48th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization: "Forest engineering : Making a positive contribution" from October 4 - 8, 2015 in Linz, Austria
Abstracts and Proceedings of the 48th Symposium on Forest Mechanization are published as compiled book. Furthermore, approved presentations are available for download.
Formec Book of Abstracts and Proceedings 2015 (PDF 17MB)
Furthermore, approved presentations will be available for download.
| Author(s) | Title of Contribution | Slides |
| R. Visser, K. Stampfer | Expanding ground-based harvesting onto steep terrain: A review |  |
| M. Paakkunainen | Ergonomics and productivity improvements through machine automation | |
| K. Raymond | Teleoperation of harvesting machinery for a safer future | |
| H. R. Heinimann | Forest road network and pavement engineering revisited | |
| T. Steinmüller | Forest road construction - Old wine in new bottles | |
| A. Ðuka, T. Poršinsky, T. Pentek, D.Horvat | Critical slope in downhill timber skidding | |
| J. Hittenbeck | Stock and state of forest machines in Germany | |
| E. Cacot, S. Grulois, A. Thivolle-Cazat, P. Magaud | Mechanization of French logging operations: challenges and prospects in 2020 | |
| J. Manner, T. Nordfjell, O. Lindroos | High resolution forwarding data and evaluation of operator differences by use of TimberLink data | |
| M. Eriksson, L. LeBel, O. Lindroos | Management of outsourced forest harvesting operations for better customer-contractor alignment | |
| J. Erler | Ground pressure is a poor indicator for ecological and technical compatibility | |
| E. Labelle, D. Jaeger, B. Poltorak | Assessing the ability of hardwood and softwood brush mats to distribute applied loads | |
| T. Nordfjell, A. Östlund | Forwarding on soft soils, comparison of rutting with and without wooden bridge sections | |
| F. Schnaible, D. Jaeger, G. Becker | Automatic wheel load control system as a contribution to improve soil protection and technical trafficability | |
| T. Nitami | Management and evaluation on team logging operation by GPS - efficiency and process improvement | |
| M. Acuna, J. Wiedemann, M. Strandgard, R. Mitchell | Economic analysis of a Eucalyptus globulus stocking and harvesting trial in Western Australia | |
| P. Mederski, M. Bembenek, Z. Karaszewski, A. Lacka, A. Szczepanska-Álvarez, M. Rosinska | Estimating harvester productivities in pine stands of different ages and thinning intensities | |
| J. Dvorak, P. Natov, G. Szewczyk, S. Caglar | The propose of performance standards for forwarders | |
| M. Eker, D. Özer | Selection of debarking technique for pine logs in cut-to-length harvesting method | |
| H. Bayati, A. Najafi | Performance evaluation of artificial neural networks to modeling winching time of Timber Jack 450C | |
| A. E. Akay, O. Erdas, H. Büyüksakalli, D. Sakar | Assessment of winter harvesting operation in Mediterranean City of Kahramanmaras in Turkey | |
| M. Ziesak, D. Rommel, S. Ying, P. Preusch | Sensor-based, automated monitoring of fully mechanised harvesting processes – including options for automated process control | |
| G. Picchi, M. Kühmaier, J. de Dios Díaz Marqués | Evaluation of RFID UHF tags for electronic marking of standing trees | |
| G. Picchi, M. Kühmaier, J. de Dios Díaz Marqués | Survival test of RFID UHF tags in timber harvesting operations | |
| O. Lindroos, E. Brangenfeldt | Evaluation of the educational influence on forwarding planning capacity | |
| D. Magliocchetti, F. Prandi, G. Panizzoni, D. Lotto, R. De Amicis | SLOPE, a 3D forest virtual system to support harvesting operations in mountain areas | |
| K. Kärhä | Better pre-clearance guidelines of undergrowth on first thinnings: Case study Stora Enso Wood Supply Finland | |
| M. Mittlboeck, J. Scholz, R. Jank | Harmonizing measurements from wood harvesting machines to support near real time spatio-temporally enabled dashboards for process control | |
