Project coordinator: Mr. Felix Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg Hohenloher Spezial Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG [email protected]Imprint | www.forwarder2020-project.eu Newsletter Edition 04/2018 Editorial Dear Readers, today we will present to you the second Forwarder2020 newsleer, which will offer a lot of interesng project news. We are excited to announce that Forwarder2020´s first prototype is now ready and completely running. 3 of ouf the 5 innovave modules are integrated in this prototype and the first full field tests in Saxony caused very good results - an arcle about these field tests allows deeper insights into the tesng period. We will also present to you an interview with Chrisan Hegenbarth, CEO of Forstdienstleistungen Hegenbarth, who reports details on the field tests from his perspecve. CSP, which will test the prototype under real operaonal condions in Scotland in May 2018 is introduced as well as our partner HYDAC. We are also happy to announce a couple of upcoming workshops: Knowledge Transfer Workshop in May in Scotland, which will present the prototype the very first me to the public and also some Hub launch workshops in May in the frame of our partner project ROSEWOOD, which aims at developing an European Network of Regions on sustainable wood mobilisaon. For more informaon on Forwarder2020, please visit the project website, Twier or LinkedIn. Kindly yours, Felix Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, CEO at Hohenloher Spezial Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG and Forwarder2020 project coordinator Overview Forwarder2020 in a Nutshell (page 2) Forwarder2020 partners (page 3) First full field tests in Saxony, Germany (page 4-5) Interview: Chrisan Hegenbarth, Forstdienstleistungen Hegenbarth (page 6-9) Events and stories (page 9) Upcoming Events with HSM (page 10) Focus on project partners: CSP and HYDAC (page 11)
Dear Readers, today we will present to you the second Forwarder2020 newsletter, which will offer a lot of interesting project news. We are excited to announce that Forwarder2020´s first prototype is now ready and completely running. 3 of ouf the 5 innovative modules are integrated in this prototype and the first full field tests in Saxony caused very good results - an article about these field tests allows deeper insights into the testing period. We will also present to you an interview with Christian Hegenbarth, CEO of Forstdienstleistungen Hegenbarth, who reports details on the field tests from his perspective. CSP, which will test the prototype under real operational conditions in Scotland in May 2018 is introduced as well as our partner HYDAC. We are also happy to announce a couple of upcoming workshops: Knowledge Transfer Workshop in May in Scotland, which will present the prototype the very first time to the public and also some Hub launch workshops in May in the frame of our partner project ROSEWOOD, which aims at developing an European Network of Regions on sustainable wood mobilisation.
For more information on Forwarder2020, please visit the project website, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Kindly yours,
Felix Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, CEO at Hohenloher Spezial Maschinenbau GmbH & Co KG and Forwarder2020 project coordinator
Overview
Forwarder2020 in a Nutshell (page 2)
Forwarder2020 partners (page 3)
First full field tests in Saxony, Germany
(page 4-5)
Interview: Christian Hegenbarth, Forstdienstleistungen Hegenbarth (page 6-9)
Events and stories (page 9)
Upcoming Events with HSM (page 10)
Focus on project partners: CSP and HYDAC (page 11)
specific innovations for more efficient forwarders
(wood extraction and transportation vehicles) such
as:
Hydrostatic mechanical powersplit transmission Hybrid hydraulic crane system with energy recuperation Hydropneumatic suspension Triple-bogie axle Monitoring system
Title: Smart Forwarder for sustainable and effi-
cient forest operation and management
Duration: Oct. 2016 – Sept. 2019
Funding: around 2M€ via H2020
Coordination: Hohenloher Spezial-
Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Participant countries: Germany, Switzerland,
Lithuania, Romania, Italy, United Kingdom
Field of research: forestry, forestry machines, forest operation and management
Forwarder2020 innovations will be integrated into 2 prototypes that will be tested under real envi-ronmental conditions at 4 different locations (Germany, United Kingdom, Lithuania and Romania) by forest contractors that are part of the consortium. Forwarder2020 works towards the improvement of forestry machines to assure a more sustainable wood mobilization through: 1) Improvement of the efficiency of the forestry machines: reduced fuel consumption, more pre-
