Patent ID: 11964335
Assignee: SALEM EQUIPMENT, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a first scanner system located adjacent the flitch carriage assembly and arranged to measure each of the plurality of flitches at a plurality of locations on each of the flitches, wherein the first scanner system is located in position to measure each one of the plurality of flitches prior to the respective arrival of each one of the plurality of flitches at the delivery end of the flitch carriage assembly;
a second scanner system located adjacent the edger infeed mechanism and arranged to determine a position of each flitch of the plurality of flitches of the edger infeed mechanism; and
a control computer arranged to receive data for each flitch of the plurality of flitches from the first scanner system and to determine a sawing solution to be implemented at the edger for each flitch and to receive data for each flitch of the plurality of flitches from the second scanner system and adjust cutting tools of the edger to implement the sawing solution based on the received data from the second scanner system.