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Volume 42 • Number 4 • May 2017 Founded in 1976 • Our 433rd Consecutive Issue

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NEWSFEED

Vaagen Plans CLT, Glulam Facility

OAKS UNLIMITED

Dry-End, Value-Added Specialists

TEAL JONES

New Trimmer Optimizer Pays Off

LIGNA 2017 PREVIEW

Sawmill Suppliers Bound For Germany

MACHINERY ROW

Projects, Acquisitions

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Bruce Vincent Has Something To Say

SFPA Fair, AWFS Fair

COVER: Oaks Unlimited has mastered the art of drying Appalachian hardwoods for overseas markets. Story begins on PAGE 14. (Photo courtesy of Oaks Unlimited) VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.timberprocessing.com

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am excited to hear about Bruce Vincent’s new book, “Against The Odds,” about which there’s more detail on page 72. If you’ve been around this industry for a couple of decades or more, especially in the Northwest, you’re probably familiar with Vincent, mainly because of the protests he was involved in on behalf of the wood products industry.

Vincent, who worked in the family logging business in Montana, while picking up an undergraduate degree in civil engineering and a master’s in business administration at Gonzaga University, came to the forefront in May 1988 as one of the chief organizers of the Libby Rally and Great Northwest Log Haul.

Those demonstrations stemmed from disenchantment over the continuing timber shortage caused by delays in Forest Service timber sales on national forests due to mounting appeals from preservationists and over proposed additional withdrawal of timberland for setaside into the National Wilderness Preservation System. More specifically, the protests arose out of a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that said a Forest Service plan to improve the Yaak road in the Kootenai National Forest in northwestern Montana did not adequately address impact on wildlife. The road provided access to multimillion board feet of sales. While the Forest Service went back to work on the environmental impact statement, sales were put on hold.

All of this prompted about 3,000 people from Montana and Idaho to convene in Libby for a pro-timber industry rally. Some days later, in what was called the Great Northwest Log Haul, trucks loaded with logs pulled out of Eureka and rolled 250 miles south, picking up more trucks along the way, until more than 300 of them pulled into Darby Lumber in Darby, Mont. in support of the sawmill, which had regressed from two shifts to periodic shutdowns because of lack of timber.

Vincent was one of the coordinators and thereafter he organized other events and became a leading spokesman for rural America through all of the northwest spotted owl “wars” that caused millions of acres more to be taken out of forest management. During this period, as he continued to challenge industry people to be heard, Vincent came up with and delivered the classic line: “The world is run by those who show up.”

How fitting it is then that about the time I heard of Vincent’s book, I also heard the news that a U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with an American Forest Resource Council appeal on behalf of many sawmill companies, which had challenged a lower court’s decision not to hear AFRC’s lawsuit to overturn the designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of more than 9 million acres in the Northwest as critical habitat for the northern spotted owl.

The lower court had said that AFRC and the timber industry didn’t have “standing” to challenge the critical habitat designation. But the Court of Appeals judge blew off the lower court and said the industry definitely had “standing” because the FWS ruling could make it more difficult to harvest timber, cause a loss of timber supply and inflict economic harm to the industry. In other words, if that’s not “standing,” what is? The Court of Appeals ordered the lower court to hear the AFRC lawsuit.

Nearly 30 years after the Great Northwest Log Haul, we still need to show up.

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NEWSFEED VAAGEN TIMBERS WILL BUILD CLT, GLULAM FACILITY A new company, Vaagen Timbers, will construct a mass timber facility in Colville, Wash. The operation will produce cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated beams (glulam).

Vaagen Timbers is partnering with Vaagen Bros. Lumber, Inc. for the supply of lumber to the new facility, which will be adjacent the Vaagen Bros. Lumber sawmill in Colville.

“Although the entities will be operated separately, this connection will add value to both businesses,” comments Russ Vaagen. “This will allow Vaagen Bros. and Vaagen Timbers to tell the small log story from the forest to better buildings.”

The state-of-the-art facility will be designed to produce multiple sizes of straight glulam beams up to 60 ft. long. CLT production will be up to 12 in. thick, 4 ft. wide, and 60 ft. long. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2018.

Production capacity numbers are still being tested, but forecasted capacity on two shifts for two press lines will consume approximately 50MMBF per year. Once Vaagen Timbers develops market demand, plans for a second 8 ft. press will provide a more diversified product offering.

“This is exciting for all involved including the forest, the community, and the future of eco-friendly buildings in North America,” Vaagen adds.

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At Vaagen Timbers announcement, left to right, Alan Aldous, Russ Vaagen, Lupine Skelly, John Smith (Photo by Zach Miller, Softwood Buyer Magazine)

west, but is recognized as one of the leaders of the industry. Current President Duane Vaagen was Timber Processing’s Man of the Year in 1989.

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NEWSFEED U.S. SOFTWOOD LUMBER OUTPUT WAS UP IN 2016

WINSTON HOSTS RIBBON-CUTTING Joined by federal, state and local leaders, company associates and members of the community, Winston Plywood & Veneer hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new plywood mill in Louisville, Miss. in early April. The location was once home to a shuttered mill that was destroyed when an F4 tornado struck three years ago.

Today in its place stands a state-of-the-art plywood facility that employs more than 300 and is expected to generate tens of millions in annual economic activity for the region.

“Today is a great day for all of us who work at WP&V,” commented Winston Plywood & Veneer President Jon Pierce. “We could not be more thankful for the collaboration and support

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U.S. softwood sawmills increased production by 3.4% in 2016 to 32.722 billion BF, up from 31.643 billion BF in 2015, according to Western Wood Products Assn.

Western U.S. sawmills accounted for 13.884 billion BF, an increase of 2.6% from 13.531 billion BF in 2015, while sawmills in the South contributed 17.342 billion BF, up 4.1% from 16.661 billion BF, as reported by Southern Forest Products Assn.

Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. reported that 2016 shipments reached a 10Southern pine lumber production was up more year high at 947.4MMBF, including 513.8 than 4% in 2016. million of primarily spruce-pine-fir dimension lumber, and 433.6 million of eastern white pine. Both totals increased from previous highs set in 2015 by 4.0% and 3.1%, respectively.

U.S. softwood lumber consumption increased by 9.7% to 48.341 billion BF in 2016 from 44.082 billion in 2015. Most of the difference in totals between U.S. softwood lumber production and consumption was incoming Canadian softwood lumber. we’ve had from Mayor Hill, Governor Bryant, the Mississippi Development Authority and those across our community. Everyone has stood with

us as we worked together to make this mill a reality.”

“The grand opening of Winston Plywood & Veneer is a momentous occasion for this

community and for our great State, showing what can be done when business partners with government at all levels to create jobs and spur economic

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NEWSFEED growth,” Gov. Bryant said.

“When we broke ground here two years ago, in the aftermath of a devastating storm, we said we would stay the course until we delivered and opened the finest plywood mill in North America. I am very proud to say today that we have kept that commitment, and that the future for this business is bright,” said Andrew Bursky, Chairman and CoFounder of Atlas Holdings LLC, the parent company of New Wood Resources LLC. Winston Plywood & Veneer is an operating company of New Wood Resources.

The first such plywood mill constructed in the United States in more than two decades, the WP&V facility boasts 287,000 square feet and is more than 765 feet in length. The company sells structural and industrial plywood and veneer, procuring its logs from sources within 60 miles of the facility.

The company began shipping production this past November.

DRAX WINS BID FOR PELLET MILL Drax Biomass, a leading manufacturer of industrial wood pellets, has been selected as the winning bidder for the acquisition out of bankruptcy of the Louisiana Pellets (an affiliate of German Pellets) wood pellet operation in Urania, La. following a multi-week competitive bidding process. The court approved the asset sale in early April.

The Louisiana Pellets mill is capable of producing 450,000 metric tons per year.

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Miss., has previously signaled its intent to pursue the acquisition of financially distressed pellet manufacturing assets.

The purchase of such assets will support the company’s strategy of more than doubling its current production capacity to self-supply 2030% of Drax Power Station’s demand in the UK while also competing for supply contracts in new biomass markets. Drax Biomass also operates a port storage and transit facility in Port Allen, La. “We’re thrilled with the outcome,” says Pete Madden, President and CEO of Drax Biomass. “Louisiana Pellets sits in the middle of a healthy and vibrant wood basket and is served by modern infrastructure, making it an ideal addition to our asset portfolio.”

Another German Pellets affiliate in bankruptcy, Texas Pellets in Woodville, Tex. and a port operation in Port Arthur, Texas, has a bidding process currently on hold.

Drax Biomass also announced it is beginning capital expenditure projects at its two wood pellet mills in the Southeast U.S. Drax wants to increase production capacity from 450,000 metrics tons annually to 525,000 metric tons at each plant.

Drax Biomass is adding a second truck dump at both the Bastrop and Gloster mills to handle dry mill shavings, and installing dedicated delivery systems to move the dry material to existing dry hammermills. The expansions should be on-line before the end of the year.

Drax operates the largest power station in the UK and supplies up to 8% of the country’s electricity needs.

The energy firm converted from burning coal to become a predominantly biomass-fueled electricity generator.

Drax is the biggest single site renewable generator in the UK and the largest decarbonization project in Europe.

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By Jessica Johnson

Oaks Unlimited focuses on quality and value-added dried Appalachian lumber.

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WAYNESVILLE, NC aks Unlimited owner Joe Pryor is a quiet fellow and he acknowledges that his company is fairly conservative, operated by folks who put their heads down and get their work done—which is exactly what they’ve been doing since Pryor’s father sold the family’s stave mill and focused full time on lumber drying on 10 acres of land nestled in the Appalachians between two national forests.

