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BID to deliver new state-of-the-art Turnkey Composite Pallet Block Facility for ArbaBlox Inc.

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BID Group has announced a new partnership with ArbaBlox Inc. to build its first state-of-the-art turnkey composite pallet block plant in Winona, Mississippi.  Through its industry-leading wood processing integrated solutions offering, BID will manage, design, build, install, and provide start-up services for the $53 million project, the largest of its kind in the country.

The new operation will incorporate BID’s OPER8 platform, the only purpose-built, out-of-the-box industrial IoT solution in the wood processing industry. Wood panel expert, IMAL-PAL Group will provide the equipment and technology for the project.

“ArbaBlox is pleased to have BID Group as its turnkey partner for its new state-of-the-art composite pallet block manufacturing facility. We chose BID because of their excellent track record in delivering integrated projects within the wood processing industry and we are delighted to have them on the Winona project with us” said Ed Milburn, CEO at ArbaBlox.

Work on site will begin in the fourth quarter of 2022 and commissioning of the facility is scheduled for the first quarter of 2024. Fiber supply for the plant will come from Biewer Lumber’s Winona, MS facility which commenced operations in January 2022.

ArbaBlox and the BID Biomass team will begin the development phase of a second project late in 2022.

“We would like to thank ArbaBlox for their trust in our people and integrated solutions. We are humbled that they have chosen to partner with us for their significant capital investment strategy” said Travis McDonald, Executive Vice President, Integrated Solutions at BID.  “The ArbaBlox projects will be the first of many for the BID Biomass Division which intends to deliver value-added solutions for sawmill residual products.”

Photo: Travis McDonald, Executive Vice President, Integrated Solutions at BID Group

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John Deere introduces new FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head

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John Deere has announced its newest forestry attachment offering with the FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head. Now standard on the John Deere 953M and 959M feller buncher models, and available as an upgrade on the on the 853M, 859M and 903M feller bunchers, this felling head attachment has a larger cut capacity compared to previous felling head models. Building upon the success of the FR24B, John Deere has successfully designed the durable FR27 as a solution aimed to increase productivity on the job.

  • The new FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head offers increased cut and accumulation capacity compared to previous models.
  • The FR27 is now standard on the 953M and 959M models and is available as an optional enhancement on the 853M, 859M, and 903M with special boom and track option configurations.

“We are always looking for ways to enhance operator efficiency and machine capacity. By introducing a larger felling head solution to our line-up with the FR27, we are providing our customers with a larger, more durable attachment to help increase their bottom-line,” said Jim O’Halloran, global product marketing manager, tracked feller bunchers and harvesters & disc saw felling heads, John Deere. “The newly designed FR27 enables loggers of all experience levels to tackle even the most ambitious jobs with confidence knowing their machines are built to endure larger timber and excel in a variety of forestry applications.”

The FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head is designed to take on a variety of timber applications, from large single stem cutting to mid-sized accumulation, and boasts an all-new design­ and overall rebranding from previous John Deere felling head models. In addition, this robust, high rotation felling head features excellent cut and accumulation capacity, offering top-of-the-line productivity compared to previous models. The FR27 features an impressive cutting capacity of up to 27.2 in. and an accumulation capacity of up to 7.5 ft, improving capability in the woods.

Building upon the success of the field proven FR24B, the FR27 features an updated frame and wrist design, which includes a tall horn, long harvesting arms and continuous hose routings that promote easy machine clean-out. The hardened saw housing wear plates are now standard and offer improved saw housing wear resistance.

Additionally, the FR27 offers bolt-on saw housing for improved serviceability, with three separate saw housing sections with integrated skis getting you back on the job sooner. The incorporated large side chip exhaust chute minimizes build up and plugging, keeping your machine up and running. The side chip exhaust chute also includes a cover that can be added or removed depending on application.

Starting now, the FR27 are available for purchase on the 800 and 900 M-Series Feller Bunchers models. To learn more about the FR27 Disc Saw Felling Head or the full line-up of John Deere forestry solutions, contact an authorized John Deere dealer or visit www.JohnDeere.com/.

Contact: Sam Guinan Senior Account Executive, imre samg@imre.com

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Stora Enso & Huhtamaki launch industrial scale recycling programme for paper cups in Europe

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Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have joined forces to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme, which is the first of its kind in Europe, aims to recycle and capture the value of used paper cups on an industrial scale. Initially the programme will be implemented across the Benelux. With the aim of setting new standards for paper cup collection and recycling in Europe, The Cup Collective has issued an open invitation for partners from across the supply chain to get involved in working towards a systemic European solution.

