra, formally inaugurated the trimmer at lunch time together with Karl Pontus Larsson, Manager of Setra Nyby. More than 80 people – including employees, media and industry representatives – attended the inauguration which ended with a tour of the sawmill.
“We are extremely pleased that the new trimmer is in place. Now we will be able to supply even better products for many years to come. Productivity will rise, flexibility will improve and quality will become more consistent,” says Karl Pontus Larsson, Manager of Setra Nyby.
Work with the new trimmer was carried out in cooperation with ScanWare, which supplied a BoardMaster NOVA, and CGV (C. Gunnarssons Verkstads AB) which delivered the machinery and control system. The investment in the sawmill is part of the efficiency improvement programme underway at Setra designed to further strengthen the wood products company’s competitiveness.
Setra Nyby, which is located in Björklinge just north of Uppsala, is a specialised redwood sawmill with approximately 60 employees. The Setra Group has a total of nine sawmills, three processing units and two modular building factories.