cise control of the forwarder during driving on uneven terrain, precise documentation of vehi-cle movements and loads carried on skid trails
2) Decrease of the environmental impact: reduced fuel consumption on long hauling distances, minimized rut depth and lowered dynamic wheel loads, avoided extreme ruts while extracting timber from wetlands, reduced impact of forestry in many unexploited forest regions
3) Assure a better use by the drivers: less fatigue for the operator due to the vehicle suspension, higher concentration over a longer period
Forwarder2020 is a European partnership of 14 organizations from 6 European countries well organized around the forestry machine value chain. Their expertise covers the whole value chain, from compo-nents development to operational use of the machine in the forest. 6 industrial partners (Hohenloher Spezial-Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, Roteca SRL, Dana Rexroth Transmission systems SRL, Forstware Informationssysteme GmbH, Hydac System GmbH and Bosch-Rexroth Ltd) work in close collaboration with expert researchers in forestry (Bern University of Applied Sciences, University Aleksandro Stulg-inskio in Kaunas and Transylvania University of Brasov) and in mobile machines development (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), specialists of innovation management (Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum der Steinbeis Innovation gGmbH) and 3 forest contractors (Forstdienstleistungen Hegenbarth, Treforex SRL and CSP Forestry Ltd). The consortium is coordinated by the forestry machine builder HSM, which guarantees a strong innovation oriented approach. The involvement of 6 industrial partners and their intensive inter-actions with consultancy companies and research organizations shows the high willingness of the con-sortium not only to demonstrate the sustainable solutions for the forest sector, but also to industrialize them and make them ready for the market.
The integration of 3 out of the 5 innovative modules into a completely running first prototype is achieved and field tests under harsh forest conditions were carried out from 28th March to 13th April 2018 under operation of Forstdienstleistungen Hegenbarth (FDH) and supervision of Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) in Saxony. The test site is located near Grillenburg, Saxony and is owned by “Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst”. The forwarding was part of salvage harvesting operations on a wind thrown spruce dominated stand. The tests included preparative test runs, hardship tests, but were dominated by the scientific time study and reference cycle generation. These operations did create some interest from experts. 2 prominent groups took the chance to visit the site and viewed the operations; one group was led by Landesforstpräsident Prof. Dr. Hubert Braun, CEO of “Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst”, while the other group included project partners from HSM, FDH, BFH and again members from Sachsenforst. This second group, included project coordinator Felix Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg, Christian Hegenbarth, CEO of FDH, Mr. Lars Teichmann (FDH, machine operator), scientists Prof. Dr. Martin Ziesak, Michael Starke and scientific assistant Patrick Dietsch (all BFH), as well as 5 BFH BSc. students in forest science (Joshua Huber, Jonas Meyer, Kaja-Florin Nagel, Matthias Wüthrich, Nicolas Leu) and finally Felix Heubaum, Bernd Flechsig and Ulrich Frenzel from Saxony state forestry service. The following 4 test series were carried out: 1. Triple Bogie evaluation within the Saxony State Forestry soil protection guidelines
For the triple bogie tests the forwarder was prepared with a load of 13 t and was then used to pro-voke a cumulative stress level to the skid trail under dynamic conditions. On these very soft soils from the test site the evaluation setup considered 11 transit overruns. After each transit the rut depth was measured manually (F. Heubaum measurement setup after H. Jacke et al. 2011) and after every second transit a 3D model was created with a terrestrial laser scanner for more detailed evaluation purposes. Later the data will be normalized according to the shear-strength and the water content relating to the observed soil conditions.
Rut depth after several transit overruns at full load on very soft soils
On a 500m horizontal skid road the forwarder was accelerated and run at top speed, suitable to road conditions, in total 8 times. The testing conditions include the choice of using bogie tracks as well as different loading stats. The collected data will be used for further optimization and evaluation of the machine.
