SP was founded in 1978 and presented the world´s first ever single grip harvester head in 1980. They have the longest experience of all in the field of development and manufacture of harvester heads for the professional forestry, Wireless harvester head control system – Dasa7 Introducing the Dasa 7 Wireless. The main advantage with the[…]
Tigercat releases lower weight class 544 harvesting head for track carriers. The new 544 is Tigercat’s lowest weight class harvesting head for track harvesters. Based on the proven 534 design, the 544 is a three-wheel drive head with triangulated wheel arm geometry. The chassis, covers and tilt frame are designed to handle the rigors of[…]
USNR has announced at Timber Processing & Energy Expo, the all-new Compact Shape Saw (CSS) system, the industry’s most advanced secondary processing system. It offers more durable and reliable performance with higher accuracy for superior quality lumber and chip production. All in a significantly smaller footprint. The CSS requires 53% less linear space than an[…]
Gatineau, Quebec – The Canadian Woodlands Forum’s flagship event, DEMO International®, is set to take place in the Venosta, Quebec forest region from September 19 to 21, 2024. This renowned event is one of North America’s largest LIVE in-woods forest equipment expos, with this year marking its 14th edition. DEMO International promises excellent photo and[…]
Norra Timber recently announced a three-phase upgrade of its Hissmofors, Sweden, sawmill with an investment of up to SEK 150 million (US$14.8 million). Approximately 70 people are currently employed at the sawmill and the associated planning mill. Henrik Jönsson, Industrial Manager at Norra Timber, said, “The sawmill contributes to both local jobs and smart climate[…]
Gatineau, Quebec – The Canadian Woodlands Forum flagship event, DEMO International will be moving into the Venosta, Quebec forest region later this month. DEMO International is one of North America’s largest and unique LIVE in-woods forest equipment expos. 2024 will mark the event’s 14th edition and will be taking place September 19th through 21st. “We[…]
Ponsse demonstrated new solutions for sustainable harvesting at the FinnMETKO 2024 exhibition in Jämsä that support the daily activities of forest machine operators and help forest machine entrepreneurs monitor the profitability and productivity of their fleet. Ponsse’s new forwarders Elk and Wisend and H7 harvester heads were showcased at the event for the first time.[…]
Competing with five other companies, Timber Group won the award for best Ponsse representative in South America in 2023. Coming in third place in the world ranking, it competed with 30 other companies that represent the brand worldwide. Among the criteria analyzed for the award are results in sales, after-sales and customer satisfaction. Every year,[…]
After a major fire damaged several pieces of equipment at Evergreen Forest in New Meadows, ID, USNR is building new machines to get the mill running at full capacity again. The initiative will take place over the course of several phases, some of which have already been completed. Evergreen has already received new edger scanning[…]
In the May Business Cycle Barometer of the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, the business outlook for the sawmill industry and sales price expectations are in steep decline, and the order backlog compared to normal is well below zero, writes Tino Aalto, CEO of the Finnish Sawmill Industries Federation. Companies in the sawmill industry have[…]