The EU has set recycling target for paper and board packaging of 85% by 2030. Paper cups are recyclable but need to be collected before they can be turned into new paper products. The Cup Collective initiative will create the necessary collection infrastructure to significantly increase the recycling rate of wood-fiber in paper cups. Above all, the programme will make it as easier for consumers and businesses to collect used paper cups to be regenerated into valuable recycled raw material.

The first paper cup collection bins will be available in restaurants, cafés, office buildings and transport hubs in the Brussels and Amsterdam metropolitan areas. The Cup Collective aims to recycle half a billion paper cups in the first two years and, as it is designed to be scalable, has the capacity to significantly increase recycling volumes in Europe. The programme is managed by Co-cre8 – co-cre8.earth, a UK-based firm with over a decade’s experience in designing and implementing recycling programmes across Europe.

“Huhtamaki is a world leader in developing and manufacturing recyclable fiber products. For us, every cup counts. We want to go to the next step and ensure that recyclable cups also get effectively recycled. We have combined the best expertise from Huhtamaki and Stora Enso to create this new vision for industrial scale cup collection and recycling,” says Eric Le Lay, President, Fiber Foodservice EAO at Huhtamaki.

“Stora Enso wants to accelerate the circularity of all packaging materials and we have an excellent foundation to make that happen. The paperboards we make are designed to be recycled and our own production sites, including Langerbrugge in Belgium, can process and recycle paper cups into new fiber-based products. By partnering with Huhtamaki and Co-cre8 we will now be able to provide a platform to collect and capture the value of paper cup fibers on an industrial scale,” says Hannu Kasurinen, EVP, Stora Enso Packaging Materials division.

Call for action

The Cup Collective will work with partners throughout the supply chain, from the largest restaurants and café chains, retailers and transport hubs to independent coffee shops, collection partners, waste management operators and policymakers across Europe to address the challenges to recycling and deliver a viable scalable solution for Europe. Initially, The Cup Collective is being financed by the two companies but a key factor in the success of The Cup Collective will be its ability to become self-funding in the future.

Those with an interest in taking part in this exciting new programme should contact Co-cre8 via the Cup Collective – https://thecupcollective.eu. Join tem in the bid to develop the right solutions for recycling, leaving no cup behind.

For further information, please contact:

Huhtamaki
media@huhtamaki.com

Stora Enso
Mandi Alaterä SVP, Communications & Marketing, Division Packaging Materials
mandi.alatera@storaenso.com

About Huhtamaki

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world. It;s innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, driving accessibility and affordability, and helping prevent food waste. They embed sustainability in everything they do. They are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030.

About Stora Enso

Part of the global bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world. They believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has approximately 22,000 employees and our sales in 2021 were EUR 10.2 billion

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New managing director for Ponsse’s subsidiary in Russia

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A new managing director has been appointed for OOO Ponsse, Ponsse’s subsidiary in Russia. Jaakko Laurila, the company’s current managing director, will transfer to another position in Ponsse Group, and Mihail Menshikov will start as the new managing director.

In its release issued on 28 June 2022, Ponsse announced that it has signed a deed of sale regarding the sale of all shares in OOO Ponsse to the Russian company OOO Bison. While the process to complete the transaction is continuing, it has not yet been approved by the Russian authorities. The delay is caused by a regulation entered into force in Russia on 8 September 2022, relating to the approval of sales of companies owned by foreign parties.

Ponsse aims to complete the sale as soon as possible, depending on the approval process of the Russian authorities, The company has previously announced that it will complete the sale of its Russian subsidiary by the end of the third quarter of this financial period. Ponsse’s export and service operations in Russia have been suspended since 2 March 2022.

Mihail Menshikov, OOO Ponsse’s new managing director, has previously worked as the deputy managing director of OOO Ponsse and been a member of OOO Ponsse’s management team.

Ponsse Plc specialises in the sale, production, maintenance and technology of cut-to-length method forest machines, and is driven by a genuine interest in its customers and their business operations. Ponsse develops and manufactures sustainable and innovative harvesting solutions based on customer needs.

The company was established by forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén in 1970 and has been a leader in timber harvesting solutions based on the cut-to-length method ever since. Ponsse is headquartered in Vieremä, Finland. The company’s shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic List.

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Stella-Jones signs agreement to purchase wood pole manufacturing business of Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.

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Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX: SJ) (“Stella-Jones” or the “Company”) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets employed in the wood utility pole manufacturing business of Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (“TEC”) for a total purchase price of US$28M plus inventories of approximately US$4M.

