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Industrial planer mill interior showing high-speed planer machinery and dust collection systems at a Sierra Pacific Industries facility

Condition-Based Thermal Monitoring at Sierra Pacific Mills

When Sierra Pacific Industries first reached out to AVIAN, the goal was straightforward: monitor baghouses and dust collection equipment at their Quincy, California operation. What happened next is a story about what ...

April 25, 2026
Lignatherm wood fiber insulation boards produced at the new Küssnacht facility by Schilliger Holz

Schilliger Holz Lignatherm Startup: Thermal Monitoring Live

When we first spoke with Schilliger Holz AG, they were already thinking about fire risk differently than most wood processors.

April 9, 2026
Smoke and embers rising from a planer mill after a fire incident inside the dust extraction system

Planer Mill Fires: Causes and Early Warning

If you've been around a planer mill long enough chances are high that you've seen your fair share of fires.

November 18, 2025
Maintenance technician reviewing AVIAN thermal monitoring dashboard at a sawmill control desk

From Preventative to Predictive Maintenance with AVIAN

In today's market, doing more with less is integral to survival.

October 20, 2025
hydraulic pump failure throws sparks

Hydraulic Drive Sparks: Caught in Week One (Case Study)

Hidden underneath the logdeck for this manufacturer are critical hydraulic drives which operate the head rig.

October 9, 2025
Fire in duct narrowly avoided disaster

How Spark Detection Failed in a Duct Fire Incident

We caught a scary one this week folks.

October 8, 2025
Failed conveyor roller bearing on a sawmill production line, surface scoring visible

Conveyor Roller Failures Caught Before the Line Stops

It's the problems you don't see coming that cause the most amount of pain.

October 6, 2025
Thermal camera image showing a hot bearing invisible to the naked eye on a sawmill drive

Beyond Human Vision: Thermal Cameras See Hidden Dangers

Often, great dangers lie right before our eyes without us being able to see or perceive them. This was also the case for one of our customers in Spain.

September 15, 2025
board explodes on planer mill

Planer Room Safety: Why Boards Jam and Cameras Help

Monitoring high speed planers is one of our most popular applications at AVIAN.

September 13, 2025
Repair of frame saw at Josef Rosenbaum sawmill

Rosenbaum Sawmill: Frame Saw Failure Caught by AVIAN

Friday, May 9 — Once again, the AVIAN earlywarning system at the Josef Rosenbaum sawmill demonstrated the value of predictive monitoring with thermal intelligence. One of our smart camera systems there is focused on t...

August 12, 2025
Planer mill interior with AVIAN thermal cameras monitoring high-speed planer bearings and dust collection for fire prevention

Preventing Fires in Your Planer Mill with AVIAN Thermal Cameras

In the fastpaced world of modern planer mills, safety, efficiency, and operational insight are paramount. Integrating AVIAN's stateoftheart thermal cameras into your mill not only addresses these priorities but also d...

January 12, 2025
Industrial sawmill bearing assembly with thermal hotspot overlay illustrating predictive maintenance and fire safety case studies

Combining Predictive Maintenance and Fire Safety

With more and more installations across Europe, the AVIAN team has recently seen some interesting cases where our patent pending monitoring system has dramatically reduced the risk of fire and prevented machines from ...

May 31, 2024