Optimizing Forestry Equipment

Forestry equipment manufacturers are challenged with building faster, smarter, and safer machines for their customers. The market demands an optimized design; however, manufacturers often experience a shortage of resources to complete the time-consuming research, development, conceptualization, and integration. As an Engineering Partner, Systems Integrator, and Value-Added Distributor (ESV), Morrell Group is perfectly positioned to optimize forestry equipment and streamline the manufacturing process alongside our customers.

Morrell Group recently collaborated with a horizontal grinder manufacturer to engineer a simplified system design. Our team provided a revised system design after gathering a full understanding of how the equipment worked and their performance and manufacturing objectives. In the new system design, the number of pumps is reduced. In addition to lowering overall component cost, this also simplified plumbing and provided an optimized footprint. The manufacturer also benefits from reduced installation time thanks to preset pressure settings from the factory.

Morrell Group optimized the control valve layout based on the duty cycle of functions. This optimization process reduced the number of hydraulic hardware components required, thus reducing the overall cost to the manufacturer. The new valve assemblies are delivered to the manufacturer with preset pressure and flow settings, which significantly reduces installation time.

The legacy horizontal grinder system had a mixture of component manufacturers. Morrell Group’s team worked to streamline the manufacturing source to our trusted vendor partners. In addition to providing high-quality components, this also consolidated the training required on the various components and simplified their warranty and service processes.

Early in the process, the Morrell Group team utilized pump and motor sizing resources from our vendor partners to ensure the accuracy of prototype performance. Our team uses actual efficiency data of the pumps and motors to ensure we can meet the performance requirements of the customers’ equipment. This process demonstrates our commitment to accurate prototyping so we get the right product on your machine the first time.