XI EDITION

16th (Thursday)

Online ArcGis Workshop (Initiation and Advanced)

09:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 
Place: Incubadora de Empresas
Albergaria-a-Velha
Enrolment at: http://www.esriportugal.pt/formacao-florestas

18th (Saturday)

Mini conferences cycle

10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Solutions against the Asian hornet
(Microsegur)

10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Forestry Education: a mandatory direction

11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Simulation “Tree cutting accident”
(ACT/Bombeiros de Albergaria)

11:00 a.m. to Noon
Demonstrations with the machines on exhibition
(Cimertex)

11:45 a.m. to 01:00 p.m.
Presentation of the Program Clean & Fertilize (Better Eucalyptus Project)
(CELPA)

02:30 p.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Demonstrations with the machines on exhibition
(Cimertex)

02:30 p.m. to 03:00 p.m.
Management on the scale of landscape and ecosystem services
(ESAC/AFBV/THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY/PEFC/QUERCUS)

03:15 p.m. to 03:45 p.m.
The impact of management in the output of eucalyptus
(THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY)

04:00 p.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Grouped Forest Areas: a solution for small forest estates
(AFBV)

04:45 p.m. to 05:45 p.m.
Accident prevention in forestry work + Simulation “Forestry tractor accident”
(ACT/Bombeiros de Albergaria)

06:00 p.m. to 07:30 p.m.
Forestry Technologies
(ForestWISE, Altice Labs, TerraGes, INESC TEC)

10:30 a.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Forwarder operator competition
(Cimertex / Forest Corte)

10:00 a.m. to 08:00 p.m. 
Various demonstrations of forestry and biomass equipment

• ACT
• AFBV
• Afonso O. Costa – Fábrica de Máquinas Agrícolas e Florestais
• Agricortes
• Agrolima
• AGROPEIXOTO – Comércio de Máquinas Agrícolas e Industriais
• AHBVAV
• Andreas STIHL
• ANEFA
• António Filipe Sousa Abrantes Unipessoal, LDA (Autoalba.pt)
• APCER Certificação
• Ascendum III -Máquinas
• ASTURFORESTA
• Auto Henrique Bráz & Filhos
• Bermarthor
• Bioflorestal
• BPI
• BSL – Comércio Internacional
• Caetano Auto
• Caixa de Crédito Agrícola
• Câmara Municipal de Albergaria-a-Velha
• Celfor Iberica
• Celpa – Associação da Indústria Papeleira
• Centro PINUS
• CENTROCAR – Centro de Equipamentos Mecânicos
• Cerna
• Cimertex – Sociedade de Máquinas e Equipamentos
• DMCAR
• DUROMIN-EQUIPAMENTOS PARA MINAS E PEDREIRAS E OBRAS PÚBLICAS
• EFI Comercial
• EMSA/GRUMAN
• ESAC
• ESAC – Fogo e Invasoras
• Esmeralda Maria Andre de Oliveira Costa

01. ExpoFlorestal organizes with partner forestry equipment companies (Cimertex and ForestCorte) a competition of forwarder operators, which aims to:

• Promote the brands and equipment of partner companies;
• Create connections at ExpoFlorestal that benefit and increase the visibility of the sector;
• Dignify forestry work and attract potential workers.

02. ExpoFlorestal provides a dedicated area for the competition, which consists of two parallel obstacle courses along which various tasks will be performed:

• Loading 5 logs on the left and 5 logs on the right side of the machine. It can only be loaded one log at a time, but the order is arbitrary. After loading all the logs, the participant moves to the next task.
• The gate. The gate is a row of small logs spaced 0.5 m between them. The task is to extract three trunks (about 5 m long) through the gates (0.5 x 0.5 m), without destroying the gates, and to load the trunks. For each gate that falls down, 2 penalties are recorded. After completing this task, the participant moves on to the next.
• The tower. The operator has to build a tower, consisting of four logs (about 0.4 m long, 25-50 cm in diameter). The operator can choose the stacking order, but it is advisable to start with the larger logs. In the beginning the logs are arranged in an upright position. If a log is knocked over, it should be lifted with the claw. The tower should stand until the claw is moved back to the forwarder body in order to complete the task. Only then will the judge accept the task and allow the progression to the final task.
• The final task. 5 logs should be loaded on the left or right side of the machine (depending on the lane). The last log should not be lifted – just captured with the claw. At this moment, the time measurement is stopped.

03. Each partner company will provide a piece of equipment, which they will suggest, as well as an operator / technician from the company, who will accompany all the competition participants during their manoeuvres with the respective equipment.

04. The competition will take place under the principle of a duel between two simultaneous competitors, but the final classifications will be attributed with points (time / penalties) in each Equipment Brand.