| M. Opferkuch | LiDAR-based forest warehouse concept | |
| G. Svenson, P. Flisberg, M. Rönnqvist | Development and implementation of new features in a route selection and distance measurement system | |
| M. Strandgard, R. Mitchell, M. Acuna | Impact of slope on forwarder load size and productivity | |
| K. Kärhä, T. Anttonen, T. Palander, A. Poikela, S. Keskinen, A. Laurén, Y. Nuutinen, P. T. Rajala | Cutting productivity of windfalls in Finland | |
| F. Rinderle, U. H. Sauter | Long log harvesting by harvesters and combination forwarders | |
| A. Enache, M. Kühmaier, R. Visser, K. Stampfer | Current practices and efficiency gaps in logging operations from European mountain forests | |
| M. Rosinska, M. Bembenek, Z. Karaszewski, P. Mederski | Comparing the effectiveness of harvester use for thinning operations in beech and birch stands of 4th age class | |
| P. Kalinin | Effectiveness of selection cutting in the Russian Federation | |
| N. Magagnotti, R. Spinelli, E. Cavallo, L. Eliasson, A. Facello | How drum design can affect chipper performance | |
| E. Canga, S. Sánchez-García, A. Fanjul, J. Majada | Use of synthetic rope in the extraction of stems and whole tree in a Radiata pine thinning on steep terain in the north of Spain | |
| Ö. Grönlund, D. Bergström, M. Iwarsson, L. Eliasson | Evaluation of the Flowcut prototype head designed for early, biomass dense, thinnings | |
| P. Jylhä, D. Bergström | Productivity and cost of harvesting short-rotation birch stands on cut-away peatlands in northern Finland | |
| D. de Souza, T. Gallagher, D. Mitchell, M. Smidt, T. McDonald | Determining the effects of felling method and season of year on coppice regeneration | |
| R. Mitchell, M. Strandgard, M. Acuna | Impact of number of stems retained per stool on harvester productivity and fuel consumption in Eucalyptus globulus second rotation coppiced plantations in south west Western Australia | |
| J. Raitila, V. P. Heiskanen | Profitability of drying wood chips integrated into fuelwood supply | |
| J. Routa, M. Kolström, J. Ruotsalainen, L. Sikanen | Validation of prediction models for estimating the moisture content of small diameter stem wood | |
| K. Kons, D. Bergström, F. Di Fulvio | Effect of sieve size and assortment on wood fuel quality during chipping operations | |
| F. Schulmeyer, K. Hüttl, H. Borchert | Accurate estimation of wood chip volume to increase efficiency on allocating chipper and transport capacities | |
| Y. Nuutinen, M. Rytkönen, D. Bergström, F. Di Fulvio, B. Dahlin, I. Tiihonen, A. Petty | Quality and productivity in comminution of small-diameter tree bundles | |
| C. Kanzian, M. Kühmaier, G. Erber | Effects of moisture content on supply costs and CO2 emissions for an optimized supply network | |
| K. Karttunen, J. Laitila, T. Ranta | Main innovation types of forest biomass supply chains | |
| E. Coates, B. Cronin, T. Kent | A trial to evaluate three harvesting methods in a conifer first thinning in Ireland: cut to length harvesting, integrated harvesting, and whole tree harvesting | |
| R. Fernandez-Lacruz, D. Bergström | Developing biomass supply systems for forested marginal lands in Sweden | |
| W. Zychowicz, A. Gendek | The efficiency of the logistics of energy wood procurement chain in the North-Eastern Poland | |
| F. Di Fulvio, D. Bergström, Y. Nuutinen | Effects of harvested tree size and density of undergrowth on the operational efficiency of a bundle-harvester system in early fuel wood thinnings | |
| S. Sánchez-García, M. Pérez, C. Prendes, E. Canga | Optimization and logistics of chip distribution using LiDAR technology and network analysis in a mountainous region of Northern Spain | |
