HarvestTECH sold out in 2017 with more than 450 harvesting and wood transport contractors, harvest planners, forest managers and equipment and tech providers together in Rotorua, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz
In addition to having most harvesting contractors from throughout the country attending, the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) event drew in a large contingent of contractors and forest managers from throughout Australia, as well as attracting key equipment suppliers, researchers, forestry companies and international contractors from Europe, the US, Canada, Papua New Guinea and Asia.
As well as the two-day conference and more than 40 displays, there were two one-day field tours
This biennial event has now been scheduled for 26-27 June 2019, Rotorua New Zealand. Early details on the program can be found on the event website www.harvesttech.events
Expressions of Interest to present at the harvesting event are being sought. If you are keen to speak at the conference and you are an early adopter, developer, innovator, contractor, technology or equipment supplier, service provider or researcher involved in wood harvesting operations, the FIEA would to hear from you.
What’s being covered?
- Recent innovations in steep slope and winch assist harvesting
- Getting the best out of existing hauler & groundbased operations
- Harvest planning – new systems really making a difference
- Effective use of collected data from your harvesting operation
- Options for eliminating log sorts and reducing landing sizes
- Tools & Systems for harvesting smaller woodlots
- Remote sensing technologies for harvest planningand operations
- Solutions for improving in-forest communications – Increased automation and mechanisation – new R&D
- Remote control, robotics, virtual reality and automation in the bush
- Filling the skills gap in harvesting.
Interested speakers or exhibitors – or others who’d like to look at building in visits, tours or meetings in and around this major harvesting event, please contact Brent Apthorp on +64 21 227 5177 or email [email protected] before Friday 19 October.
