Patent ID: 11951644
Assignee: VEISTO OY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating a sawline for logs, the sawline comprising a conveyor for conveying a log in the sawline, and a processing apparatus for processing the log, said method comprising the steps of:
feeding the log into the sawline;
conveying the log onwards in the longitudinal direction in the sawline;
determining the overall length of the log;
guiding the log into the processing apparatus with which the log is processed at the same time, when the log is conveyed onwards in the sawline;
determining the length of the part of the log that is outside the processing apparatus with a camera apparatus in the conveying direction of the log before the processing apparatus and after the processing apparatus;
determining the location of a front end and a rear end of the log in the processing apparatus on the basis of the overall length of the log and on the basis of the length of the part of the log that is outside the processing apparatus; and
controlling the processing apparatus on the basis of the location of the front end and the rear end of the log.