The small private company had a humble beginning when Pryor’s great grandfather began operating a stave mill in the 1940s in Marshville, NC, nearly 200 miles to the east of Waynesville. The stave mill would pass through three generations of Pryors, before being sold. The sale would free up time to devote to Oaks Unlimited, and grow it to a capacity of 350MBF of kilns with 20 acres of air drying. The company was named the 2016 North Carolina Exporter of the Year, an honor given by the North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The award, which Pryor says was a shock, highlights the hardworking bunch in Waynesville, and for that recognition he was grateful. NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler presented the award to Pryor in a small ceremony held in February 2016 in Raleigh. Showing some humor, the reserved Pryor remembers that when the phone call came asking him to go to Raleigh, his brain started to race—not often is one summoned to the state capitol!

Pryor says that the export side of the Oaks customer base has consistently been growing since an emphasis was placed on it in the 1980s. While Pryor’s father had already expanded Oaks into the export market, it was Joe Pryor who really drove the company into exports, which now account for 75% of total production. After attending Wake Forest University then joining the family business, Pryor enjoyed working with the state of North Carolina, The Tennessee

The administration team of Oaks Unlimited, from left, Mark Taylor, Export Manager; Joe Pryor; Trent Thomas, Vice President; Tina Parker, Office Assistant; Karen Pryor, Office Assistant; Bruce Brown, Financial Analyst; and Ricky Parton, Plant Manager

Oaks prides itself on going slow throughout the grading process.

A newly installed Vision Tally system has increased flow in the mill, while also giving Oaks flexibility to make packs based on grade, length and width.

Valley Authority and export assistant groups to really grow that segment.

“We are very detail orientated and quality focused,” he comments and that has allowed Oaks Unlimited to find a niche with the export market. He reports the market is currently evenly split between Europe, mainly Northern Europe, and Asia, with about a third of total sales going to China and Vietnam.

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urally the grade breakdown is heavy to face and better. Pryor says the mill does handle a small amount of #1 Common and some #2 Common for the flooring market. This is where the value-added element of Oaks processing comes in.

Often, a board will be ripped to remove wane or end trimmed for split to help clean the lumber up and meet highgrade expectations. “It is certainly much stricter than standard NHLA rules,” he TIMBER PROCESSING

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Six SII dry kilns are dedicated to red oak and white oak; one SII kiln is dedicated to other quicker drying hardwoods.

notes. The company also offers S2S, SLR1E and ripped to width services.

“But for us it is just another opportunity to increase value of the raw material with further processing,” Pryor explains.

“Overall, this is a relatively small percentage of the total footage that we do, but it’s a nice service our customers are using more and more.”

PRODUCTION All raw material is true high elevation Appalachian stock, purchased from a variety of local hardwood green sawmills, including one the family is a part-owner of, Oaks Sawmill. Pryor says production is heavy to white oak and red oak, though he does handle one kiln charge a month of poplar.

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packs, barcoded and put in the air yard.

Oaks uses a Vision Tally scanning system put in last year to track packs throughout the process—and determine footage in a given pack. The scanning system also complements the system in place for marking boards, giving operators the ability to make packs based on grade, length, even width pulls, all automatically.

Installed so Oaks could produce a precise pack weight and optimize handling, Pryor notes the Vision Tally has allowed the facility to tally the lumber after the pack has been completed, making improvements to the flow of lumber.

The entire yard is set up with wifi to communicate with handhelds during production. Inventory is tracked meticulously and physical counts are done each month. This allows the company to accurately measure upgrade, downgrade and shrinkage for management data. Pryor

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Multiple NHLA certified graders look at Oaks lumber.

says it is important to Oaks that everything is kept under cover constantly, maintaining bright color and free of all possible environmental defects.

Drying time in one of the four air sheds depends on thickness. The mill dries everything from 4⁄4 to 8⁄4 (and everything in between), so the wide variation in drying time matches up with corresponding thickness variation. For example, 8⁄4 material spends approximately six months in the shed before the kilns, whereas 4⁄4 only requires 3045 days of shed time.

Packs are kiln dried in one of seven dry kilns. A Converta Kiln wood fired boiler, burning sawmill residuals, heats the kilns. Pryor notes that SII has done an excellent job with the original six kilns and controls designed for oak. The seventh kiln, a recent purchase, is earmarked for poplar, and is the quick drying kiln. As the only propane-powered kiln, the high heat capacity, high-pressure steam system handles poplar, cherry, maple and ash better, Pryor says.

This kiln frees up the other six to focus on red oak and white oak.

“We don’t do a lot of poplar because it tends to be done in higher volume, quicker capacity than what we’re ideally set up for. We focus on the oak,” he affirms.

After kiln drying, lumber is regraded, double-end trimmed, then packed by hand with special attention to neat presentation. Packs are scanned again, then end painted and arranged for shipment or sent for further processing.

As part of Oaks’ desire to offer a superior product to its customers, the facility makes use of a Weinig gang rip saw system that has moveable blades for optimizing rips. This allows Oaks to generate molding blanks and flooring blanks, and create the ability to size material with a very high yield for the customers—if they want extra processing.

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Converta Kiln wood-fired boiler powers six of seven SII kilns.

than before. In addition to the Weinig gang rip saw, Oaks has an Extrema planer and straight line rip saw.

Inventory for export is shipped via container through the port of Charleston, SC. Pryor notes that some domestic production is also shipped via rail container, heading West.

QUALITY FOCUS Twenty-five employees staff Oaks Unlimited, with most in manufacturing. Like the typical owner of a small lumber business, Pryor says he does a little bit of it all: He is as comfortable in the yard as he is selling and doing administration work.

As a fourth generation lumberman, he says he truly loves what Oaks is doing, and it wouldn’t be possible without the employees on the yard, sales staff and their commitment to quality.

He credits the company’s success to key personnel such as Tina Parker and Karen Pryor in the office, Trent Thomas, Vice President and Bruce Brown, Financial Analyst, Ricky Parton, Plant Manager and Ray Shepard green lumber buyer, Mark Taylor Export Sales Manager, and the wholesale division with Brad Froning, Wendell Sugg, Doyle Hyde, John Oakes and Kim Chester.

Oaks Unlimited has had no major incidents or accidents, and Pryor credits the staff for paying attention to safety and doing the job the right way. The employees on the yard have a lot of longevity, he adds, noting that there is a third generation working now, and that makes it easier when employee turnover is very low. Yard Manager Ricky Parton has been with Oaks for 30 years, starting off as a lumber grader.

Oaks dries predominantly red oak and white oak, and as Pryor explains the smaller kiln capacity doesn’t have high turnover, like it would if poplar were the dominant species dried. “It’s been our niche,” he continues.

“We’re not burning the road up with containers but we found our sweet spot.

We don’t cut corners. From day one we’ve really exceeded NHLA grades and have developed a real strong following because of that. We go slow. We go carefully. We look at all four edges of the board.”

And while Oaks has stayed relatively small, Pryor says he’s not afraid to grow. In recent years the expansion of the seventh kiln, fourth air shed and additional 10 acres has helped—and he’d like more, but he’s careful to do so in a measured way and without sacrificing the values that four generations of Pryors have developed.

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TRIM MING By Maria Church

Teal Jones sees returns with versatile trimmer optimizer.

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SURREY, BC

hen the crew behind Teal Jones’ small log sawmill here went shopping for a transverse trimmer optimizer two years ago to replace aging equipment, they had hefty demands. The mill has a product inventory of more than 50,000 and ships to markets all around the world. Much of the lumber is

shipped out rough, so it has to be almost perfect coming off the line.

“It’s not like we’re an interior mill where we get a cut and it goes on there for three years and you can fine-tune it. We get on a cut for two days, and then we’ll go off of it for a month,” says Allan Bose, electrical superintendent for the mill.

The new trimmer optimizer had to meet the mill’s demands, and that meant handling the massive product

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list, and fitting into an existing mill flow that has been in operation since the mill was built in 2003.

Last June, the JS Jones Small Log Mill in Surrey became the first mill in North America to install a Microtec Goldeneye 900 transverse trimmer optimizer.

“We put a lot of our product through rough, so the grade out-turns have to be very accurate right out of the sawmill,” explains Dan Dewar, production manager. “We cut for Belgium, China, Japan, the U.S., and our sizing, wane, defects— it all has to be there. This system is allowing us to do that reliably, and without trucking off-grade product to our other operations for drying and planing.”

The unique design of the Springer-Microtec unit allows it to offer a high-density scan of all four sides of the board in a compact footprint. The Goldeneye 900 combines four arrays of integrated color and laser scanners offset at 45° angles with an ultra narrow “occlusionless” Teal Jones installed a Microtec Goldeneye 900 transverse trimmer optimizer to replace a system that was built in the ’90s.

scanning conveyor to allow a full view of each board.

“We’re really just scratching the surface with this technology so far, but we’ve seen trim loss at our planer mills dropping from seven percent to 2.5,” Dewar says.

The Teal Jones small log mill and its large log Stag Timber mill are both located next to the Barnston Island ferry terminal on the Fraser River. The mills are two of Teal Jones’ nine operations, which include timber harvesting, log sorts and planer and sawmills in BC, Washington and Oklahoma.

The company employs 1,200, and is the largest privately held forest products company operating on Canada’s West Coast, wholly owned by brothers Tom and Dick Jones. The company dates back to 1946 when founder Jack Jones established a cedar roofing mill at Lu Lu Island, New Westminster.

Family is part of what connected Springer-Microtec to Teal Jones, says Norvin Laudon, Springer-Microtec’s chief technology officer. “Our company’s owner Gero Springer is based here in Vancouver as well. His grandfather started in 1956, so there are a lot of parallels with Dick and Tom’s business— private and family-run.”

When it came to realizing Teal Jones’ requirements of a new trimmer optimizer, the job, for Springer-Microtec, was unprecedented, Laudon says. The software had to be altered to provide for thousands of products.

“It’s a 24-foot mill so they have quite

The Springer-Microtec unit combines four arrays of integrated color and laser scanners offset at 45° angles with an ultra narrow scanning conveyor to allow a full view of each board.

OPTIMIZING THE CARRIAGE

Teal Jones installed an Autolog optimizing system for the carriage system at its large log Stag Timber mill.

