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24 - 25 June 2015, Rotorua, New Zealand
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Conference Programme
DAY ONE - Wednesday 24 June 2015
Morning Session: Sponsored by AB Equipment/Tigercat
8.30am Welcome & Introduction, FIEA
Morning Session: Sponsored by Gough CAT
SESSION 4: New Tools to Assist Harvest Productivity & Planning
SESSION 1: International Developments in Steep Slope Harvesting
8.45am
North America: Steep Slope Harvesting Systems being used by
Western Canadian and US Forest Operations
Jim Hunt, Research Leader, Harvesting Operations, FP Innovations,
Canada
8.30am
9.15am
South America: Recent Chilean Start-ups on Steep Slope Terrain
with 40 tonne Shovel Yarders (first use of this system in Chile along
with Alpine grapple carriages)
Simon Adamson, Chief Operating Officer, Latin Equipment S.A.,
South America (via Video Link)
9.00am
9.45am Europe: Innovations and Costings around European Yarder & Steep
Terrain Harvesting Rien Visser, Associate Professor, University of Canterbury
10.15am Morning Tea & Networking
SESSION 2: Recent Innovations in Harvesting Equipment and Operating
Practices on Steeper Terrain
10.45am
The Falcon Forestry Story. Recent Advances (series 2 for smaller
hauler set-ups, improved grapple configuration on the carriage,
options for carriage tree felling…) and Future Plans
Dale Ewers, Owner, Moutere Logging & DC Equipment
11.15am
Projects and Advances in Mechanization of Steep Slope
Harvesting in Chile
Rodrigo Palazuelos, Director of Operations, Forestal Mininco S.A.,Chile
(via Video Link)
11.45pm Lunch & Networking
Afternoon
Session: Sponsored by GE Capital
1.00pm European Technology Working in Steep NZ Conditions; Mangatu
Forest. Review of the first Koller 602 H yarding operation in NZ
Tim Petro, Gisborne Harvesting Manager, Ernslaw One &
Roland Furst, Sales Rep, Koller Forsttechnik GmbH, Austria
1.30pm Operational Innovations to Improve Productivity & Safety on
Steep Slopes. From UAV’s flying dynamica ropes to winch assisted
harvesters
Bill Winmill, Owner, Gillion Logging
Live Monitoring of Harvesting Operations. Near real-time harvest
integration, harvest control and optimisation. Results from recent
operational trials from a large Irish company (445,000ha of land)
John Lyons, Forest Technical Services Manager, Coillte, Ireland
(via Video Link)
Improving Value Recovery & Production Planning through Near
Real-Time Data Collection from Harvester Operations. A new
system being introduced for Australasian harvesting operations
David Herries, GM, Interpine &
Jeremy Gibson, Director, ForestPHD, Australia
9.30am Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Forestry. Opportunities for using
UAV’s for harvest, inventory and operational planning
James Rennie, Director, Australian UAV, Australia
10.00am
11.00am
Morning Tea & Networking
COMETS - An Innovative Automated System for Counting,
Measuring and Tracking Export Logs
Dr Glen Murphy, Chair of Forestry, Waiariki Institute of Technology
SESSION 5: Robotics and Automation Developments for Harvesting
Operations – removing the risk on the hill
11.30am
Remote Controlled Mechanical Tree Felling on Steep Terrain a World First. Early trial results.
Dr Paul Milliken, Director, Cutover Systems Ltd &
Ross Wood, Director, Wood Contracting (Nelson) Ltd
12.00pm The Future of Robotics in Harvesting. A global overview of new
technologies (robotics, automation, telematics, remote operation,
haptic controls, advanced sensors….) being integrated into off
road machines and forestry heavy equipment.
Dr Richard Parker, Project Leader Forest Harvesting, Scion
12.30pm Lunch & Networking
Afternoon Session: Sponsored by CablePrice/John Deere
SESSION 3: New Equipment & Technology Developments.
