Simple but Versatile

The JS-20 was originally designed specifically for sawmills, and offers the most important qualities needed in that environment: simple operation, precise data and rugged reliability. And, as more and more mills have turned to the JS-20, another valuable feature has emerged: versatility. Between the specific needs of different mills and the capabilities of the JS-20, scanning functions once considered impossible are now easily accomplished. If you can think of it, odds are the JS-20 can do it.

Sawmill Applications

Logs to Lumber—The JS-20 Scans it All

After using a JoeScan JS-20 scanning system, customers wish all their scanners could be as simple and trouble-free. Now they can be. You can use JS-20 scanning systems on virtually every machine center in the mill, from bucking to the planer infeed. Hundreds of JoeScan products are installed and operating in these types of applications, and many customers are seeing the benefits of using scan heads from opposing directions to achieve Surround Scan.

Other Industries

JoeScan got its start in the sawmill industry, but we find a growing interest in our simple, rugged scanning products in a wide variety of markets. We're always glad to hear your ideas and questions about new applications and discuss their feasibility, cost and potential ROI. Here are a few examples of additional scanning applications:

  • Tire inspection
  • Railway inspection
  • Road surface inspection
  • Extruded plastic and rubber
  • Automotive
  • Aerospace
  • Electronics manufacturing
  • Food processing
  • Stand-alone quality control scanning

Download a sales sheet (PDF) for the JS-20.


"We've had zero problems
with our JoeScan scanners.
They're way better than we
had even hoped for."

Doug Fritz,
Banks Lumber