Planning for HarvestTECH 2021 is underway with a two-day event running in Rotorua, New Zealand on 13-14 April. The conference program is already full and registrations are now live and exhibition spaces, as expected, sold out six months before the event runs. Source: Timberbiz
All major key suppliers to local wood harvesting and log transport operations have put their hand up to be involved and include; McFall Fuel, Cookes, Eagle Technology, BOA, Duxon Donaldson, Randalls Equipment, AGrow Quip/John Deere, Tracplus Global, WorkSafe NZ, Porter Equipment, SouthStar Equipment, Lubricants NZ, Komatsu Forest, West-Trak Equipment, Finance NZ, DC Equipment, Remsoft, FISC, TDDA, TerraCat , Braford Industries, Footwear & Apparel, EMS, Husqvarna, Rearsense Warning Systems, Trimble Forestry, Waratah, Toi Ohomai, Seeing Machines, C3, Hydraulink, Shaws and Chainsaw & Outdoor Power.
“A few extras have also been added to the event this year for those attending,” Brent Apthorp, FIEA Director, said. “Topics such as mechanised harvesting on steeper slopes, integrating automation & robotics into wood harvesting operations and best practices around ensuring the environmental sustainability (roading, stream crossings and harvest residues management) of logging operations will be covered,” he said.
“With a raft of new technologies being developed and adopted by some leading companies, the 2021 event will also be outlining new log scaling and measurement technologies, log docketing options through the wood supply chain, wood flow logistics and log transport innovations.”
The very popular forestry safety event run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association, Forest Safety & Technology 2021, is also being held at the same venue on the first day, Tuesday 13 April.
“This is going to enable delegates from both events to network during the breaks and it’s also going to capitalise on the large number of trade exhibitions that will be set up over the two days for those attending,” Mr Apthorp said.
With the uncertainty still surrounding travel and border restrictions that may or may not exist in April 2021 because of COVID-19, for the first time, live links from the New Zealand event will be set up for those unable to travel into Rotorua.
“This means the full two-day event can be viewed in real time or if delegates are going to be tied up in the forest during the two days, each recorded presentation will be able to be viewed at a later date,” Mr Apthorp said.
Full details on the program along with registration information can be found on the event website, www.harvesttech.events/ht21
