Ponsse will demon­strate new solu­tions at the Finn­METKO 2024 exhi­bi­tion in Jämsä that sup­port the daily acti­vi­ties of forest mac­hine ope­ra­tors and help forest mac­hine ent­repre­neurs moni­tor the pro­fi­ta­bi­lity and pro­duc­ti­vity of their fleet. Ponsse’s new forwar­ders Elk and Wisend and H7 har­ves­ter heads will be showca­sed at the event for the first time.    

In addi­tion, we will pre­sent a mate­rial concept for fos­sil-free steel. Ponsse is the first forest mac­hine manu­fac­tu­rer in the world which has part of its forest mac­hine made from fos­sil-free steel pro­duced by SSAB.  

We aim for a fos­sil-free future
Ponsse has made the load space of the PONSSE Buf­falo forwar­der from SSAB’s fos­sil-free steel. This mate­rial concept focuses on the mac­hi­ning capa­bi­li­ties, beha­viour and pro­per­ties of the new mate­rial used in forest mac­hine manu­fac­tu­ring. The load space has only been desig­ned for mate­rial tes­ting and does not cor­res­pond to pro­duc­tion models. The mate­rial concept is part of the FORWARD27 eco­sys­tem pro­ject.  

New PONSSE Wisent and PONSSE Elk forwar­ders   

PONSSE Wisent forwar­der offers load-car­rying capacity, agi­lity and pro­duc­ti­vity at diverse har­ves­ting sites. The excel­lent weight distri­bu­tion and geo­metry of the PONSSE Wisent makes it easy to also trans­port stems at thin­ning sites with dense and bendy trees.   

PONSSE Elk forwar­der ope­ra­tes reliably in chan­ging con­di­tions and at sites with long dis­tances. The new Elk is an efficient and agile forwar­der with an excel­lent load-car­rying capacity rela­tive to the mac­hine weight.  

The new forwar­ders fea­ture a big cabin, large win­dows and thin win­dow pil­lars, ensu­ring excel­lent visi­bi­lity in every direc­tion. The cabin can also be equip­ped with the PONSSE Seat, which effec­ti­vely reduces swaying and impact direc­ted at the ope­ra­tor during the wor­king day.

PONSSE Active Cabin, a cabin sus­pen­sion sys­tem which impro­ves dri­ving com­fort, is the most recent addi­tion to the range of optio­nal equip­ment avai­lable for both PONSSE Elk and Wisent. On une­ven forest trails and in deman­ding ter­rain, ergo­no­mics and pro­duc­ti­vity improve when the sys­tem effec­ti­vely sus­pends any strain direc­ted at the cabin.  

New PONSSE H7 har­ves­ter head 

The new PONSSE H7 har­ves­ter head fea­tu­res a power­ful feed and an excel­lent power-to-weight ratio that improve pro­duc­ti­vity. Thanks to its impro­ved geo­metry, the new H7 is able to process large stems with ease. The advanced PONSSE Active Speed func­tion is a new fea­ture in the H7 har­ves­ter head. It allows the speed of the har­ves­ter head to be adjus­ted accor­ding to the tree species and stem dia­me­ter. The strong struc­ture, high sawing power and excel­lent grip geo­metry of the new har­ves­ter head make har­ves­ting even quic­ker and more pro­duc­tive.     

PONSSE Arm­rest & eArm­rest 

Adjus­table arm­rests are among Ponsse’s new solu­tions for impro­ved ergo­no­mics. Adjus­ted accor­ding to the forest mac­hine operator’s dimen­sions and dri­ving style, the arm­rests sig­ni­ficantly reduce any stress direc­ted at the nape and shoul­ders while wor­king. As the adjust­ments are sto­red in memory, the ope­ra­tor does not need to adjust the arm­rests again at the begin­ning of each shift. 

PONSSE Arm­rests are avai­lable as stan­dard equip­ment for har­ves­ters and forwar­ders and PONSSE eArm­rests are avai­lable as optio­nal for all har­ves­ters and forwar­ders.

PONSSE Active Crane now also avai­lable for C5 and C6 loa­ders   

PONSSE Active Crane makes the crane even easier to use. The ope­ra­tor does not need to cont­rol dif­fe­rent joint move­ments: they only need to move the har­ves­ter head in the desi­red direc­tion at the desi­red speed. End dam­ping makes ope­ra­tions even smoot­her.

