PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY IN THE PROCESSING WOOD OPERATION FOR ENERGY

ABSTRACT Optimizing resources is essential for the excellence and competitiveness of a forestry company. In this context, study evaluated productivity quality eucalyptus wood processing energy purposes. The was conducted in company Paraná State stands Eucalyptus urophylla × grandis saligna clones named 1 2, respectively, with an age 7 years old. trees were processed harvester included following four stem diameter limits pulp production co-products purposes: 8, 10, 12, 14 cm; logs length 7.20 m. technical analysis operation determined average operating cycle times, utilization rate machine productivity. addition, lengths logs; limit diameters compared by Tukey’s test, Student’s t-test (α ≤ 0.05). results showed that time decreased increasing diameter, highest values being stand due to higher number branches forked trees. at 10 cm provided productivity, 59.5 m³ PMH-¹ 62.2 respectively. Furthermore, best measurement obtained cm. Thus, effects forest on evident.