Teal Jones also updated the optimizing system for the headrig carriage at its large log Stag Timber mill, located next to JS Jones Small Log mill.

The large log mill cuts logs larger than 16 in. using a log carriage and 8 ft. bandmill. The mill’s old optimizing system was 20 years old and caused some concern due to its age and lack of parts availability and support, says Allan Bose, electrical superintendent for the mill.

The mill installed an Autolog scanner system in the fall of 2014. “Since that time it has performed very well and has been virtually trouble free,” says Bose. “The installation crew from Autolog was very good and they were very well supported by the engineering staff at their head office.

The close working relationship between the on-site and head office crew was very obvious and sped up the startup curve. Any software changes requested were compiled at the head office and installed by the on-site crew very quickly.”

To adapt to the new system, the headrig operators were trained not only on how to use the Autolog system, but also on log optimization.

The optimization part of the previous system had not functioned for some time and operators were accustomed to making log cutting decisions themselves.

“The operation is quite easy with our supervisory staff entering the optimization parameters and the operator only having to trigger a scan when he wants an optimized decision,” explains Bose.

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Standing left to right, Norvin Laudon, Allan Bose, Dick Jones, Dan Doyle; below left to right, Kelly Murray, Leif Lynam and Dan Dewar

a few length combinations you can make,” Laudon says. “They’ve got a route behind the trimmer for a piece of the board to go back to a reman where it can get resawn in thickness or re-edged in width, so what we had to do was basically be able to evaluate all kinds of smaller products inside the real board.

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gave that to the mill. And that’s what ended up being implemented. To get changes made in software, you have to have a really clear, exact specification and that’s what we had to work on right away.

And then the scanner itself is the same as all the other scanners we have sold, mechanically and electrically, but the massive product list is definitely something we had never seen before,” Laudon says.

The install itself was less complicated than expected for the team, says Dragomir Djuric, maintenance supervisor for the mill. “Most of the work was setting up our existing machinery with the new one, and that required a bit of modification. Other than that, the installation was just plug and play pretty much. It was faster than we predicted.”

Installation was completed almost entirely in-house, and finished in just 10 days. Initial testing took place after just seven. The optimizer is manufactured in Italy so there were some challenges for the Teal Jones’ team, such as chain spacings that are in metric, one-meter multiples, but nothing was insurmountable, Bose says.

“All the cables, the wiring, everything was run by our electricians, so by the time we installed it they were already partially invested in the project,” Bose says. “Same with the mechanical people, they had to do a lot of pre-work. We designed and our team installed the stand. The team helped put the scanner together when it was on site. Before we even put it in, we were already working on it. People get more en-

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thusiastic that way as opposed to if we had contracted the whole thing out and we stood back and watched.”

Springer-Microtec’s system snugly fit in with the mill’s current equipment line.

Logs coming into the mill are moved by a Peco whole log bundle crane before heading to a Nicholson twin ring 27 in. debarker. The logs are then cutup by a 60 in. circular saw, followed by an Optimil double length infeed canter line and USNR vertical quad band saws, Porter optimization and Optimil controls.

Pieces move into an Optimil four

movable head, eight axis profiler, USNR 10 in. vertical edger, and Flare bull edger that is 60 in. wide, with six shifting saws on one side and a gang cluster on the other. The edging is done at the Optimil four saw optimized edger, complete with USNR optimization. Between six and 10% of the product is sent to a twin vertical resaw for remanufacturing lumber.

The line is complete with a Newnes (USNR) drop saw trimmer and 62-bin sorter with Lucidyne sorter controls, Newnes (USNR) stacker, and Signode package strapper.

Sawmill manager Dan Doyle, who started with Teal Jones last March, says the team was skeptical of the project at first, but ready to make it work. And Springer-Microtec was determined.

Critical to the project’s success to date has been clear expectations and responsibilities on both sides. “Our team really drove what they needed from the system, and were very well prepared for the install. Springer-Microtec really came to the plate and supplied what our team wanted in a timely manner,” Doyle says.

“This room,” Doyle says, motioning to the boardroom where the interview was taking place, “was warm and sweaty for quite a few days before the project actually took off and these boards were full.

There was a lot of good brainstorming and working together to make it happen.”

Kelly Murray, optimization sales coordinator, works closely with the new Microtec optimizer and says that the system is user friendly when it comes to setting up new products or changing runs, something mill staff often do to keep up with the product list. “What would’ve taken me a couple of hours with the old system, including mill checks and fine-tuning, I can now just do by setting up the grade in the system. I know what grade I want, I just put the dimensions in, and I don’t even need to go look at it. That’s been a big help.”

Springer-Microtec built in a searchable database into the software to allow the Teal Jones operator to search the product list and plug in a new product dimension easily.

“To add a product in the old one, you had to add 20 different thicknesses or width or wane parameters and you had to mathematically figure it out on your own,” Murray says. “Now I just say I want 25 percent or 10 percent and it does it all for you so it’s a fraction of the time.

And if you know that it looks right on one product, it looks right on this product. Every single one is standardized.”

Saving time means saving money for the small log mill. Last year the mill’s annual production was 168MMBF. Species include red cedar, hemlock, Sitka spruce, cyprus and Douglas fir, diameters ranging from a 4 in. top to 25 in., with the average log 10-12 in.

The Goldeneye 900 system is currently scanning for geometric defects as well as knots and splits. Microtec is working with the mill to fine-tune its rot recognition module.

TP These articles and photos appeared in Canadian Forest Industries magazine and appear here with permission.

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BRUKS BRUKS USA will join colleagues from BRUKS Sweden and BRUKS Germany at Ligna, showcasing their extensive range of wood processing and bulk materials handling machines for the bioenergy, panel board, sawmill, and pulp and paper industries.

BRUKS products feature more than 100 models of drum chippers, 48 hammer hogs and hammermills, mobile chippers, tubulator air-supported belt conveyors, screening equipment, truck dumps and bulk materials handling systems.

The BRUKS Circular Blending Bed Stacker Reclaimer (CBBSR) is part of the BRUKS comprehensive line of bulk materials handling equipment, which includes slewing, shuttling, luffing and traveling ship loaders.

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BRUKS circular blending bed stacker reclaimer

CERATIZIT The CERATIZIT Group’s competence brand Toolmaker Solutions

by CERATIZIT exhibits at Ligna under the slogan “Always one step ahead.” The hard metal specialist from Luxembourg will present several innovations as well as a broad range of standard solutions for tool manufacturers in the wood and metal working industry. l Cermet grade for a long service life and easy handling The new cermet grade CTF34T for metal sawing stands out with precision and reliability and achieves a 10% longer service life compared with common grades available on the market. As an additional benefit, CTF34T saw tips can now be ground and brazed even more easily than before. The versatile cermet grade can be used to saw a variety of steel alloys including construction steel, carbon steel, tool steel and mould steel. l Higher performance for woodworking Overview of the Toolmaker Solutions by CERATIZIT Several product innovations for the woodworking industry will offer tool manufacturers additional options that deliver a higher performance, save costs, and facilitate the production process: —New carbide grade —New surface coating —Innovative product geometry l Broad standard portfolio In addition to the product innovations, Toolmaker Solutions by CERATIZIT will exhibit its extensive range of standard tools with high availability that gives customers decisive competitive advantages in their price segment. This includes solutions for sawing, drilling, planning, turning and milling different wood materials (e.g. softwood, hardwood, MDF, HDF) as well as solutions for sawing steel, stainless steel, tubes with and without seams, titanium, and non-ferrous metals.

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CHACO CHACO presents its new saw blade deviation system BE 2020. A highly sensitive proximity sensor measures the exact amount and the direction of the blade deviation and brings it instantly with a resolution of 0.01 mm (.004 in.) to display.

The Blade Watcher offers an analogue output signal that is in direct relation to the blade deviation, for a possible utilization in an automatic carriage speed control system and secondly, a contact with zero potential for the use in combination with an external warning system.

The BE 2020 is available in the following executions: —System for immersed mounting into the main operators control panel —System for external mounting CHACO also shows standard saw guides for ordinary table band saws, and a small range of tailor-made pressure guides and guiding elements.

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DYNALYSE Dynalyse AB offers innovative measurement systems that cut costs and increase value. It pioneered vibrational strength grading of timber with Dynagrade and Precigrader 20 years ago. At Ligna it pioneers again with Kilnscout for timber moisture in kilns and Paint Control for in-line measurement of the wet film thickness of paints. These unique products and MC Pro sensors for timber moisture are offered as a result of a fruitful cooperation with Finna Group (U.S.). l Dynagrade and Precigrader In more than 170 installed systems in 10 countries Dynagrade and Precigrader add value to timber by grading into strength classes like C24-C50, TR26, T22, MGP12, L140, 1650 from Canada to Siberia. The new technical platform features an advanced database and remote access via a smartphone app. A solution for lug-less lines is presented.

Dynalyse new Paint Control technology l Kilnscout Kilnscout is a system for wireless measurement of timber moisture content inside drying kilns. By using Kilnscout one can accurately monitor the moisture development and stop chamber kilns at the target timber moisture content. Feed rate in tunnel kilns can accurately be controlled to ensure that target moisture is reached. Features includes: —large volume of wood (1 m3) is measured at each sensor —works in continuous tunnel kilns thanks to wireless technique —easy integration with kiln PLC for automatic kiln shutdown and feed control —software can send mail or text message when target MC is reached —minimizes quality and value loss due to overdrying —typically 5-10% increase in valuable kiln capacity thanks to reduced drying time —reduced risk for under-drying and reclamation costs due to kiln malfunction l Paint Control In Paint Control a non-contact sensor automatically measures the amount of wet paint being applied in painting lines. This eliminates manual checks and secures continuous control of the process. By using Paint Control the amount of paint being used can be optimized and costs reduced. The distribution of paint on the board can also be measured and alarms sent if uneven application due to malfunctioning nozzles is detected.