SESSION 6: Environmental Requirements for Steep Slope Harvesting
2.00pm Caterpillar/Gough Cat
Brian Webster, Regional Sales Manager, Caterpillar Forest Products, USA
1.15pm Handling Tougher Environmental Requirements. Will our capacity
to meet public expectations be tested on NZ’s Steep Slopes?
Kit Richards, Environment Manager, PF Olsen
2.20pm SouthStar Equipment
Weytze van Heerden, Southern Hemisphere Development Manager,
SouthStar Equipment
2.40pm Tigercat
Gary Olsen, International Sales Manager, Tigercat, Canada &
Bill Winmill, Owner, Gillion Logging
3.00pm Afternoon Tea & Networking
3.30pm Ponsse Oyj
Norbert Schalkx, Area Director - Asia Pacific & Africa, Ponsse Oyj,
Finland
3.50pm John Deere Richard Lawler, Director, Engineering Forestry Equipment,
John Deere Construction and Forestry Division, USA
4.10pm Konrad Forsttechnik
Franz Buchsbaum, Export/Sales Director, Konrad Forsttechnik,
Austria
4.30pm Technology Showcase. New products and services
for improving operational productivity and worker safety on site
5.30pm Refreshments
6.30pm Conference Dinner & Networking
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DAY TWO - Thursday 25 June 2015
Sponsored by Shaws Wire Ropes
SESSION 7: Safety Improvements & Developments on the Forest Site
1.45pm Independent Forest Safety Review. Industry-led initiatives and
progress on review recommendations. Where to from here?
National Safety Director, Forest Industry Safety Council (tbc)
2.15pm Steep Slope Harvesting Operations – The WorkSafe NZ view
Doug McLeod, Nelson/Marlbrough H&S Inspector &
Richard Steel, Manager Technical Services, WorkPlace NZ
SESSION 8: Harvesting R&D – Programmes, Priorities and Future Research
2.45pm Steep Slope Harvesting: Canadian research update on machine
stability modelling for steep slope harvesting equipment.
Jim Hunt, Research Leader, Harvesting Operations, FP Innovations,
Canada
3.00pm Steep Slope Harvesting: Future R&D planned in NZ
Keith Raymond, Harvesting Programme Leader,
Future Forests Research Ltd
3.30pm Conference Concludes
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Conference Details
• Innovations in NZ, North and South American, European steep slope harvesting
• Getting the best out of existing steep slope harvesting operations
• Harvest planning – new systems and tools really making a difference
• Remote sensing for harvest planning and operations
• Meeting tighter environmental and water quality requirements
• Mobile technologies to improve worker safety
• Remote control, robotics and automation in the bush
• Contractor certification and national planning for improved safety
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Forestry managers Harvest planners
Technical foresters
Forestry consultants
Technology, equipment or service
suppliers to wood harvesting operations
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Forest owners
Harvesting contractors
Forestry H&S managers
Plantation forestry researchers
Venue: Distinction Rotorua Hotel, 390 Fenton Street, Rotorua
Accommodation: Special HarvestTECH 2015 room rates from $150 (incl GST) are available to delegates at the
Distinction Rotorua Hotel. Please state you are attending the HarvestTECH 2015 conference when booking. For online
bookings go to www.distinctionhotelsrotorua.co.nz and enter harvest15 into the promo code box.
For room reservations call:
Freephone: 0800 654789, Tel: +64 7 349 5200 or E-mail: reservations@distinctionrotorua.co.nz
Presented by: Forest Industry Engineering Association, a division of Innovatek Ltd
Please note that FIEA reserves the right to change the programme if needed without prior knowledge to event
delegates.
Background:
ForestTECH 2013 SOLD OUT three weeks before the event ran. Over 430 forestry managers, forest owners, harvest
planners and harvesting contractors from throughout New Zealand, Australia, Chile and North America attended this
region’s first Steep Slope Wood Harvesting conference. It ran alongside New Zealand’s first Forest Industry Safety
Summit and was the largest gathering of its type seen in this region.
