Industrial photos

HungLikeJesus · 08-27-2007, 07:13 PM

I'm interested in seeing some industrial photos - both for the artistic aspect and for the educational value. There are many processes about which I'm fairly ignorant, and I imagine that a lot of others are, also. So, please post!

I'll start. Here are some pictures from a plywood/veneer plant which I visited last week for a work project.

The first picture shows the logs going in to the lathe. They are first measured (automatically) for shape and size, then they are spun on the big lathe, which reduces the diameter of the raw log to about four inches in just a few seconds. This turns the round wood into a long, continuous sheet, as shown in the second picture.

The remaining core is sold to a post and pole manufacturer.

HungLikeJesus · 08-27-2007, 07:19 PM

The long sheet is cut into small sheets, which are then stacked and glued to form plywood. The first picture shows the cut sheets flying by on an overhead conveyor.

The second picture shows the grader. A machine flips through the sheets, but the grading is done by a person, who looks at both sides and assigns a grade. You can see the grader in the center of the picture.

zippyt · 08-27-2007, 07:20 PM

Cool , I will try and get some pics of processes , though most customers wouldn't let me take pics .

HungLikeJesus · 08-27-2007, 07:28 PM

As with most lumber mills, the "waste" wood is reused. This refers to the sawdust, chips, bark, and other process residues. In this case, this waste is used to fuel a boiler. The boiler produces steam, which is used in the kiln and in a steam turbine, which produces electricity.

The first picture shows a small part of the boiler, which is several stories tall. This boiler was not running; the doors are for ash clean-out.

The second picture shows the steam turbine and generator set.

HungLikeJesus · 08-27-2007, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

Cool , I will try and get some pics of processes , though most customers wouldn't let me take pics .

I'd be very interested in seeing that. But don't get yourself in trouble.

zippyt · 08-27-2007, 07:38 PM

Ever seen the inside of a steel mill ??

HungLikeJesus · 08-27-2007, 07:44 PM

No. Do you have pictures?

zippyt · 08-27-2007, 08:05 PM

I'll see about getting some

Happy Monkey · 08-27-2007, 08:21 PM

Nothing educational about these, but it's all I've got. Anyone who'se traveled south from NYC will recognize them:

zippyt · 08-27-2007, 08:28 PM

As some of you know I am an Industrial scale tech ,
This was a weird scale I had to install not to long ago ,
Here is the container sitting on the scale ,

Here is the container in the upright position , weird but the scale wouldn't weigh worth a CRAP unless the container was fully upright ,

Here is the container being put in place by a Taylor

Here are the loadcells and checking system ,

And here is the insrumentation,

busterb · 08-27-2007, 09:01 PM

HLJ, Photos post #1 in the south, before GP sold out, the cores from plywood mills went to 2x4" or landshape timbers.

Elspode · 08-27-2007, 10:12 PM

More, please. This is great. I've got nuthin', but I'm likin' this.

elSicomoro · 08-27-2007, 10:18 PM

Cool stuff, guys...I may have to go down to the riverfront near the pizza shop and snap some pics.

wolf · 08-27-2007, 11:19 PM

Now I have to know. I won't be able to sleep until I find this out ...

What determines whether a log ends up as veneer or plywood?

HungLikeJesus · 08-28-2007, 12:15 AM

Zippyt - so that scale is used to measure shipping containers? Why is it made to weigh in the vertical position?

08-27-2007, 07:19 PM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	The long sheet is cut into small sheets, which are then stacked and glued to form plywood. The first picture shows the cut sheets flying by on an overhead conveyor. The second picture shows the grader. A machine flips through the sheets, but the grading is done by a person, who looks at both sides and assigns a grade. You can see the grader in the center of the picture. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-27-2007, 07:20 PM	#3
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Cool , I will try and get some pics of processes , though most customers wouldn't let me take pics . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-27-2007, 07:28 PM	#4
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	As with most lumber mills, the "waste" wood is reused. This refers to the sawdust, chips, bark, and other process residues. In this case, this waste is used to fuel a boiler. The boiler produces steam, which is used in the kiln and in a steam turbine, which produces electricity. The first picture shows a small part of the boiler, which is several stories tall. This boiler was not running; the doors are for ash clean-out. The second picture shows the steam turbine and generator set. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-27-2007, 07:38 PM	#6
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Ever seen the inside of a steel mill ?? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-27-2007, 07:44 PM	#7
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	No. Do you have pictures? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-27-2007, 07:13 PM	#1
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Industrial photos I'm interested in seeing some industrial photos - both for the artistic aspect and for the educational value. There are many processes about which I'm fairly ignorant, and I imagine that a lot of others are, also. So, please post! I'll start. Here are some pictures from a plywood/veneer plant which I visited last week for a work project. The first picture shows the logs going in to the lathe. They are first measured (automatically) for shape and size, then they are spun on the big lathe, which reduces the diameter of the raw log to about four inches in just a few seconds. This turns the round wood into a long, continuous sheet, as shown in the second picture. The remaining core is sold to a post and pole manufacturer. Attached Images __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-27-2007, 08:05 PM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I'll see about getting some __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-27-2007, 08:21 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Nothing educational about these, but it's all I've got. Anyone who'se traveled south from NYC will recognize them: __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-27-2007, 08:28 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	As some of you know I am an Industrial scale tech , This was a weird scale I had to install not to long ago , Here is the container sitting on the scale , Here is the container in the upright position , weird but the scale wouldn't weigh worth a CRAP unless the container was fully upright , Here is the container being put in place by a Taylor Here are the loadcells and checking system , And here is the insrumentation, __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner Last edited by zippyt; 08-27-2007 at 08:45 PM.

08-27-2007, 09:01 PM	#11
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	HLJ, Photos post #1 in the south, before GP sold out, the cores from plywood mills went to 2x4" or landshape timbers. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

08-27-2007, 10:12 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	More, please. This is great. I've got nuthin', but I'm likin' this. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

08-27-2007, 10:18 PM	#13
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Cool stuff, guys...I may have to go down to the riverfront near the pizza shop and snap some pics.

08-27-2007, 11:19 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Now I have to know. I won't be able to sleep until I find this out ... What determines whether a log ends up as veneer or plywood? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-28-2007, 12:15 AM	#15
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Zippyt - so that scale is used to measure shipping containers? Why is it made to weigh in the vertical position? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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