Waipa Campus.
The Waipa campus is located 10 minutes south of the Mokoia campus in the heart of the redwoods.
Onsite is a commercial sawmill (used for production and teaching purposes) as well as 3 wood processing workshops and a saw doctors workshop.
WOOD MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
At our Waipa campus we use the Weinig Powermatt 500 for our timber machining needs.
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A view from the Head Rog Operators chair |
Weinig Powermat 500 - Timber Machining |
Sawmill head rig - pinus radiata waits to be cut |
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A side-on view of the timber planer. Timber machining apprentices train on these machines. |
This is the operators chair for the Saw Mill. |
Sawmill edger for re-cuttiing timber |
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Using Weinig technology to grind cutter heads into shape |
Saw Doctors Workshop - where the repair of saws takes place |
The loader carries logs down to the sawmill to be cut |
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Apprentice Saw Doctors carry out maintenance work on circular saws. |
Grinding cutter heads (Timber Machining) into shape ready for a production run. |
A finished piece of timber emerges from the planer. |
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Two Windsor Kilns used for the drying of timber. |
