Sawmills and primary wood processing

Cadence helps sawmills and primary wood processing companies improve efficiency and productivity through a standardized modular approach built around specialized Apps & Hardware, enabling increased production throughput while reducing losses related to operations, grading, and drying.

Our Offering

Specializing in automation, our team supports manufacturers by distributing high-tech products and application modules designed to address challenges related to production throughput, manufacturing efficiency, and product quality.

Our modular approach simplifies and accelerates automation adoption while promoting the transfer of the skills required to make companies self-sufficient in operating the technologies they deploy.

How Does Cadence Help Optimize Operations in Sawmills?

  • Eliminate bottlenecks throughout the production process.
  • Reduce losses related to drying operations and species mixing.
  • Optimize lumber grading and wood species identification.
  • Improve equipment and machine utilization.
  • Increase efficiency and profitability throughout every stage of processing.

Our Services

At Cadence, you will find all the services you need under one roof.
  • Automation Modules

    Design and sale of pre-programmed standard automation modules for the wood industry to improve sawmill efficiency.

  • Distribution​

    Distribution of high-tech components designed to withstand the demanding environments found in sawmills, backed by expert advice and technical support.

  • Consulting

    Consulting on technological approaches. Analysis of operational processes and the level of difficulty involved in automating them to reduce risk. Project prioritization based on expected gains, impacts, and level of complexity.

  • Training

    Ongoing training to keep you informed about the latest technologies.

  • Technical Staffing

    Technical personnel available to support the components and modules sold, with the goal of transferring the required expertise and knowledge to your team.

  • Laboratory

    More than $2 million in equipment dedicated to feasibility studies, technological risk analysis, and application validation.

Our Application Controller Modules

Standard modules. À-la-carte applications. Automation that evolves with your needs.

Our standard modular approach is built around our MC4, MC12, and MC24 controllers, which can support up to 4, 12, or 24 specialized and field-proven industrial Apps & Hardware solutions, respectively.

Designed to simplify and accelerate the deployment of advanced automation functions, they can be implemented according to your needs, priorities, and project timeline, allowing you to benefit from:

  • greater flexibility;
  • fewer technical risks;
  • better cost control;
  • faster deployment;
  • a smarter, connected, and scalable facility.

Description and Technical Specifications
MC4 / MC12 / MC24

Available Apps & Hardware — Best Sellers

AI-Powered Log Spacing Reduction and Stabilization

  • check Strategically reduce spacing between logs.
  • check Proactive detection of double logs.
  • check Stabilized infeed flow.
  • check Increased production throughput.
  • check Reduced downtime.
  • check Reduced mechanical failures.
  • check Fewer manual interventions.

Wood Species Recognition

  • check Fewer customer complaints and returns.
  • check Optimized drying cycles.
  • check Reduced financial losses caused by mixed wood species.
  • check Enhanced quality control.
  • check Stable production flow.
  • check Increased production throughput.
  • check Reduced need for manual intervention and validation.

Beam Dimension Verification and Assembly

  • check Enhanced quality control.
  • check Reduced customer returns and non-conformities.
  • check Reduced downtime.
  • check Simplified operations and reduced supervision requirements.
  • check Proactive process anomaly detection.
  • check Web-based HMI monitoring with secure remote access.

Additional Apps & Hardware Available

  • Detection of rot and non-compliant logs
  • Confirmation of single-log presence and diameter validation before the debarker
  • Lumber compliance inspection (warp, wane, and dimensions)
  • Log volume measurement at the mill entrance
  • Wood volume measurement in log unscramblers
  • Wood volume measurement in horizontal accumulation bins
  • Wood waste volume measurement
  • Saw kerf detection and board measurement
  • Detection of improperly positioned boards on lug conveyors
  • Detection of double boards on lug conveyors
  • Board spacer inspection before the stacker
  • First-cut inspection and saw blade adjustment
  • Detection of remaining board spacers at the unscrambler
  • Veneer and wood shingle grading
  • Product dimension validation before entering the planing mill
  • Inkjet marking verification

Our Distribution Partners

Yaskawa offers a complete range of AC drives designed for the wood industry, featuring protective coatings engineered to withstand abrasive environments.

Industrial safety equipment specifically designed for demanding sawmill environments.

Complete range of detection sensors and LiDAR systems engineered for harsh industrial conditions.

Heavy-duty gear reducers offering exceptional impact resistance and extended service life.

Programmable encoders supporting multiple communication protocols while providing outstanding shock resistance and long service life.

Rugged, high-precision servo motors engineered for reliable operation in harsh industrial environments, with exceptional resistance to shock, vibration, and abrasive dust.

Precise, fast, and reliable Yaskawa industrial robots designed for demanding applications in abrasive environments.

Machine vision cameras, with or without AI, that are easy to deploy and support a wide variety of inspection, grading, and quality verification applications in the wood industry.

Wide-field 3D machine vision cameras designed for multiple sizing and inspection applications in sawmills.

High-speed, high-resolution 3D vision cameras and software for imaging moving logs.

Protective enclosures and accessories that ensure the reliability of vision systems in abrasive, dusty, and demanding environments.

A complete range of equipment designed to optimize plant operations and support data analysis.