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ESTERER WD EWD as one of the leading suppliers worldwide of innovative sawing technologies presents the following subjects: l Bandsaw Technology Discover the variety of applications of EWD band saw technology and the world of log band saw headrigs, reducer band saw lines and special applications in resawing and remanufacturing. l Edger Optimizer Technology The infeed table VOM3 of the high performance edger optimizer system OptiDrive with the linear scanning system with camera-laser combination is representing the EWD edger optimizer technology.

This charging system combines most accurate board positioning with the highest possible piece count, as well as maximum yield and best reliability. l Circular saw systems The modern and flexible circular saw unit VNK6 is the machine for primary breakdown and secondary breakdown in saw lines as well as in merry-go-round systems, combining both functions in one machine. The heavy duty robust double arbor circular saw has three individually adjustable saw heads per side as well as horizontally and vertically moving saw boxes. An integrated tool change platform allows an easy change of the saw heads.

EWD emphasizes trust, competence and technical knowhow.

EWD as reliable partner develops and builds custom made solutions together with its customers, providing a single source supply of all sawing technologies in modern sawmills.

At Ligna EWS will have for the first time a central meeting point of the After Sales and Support department. Come and meet face to face the persons you normally only know by phone or e-mail. Join the EWD World!

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FINEGA GROUP FINEGA Group introduces an innovative 360° rotary log scanner and full automatic 3D end-dogger (MEM) for high recovery, productivity and flexibility. Without any operator, this new “3D” MASTERTWIN end-dogger gives the best productivity on the market and the faster payback.

Prior to the sawing line, each log is scanned by a 360° rotary full shape scanner. A powerful real time optimizer calculates in a few seconds the best sawing axis in the 3D space and the optimal cutting pattern taking into account the dollar value.

A new 3D robotized infeed table orients automatically each log at the optimal rotary angle and the best horizontal and vertical skewing before dogging and sawing.

Finega Group’s MEM 3D end-dogger The “All in One” MASTERTWIN combines a twin band saw or a twin circular saw, a chipper canter and slide board profilers. It includes an automatic log quarter turner system on the fly and bed resawing functions. No operator is needed for controlling the machine. Extra automatic ripsaw or multirip machines can be combined for building a fully automatic and optimized softwood or hadwood sawmill.

FINEGA Group includes: l SEGEM: debarker, chipper, bucking optimizer, log yard l MEM: end-dogger, canters, circular saws edger, edger optimizer l GILLET-RENNEPONT: sawmill machinery, linear carriage, carriage optimizer l EGA: sawmill Automation, 2D and 3D scanners for canter line, edger and carriage Hall 25, Stand B69

FINSCAN FinScan experts will be in attendance to discuss and demo FinScan’s leading auto-grading solutions. FinScan is a supplier of automatic board grading systems for the sawmill industry. The systems are used for transversal quality grading at the edger, green mill or dry grading line.

The systems operate according to American, European and Russian grading standards and practices.

With BoardMasterNOVA-N quality grading scanner, the boards are completely analyzed from all sides. The analysis is done from several different angles and with different light frequencies. The grading system can be easily installed in the existing or new grading line.

EndSpy, a board end camera, has new features for defect detection in green and dry grading lines. MoistSpy is the most accurate board moisture analyzer for dry grading lines. The modern microwave technology allows automatic calibration and maintenance free operation.

FinScan has delivered more than 400 grading systems in more than 20 countries.

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GILBERT PRODUCTS For more than 30 years, Gilbert has been a market leader in the design and manufacturing of planer mill equipment. From molding applications to high speed mills, Gilbert has the right model of planer for every mill. With its four planer models, Gilbert has helped customers worldwide reduce their mill costs by improving their productivity, wood quality, mill efficiency and safety. l Pull-Through Technology The Gilbert planer pulls the wood into the machine. It is an innovative design compared to the push feed technology, and has proven its efficiency for the past two decades with more than 100 planer mill installations. This exclusive technology ensures a very high efficiency: Gilbert guarantees 95% running uptime and higher. All boards will run through the planer—twisted, crooked and bowed do not need to be removed.

The Gilbert planer is completely Electric driven, which results in Gilbert Moulder-Planer high energy savings and less maintenance. l Gilbert Planer Models —Gilbert High Speed Planer will run at feed speeds up to 4000 FPM (1200 m per minute) and more than 300 lugs per minute.

This model of planer is offered to mills that want a high speed production, best lumber finish and require the most heavy-duty machine.

—Gilbert 6 Roll Planer is designed for mid to high planer mill speeds and production. It runs at speeds up to 3000 FPM (900 m per minute). Its compact design will fit very well in an existing layout.

—Gilbert S Series Planer was developed for mills that wanted Gilbert’s state-of-the-art technology, but didn’t have the need for a bigger planer. It runs at speeds from 300 up to 2000 FPM (90 to 600 m per minute). This model is the solution to diversified value-added products like molding, remanufacturing, fingerjointing, cedar, pine and rip saw operations.

—Gilbert Moulder Planer is recognized for its strength, versatility and high quality results. Additional cutterhead modules offer the most exquisite lumber finish on the market. It is designed to produce all profile and special products, as well as high quality construction lumber. Gilbert offers the Moulder opportunity to all of its models of planer, either with the S Series, 6 Roll or High Speed Planer models.

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JOESCAN JoeScan scan heads have been made for sawmills since the company introduced its first scanner in 2002. Every JoeScan scanner is backed by the company’s 5-year warranty and 10-year product support policy to protect against obsolescence. JoeScan is committed to the sawmill industry, and it stands behind its scanners to ensure they are a good long-term investment for sawmills.

JoeScan’s newest scanner, the JS-25 X6B, is a high-performance, six-laser scanner specifically designed for high-density, snapshot-scanning of logs on carriage headrigs.

The JS-25 X6B was engineered to make it easy for optimizers and sawmills to upgrade obsolete carriage scanning systems, often reusing the existing scan frame.

The JS-25 X6B scan head takes six profiles, each spaced 6 in. apart, with each profile measuring up to 35 in. wide. The JS-25 X6B provides a high-density scan in less than 6 in. of travel. Each JS-25 X6B scan head can be mounted end-to-end to scan any length of log on 6 in. spacing.

The JS-25 X6B is based on JoeScan’s proven and reliable JS-25 scanner platform, developed to make scanning systems easier to install and maintain. It requires only 24VDC and an Ethernet connection for operation, and it can be installed in minutes.

The JS-25 X6B scanner uses an Ethernet interface, allowing the optimizer to communicate directly with the scanner without special hardware. The JS-25 X6B’s built-in profile processing eliminates the need for large numbers of PCs to process the image data, resulting in a simpler, more reliable system. The interface enables users to configure JoeScan’s new JS-25 X6B scanner upgrade and calibrate the scanner on their PCs and to view real-time profile data and camera on obsolete carriage scanning systems images.

Visit JoeScan to see the JS-25 X6B scanner in action.

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LEDINEK Searching for perfect solutions in order to meet its customers’ needs and special demands has always been Ledinek’s main priority.

Forty years after its Ligna debut Ledinek continues on this mission and its sporting spirit has never been stronger. Through this period it has evolved into a global leader, trendsetter and a complete solutions supplier in the field of constructional engineered timber, always privileged in having the opportunity to work with customers who make it possible for Ledinek to develop its innovations.

Ledinek offers best solutions for four segments: CLT, Glulam, Planing & Sorting, and Fingerjointing of Constructional Engineered Timber. In all four segments its hold a top position in supplying complete turnkey solutions. As endlessly committed engineers Ledinek arises with novelties and innovations that distinguish it from other manufacturers and benefit its customers.

Ledinek Stratoplan planer including flotational planing units Ledinek is presenting some of the novelties in the segment of fingerjointing, planing and CLT pressing. Come see for yourself.

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LIMAB LIMAB’s non-contact dimensional measuring systems are well known by sawmills, planing mills and the wood industry to optimize the process and improve production yield. LIMAB has produced sensors and systems for wood and other business areas for more than 30 years and has experiences in all kinds of laser based optimization anywhere in the sawmill.

LIMAB is exhibiting the BoardProfiler 3D-LE/LR (lineal) scanner. The BoardProfiler 3D system measures the board from any direction to provide data for cutting in systems from 1-5 saw blades. The advantage of the system is its high thickness accuracy. When defining a cut decision in an optimization, it is important to correctly detect the board thickness and separate wane from cup. A correct and accurate cutting decision will result in yield improvements. l Edger: high accuracy scanning for boards up to 600 mm width l Rip saw: high accuracy scanning for boards up to 600 mm handling up to six saw blades l Cross-cut: the system optimizes any size of board for exact cutting. l Hit & Miss: detects thickness defects of 0. 05 mm after planer This product builds on the success of the earlier generation BoardProfiler that is used in 200 sawmills all over the world.

LIMAB has used its expertise in sensors to develop a 2D laser profile sensor that provides a much more accurate and detailed analysis of the board than was previously possible. The system measures boards with high accuracy in very high production speeds unaffected by board movement or vibrations. The new system will provide a more cost effective solution than can be provided by multipoint or camera based systems.

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LINCK LINCK is presenting a large machine group and new detailed solutions for increasing the efficiency of LINCK saw lines.

The first machine combination is a recut chipper canter with separate outfeed system VZO. This outfeed system is equipped with vertical and horizontal roller pairs for a reliable and continuous feeding of the cants. The precise, servo-hydraulic positioning of the roller pairs allows active curve-sawing of the two-sided cants.

The following LINCK 6-curve scanner allows the accurate scanning of the cant curvature. An essential feature of this scanner is that movements of the cant during scanning do not have adverse effects on the scanning result. Therefore scanning can also take place in case the cant is moved, for example, by centering rollers. The result is a considerable reduction LINCK processing line of the overall length of a saw line, which makes it possible to integrate this scanner in existing saw lines.

On its stand LINCK also shows live the effect of energy recovery using a cant turner as example. The high piece count and high speed necessary for turning a two- or four-sided cant requires a high acceleration of the cant turner rotor. The energy released by the subsequently necessary strong braking of the rotor is not converted into heat but into electrical energy that is then fed back into the power network.