3. Time study
Alongside 4 skid trails a time study had been carried out to measure the productivity of the forwarder under real working conditions. In total 11 loading cycles with approximately 600 single assortments could be recorded. All data are set into re-lation to the impact on the sensitive sites.
4. Test of the monitoring system
To test the position accuracy of the monitoring system a supplementary reference GPS / GLONASS system had been installed and activated on the machine. Further measurements were made to surveil and confirm the accuracy of further parameters of the sensor setup that are used in the monitoring system. The data evaluation of these field tests is still in progress. However it is evident that the tests had been very satisfying. The machine works very well and without any failures. The rut depths caused by the bogie tracks are even lower than expected. The data transmission to the monitoring system as well as the cloud connection worked well for different data resolution setups up to high resolution stress level tests.
The machine will be ready for the transport to the demonstration site in Scotland by the end of April. In Scotland further tests under forest conditions will continue. The support as provided in various ways by Sachsenforst as well as the shown interest in these field tests is highly appreciated and de-serves positive mentioning.
Mr. Hegenbarth, you are a forest operator and you are specialised in harvesting of wood
in non-conventional areas such as slopes. You are one of the final end-users of the ma-
chines in the Forwarder2020 project, and especially the one that will implement the first
tests in Germany. Why has your organisation decided to join this Forwarder2020 pro-
ject?
I have always been a lateral thinker and it is a pleasure for me to think about new solutions to make ma-chines more efficient. In addition I always strive to use new machine concepts and new technologies to open up new market opportunities. As we gather a lot of experience due to working with different forest machines on a daily basis, the pro-ject is very interesting for us and enables us to incorporate ideas and improvements into the develop-ment of the machine. Especially we – as end users – will benefit from these improvements in the future, because productivity can be increased and thus the operating costs are reduced. In the future, it will be important to develop machines that can process problem areas more enviromentally friendly and more economical.
What are the main (strategical) objectives of Hegenbarth in using the smart Forwarder to
be developed by HSM and the other Forwarder2020 partners?
With this new technology, we hope that the entire harvesting process becomes more transparent. Each employee has the opportunity to access the entire data and make his work as effective as possible. Spe-cifically, this means: the operations manager and the customer specify surfaces to be processed. The harvester receives this data and can independently process the areas. Data about harvesting will be made available to the forwarder and the forwarder will be able to complete the work independently and without wasting any time. The quantity, the weight as well as the specific location of the wood will be documented in the background. These GPS data can now be accessed by forest owners, dispatchers and timber industry. Every single process can be monitored in real time in the background to determine the efficiency, performance and progress of the work. Thus, as a company, we can interconnect the entire work more effectively; access the machine data (fuel consumption, disturbances, etc.) and better plan maintenance and inspections. How is the Forwarder2020 project aligned with your everyday business?
This project enables us to implement ideas, which we would not be able to realize as a company on our own. We can inspire our customers with new technologies and can deliver solutions for problematic lo-cations. In addition we can cast a positive light on forestry by carrying out demonstrations and public relations work. A positive side-effect is gaining market recognition on an international level. Why are you so excited about the results of this project?
We have been involved as end users in the project from the very beginning (from planning to comple-tion and field tests/ demonstrations). We were able to report on our experiences, submit suggestions and provide reference data for the development. Furthermore HSM is always ready to listen to special solutions, which are going to be realized according to the wishes of the customer. Thus the new For-warder has not been developed from a theoretical perspective but with a very practical orientation.
What is your view, as a forest operator, on the future of forestry machines and forest
management in Europe? What paradigms will have to be changed? Where do you see
the main changes in a near future?
