Smart Chipper EKG condition monitoring solution to prevent chipper damage

Poor knife condition can lead to inadequate chip quality and even possible chipper damage. Chipper damage affects safety, causes higher repair costs, and ultimately leads to possible production losses. 

The Smart Chipper EKG monitors and collects data on the knife’s cutting edge. The EKG solution indicates the knife’s contact with the log and shows it in real-time, enriched with special insights on stability of chip quality. From that data, the condition of the knife is analyzed, providing online knife wearing estimation. In case of a knife damage, the operator is warned, and the solution enables online detection for damaged knife. The data helps to optimize knife changes, leading to increased availability and reliability of the chipper.