LINCK also shows a roller conveyor designed for up to 200 m/min line speed. With such high speeds, conventional roller drives present a high noise level and suffer from heavy wear. Both factors are considerably reduced by replacing the chain with a belt.

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MICROTEC Microtec presents the world of wood scanning technology, exhibiting fully automatic optimizing X-ray Goldeneye scanners and cross-cut solutions. A fully equipped chop processing line featuring two Goldeneye scanners will be installed and running.

With feed speeds up to 1,200 m/min, Microtec presents the Goldeneye 800 Multi-Sensor Quality Scanner, as a world premiere with three X-ray sources for precise pith and knot area ratio detection.

Microtec also presents its interactive CT Log simulator.

Customers are invited to virtually simulate their own sawmill featuring a CT Log scanner. Based on real data, the CT Log simulator lets visitors experience the benefits of CT-sawing optimization in their own production. Customers may book Microtec CT Log simulator their free spot to try out the CT Log simulator measuring the uplift in their own production at microtec.eu/Ligna.

Microtec’s CT Log represents the new frontier in sawmilling, offering the highest uplift in value generation. The groundbreaking solution for virtual grading and sawing provides continuous, qualitative full 3D stem and log reconstruction. Using the internal defects, CT Log 360° X-ray CT-Sawing Optimization evaluates appearance, quality and strength before the breakdown of the log. Sawing and bucking is continuously optimized based on the highest quality and value.

Microtec will exhibit new scanning technology in sawmilling such as the virtual light barrier technology for cost effective and flexible PLC solutions, Stereoscopy technology for measuring logs and volume on trucks, and Microtec Smart Mill for log yard 4.0.

Microtec is proud to introduce its 24/7 Customer Support. Microtec can now serve its worldwide customers even better with a pool of 45 software engineers offering direct contact to Microtec scanning experts.

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MINDA Minda’s product range comprises production lines for glulam, CLT and similar products, storage and commissioning technology and materials handling.

Minda plans and realizes the optimal solution for you, based upon your tasks and project requirements. No matter whether it is modernization of an existing production line or a new production line, Minda considers your specialties and ranges for a perfect implementation. For this task Minda uses its comprehensive and proven constructions in modular design as well as creative new developments of its constructing engineers.

Minda can work with your project team hand in hand in a flexible and individual manner or deliver the complete production line as the general contractor. It goes without saying that Minda integrates quality management and quality control systems, fingerjointing lines, planer machines as well as other machines for processing and packing into your production line.

Everything from one source! l Development l Project engineering l Engineering l Software l Production l In-house test l Installation l Service Hall 27, Stand F32

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MÜHLBÖCK Mühlböck presents information about and results realized from drying kiln installations in combination with its Heat Recovery System 1003. With this system 100% of the applied heat is being recovered and used a second time. The total energy in the exhaust air from one heated part of the kiln is transported by the Heat Recovery System 1003 into the supply air of another part of the kiln. This part of the kiln therefore does not require any thermal energy from the heating system. This way, depending on the drying application, the total drying costs can be brought down around 50%.

This system has already been implemented successfully in batch kilns, in track kilns with automated loading systems, and also in belt dryers for the drying of sawdust and wood Mühlböck progressive kiln type 1003 at Kohiwood Oy, Soini, Finland chips.

Especially for the drying of sawing byproducts Mühlböck presents a belt dryer with heat recovery for the drying of sawdust and wood chips.

Aside from the above mentioned systems, newly developed solutions for the existing, tried-and-true Mühlböck drying systems are presented. And one can also find information regarding the newest software features and additional software modules of the Mühlböck control system at the Demo PC’s at the booth, which will be specifically set up for this purpose.

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PRINZ As a leading Austrian company in chain saw technology, PRINZ has been developing and producing crosscut saws, accessories and wearing parts for professional use since 1947.

2017 is the anniversary year of PRINZ as the company celebrates 70 years since the foundation.

PRINZ is known as a producer of crosscut systems. What makes the company unique is that saw chains and guide bars are also produced in-house. Therefore, PRINZ is a onePRINZ crosscut systems are sold worldwide. stop supplier for all companies requiring precise and clean cutting.

The entire product range of PRINZ is sold successfully throughout the world, including Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

With the PRINZ package saw unit PC 120, the entire sawing process is done automatically. In fact, the machine only needs to be serviced. Even the loading and unloading of the packages can be done fully automatically. The PC 120 is a stable saw unit with robust, bilateral precision guides ensuring maximum cutting accuracy.

First, the packages are scanned after loading and strapped if needed. Then it is cut with millimeter precision and moved farther.

Another feature are the lowerable roller conveyors on both sides of the cutting equipment for optimal waste removal even for longer wood waste.

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REMASAWCO RemaSawco is a Swedish company specializing in advanced measurement and machine control systems. These systems cover the entire production process from log sorting through to dry sorters and planers. The company has been in the business for many years and is operating worldwide. In North America RemaSawco is cooperating with Canadian- RemaSawco measurement and optimization based Raptor Integration Inc. The product range includes 3D and X-ray scanners, measurement control systems in the saw line, fully automatic grade optimization in green and dry sorters to name a few.

The latest offering from RemaSawco includes the AIT concept, which is now being implemented. AIT is the future of sawmilling and stands for: l Applications will be uniform throughout the product range, have a similar design and interface and developed to solve customer requirements from beginning to end of the sawmilling process.

Also, applications will be able to communicate with all production units involved in the processes. l Integration means that it will be simple to coordinate the RS products—and others—by using open interfaces and established communication protocols. l Traceability signifies that the customer is given the possibility to follow the products through the whole process and therefore able to start the optimizing process earlier in the production chain, which will increase both the volume and value exchange.

Another innovation is the touchless strength grading application RS-StrengthGrader plug-in to the popular RS-BoardScannerQ, which is an automatic system for quality sorting and classifying boards. RS-StrengthGrader has so far been certified by SP (Technical Research Institute of Sweden) and by NTI (Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology).

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SENNEBOGEN With its fine balance between productivity, efficiency and maneuverability, the new Sennebogen 730E material handler is earning praise from timber yards worldwide. According to Sennebogen, the 730E is the ideal combination of a compact machine with a high load capacity and optimum performance features. The rear hinged boom ensures optimum stability during work and driving, and enables unobstructed views.

Working along the narrow alleys in log yards, the 33.7 metric ton (74,300 lb.) 730E has an operating width of less than 3.3 m (11 ft.), yet can pull a trailer loaded with up to 25 metric tons (55,000 lb.) when equipped with a log grapple. Central to the tidy, efficiently designed package, the 730E’s mid-machine center of gravity requires less rear counterweight, which in turn reduces overall machine weight.

With less dead weight, the purpose-built material With less deadweight, the efficiently packaged Sennebogen 730E timber handler can save up to 20% in fuel consumption. handling machine can save up to 20% in fuel consumption.

Powered by a turbocharged, direct-injection, Cummins Tier 4 Final engine generating 168 kW (228 HP), the prime timber handling machine leverages EcoMode, automatic idle and automatic start-stop as part of Sennebogen’s “Green Efficiency” technology.

For operators, the 730E’s elevated maXcab provides the ultimate in comfort and productivity. The joystick moves with the air-suspension seat, and the operator has line-of-sight view to both the Sencon control system display screen and the color monitor for the right-side and rear-facing camera feeds. OptiMode provides the operator with a selection of operating modes to optimize machine performance.

With the 730E, the climate-controlled maXcab comes at a standard elevation of 3.3 ft. (1 m) or an optional 5 ft. (1.5 m). This provides the operator with good visibility when working around the busy log yard’s stockpiles, trucks, rail cars and other equipment during pick-and-carry, loading and unloading operations.

Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH is displaying the new 730E timber handling machine.

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STENNER Stenner once again is exhibiting at Ligna, complete with its familiar faces (Sales Director Fred Harding has been attending for almost 40 years). There will be opportunity to meet staff from the Design Team and Service and Installation Team.

New developments in wide band horizontal resawing are featured. This includes a newly developed spray lubrication system and a High Speed Setting System that positions the height and angle of each saw unit at the touch of a single button.

“Much work has been done in the last few years,” says Sales Director Harding. “Maximizing machine performance, minimizing labor input and reducing saw kerf continue to be our major drivers for product development.”

Featured on the stand is a five head MHS9 horizontal resaw line destined for a client in Ireland who ordered the machine on the basis of the successful installation of a similar line in 2015. The MHS range consists of machines with pulley diameters from 915 Stenner MHS line of horizontal resaws mm (MHS9) up to 1370 mm (MHS137). Applications range from the manufacture of high quality accurately sawn flooring material to simple fencing and pallet components.

The larger units will, typically, go into canter lines to give maximum flexibility in cutting patterns and also as multiple units with handling systems to resaw lumber into salable sizes from large dimension lumber produced in a primary processing line.

The successful range of ST 36 in. resaws are represented and feature the latest innovations in accurate high speed radial arm resawing using single stand alone machines.

“We welcome customers old and new to discuss their future requirements,” says Stenner M.D Syd Mather.

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SPRINGER Springer Maschinenfabrik has developed a new lug loader concept for the lumber industry. Including a number of significant technical innovations, the concept presented contains a unique singulating unit with which the boards are kept fully under control through the entire feeding process, resulting in smooth and gentle manipulation and transport to the connected scanner or trimmer units.

With this new feeder solution Springer has placed particular focus on the optimization of sawmills producing different dimensions on the same production line.

The efficiency of the process is increased substantially with the new E-feeder simultaneously handling all products produced by the sawing line.

Springer E-feeder and new lug loader solution The smooth and reliable flow of the boards enables maximum efficiency of the lumber production line. This leads to higher overall performance at lower comparable cycles, which result in lower maintenance costs regarding the overall lumber production. The new feeder unit’s main assets are its high process reliability as well as its careful handling of the lumber products.