In the future it will become increasingly difficult to justify forestry management in public and to present it in a positive way because for a lot of people forest is considered to be sort of a “sacred” piece of na-ture and is used for recreation. That is why it is so important to carry out harvesting as carefully as pos-sible. Due to the 10 broad wheels and the matching bogie-tracks it was possible to reduce the pressure under the tracks and therefore to reduce the rut depth on the skid trails. As forest management will not be possible without machines in the future, all the more important is a clean way of working and a good overall picture. Nowadays, the person tendering the lowest price is chosen, but working with specialized machines and qualified employees comes at a price. Here a rethinking must take place. Valuable work becomes more and more expensive but this ensures long term cooperations. For the daily work we need machines that work as efficiently as possible, advanced assistance systems that simplify or reduce work steps for the driver and ergonomic workplaces. Furthermore, it is important to carry out public relations work, especially from the forestry offices and the forest owners, in order to reduce prejudices in public and to clarify the purpose of the activities.
What will be the biggest impact of Forwarder2020 on the everyday business of forest op-
erators, on the forestry sector and on logging activities in general? (Added-value for for-
esters and wood industry)
One important aspect is the protection of the forest soil and the year-round operation on difficult sites. As a result the year-round delivery of timber for the timber industry is guaranteed and difficult sites can be managed in a more efficient way. The work instructions can be reduced to a minimum, because all information is available on the cloud. This will be a huge time saving on the everyday business. We as a company are therefore able to have a precise control of our costs in real time.
Can you provide some feedback about the first field tests with the prototype?
The field tests with the tracks took place on sites that are impassable with normal wheels. The tests were accompanied by Sachsenforst. Felix Heubaum (Operations Manager of Königsstein Machine Sta-tion) had already collected about 20 machines for sensitive locations in a database in advance. Based on this reference data, the Forwarder2020 has delivered very good results. It was only a very small rut depth measurable, so, the rut depth with bogie tracks was reduced by 2/3. In general within this first field tests only basic data have been collected (by BFH), the smart forwarder
system was not tested yet.
Events and stories
Partner Meeting & Knowledge Transfer Seminar, 15th
- 16th
May 2018, Banchory, Scotland
In the course of the project 3 Knowledge Transfer Seminars will be organized, the first of which will take place 16th May 2018 in Banchory, Scotland. The workshop will inform about the project in general and the development of the prototypes as well. A presentation of the prototype itself will deliver inside into the technology in detail. The event will be organized in Banchory Lodge, 7 miles from the demonstration site, to allow participants to visit the prototype within the practical part of the workshop (a shuttle will be organized). The following theoretical part of the workshop will inform about the development pro-cess of the 5 innovative modules and include a report on the demonstration process. All in all the work-shop aims at pointing out the functioning and benefits of the new technologies to professionals, end-users and customers and will last 4 hours. Further information can be found in the official invitation. To register simply write an e-mail.
Presentation of Forwarder2020 related initiative on EU-Level: CEI-Bois
CEI-Bois, founded in 1952, is the European Confederation of the Woodworking Indus-tries and aims at promoting the interests of the European Wood sector and to this end at contributing to the EU policy-making process. It represents 25 European and National federations from 16 countries. Its missions are to promote the use of wood in its numerous forms, to represent and safeguard the European Woodworking In-dustries interests and to highlight the natural sustainability of wood. Part of their work is to publish a range of literature and reports to promote wood and wood products. Similar to For-warder2020 objectives CEI-Bois is highly linked to the sustainability concept in order to deliver more benefits for the society. In the frame of the “International Day of Forests 2018” CEI-Bois called for more awareness and support to further use the potential of European Forests in a sustainable way.
Announcement of Partner Project ROSEWOOD: Hub launches in May 2018
FORWARDER2020´s partner project ROSEWOOD aims at developing regional networks that will connect actors of the wood mobilisation value-chain from forest owners to relevant regional authorities but also forestry industry to cover and find answers to the main challenges in the field, especially the sustaina-bility of the wood mobilisation. ROSEWOOD´s co-ordination and support actions will be implemented via Wood Mobilization Regional Hubs located within 4 communities across Europe. Each hub will orga-nize a launch event in May 2018 and will implement a workshop to gather innovative results and best practices. The first workshop will take place 8th - 9th May 2018 in Valladolid, where the South Europe hub will be launched. Further information can be found here.