Stella-Jones signs agreement to purchase wood pole manufacturing business of Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.TEC produces southern yellow pine utility poles using Creosote and CCA preservatives at its wood treating facility in Jasper, Texas. Wood pole sales for the year ended December 31, 2021, totalled US$28 million. “This acquisition, which adds a 43rd manufacturing facility to our network, will enhance Stella-Jones’ offerings and expand our capacity to supply the growing needs of North America’s utility pole industry, while optimizing the overall efficiency of our continental network”, said Eric Vachon, President and CEO of Stella-Jones. “We look forward to welcoming the Jasper facility employees to our team of over 2,400 employees across North America.”

Stella-Jones signs agreement to purchase wood pole manufacturing business of Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.The transaction is scheduled to close prior to the end of 2022 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Stella-Jones intends to finance the transaction with its existing credit facilities.

Photo:  Eric Vachon, President and CEO of Stella-Jones.

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Hiab Announces Second Next Generation Loglift Forestry Crane And Panorama Cabin

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Hiab, part of Cargotec, announces the introduction of the next generation forestry crane, LOGLIFT 18S, with greater and safer performance, and improved uptime. The company will also show a prototype of the PANORAMA cabin in Pavilion P35 from 20 to 25 September at IAA TRANSPORTATION in Hannover, Germany. The PANORAMA cabin and the LOGLIFT 18S will be available to order in Q1 2023.

The S boom crane LOGLIFT 18S has a maximum outreach of 11.2 metres and a lifting capacity of 18 tonne metre. This is the second next generation LOGLIFT forestry crane following the launch of the Z boom model LOGLIFT 18Z.

“Forestry is a tough business that requires tough equipment like our reliable LOGLIFT 18S crane that is suited for extreme weather conditions, rugged environments and remote locations. The new crane will help operators lift more timber comfortably and without unexpected downtime,” says Davide Pernice, Director, Global Product Management, Forestry, Hiab.

The next generation S boom has a longer outreach with improved hosing, fully protected oil distribution and cables to reduce the chance of unexpected downtime. It also has a new modular design for speedier installation of the new cranes, which can be installed with forestry crane accessories.

Like the LOGLIFT 18Z, the crane has an improved high seat with better ergonomics and sturdier ladder access. Once seated the operator has an improved field of vision and several new safety features like an illuminated emergency stop button and better illumination.

Providing full weather protection, Hiab’s new PANORAMA cabin offers market-leading visibility and improved ergonomics, providing operators with safe and comfortable working conditions. The cabin has double glazing on the side windows and better insulation to give the operator a quieter working environment.

Operators will benefit from more feedback about the forestry cranes’ conditions, customisable output and safety features such as overload protection indication and stabiliser activation with the operating system SPACE X4 that is customised for forestry cranes.

Customers can benefit further from Hiab’s digital and service offering that is available for the LOGLIFT 18S. Hiab’s HiConnect™ service and ProCare™ service agreements are available to enhance performance, safety and improve uptime.

About Hiab 

Hiab is a leading provider of smart and sustainable load handling solutions. Hiab’s premium equipment includes HIAB, EFFER and ARGOS loader cranes, MOFFETT and PRINCETON truck mounted forklifts, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, JONSERED recycling cranes, MULTILIFT skiploaders and hooklifts, GALFAB roll-off cable hoists, and tail lifts under the ZEPRO, DEL and WALTCO brands

Hiab is part of Cargotec Corporation. Cargotec (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2021 totalled approximately EUR 3.3 billion and it employs around 11,500 people. www.cargotec.com

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Canfor Curtailing Operations in Sweden

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Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) is announcing reduced operating schedules effective September 12, 2022 at its Swedish facilities due to a decrease in market demand. The reduced operating schedules will result in a 15% decrease in production capacity and are anticipated to be in effect through the fourth quarter.

“Rising inflation and mortgage rates in Europe, which are expected to persist into the fall, is impacting demand for lumber and as a result we are reducing production capacity. We are committed to continuing to meet the needs of our customers,” said Don Kayne, President and CEO, Canfor.

The decrease in production capacity will be achieved through reduced shifts. The Company will continue to assess and make adjustments to operating schedules based on changes in market demand.

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Red Stag purchases TimberLab

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Surging interest in sustainable construction has seen one of New Zealand’s oldest mass timber businesses combine with one of the youngest. After 64 years in McIntosh family ownership TimberLab Solutions has joined the Red Stag group following a share sale completed last week.