Board surfaces and edges remain unharmed due to the larger surface area of the clamping arms, which also facilitate a smooth and gentle transfer of the boards to the lug chain. This unit can be used for both construction and visual grade lumber in both softwood and hardwood.

The new lug loader solution comes with some exciting, newly developed optimization features, which are revealed at the show.

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TEKNIP TEKNIP SmartSawing provides: l Highest competitiveness and versatility for medium/small sawmills, producing within a range of 10,0002,000 m3/monthly/shift l State-of-the-art technology at affordable prices for lower producers, while they focus on diverse markets and exports l Proven systems and line components, validated in their performance and efficiencies in many different countries.

TEKNIP technologies include: l Optimized scan&set for logs and two-sided cants skewing plus various alternatives for multisaw edging l Edger and trimmer optimizers with various options TEKNIP “SmartSawing” for board sorting l Full automation allows only two to three operators along the entire sawing line.

Main benefits: —Maximized recovery —Maximized targeting to exclusively generate desired products —Simulators to choose the best combinations of orders and sales —Scheduling to control production orders and minimize immobilized stock —Interphases and elements to ease operational management —Avoid log sorting in many cases and without harming recovery or efficiencies All of this is achieved by optimizing each piece, right as it gets positioned in front of the saws. Leading edge technologies are entirely developed by the TEKNIP staff, including true-shape scanners, friendly interphases, simulators, CNC machinery and advanced equipment within other distinctive elements, focused on targeted orders, minimizing the accumulation of undesired stock and obtaining profits substantially superior than those achieved with traditional sawing lines.

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USNR/SÖDERHAMN ERIKSSON Visit USNR to experience the future of sawmilling technology. On display you’ll find specialized primary breakdown options, lumber handling solutions, scanning, optimization and grading systems. l Logmaster HPS Logmaster HPS sets new standards in high-speed saw line production resulting in excellent yields. It’s designed for feed speeds up to 590 FPM (180 m/min) and saw speeds up to 330 feet/sec (100 m/sec) with excellent product accuracy. It can be delivered as a log or cant breakdown machine, with or without a reducer unit, and can be combined with profiling and sweep sawing technology. l Transverse High Grader The Transverse High Grader (THG) uses time-tested technology from the Lineal High Grader, combining it with the most advanced sensor available today. BioLuma 2900LVG+ integrates GrainMap, XHD color vision, and HD laser profiles with bright LED illumination. It collects ultra-high resolution images with precise geometric and grain angle measurements on all four surfaces of the boards. THG accurately detects, measures and classifies: bow, crook, twist, skip, wane, knots, pith, stains, decay, bark USNR Logmaster HPS bandmill is on display. pockets, splits, shakes, worm holes. l Lumber Handling USNR offers a wide range of lumber handling systems for sawmills and planer mills. Its designs combine accuracy, speed and durability to meet tough industry requirements. The Multi-Track Fence has proven to be the market’s top solution for high speed mills offering infinite resolution guaranteed at 0.1 in. (2.5 mm) accuracy. The design allows for wider lug spacing at higher speeds, with less critical timing than other rotary models. It operates with easy-to-maintain electric actuation, and is designed to retrofit into existing 3-stage fence locations. l Scanning and Optimization For more than 40 years USNR has been leaders in scanning, optimization and process controls technologies with hundreds of systems operating on nearly every continent. Its technology is focused on value, recovery, throughput and reliability to help you effectively compete in a global marketplace.

The Carriage Optimizer delivers unparalleled accuracy and simultaneous front and back side scanning. It’s the only system capable of full log breakdown grade sawing that can also be configured for hardwood MOF applications. Full coverage 3D LASAR2 sensors have exceptional resolution and data density, providing more accurate log volumes and better monitoring of yield and overall mill performance.

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VALUTEC True passion for wood and technology has established Valutec as a world leader in continuous kilns. Its TC-kilns are the latest addition, combining high capacity and superior quality with game changing flexibility.

This enables unlimited freedom to mix different dimensions and wood packages with varying moisture content.

Valutec showcases its game changing TC-kiln, using virtual reality to give you an insightful experience.

Valutec also demonstrates its control system “Valmatics,” which is the only control system that comes Valutec installation at Hasslacher Norica Timber with an integrated simulator “Valusim.” Valusim optimizes new drying programs considering capacity, quality and electrical energy consumption to avoid costly run-in time of new programs.

Of course Valutec will also share with you our successful projects that awarded Valutec the Holzkurier’s title “Sägewerksausstatter des Jahres 2017.”

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TEREX FUCHS Unique design features make Terex Fuchs machines veritable all-rounders in materials handling. Whether in the scrap yard, at recycling sites, in the sawmill industry or in port handling, Terex Fuchs machines are the last word in outstanding productivity and cost-efficiency. At the Bad Schoenborn site in the Karlsruhe district, 350 personnel are engaged in putting together a qualitatively superior and seamless product portfolio with equipment for any application.

Material handling in timber yards or sawmills places specific demands on technology: Logs of different lengths, diameters and weights often need to be transported over long distances. The corresponding loading machines therefore need to be swift and maneuverable in order to ensure mobility and flexibility, even in limi- Terex Fuchs innovative design in material handlers ted space conditions. Terex Fuchs timber handlers fulfill all the preconditions for this demanding area of operation.

The undercarriages are specially constructed for timber handling and offer a particularly powerful drive, together with allwheel steering (except for the MHL350 HD), for high cornering and driving stability. Optional timber blades support swift lane clearance and simple log alignment. The “Pick & Cary” machines are the first choice for loading and unloading trucks and picking up logs of different lengths.

Machines at Ligna: l MHL334 Compact and maneuverable for Pick & Carry use. The machine picks up the load and drives it to the destination. It works in a powerful, precise, swift and flexible manner. This machine fulfills all the preconditions for high efficiency when handling timber. l MHL350 HD While a standard machine can only work when supported, the MHL350 HD is designed for the swift and comfortable transportation of heavy loads thanks to its enlarged undercarriage. This is possible thanks to axles with a differential lock, specially adapted single pneumatics tires and a drive with reversing lock. The MHL350 HD carries the loads it has picked up at a speed of up to 20 km/h on the hitched trailer.

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VOLLMER In line with its motto “Dialogue on Precision,” the sharpening specialist VOLLMER presents its range of products and services. The Swabian business shows off its grinding and eroding machines for the wood processing industry, designed to sharpen circular, band and gang saws as well as rotary tools.

The new CC 355 production system is suitable for manufacturers of carbide-tipped circular saws for use in wood cutting.

The CC 355 enables large numbers of circular saw blades to be fully sharpened—including all tooth faces, tooth tops and side angles—in a single working cycle. What’s more, VOLLMER will be available to provide information at Ligna VOLLMER CC 355 production system machines carbide-tipped circular about other machines like the CP 650 sharpening machine, which can be used for sharpening services or in filing rooms at saws in a single working cycle using three machining stations. sawmills.

The VGrind 360 grinding machine is suitable for machining carbide tools such as drills and milling cutters, which are used in timber construction and furniture building. Thanks to two vertically positioned spindles, the VGrind 360 machines and finishes rotary tools in large quantities quickly and precisely. Diamond-tipped tools—those that feature polycrystalline diamond (PCD)— are vitally important in the production of wood and composite materials. VOLLMER provides PCD tool manufacturers with a range of eroding machines. The QXD 250 disc erosion machine will be shown. Thanks to its modified generator and expanded program functionalities, it enables more efficient, quicker, more precise machining.

“The Ligna trade fair is an excellent forum for us to speak with representatives from the woodworking industry,” says Dr. Stefan Brand, CEO of VOLLMER in Biberach. “Alongside our sharpening machines, we are demonstrating our wide range of services which are tailored to meet the needs of our customers and which range from training and financing schemes to maintenance and repair.”

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WEINIG For the first time, the Weinig Group presents its complete range for solid wood and panel processing. The 4000 m2 stand provides customers with a unique offering for small business and industry under the motto “THINK WEINIG.” All 40 Weinig Group exhibits will be demonstrated live. Another first in Hannover will be the group’s joint presentation with the business unit, Panel Processing.

Efficient and resource-saving planning and production as well as intelligent maintenance run like a common thread through Weinig’s networked production solutions, also known as W 4.0 Digital. In Moulder Master, Weinig offers a software package for the perfectly organized working environment. In Millvision and Envision, the Weinig Group offers additional software components for digitization of production stages. The seamless connec- An attraction on the Weinig stand: A prize drawing for the foursider Cube Plus tion to all standard sector software opens up the Weinig Solid Woodwork Flow (WF) system to a wide variety of working environments.

The new Powermat 2400 celebrates its world premiere at Ligna. The moulder is designed for industrial bead production at feed speeds up to 100 m/min and will be demonstrated in a mechanized process with charging and discharge. Weinig also demonstrates how perfectly Conturex technology, with its high performance capacity and flexibility, is suited to modern complete processing of furniture. New features on the integrated, highly productive Conturex C 125 Vario include the infeed mechanization with parallel charging, the 4 Vario single-clamp tables, each with two clamps and the two interpolating 5-axis heads.

Efficient wood finishing via fingerjointing is a further area of optimization traditionally served by the Weinig Group. The Turbo-S 1000 patented shaper combination will be on display in Hannover. The capabilities of the Turbo-S 1000 will be demonstrated via a linked production line, which will also include the OptiCut 450 Quantum high-speed cross-cutting system.

A central feature of Weinig’s appearance is project business. The Weinig Concept business unit, which brings together the entire expertise of the Weinig Group, will present four current activities.

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MEBOR Since 1982, Mebor has been constantly improving its band sawmills and adding new machines to their range. Mebor presents an updated version of the HTZ 1300 PLUS. This famous horizontal log band saw has set new record levels of production in horizontal sawing, proven in reality with installations in Europe, USA, Africa and Asia.

New updates are shown during live demonstrations at Ligna. Most important will be the presentation of the new OPTI, fast sawing line with double chipper canters, quad and double vertical band saws (VTZ 1300 quad shown in the picture), with production capacities of up to 350 m3 of logs/8 hr shift (output of 100MBF). Positioning of blades is carried out through scanning of logs and automatic optimization for best recovery.