| K. Aruga, Y. Mizuniwa, R. Uemura, C. Nakahata | Optimum bucking method for clear-cutting operations in Nasu Forest Owners’ Co-operative, Tochigi prefecture, Japan | |
| B. Urbanke, H. Dietz, U. Seeling | ForstInVoice – Optimizing logistics service pattern in fully mechanized harvesting procedure | |
| S. Huurinainen | Real-time managing of timber and biomass procurement, harvesting and supply based on multiple end-users demands in mountain forests | |
| J. Rikala, K. Eyvindson, A. Petty, V. Kivinen, B. Dahlin | Optimizing logistics of saw logs for a medium sized sawmill | |
| L. Bont | Reengineering of forest road networks – Integrated harvest and road network layout planning including road up- and downgrading | |
| A. Laschi, C. Foderi, E. Marchi | Forest road network planning: a GIS-based evaluation in Italy | |
| H. Acar, E. Dursun | Reconstruction of the forest road network model with linear fuzzy modelling in the conversion of the coppice companies to high forest enterprises | |
| I. Papa, T. Pentek, H. Nevecerel, K. Lepoglavec, T. Poršinsky, Ž. Tomašic | Maintenance of Macadam forest road in mountainous relief - Case study for management unit Belevine | |
| T. Kaakkurivaara, P. Kolisoja, N. Vuorimies, J. Uusitalo | Fly ash in forest road rehabilitation | |
| R. Lacis, K. Gode, E. Rudzitis | Modular portable composite bridge systems for forest industry applications – review of a research program | |
| S. Gumus, T. Y. Hatay | The estimation of extraction (haulage) distance for forest harvesting using terrain model of 3D Virtual Globe of GoogleEarth® | |
| M. R. Ghaffariyan, M. Brown | Payload management of forestry trucks using different weighing systems in Australia | |
| Z. Pandur, D. Horvat, M. Šušnjar, M. Zoric, M. Kneževic | Load space utilization of a Valmet 860.4 forwarder | |
| B. Kisfaludi, P. Primusz, J. Péterfalvi | Semi-automated traffic counting method for forest roads | |
| A. H. Firouzan, M. H. Abed | Forest road network planning accordance to single selection silviculture method and environmental considerations based on AHP method using GIS | |
| S. Pasemann, J. Erler, J. Hittenbeck | Influence of wheel load and wheel slip on rutting in forest operations | |
| W. Liu, J. Wang | Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of energy crops utilization for biofuels in the North-Eastern United States | |
| J. Heppelmann, E. Labelle, J. Windisch, H. Borchert, F. Schulmeyer | Evaluating the influence of root collar on stump height following mechanized forest operations | |
| T. Moskalik, R. Sokulski | Impact of traditional and arboricultural timber harvesting methods on the extent of damage to natural regeneration in the shelterwood | |
| S. Lynch, M. Smidt, E. Maples, R. Sesek | Noise and vibration exposure in full-tree logging systems in the Southeastern U.S.A. | |
| C. Lombardini, F. De Francesco, G. Aminti | An analysis of whole tree harvesting in North Italian cable logging operations | |
| B. Engler, C. Förster, J. Erler | „Lowland cable yarder” in four different process variants | |
| C. Huber, K. Stampfer | Efficiency of topping trees in cable yarding operations | |
| B. Talbot, S. Hoffmann | Terrain-going cable yarders: Systems alternatives and conditions for application | |
| T. Campbell, H. Harrill, R. Visser | Case study of the Active 70 cable yarder in New Zealand plantation forests | |
| R. Spinelli, R. Visser, O. Thees, H. U. Sauter, N. Krajnc, C. Riond, N. Magagnotti | Cable logging contract rates in the Alps: the effect of regional variability and technical constraints | |
| S. Grigolato, F. Marinello, A. Pezzuolo, S. Forigo, L. Sartori, R. Cavalli | Self-charging wireless module for remote monitoring of forest machines | |
| P. Magaud, F. De Morogues, M. Chakroun | Yarding with a tethered balloon, a new start in the French Alps | |
| D. Amishev, J. Hunt | Steep-slope timber-harvesting research in Western Canada | |