TimberLab has been the company behind many of the iconic large-scale glulam and laminated veneer lumber projects in New Zealand’s history. The company also has a significant portfolio of impressive projects internationally. Recognising the need from external investment to develop and grow TimberLab, discussions were initiated with Red Stag in late 2021.

“The purchase of TimberLab was a logical fit”, says Red Stag group CEO Marty Verry. “In many ways, it brought the missing pieces of a puzzle that Red Stag has been building over the last two decades.”

Red Stag runs the country’s largest sawmill, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) factory and a frame and truss operation, whilst TimberLab brings mass timber glulam, LVL and CLT capacity and expertise. Whilst TimberLab has been operating in Auckland since 1958, Red Stag only opened its CLT factory in Rotorua last year.

“The merger allows Red Stag to get a jump start on its growth path by combining two very capable teams and leveraging off TimberLab’s long history and institutional knowledge in the mass timber space.

“This is an exciting merger for the New Zealand building design and construction community,” adds Verry. “It means building designers and developers will be able to work with a single source for the entire building structure, and benefit from early supplier engagement to fully optimise the engineering of wooden structures to maximise advantages. This will make design and supply far simpler and more efficient than dealing with multiple suppliers.”

Verry says the group is seeing strong uptake of mass timber, driven by the desire by government and private developers to address climate change and build sustainably.

The name of the company will become ‘Red Stag TimberLab’.

Photo: Red Stag and TimberLab collaborated on the just-completed Clearwater Quays luxury apartment development

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Hancock Lumber to acquire Madison Lumber Mill

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Two of New England’s top performing eastern white pine manufacturing facilities will join forces reports LBM Journal, as Hancock Lumber has announced its plans to acquire Madison Lumber Mill. Hancock Lumber’s eastern white pine operations will expand to four mills with its first sawmill acquisition in over 20 years.

While Hancock Lumber will be purchasing Madison Lumber Mill following an expected Sept. 30 closing date, the Madison, New Hampshire based location will continue to operate under the Madison Lumber Mill name. The plan is to keep Madison Lumber’s employees, manufacturing systems, customer relations, and products unchanged.

“The addition of Madison Lumber is filled with synergy for both companies. The current owners, Kim Moore and Jim Smith, have built an exceptional company. When you find caring owners that are looking for an exit strategy that can preserve and perpetuate their love for their business, employees, industry, and customers — well, it’s a win-win,” said Hancock Lumber CEO, Kevin Hancock. “Hancock and Madison combine to offer a dynamic set of capabilities within the eastern white pine industry for log suppliers, customers, and employees. This is a rare opportunity, and we are excited to maximize its full potential for the benefit of everyone associated with both companies. Our commitment to eastern white pine takes a long view and this partnership enhances that view.”

Located an hour west of Hancock Lumber’s headquarters in Casco, Maine, Madison Lumber Mill is estimated to be the sixth largest manufacturer of eastern white pine. In addition to producing pine boards and products, the company operates a significant wholesale division. Current co-owners, Kim Moore and Jim Smith purchased the former International Paper mill in 2001. Hancock Lumber last acquired an eastern white pine operation when the company purchased the Chadbourne Sawmill in Bethel, Maine in 2000.

Adding this fourth mill to its portfolio will make Hancock Lumber the largest eastern white pine producer in the United States, the company says, expanding not only their manufacturing capacity, but also their talent with the addition of Madison Lumber Mill’s sales, operations, and log procurement teams. General Manager John Fuller, along with all of Madison Lumber Mill’s employees, will remain part of the team while current owners Moore and Smith will remain during a transitional period.

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FinnMetko 2022

Ponsse demonstrate new solutions at FinnMETKO 2022

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The 19th FinnMETKO exhibition will be held in Jämsä, Finland on 1–3 September 2022. Finland’s largest professional and sales exhibition area in the heavy-duty machine industry will cover more than 200 hectares, both indoors and outdoors. Ponsse have an impressive presence at FinnMetko with its various new products.

Ponsse press release

We will demonstrate such new solutions as PONSSE EV1, our technological electric forwarder concept, the PONSSE Scorpion Giant harvester, the PONSSE Mammoth forwarder and the PONSSE H8 harvester head. We will also demonstrate PONSSE simulators, with which training professionals and students alike is economical, safe and ecological. What is more, we will present new product features and services, including the PONSSE Active Cabin suspension system, the Active Seat solution which improves the operator’s ergonomics, and new services in PONSSE Manager, such as satellite data transfers and API solutions. In addition, we will demonstrate the most modern services for sustainable harvesting and features that improve productivity and make life easier for forest machine contractors and operators.