The new OPTI sawing line also includes a new high speed, optimized edger for edging of up to 40 boards/min. This edger is also available with chipping heads.

Cants are further resawn with a new, double head RS 1300 resawing line with a full runaround system. The OPTI sawing line is offering high production and automation at a reasonable price.

For sawing of large log diameters up to 2 m in diameter, Mebor presents its newly re-designed band saw, the HTZ 1400 EXTREME 20, primarily intended for sawing of heavy tropical hardwoods. Customers looking at smaller and medium production capacities will be able to see a demonstration of an HTZ 1100 PRO log band saw and a multi blade edger VR 900.

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MUDATA MUDATA introduces the MUL602 multi-axis setworks for linear carriages featuring a touchscreen PC and several MUDATA UNI 2axis setworks, depending on the number of knees on the carriage.

MUDATA engineers have developed a new-patented software architecture which allows MUDATA setworks to communicate with external PLC, to scan the log, to optimize the MOF or BOF and to set knees at the right target position within a few tenths of a second. This enables amazing scanning and setting speed with the MUDATA OPTIGRUM-2D light curtain scanner and OPTIGRUM-3D scanner.

The MUL602 touchscreen PC setworks is available in any speaking languages and metric and imperial (fractions and decimals) version. The MUDATA touchscreen PC software features remote maintenance access and statistic production reports, which can be sent by pressing a one-touch button to the production manager and the owner of the sawmill by e-mail.

The MUDATA UNI hardware module is a standard industrial 2axis module and can control axis or be used for computation on any kind of equipment in a sawmill: setshaft and linear carriages, scragg mills, end-doggers, line bar resaws, manual and optimized edgers and trimmers, resaws, volume scanning systems, tally systems, crosscutting machines and 2D light curtain computing units.

MUDATA setworks and scanners are designed to be easily retrofitted.

MUDATA offers maintenance and startup services worldwide.

MUDATA all-encompassing setworks for linear carriages Hall 25, Stand A16

WEST SALEM MACHINERY West Salem Machinery (WSM) designs and manufactures the most rugged, reliable wood fiber and waste processing machinery. When you are in the market for a grinder or screen, count on WSM’s 60 years of experience to deliver the best solution.

Its extensive experience gained in hundreds of grinding and screening installations around the world, combined with the most complete line of grinding and screening equipment allows WSM to work closely with its customers to determine the best equipment for each unique application.

Vertical and horizontal grinders, hammermills, rechippers, shredders, panel/trim grinders, veneer hogs, hopper and horizontal low rpm grinders, disc screens, oscillating screens, vibrating screens, and trommel screens—there is no “one machine” that can do it all; the applications vary greatly and it’s important to select the best tool for the job. Robust construction, innovative design features, and outstanding performance deliver the best machinery West Salem Machinery wood fiber processing value to WSM customers.

With installations in markets ranging from primary wood products (sawmills, panel plants, pulp & paper), to secondary wood products (re-man, cut-stock, molding), to valueadded wood (engineered wood, truss, pallets, furniture, door/window), to wood recycling (log yard debris, urban wood, C&D wood, green waste), WSM’s wide range of processing machines and systems, combined with its extensive experience, allows it to provide the best solution for your wood waste and wood fiber processing needs.

WSM’s rugged and reliable grinding, screening and conveying equipment can be supplied as individual components or as the core of a customized, fully engineered package – all integrated into a complete system you can count on. Tough. Reliable. Built to Last.

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MACHINERYROW Carbotech Works With Carmanah Carbotech has announced a strategic partnership with Kadant Carmanah Design for exclusive distribution of products in Eastern Canada.

Kadant Carmanah Design is based in Surrey, British Columbia and designs,

manufactures and supplies stranders, rotary debarkers and conveying/feeding equipment for the panel and engineered wood products, pulp and paper, and sawmill industries.

Carbotech specializes in maximizing production operations and efficiency for high-speed sawmill and planer mill lumber handling.

Norra Will Install CT Log At Sävar

Left to right, Microtec’s Federico Giudiceandrea, and Norra’s Stig Grundberg and Pär Lärkeryd

Norra, a forest owners association in Sweden, is investing heavily in its own industry. Since 2012, Norra has seen sales of sawn timber rise by almost 50% and work to expand the Norra Group sawmills in Sävar and Kage is steaming ahead. The association’s board has decided that Sävar will be fitted with Microtec CT Log—an industrial computed tomography (CT) scanner that can scan logs at 180 m per minute.

At every sawmill, the dream has always been to be able to see inside the log before it is sawn. Why? Because sawlogs are a biological raw material whose properties vary a great deal. To make best use of the raw material, it’s a huge advantage to know the log’s properties before you decide how it will be sawn.

“This represents a huge advance in technology, perhaps the biggest thing to happen in the industry over the past 30 to 40 years. It puts us at the absolute cutting edge of research,” explains Norra CEO Pär Lärkeryd. “Since both our sawmill managers, Stig Grundberg and Johan Oja, have been leading figures in the development of this technology, we now have an opportunity to take a leap forward.”

Norra’s installation of a Microtec CT Log scanner at Sävar sawmill is the first of its kind in Scandinavia and the first ever to be fully integrated into the saw line to directly control the breakdown process. This investment of around SEK 30 million is being made in conjunction with the previously announced refit of the saw line itself.

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CT Log scanning provides a complete 3D reconstruction of all inner features of a log and chooses the cutting pattern that maximizes overall resale value of all boards cut out from a log.

Norra Group is owned by 17,000 private forest owners with combined forest holdings of more than a million hectares in Northern Sweden. It operates two sawmills, two planer lines and a pole mill.

Siljan Group Invests In Valutec Kilns The Siljan Group sawmills in Älvdalen and Mora, Sweden are investing in Valutec’s batch kilns and control technology.

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“Reliability is one of the contributing reasons why we chose Valutec’s overall solution,” says Tomas Olaspers, MD at Blyberg Timber in Älvdalen.

At Blyberg, the Siljan Group decided in December to invest in three forkliftfed batch kilns with greater capacity to achieve an increased drying-down ratio.

At the same time it was noted that the sawmill needed to be further upgraded.

“The old kilns that have kept up for a long time proved to be in worse condition than we first thought. We quickly decided to invest in a further three batch kilns from Valutec and the Valmatics control system,” Olaspers says.

The investment in drying capacity will also facilitate a capacity increase at the sawmill from 205,000 m3 per year to 245,000 m3.

“We are investing in the future. In 2011, we invested in a new saw line, and we have now reached a very high level of capacity and the volumes are so big that we quite simply needed greater drying capacity. A lot of what we sell goes

direct to end consumers and so a reliable drying process is required and Valutec can give us that,” Olaspers adds.

The Siljan Group has grown over the past five years and produces a total of 430,000 m3 of sawn timber. Over time the need for increased drying capacity also arose at the sawmill in Mora, which also has TC and continuous kilns at its facility. They have invested in four new batch kilns, with a drying capacity of 50,000 m3 per year.

The sawmill in Mora produces 70% pine and 30% spruce. A substantial proportion of its market are industrial customers who refine the products, but the Siljan Group also undertakes in-house finishing of flooring and panel components.

“We are seeing an upsurge for our products with quality pine and good surface treatment, which is positive. The batch kilns can take larger dimensions of planks and we want to increase the drying-down ratio there. With room-dry wood we can make even more pine flooring,” says Jon Hansson, MD at Siljan Timber. ➤ 64

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Södra of Sweden has started implementation of its SEK 200 million investment package at selected sawmills. The largest investment, of SEK 100 million, is being made at the Långasjö sawmill and aims to increase production volume from 280,000 to 360,000 m³.

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put at the saw. In addition, it will build a new stacker and binding stick stacker and also install a new dryer. Södra will also construct an 8,000 m2 warehouse.

The project includes relocating distribution to the Swedish building trade from its Torsås sawmill, which will be closed after the summer. The projects in Långasjö are scheduled to be completed this autumn,” says Jörgen Lindquist, Business Area President for Södra Wood.

The investment also means 25 new jobs in Långasjö. Employees at the Torsås sawmill have been able to apply

for these jobs as they are within commuting distance. In total, 15 employees will move from the Torsås sawmill.

SEK 80 million is also being invested at Södra’s largest sawmill in Värö, broken down into many smaller investments. All of these aim to further streamline production to improve profitability.

“In addition to these investments, we are working intensively at the Värö sawmill, as well as every other Södra sawmill, with Lean principles so that staff, with all their expertise, can operate the sawmill machines as safely and effi-

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MACHINERYROW ciently as possible,” Lindquist says.

At its small dimension timber sawmill in Orrefors, Södra is investing SEK 30 million in a new boiler and drying facility, which will enable production increases in the future.

“The investment is necessary for profitability. Currently, there is insufficient boiler capacity, which means we must sell some goods undried. The investment will enable us to increase production and also dry the entire sawn volume,” Lindquist states.

Grinder Enhances Ties Byproducts Going from $4.50 a ton to $1.00 a ton is significant when your business processes 150,000 tons of railroad ties a year, and that’s exactly what Ties 2 of Superior, Wis. accomplished by upgrading to a CBI electric stationary system.

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basis for Ties 2.

Steve Berglund, co-owner of Ties 2, has been grinding ties for more than 20 years with CBI machines and has been a key source of design input. In 2016, he upgraded from a diesel system that produced 75 tons an hour to an electric system that produces 125-150 tons an hour, all while reducing costs associated with energy, labor and maintenance.

“With fuel and related costs of the diesel machine we were at $4.50 a ton and our goal was to get to a dollar a ton for energy cost; we’ve done that with our system,” Berglund says. “If you’re just going to isolate the energy savings, it would be about $400,000. The electrical system requires less maintenance and because it’s faster your labor cost is going to go down by default.”

