Machine vision / engineered wood

Plant-wide engineered wood camera grading.

Industrial-grade machine vision for producers of veneer, plywood, OSB and particleboard — built to the tolerances your line already demands.

Camsensor grading camera

01The conversation

What’s your quality issue?

Three pressures on the mill floor. Every Camsensor conversation starts here.

01

Grading accuracy

Manual grading caps out below 85%. Inconsistency, re-handling and downgrades follow.

02

Productivity improvements

Throughput lost to stoppages, re-grading and spec changes across line types.

03

Labor demands

Skilled graders are scarce and costly. Consistency shouldn’t depend on who’s on shift.

02Grading accuracy

Where accuracy leaks on the line.

Three failure points compound — each one quietly trims yield and grade.

01Manual grading
< 85%
Accuracy ceiling

Manual grading produces under 85% accuracy — every downgrade starts as a missed call.

02Re-handling
2+
Touches per sheet, panel, board

Misgraded product has to be graded again, taking capacity off the line and cutting output.

03Plant-wide consistency
N lines
N standards

Specs differ for every line type, so grading quality drifts product to product and shift to shift.

03Grading accuracy / Discovery

Questions worth asking about your line.

A technical-first conversation — not a pitch. Where the numbers land tells us where to start.

Manual grading
01

What percentage of your product is manually graded?

02

What is the accuracy rate of manually graded products?

Re-handling
01

What product inconsistency comes from first-time calibration errors?

02

How much product is downgraded due to first-pass grading?

Plant-wide consistency
01

How easily can grading specs change along a line — and across line types?

02

How much stoppage time does a spec change cost you?

04On AI / Position

AI that builds on what already works.

The industry is moving toward machines that adapt, learn and grade without re-programming. We’re moving with it — by extending the systems already running on mill floors, not replacing them. Camsensor AI is a step change inside proven solutions, released when it meets the accuracy standards our customers already rely on.

01Built into proven systems
02Validated on the mill floor
03A step change, not a swap
[ Key hardware ]

Specifications

Accelerators
Latest TPU and AI Coprocessor hardware
Total performance flexibility
Meeting industry standards
As the technology continuously develops

05Solutions

Vision and robotics, end to end.

Four product lines, one unified treatment.

01 / Veneer[ Standard ]

Veneer

Clip, grade, sort, stack.

  • Clipping optimisation
  • Clipper / dryer grading
  • Green and dry stacking
  • Moisture and sorting
  • Layup scanning
  • Robot sorting and stacking
02 / Plywood[ Standard ]

Plywood

Inspect, grade, repair, sort.

  • Face / back scanning
  • Dimensional and squareness
  • Robotic routing and repair
  • Edge / void / gaps / delam
  • Layup scanning
  • Robot sorting and stacking
03 / OSB[ Standard ]

OSB

Grade, verify, monitor.

  • Face / back defects
  • Dimensional and squareness
  • Paper / foil overlay
  • Edge density / delam
  • Sander and edge defects
  • Tongue-and-groove fit
04 / Particleboard[ Standard ]

Particleboard

Track, trend, measure.

  • Face / back scanning
  • Dimensional and squareness
  • Overlay grading
  • Broken corners / edges
  • Edge thickness / density
  • Indent / outdent

06End-to-end service

Installation and commissioning.

Seven steps from order to sign-off — a Camsensor engineer with you at every one.

OrderSign-off
01

Delivery

Hardware delivered in 6–12 weeks.

02

Installation

Physical install drawings so you can prepare the line.

03

Wiring

Electrical drawings for full system interface wiring.

04

Commissioning

A Camsensor engineer commissions on site once install and test are complete.

05

Testing

We set up your selected product scenario and tune it to your needs.

06

Training

Training for key personnel once the system is set up and accepted.

07

Acceptance

You sign off once everything meets your standard.

07About

Two decades of machine vision.

For over two decades, Camsensor has developed and manufactured smart cameras for machine-vision quality inspection, production control and process optimisation.

[ International team ]

A team of dedicated, highly skilled engineers. Headquartered in New Zealand, with permanent engineers across North America and Europe.

North America · Asia Pacific · South America · Europe

Camsensor coverage across North America, Asia Pacific, South America and Europe
[ Partnered with ]
Visor
Altec
Pre-tec
Tapely / Willamette

08Get in touch

Talk to us about your line.

We work with mill engineers, plant managers and integrators. The first conversation is technical, not a pitch.

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[ Coverage ]
North America · Asia Pacific · South America · Europe