 Active Crane, avai­lable as an option, requi­res the Opti 5G cont­rol sys­tem. Avai­lable from Q1/2025 

PONSSE High-Preci­sion Posi­tio­ning 

With the PONSSE High-Preci­sion Posi­tio­ning solu­tion, the mac­hine ope­ra­tor can see the precise loca­tion of the mac­hine and har­ves­ter head. The solu­tion uses the industry’s lea­ding navi­ga­tion and posi­tio­ning tools, as well as Ponsse’s own advanced tech­no­lo­gies such as Active Crane. As a result, the relia­bi­lity of posi­tio­ning is at a level not often wit­hin the reach of con­ven­tio­nal sys­tems. 

High-Preci­sion Posi­tio­ning shows the precise loca­tion of the har­ves­ter head in a map view, sig­ni­ficantly impro­ving the pro­duc­ti­vity of har­ves­ting. Using the solu­tion, the ope­ra­tor can clearly iden­tify the areas from where trees need to be har­ves­ted and those that must be avoi­ded. The loca­tion of every stump is saved in the pro­duc­tion file, and the forwar­der ope­ra­tor can clearly see the har­ves­ter trail. 

New solu­tions improve the pro­duc­ti­vity and safety of ope­ra­tions. 

High-Preci­sion Posi­tio­ning is avai­lable in Fin­land, Swe­den and Ger­many for all PONSSE har­ves­ters equip­ped with Active Crane, and it can also be ins­tal­led as a ret­ro­fit solu­tion. More infor­ma­tion about avai­la­bi­lity in other mar­ket areas will be announced later.  

PONSSE Scale – a wire­less loa­der scale sys­tem 
PONSSE Scale is a wire­less loa­der scale sys­tem, which weighs the load and sorts, saves and mana­ges load data during all work sta­ges. Accu­rate weight mea­su­re­ments ensure opti­mal loads. Weig­hing is fully auto­ma­tic during both loa­ding and unloa­ding, and detai­led data on each load is regis­te­red. Load data, logs and the mea­su­ring accu­racy are avai­lable in easily rea­dable reports. PONSSE Scale has excel­lent weat­her resis­tance and pro­duces accu­rate results in all con­di­tions, ran­ging from hot sum­mer days to freezing cold. 
PONSSE Scale can be ins­tal­led in all new PONSSE forwar­der models. 

PONSSE Mana­ger 2.0. – a plat­form for next-gene­ra­tion digi­tal ser­vices

PONSSE Mana­ger 2.0 is a plat­form for next-gene­ra­tion digi­tal ser­vices and a forest mac­hine mana­ge­ment sys­tem. The sys­tem allows cus­to­mers to track the loca­tion, pro­duc­ti­vity, and fuel con­sump­tion of their mac­hi­nes. It also moni­tors the growth of stands and the progress of plans. In addi­tion, it can be used to manage mac­hine trans­por­ta­tion, moni­tor the pro­duc­tion volu­mes of mac­hi­nes by assort­ment and print mea­su­ring cer­ti­fica­tes. 

The digi­tal plat­form allows users to create a cus­tom lan­ding page or dash­board, with imme­diate access to vital data. Impor­tant infor­ma­tion can be read quickly, and chan­ges are easy to spot. 

Furt­her infor­ma­tion: https://manager2.ponsse.com/

The Siir­rot Pro applica­tion can now also be inte­gra­ted into Ponsse Mana­ger 2.0

Siir­rot PRO is a paid applica­tion for plan­ning mac­hine trans­por­ta­tion in advance, moni­to­ring trans­por­ta­tion in real time on a map, giving noti­fica­tions of trans­por­ta­tion sta­ges to all par­ties and impro­ving the efficiency of rapidly chan­ging situa­tions at work­si­tes through com­mu­nica­tion. Trans­por­ta­tion mana­ge­ment using the app sup­ports daily mana­ge­ment, cost moni­to­ring and trans­por­ta­tion opti­mi­sa­tion in mac­hine com­pa­nies.  Furt­her infor­ma­tion: https://siirrot.fi/