Railroad ties, by design, are created from the hardest wood possible for the sake of durability. CBI manufactured its largest ever CBI Grizzly Mill Primary Grinder for the Ties 2 application, providing a 60x60 in. solid steel rotor that brings optimal energy to the initial

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MACHINERYROW grind. Following the primary grind, the ground ties pass through a magnet to ensure all existing metal is removed before moving onto the CBI prescreener.

Any material that the screener identifies as oversized is then passed through a CBI Grizzly Mill secondary grinder (48x72 in. rotor).

The end product, which looks very similar to the average homeowner’s landscaping mulch, is transported to Minnesota Power and Excel Energy to generate more renewable energy for nearby regions.

“One thing I would say about this system is that if you’re going to try and make the investment, and you’re not trying to do it on the cheap, but you’re going to make the several million dollar investment—this is the way to go bar none,” Berglund says.

Raute Purchases Metriguard Raute Corp. has acquired Metriguard Inc., a leader in high speed strength grading technology for lumber and veneer based in Pullman, Wash.

Metriguard, established in 1972, sells and provides services for its equipment globally, with installations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Metriguard’s business will continue as a newly established Raute subsidiary, Metriguard Technologies, Inc. James Logan, President and founder of Metriguard Inc., says that this is a great opportunity for the future of Metriguard, its employees and customers. “We are really pleased to be working with Raute, a global company with a most excellent reputation for quality of products and service,” Logan says. “Metriguard’s customers can look forward to a continuing supply of outstanding production line and quality control test equipment as well new developments that will enhance performance of existing equipment and provide new functionality.”

Metriguard Technologies will continue to operate in Pullman, where proximity to two major universities provides an excellent environment for research and development.

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“Against The Odds” Tells Vincent’s Story Reflection and leadership in rural American resource communities provide hope for a path forward, particularly surrounding environmental tensions, offer authors Bruce Vincent, Nicole J. Olynk Widmar and Jessica Eise in their recently published book Against the Odds: A Path Forward for Rural America.

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The book follows the life of Bruce Vincent, a rural Montana logger and resource worker who led loggers in the “Timber Wars” of the late ’80s and ’90s, as his and other small communities struggled and he and his fellow workers encountered public opinion in urban America building against them. Woven into his tale are historical context, examples and research, drawing readers along his path of self-reflection toward his concluding vision of

hope for a meaningful reconciliation and environmental progress.

“America is ready for a new environmental vision,” says Vincent, who has been a public speaker since his logging business folded due to a cessation of governmental logging contracts in his area. “The old environmental movement was timely and necessary but failed to mature beyond a three-word vision of, ‘stop doing that.’ Rather than remaining disenfranchised and sidelined, I believe a new environmental movement can be led by rural people. We live too close to the ground to pretend to know all the truth, but we are close enough to apply science while providing from and protecting Earth.”

Vincent formed an unlikely partnership with two coauthors who shared his vision for progress in rural American communities, but who came from different backgrounds and perspectives.

“Lack of progress is often blamed on the inability to convince someone else that you’re right. But progress doesn’t require consensus,” explains Widmar, associate professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University. “We tried to embody this very thing through our coauthorship. The three of us do not agree on everything, but we shared a common goal of progress for rural America and the environment, and healing the divide that so painfully separates Americans today.”

The book is separated into three parts, covering the life of Vincent, the evolution of the environmental movement and a path toward progress. Examples from Vincent’s life span the book, rooting it in on-the-ground truth.

“Working across differences is challenging, but that is exactly what the three of us managed to do,” says Eise, writer and journalist. “Who can say who gained the most from this book? Because I, for one, will never look at our political and social debates in the same way again. It is my greatest hope that people who read this book might not just be warmed by the perseverance of Bruce and his family, but will also consider their own ability to move the needle and facilitate progress and even, just possibly, change their minds about something after seeing the world from another viewpoint.”

Against the Odds: A Path Forward for Rural America is available on Amazon.

E-mail: brucevincent@environmentalusa.com; profwidmar@gmail.com; jessica.eise@gmail.com.

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ATLARGE Lawsuit Puts Owl Designation On Hold U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has agreed with an American Forest Resource Council appeal on behalf of many sawmill companies, which challenged a district court’s decision not to hear AFRC’s lawsuit to overturn the 2012 designation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of 9.29 million acres in Washington, Oregon and California as critical habitat for the northern spotted owl.

The lower court had said that AFRC didn’t have “standing” to challenge the critical habitat designation. But the Court of Appeals disagreed.

Circuit Judge Griffith Kavanaugh stated, “The Council (AFRC) has demonstrated a substantial probability that the critical habitat designation will cause a decrease in the supply of timber from the designated forestlands, that Council members obtain their timber from those forestlands, and that Council members will suffer economic harm as a result of the decrease in the timber supply from those forestlands. We conclude that the Council has standing.”

The Court of Appeals ordered the district court to hear the case.

The acreage in question is mostly federal forestland along with more than 290,000 acres of State of Oregon lands.

The case goes back to 2008 when FWS revised its critical habitat for the northern spotted owl, but which was challenged in court by industry and preservationists, and which culminated in the 2012 designation.

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ATLARGE HMA Announces Officers, Board Hardwood Manufacturers Assn.

(HMA) elected Richard Wilkerson, Anderson-Tully Co., Vicksburg, Miss., President at the National Conference and Expo in Charleston, SC. Other HMA officers for 2017 are Vice President Bob Miller, Frank Miller Lumber Co., Union City, Ind.; and Executive

Vice President Linda Jovanovich, HMA, Pittsburgh.

HMA Board of Directors also elected members to the Executive Committee. In addition to the officers, they are: Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co., Inc., Antigo, Wis.; T. J. Rosengarth, Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., Tacoma, Wash.; Trisha Thompson, T & S Hardwoods, Inc., Milledgeville, Ga.; John Hubbard, Buchanan Lumber, Birmingham, Al-

iceville, Ala.; Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Co., Frohna, Mo.; and past president Skipper Beal, Beal Lumber Co., Inc., Little Mountain, SC. The membership elected HMA Directors at the National Conference. They are: Tim Brownlee, Brownlee Lumber Co., Inc., Brookville, Pa.; Jason Ayers, Cersosimo Lumber Co., Inc., Brattleboro, Vermont; Nancy Tuck, Gates Milling, Inc., Gatesville, NC; Jack Shannon, III, J.T. Shannon Lumber Co., Memphis, Tenn.; and Jesse Joyce, Middle Tennessee Lumber Co., Burns, Tenn.

New members appointed to the HMA NextGen Leaders Council, formerly known as the HMA Millennial Council, are Tripp Pryor, American Hardwood Export Council, Washington; Drew Battle, Battle Lumber Co., Inc., Wadley, Ga.; Jessica Fly, Fly Tie & Lumber, LLC, Grenada, Miss.; Jacob Schriner, Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., Tacoma, Wash.; Kyle Gunderson, Pike Lumber Co., Inc., Akron, Ind.; Andy Nuffer, Robinson Lumber Co., New Orleans; Nick Thompson, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, Inc., Huntland, Tenn.; and Truss Beasley, Thompson Hardwoods, Inc., Hazlehurst, Ga. Recipients of the 2017 Susan M. Regan Memorial Scholarship are: Dominic Lenzi of Hermitage, Pa., attending Pennsylvania State University; Joshua Van Rixel of Athens, Wis., attending Northcentral Technical College; and Logan Wells of Monroe, Wis., attending Purdue University Masters program.

Big Market Opens In Greenwood County Colombo Energy, owned by Portugalbased The Navigator Company, has started up its large industrial wood pellet mill in Greenwood, SC. The mill has a production capacity of 550,000 tons of pellets per year, mostly destined for overseas markets as fuel for electricity plants. The mill requires twice as much woody raw material tonnage, all of it in pine roundwood with no serious plans to procure chips.

Colombo Energy Wood Procurement Manager Ken Leach says the opening of the facility was good news for the area logging force, which had seen some markets dry up. They were a little skeptical at first, but then we started buying wood last June,” Leach says.

South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and South Carolina Forestry Assn. were instrumental in attracting Colombo Energy to the area.

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Manufactures Kiln-Dried 4/4 Red and White Oak, Poplar, Ash and Cypress Contact: Linwood Truitt Phone (912) 253-9000 / Fax: (912) 375-9541 linwood.truitt@beasleyforestproducts.com

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8-9—36th Annual Lumber Quality & Process Control Workshop, Embassy Suites Hotel Perimeter Center, Atlanta, Ga. Call 541-752-2751; visit lumberquality.com.

10-11—31st Annual Lumber Quality Leadership Workshop, Embassy Suites Hotel Perimeter Center, Atlanta, Ga. Call 541-752-2751; visit lumberquality.com.

19-20—Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, Maine. Call 315-369-3078; visit northernlogger.com.

22-26—Ligna: World Fair For The Forestry And Wood Industries, Hannover, Germany. Call +49 511 89-0; fax +49 511 8932626; visit ligna.de.

JUNE 11-14—Walnut Council annual meeting, Courtyard by Marriott, Lafayette, Ind. Call 765-583-3501; visit walnutcouncil.org.

14-16—Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Expo, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Call 504-443-4464; visit sfpaexpo.com.

JULY 19-22—AWFS Fair 2015, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Visit awfsfair.org.

21-23—Georgia Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Jekyll Island Convention Center, Jekyll Island, Ga. Call 912-635-6400; visit gfagrow.org.

23-25—Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Summer Conference, Inn on Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC. Call 336-8858315; visit www.appalachianwood.org.

26-29—2017 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. annual meeting, Omni-The Homstead, Red Oak, Va. Call 770-6316701; visit slma.org.

AUGUST 22-24—2017 Western Hardwood Association Annual Convention, World Forestry Center, Portland, Ore. Call 360-835-1600; visit westernhardwood.org.

25-26—Arkansas Timber Producers Assn. annual meeting, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, Ark. Call 501-2242232; visit arkloggers.com.

29-31—Florida Forestry Assn. annual meeting, Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Sandestin, Fla. Call 850-222-5646; visit floridaforest.org.

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