Ponsse has introduced new features to support the forestry industry both in the cab and in the office.
The new tools include the Ponsee Scale crane system, which manages load data during all working stages and the Ponsee high-precision positioning solution, which helps the machine operator know the exact location of the machine and the harvester head.
The forestry equipment manufacturer also introduced a fossil-free material concept load space. Ponsse is the first forestry manufacturer in the world to show a forest machine made of SSAB fossil-free steel.
The new features were introduced this summer at a Ponsse celebration in Sweden.
“The commitment of our staff and our comprehensive service network has been developed over the years to respond to customer needs. Ponsse AB was established in Sweden in 1994, when there were few Ponsse forest machines in the country. In three decades, we have slowly but surely built and strengthened the Ponsse brand here,” said Carl-Henrik Hammar, Managing Director of Ponsse Sweden.
“We have developed our service network to offer the best customer experience every day. Of course, we are also developing our excellent products to meet customer needs. Today, we service our approximately thousand-strong forest machine fleet with eight Ponsse service centres and 17 service dealers across Sweden.”
Ponsse Scale
Ponsse Scale is a crane scale system that weighs, sorts, saves and manages load data during all working stages. The collected weighing data makes load handling routines easier.
Precise weight measurements ensure an optimal load at all times. It features full weighing automation during both loading and unloading, with detailed load registration. Whether loads are grabbed in the middle or off-centre does not affect the weight result.
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Load details, load logbooks and measuring accuracy data are available in easy-to-read reports. Ponsse Scale is also weather resistant, with accurate results in both hot summer temperatures and winter’s sub-zero temperatures.
The scale can be installed in all Ponsse forwarder loader models.
High-precision positioning
Ponsse high-precision positioning is a solution to help the machine operator know the exact location of the machine and the harvester head. This enables the effectiveness of logging operations to be maintained, even in changing conditions.
Utilizing industry-leading navigation and location tools, as well as Ponsse’s own technologies such as Active Crane, high-precision positioning can raise the reliability bar. By defining the exact location of the harvester head and presenting it on a map view, high-precision Positioning has the ability to improve harvesting productivity.
The solution clearly shows where the operator should harvest and the areas that should be avoided. Every stump location is saved in the production file, and the driving path the harvester creates is clearly visible to the forwarder.
The new solutions will improve your operations’ ability to ensure the site is reliably and responsibly completed on time and on budget.
High-Precision Positioning is currently available in Finland, Sweden and Germany for all Ponsse harvesters equipped with Active Crane, and it can also be retrofitted. Ponsse will announce availability for other markets at a later date.
Fossil-free future
Ponsse also announced it has manufactured a Buffalo forwarder´s load space using SSAB fossil fuel free steel at its Vieremä factory.
The material concept examines the workability, behaviour and characteristics of the new fossil fuel free steel in forest machine manufacturing.
The load space is designed only for material testing and does not correspond to production models. The material concept is part of the FORWARD27 ecosystem project.