Analysis by Future Forests Research indicates that the proportion of the forest harvest from steep hill country (over 20
degrees slope) is currently 44% of the total harvest. This is forecast to rise to 53% by 2016 and to over 60% by 2025.
Nationally over the next 12 years there is a requirement for a new cable harvesting crew every four weeks.
New Zealand currently is one of the world leaders developing new equipment and practices to extract wood off steeper
slopes. Much of the innovation is coming from contractors working with local engineering companies. Because of the
speed of change and range of new innovations developed over the last two years (grapple-equipped hauler carriages,
tethered “winch assist” machines, new wheeled harvesters, remote controlled mechanical tree felling and robotics,
automation and image processing increasingly being integrated into this new machinery), HarvestTECH 2015 is being
run in June this year for Southern hemisphere forestry companies and contractors.
HarvestTECH 2015 will be the largest wood harvesting event seen in this region for two years.
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Conference Registration
Wednesday 24 - Thursday 25 June 2015, Distinction Rotorua Hotel, Rotorua, New Zealand
4 Ways to Register
• Website: www.harvesttech.events • Tel: (+64) 7 921 1382
• Fax (+64) 7 921 1381 or post this registration form to: FIEA, PO Box 1230, Rotorua 3040, New Zealand.
SPECIAL Early Bird Discount: Register BEFORE Friday 22 May 2015
Discounts are also available for multiple registrations and listed Supporting Association Members.
Delegate Details:
Name:
Position:
Email:
Company:
Postal Address:
Contact Person:
Tel:
Fax:
Programme Rates:
Early Bird Rate (applies on or before 22 May 2015)
Standard Rate (applies after 22 May 2015)
Rate
# AttendeesTotal
NZ$890$
NZ$960$
NZ$760$
NZ$840
$
Group Rate (when booking 3 or more delegates - same workplace)
Supporting Association Discount Rate (Participating Associations listed below)
FIEA Discount Rate -$
Dinner Tickets
NZ$80$
SUB TOTAL
$
+ GST (15%)
$
Registration Details:
GRAND TOTAL
$
• All prices exclude GST (15%).
• Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) member discounts of 10-25% apply on ALL listed Conference Rates. FIEA Membership Details
and Benefits can be seen on www.fiea.org.nz Membership status and discounts available can be checked by calling our FIEA offices.
• Supporting Associations include: New Zealand Forest Owners Association, New Zealand Institute of Forestry, FICA, Victorian Association of
Forest Industries, Australian Forest Products Association and Australian Forest Contractors Association.
• To be eligible for the Early Bird Rate, registrations and payment must be received ON or BEFORE Friday 22 May 2015. All ‘Early Bird’
discounts require payment at time of registration.
• Any discounts offered (including group discounts) require payment at the time of registration.
• Your conference registration payment covers the morning and afternoon teas, lunches, refreshments, a conference handbook and access to
presentations (electronic download for those presentations where presenter approval has been given).
Cancellation policy: For cancellations before Friday 8 May a 10% administration fee applies. Cancellations received after 8 May 2015 are nonrefundable but are transferable. Please allow 30 days for refunds to be processed. If you wish to transfer your registration to another individual
from within your company, please provide us with at least 24 hours advance notice.
Payment:
Cheque payable to Forest Industry Engineering Association, or
Direct credit our Westpac Account: 03 1552-0257749-00, or
Amount enclosed: $
Cardholder’s signature:
Credit card number: Expiry date: CSC Number:
Cardholder’s name:
Please return to Forest Industry Engineering Association, PO Box 1230, Rotorua 3040, New Zealand
Fax: (+64) 7 921 1381, e-mail: libby.stulen@fiea.org.nz
For more information contact us on (+64) 7 921 1382, OR register online at www.harvesttech.events
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