In the fast-paced world of modern planer mills, safety, efficiency, and operational insight are paramount. Integrating AVIAN's state-of-the-art thermal cameras into your mill not only addresses these priorities but also delivers unparalleled value in fire prevention, reduced maintenance costs, and enhanced operational visibility.

Here's how our system can transform your planer mill:

1. Unmatched Fire Safety

Planer mills operate under conditions that can easily lead to fire hazards. Fine dust, high temperatures, and rapid mechanical movement create a perfect storm for potential ignition. AVIAN's infrared cameras continuously monitor heat signatures, identifying hotspots before they become fires. By leveraging our integration with standard PLC protocols like Modbus TCP, these alerts can seamlessly connect with your existing control systems, enabling automated responses like equipment shutdowns or triggering alarm systems.

2. Proactive Maintenance

Unexpected downtime is costly. With AVIAN's thermal imaging capabilities, we automatically detect anomalies such as overheating bearings, motors, or conveyor belts early. Our patent-pending system learns the normal operational behavior of your operation and provides the earliest possible warning when things start to go wrong. This proactive approach allows you to schedule maintenance precisely when needed, extending the life of your equipment and preventing unplanned disruptions. Our customers often see cost savings within only a few months

3. Operational Insight

AVIAN's infrared cameras provide more than just safety and maintenance benefits. Our advanced imaging solutions deliver real-time data on heat distribution and energy usage across your mill. This insight helps optimize throughput while ensuring safe operating conditions.

Some of our customers have used the live streams from our system as a training tool when on-boarding new millwrights. The new employees can immediately see the feedback of their planer mill settings and know when their settings optimize speed, precision, and safety.

4. Real-Time Control Integration

To take your operations to the next level, you can even integrate real time feedback control from our cameras into your planer. We provide standard PLC interfaces over Ethernet to get the data from our cameras directly into your PLC. This means that you can actually control feed rates, knife settings, and various other running configurations automatically!

5. Seamless Integration

At AVIAN, we understand the complexity of industrial environments. That’s why our infrared camera systems integrate easily with standard PLC protocols, making it simple to incorporate them into your existing infrastructure. From setup to operation, our solutions are designed to complement your workflows, not complicate them. Furthermore, we offer RTSP streams for both streams on our cameras (thermal and visible light) so you get a 2-in-1 camera for real time viewing of your process. The RTSP streams can be streamed to a monitor in your control room, or wherever else you need it on site.

Why Choose AVIAN?

Our expertise in servicing the world’s highest-speed planer mills speaks for itself. We combine cutting-edge technology with an intimate understanding of the wood products industry to deliver solutions tailored to your needs. Already we service some of the highest speed planer mills in the world - working with companies like Mercer Timber, Sierra Pacific and various other house hold names in the industry.

You'll find that our system is extremely cost-effective thanks to our Swiss-made thermal cameras which we have built from the ground up for the wood products industry with partners all around the world. Guys like Flir can't even come close.

With AVIAN, you gain a partner dedicated to enhancing safety, reducing costs, and maximizing efficiency.

Take the Next Step

Ready to elevate your planer mill operations? Contact us to learn more about integrating AVIAN's infrared cameras and discover how we can help you achieve a safer, smarter, and more efficient facility.

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