Ausgabe zur LIGNA 2019

Ausg.Nr._10/2019 T he LIGNA show in Han- nover, Germany, is back again from 27 to 31 May this year with another roundup of products, machinery, solu- tions and ideas for the entire wood industry. Advanced tech- nologies, digitization, integra- tion and automation are key trends in woodworking and wood processing – and hence keynote themes at LIGNA. LIGNA is the only platform that showcases technology and solutions for forestry and primary and sec- ondary wood production. It at- tracts key players from across the entire wood industry. The primary industry comprises for- estry, sawmilling, wood-based panel production, wood energy and pulp and paper. It is the first link in the wood value chain and is therefore a core part of LIGNA. The primary-industry section of the show is clustered in halls 25, 26 and 27, on the open-air site and in the outdoor pavilions beneath the EXPO canopy. It fea- tures numerous exhibitions of new products and solutions, not to mention a wealth of presen- tations, lectures and network- ing events – all knitted together under the overarching banner of automation and digitization. Wood Industry Summit This year's Wood Industry Summit runs under the banner of "Access to Resources and Technology", one of LIGNA's focus themes. Located in Hall 26, it consists of a group pa- vilion dedicated to forestry and the wider primary wood industry and a forum featuring presentations by big-name international experts. Among much else, its focus is on digitization of the forestry and wood industry, ways of optimizing the entire forest-wood-logistics value chain – from standing trees through to final processing in the factory – as well as on protect- ing forests from biotic and abiotic damage, and on climate and en- vironmentally friendly harvesting processes. On Thursday, 30 May, the German Sawmilling and Timber Industry Association (DeSH) will be running a three-hour forum program (2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) at the Wood Industry Summit titled "Future Workshop: Presentation of Start- ups – A Project under the Charter for Wood 2.0". Mathias Haas (DER TRENDBEOBACHTER) will moderate the forum and also give a keynote address. KWF Business Pavilion P33– Tomorrow's forestry technology today The German Forestry Council (KFW) is running another season of its long-standing special pres- entation on forestry technology . Held in Pavilion 33 beneath the iconic EXPO canopy, the unique, technology-centric forestry indus- try meeting hub is organized by KWF with input from the German Association of Forestry Contrac- tors (AFL) and the Lower Saxony Forestry Service (as represented by the Lower Saxony School of Forestry – NFBz). It is aimed at forestry companies and looks at key forestry issues and chal- lenges, such as "Forestry & Wood Industry 4.0", battery technology, remote-controlled felling-wedge technology and forestry data flow chains. In addition, there will be a demonstration site beneath the EXPO canopy that will feature displays of new log measurement methods and a series of demon- strations themed "Natural Disas- ters in the Forest – Forest First-aid and Survival". DOLL Fahrzeugbau GmbH will also be part of the ac- tion, demonstrating a new line-up of timber transport vehicles that feature variable-height swivel- mounted cabs. The entire KWF program (German-only) is avail- able at www.kwf-online.de . Pavilion 32 – Lower Saxony forestry and wood industry As always, the forestry and wood industries of the German state of Lower Saxony will have a big pres- ence at LIGNA – in Pavilion 32 be- neath the EXPO canopy. The show- case there will feature the Lower Saxony Forestry Service, along with Bruno Reimann GmbH & Co. KG and publishers DRW-Verlag. There will also be a group display for companies and institutions from Lower Saxony. Among the display participants will be the Lower Saxony Forest Owners' As- sociation (Waldbesitzerverband Niedersachsen); PEFC Germany (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification); agricul- ture-sector publishers Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag (dlv); the German Forest Owner's Work- ing Group (AGDW); the Lower Saxony Agricultural Association (LWK Niedersachsen), the Lower Saxony Renewable Raw Materi- als Network (3N) and Braunsch- weig University of Technology (TU Braunschweig). NRW Forestry & Wood Cluster – NRWMAKING MORE OUT OF WOOD In the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) forestry and wood industry pavilion (P35) beneath the EXPO canopy, the state's Center of Ex- cellence for Forestry 4.0 will be running a program dedicated to " Industry 4.0 for the Forestry and Wood Industry ". As part of this program, the competence center is partnering with the NRW State For- est Administration (Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW) to present an initial prototype of a Smart Forest Lab. The lab will enable visitors to assess the potential of Industry 4.0 technologies for various for- estry value chains and gain an un- derstanding of the many aspects of technical implementation in- volved. The exhibits will show how digitally connected forestry assets and on-site, real-time availabil- ity of all relevant data can support and streamline work in the forestry and timber industry. As well as developing technology, the Center of Excellence program has a strong focus on helping peo- ple in their work. For example, by wearing a Microsoft HoloLens, for- estry workers engaged in motor- manual tree felling can receive useful information about their sur- roundings and hazard warnings from the forestry machines they are operating. They can also use augmented reality to measure logs on-site in the forest and take cur- rent price and product-range infor- mation into account when cutting. Outdoor demonstration site for forestry technology As in past years, the 2019 edition of LIGNA will have a demonstration area on the open-air site , where the latest forestry machines and technology developments will be shown in action – all under careful expert moderation. The demons- tration site is organized in part- nership with the German Forestry Council (KWF) and will be located in the middle of the German Logging Championship area. It will feature moderated technology demonst- rations on each day of the show. Primary wood industry out in force