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A AU$106 million expansion at a timber manufacturing plant on the New South Wales central tablelands has been approved by the State Government. Borg Manufacturing has been given the green light to expand its existing medium density fibreboard (MDF) facility complex in Oberon to include more buildings for housing new machinery. The plant is the[…]

Indexator will preview its next generation harvest rotator at the world’s largest forestry fair, Elmia Wood 2017. “In addition to our existing product line of rotators, links and our new K100 hose swivels, we will be previewing one of our latest ventures, the new HX rotators which are specially adapted to handle the toughest of[…]

Pioneering high-productivity Super-Bs cut truck journeys – Two pioneering high productivity truck and trailer units that are longer and heavier than standard vehicles are dramatically reducing the number of truck journeys on their set route in Hawke’s Bay. And the success of the pair, each comprising a standard tractor unit and two purposebuilt trailers, warrants[…]

The Gilbert 3018 felling head is designed to excel in biomass and thinning applications. Its compact size makes it easy to install on small to medium size carrier. http://www.gilbert-tech.com/en/forestry/ See us at: Saw Tech Log Expo, Renfrew Ontario https://sawtechlogexpo.com/index/showoverview Show Overview Renfrew will become the center of the forest industry in Ontario June 23rd –[…]

For Komatsu, Elmia Wood is an important venue for international launches in the forestry sector. That’s why the company has invited customers and distributors from all its markets, including the USA, Australia and Brazil. “This is an important fair for us, above all for meeting our customers in Sweden and from the whole world,” Persson[…]

John Deere is launching a longed-for global first at Elmia Wood. The company has now developed its crane-tip control for harvesters too. There will also be the opportunity to test operate several forest machines plus do tests on simulators at the John Deere stand. “Visitors can try out the new technology during the fair,” says[…]

A serious fire in the administration building on 19th December had an influence on JENZ GmbH’s first quarter. The fire was caused by roofing work during construction of the reception hall. The affected administration building has now been demolished and the new construction, which was almost complete, had to be renovated at high cost. The[…]

Kesla and Lantmännen started a cooperation concerning KESLA tractor forest equipment in 2016. The Elmia Wood exhibition is the first big appearance together on the Swedish markets for these two players. The expectation for the future are high. Lantmännen is responsable for marketing and sales of Valtra and Fendt tractors. As Kesla started the cooperation[…]

Tigercat is presenting its three new C forwarders at Elmia Wood. The biggest can take a 25-tonne load.

In the first quarter of 2017, 65 new forwarders were registered in Sweden. Just one of them was made by Tigercat. But internationally the picture is different, and that’s what Tigercat wants to present at Elmia Wood. Tigercat is a big name on the world market for machines developed for tree-length logging. While that will[…]