Upcoming Events with HSM
After the demonstration in UK interested parties will have a couple of possibilities to view the prototype as project coordinator HSM will present it on several events:
Euroforest in Macon, France, 21st - 23rd June 2018: Meeting of the forest industry which is carried out every 4 years and presents alongside a 2,5 km course everything on forest management, logging and forest-ry as well as several demonstration areas. A section is dedicated to ForestInnov, a new exhibition dedicated to innovations and services in the forestry sector, launched at the end of 2016. HSM will be there and will present prototype 2 with the triple bogie.
Interforst in Munich, Germany, 18th - 22nd of July 2018: The international trade fair and innovation platform for forestry and forest technology presents a wide range of products and trendsetting solutions around a greater topic of lumber and forestry.
FinnMETKO, Jämsä, Finnland, 30th August - 1st September 2018: FinnMetko is Finland's largest heavy machinery industry trade and sales fair.
EKO-LAS, Mostki, Poland, 7th - 9th September 2018: The fair of forestry, wood industry and environmental protection unites hundreds of professionals of forestry, trade and wood pro-cessing and includes also demonstrations of machines.
Forwarder2020 prototype with bogie-tracks
Forwarder2020 prototype in action loading trunks with energy-saving
The company was founded in 1986 as a partnership - C & S Paterson with Charles and Susan Paterson in 1986, when they bought their first mechanised processor which Charles operated himself to purchase later a couple of excavator
based machines with harvesting heads. CSP worked for several years in the field of harvesting only and had another company which extracted the timber for them. They bought their first forwarder in the early 1990’s and then moved on to wheeled harvesters running the complete operation themselves. CSP incorporated the business in 2003 with Charles and Susan as directors and now run a fleet of 16 machines. CSP currently employs 18 members involved with the harvesting, forwarding timber and baling of brash throughout Scotland. CSP has worked for/with UPM Tilhill, Forestry Commission, Eggar, BSW and many private estates harvesting and extracting the timber to roadside. Charles organises the daily running of sites, machines and maintenance and Susan deals with the paperwork side, accounts and payroll. Their son Douglas was made a director 2016 and has recently in February 2018 been made a shareholder. He operates a harvester at present. They pride themselves with being one of the better forestry companies often doing difficult sites for clients. In Forwarder2020 project CSP Forestry Ltd. is in charge of the tests of the prototype in real operational conditions in Scotland. The forwarder will be on a Sitka spruce site, with stunted trees at back of the job where it is very wet. The site is reasonably flat and CSP can cut the timber to show the machine to its potential. HYDAC System GmbH
HYDAC was founded in 1963 as a company for hydraulic accessories and is today an internationally active company group with over 9000 employees, 50 branch offices and 500
trade and service partners world-wide. HYDAC components can be found in all areas of industrial and mobile hydraulics. HYDAC solutions cool and lubricate gears in wind turbines, work in the tensioning hydraulics of modern machine tools, cushion the cabs on agricultural machinery, support the working hydraulics of excavators, and inspect and test the loading capacity of wings on the Airbus A 380. HYDAC units adjust the parabolic troughs of solar energy plants or actuate valves and armatures in power plants. Vibrations in large-size diesel engines are damped by hydraulic accumulators, and the shaft movements on drilling ships are compensated for with hydraulic cylinders. With fluid engineering and service, HYDAC is a competent and permanent point of contact for its customers. As a part of the HYDAC-group, HYDAC System provides hydraulic sub-system and system solutions for mobile applications. One part of HYDAC´s contribution to the Forwarder2020 project is to develop and manufacture a special hydro-pneumatic suspension system. As task leader of the task “design and simulation of hydropneumatic suspension” HYDAC defined the hydraulic components like dampening and level control manifolds as well as accumulators. Furthermore HYDAC is involved in the development of the hybrid hydraulic crane system with energy recuperation.
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