We will arrange harvesting demonstrations every day at 10 am, 12:30 pm and 3 pm at our stand 862. The demonstrations will also feature our new products.

Ponsse and Epec demonstrate an electric forwarder

PONSSE EV1, a new technological concept, is a forwarder that is equipped with a fully electric powertrain and uses the advanced Epec Flow electrification system. Its noise and emission levels have been reduced, without making any compromises over performance. The forest machine equipped with an electric powertrain will be commercially available later, but this concept enables us to already demonstrate the new technology. EV1 is based on Epec’s technology which can already today be used in the electrification of utility vehicles and mobile heavy-duty machines. Ponsse’s technological concept leads the way in the development of future technologies and sustainable harvesting solutions. The PONSSE EV1 concept has been developed for forwarders with the 15-ton load carrying capacity, the most popular size category of Ponsse’s forwarders.

Ponsse demonstrates a technological concept for thinning sites 

For the first time in the history of forest machines, Ponsse’s technological concept enables the measurement of the standing tree stock in addition to harvested trees. The aim is to identify all trees around the machine and their exact position relative to the machine. The assisting system uses these data to help the operator find the correct thinning frequency that is ideal in terms of silviculture. As a result, the operator always has access to accurate data about the location of trails and standing trees, and the system will also document these data. With this concept based on the Lidar technology, we will demonstrate the opportunities offered by technology for future harvesting.

PONSSE Scorpion Giant harvester and PONSSE Mammoth forwarder – leading the way in modern harvesting   

PONSSE Scorpion Giant is a versatile harvester, also for demanding conditions. The harvester has been developed together with customers, listening to their requests. Scorpion Giant can be equipped either with the H8 harvester head or with any of Ponsse’s smaller harvester heads. Scorpion Giant features many solutions familiar from the Scorpion product range that have been developed even further, including increased tractive force and an even more powerful C50+ crane. The fork boom offers excellent visibility of the logging site from the crane, and the machine includes advanced active levelling and suspension systems.

PONSSE Scorpion Giant is equipped with a one-piece windscreen that extends to the roof of the cabin. As a result, visibility from the cabin is even better, and working is safe in all types of conditions. The cabin is like a practical and quiet office with a view, developed to support the operator’s comfort and wellbeing.

PONSSE Opti 5G – the most modern information system on the market

The PONSSE Opti 5G information system was introduced in 2021 alongside the new Scorpion generation, and it is now available for all harvester models. Using the advanced Opti 5G user interface, daily routines and adjustments can be done in a second without wading through menus, and frequently used functions are particularly easy to use. Opti 5G also enables the Harvester Active Crane feature, with which the operator can control the crane effectively. The data produced by Opti 5G are also used effectively in other digital services.

  • PONSSE Opti 5G is available for all harvester models from the manufacturing period of Q1/2023 onwards.

PONSSE Harvester Active Crane

Harvester Active Crane makes the crane even easier to use. The operator does not need to separately control different crane functions: they only need to move the harvester head in the desired direction at the desired speed. End damping makes operations smooth. Harvester Active Crane also helps new operators to learn economical working methods that save the machine. Available as an option, Harvester Active Crane can now be fitted not only in the C50/C50+ cranes, but also in the C44+ parallel cranes.

PONSSE H8 – the next generation’s harvester head

The new PONSSE H8 harvester head features powerful feed, a strong grip and an agile frame. The saw box area is even wider, giving the harvester head good properties in snowy conditions and making it an excellent choice for trees with a high butt diameter. The harvester head can be fitted in the PONSSE Ergo, Scorpion Giant and Bear, the largest harvesters in our product range. The new H8 harvester head also includes the new Active Speed feature as an option. It enables the harvester head’s feed speed to be adjusted based on tree species and stem diameters.

PONSSE Mammoth forwarder – an unprecedented load-carrying capacity

The PONSSE Mammoth forwarder ensures productive harvesting, also at the most demanding logging sites. Its advanced properties truly stand out at plantations, over long transport distances and in other challenging conditions. Equipped with the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) system and the PONSSE K121 loader, Mammoth’s sturdy frame structures and super-strong hydraulics ensure that large stems and heavy loads can be transported effortlessly, even in the most challenging terrain. In the PONSSE Mammoth forwarder, the forest machine operator’s ergonomics has been addressed every step of the way, and it can be equipped with new features that improve the operator’s ergonomics, such as Active Cabin and Active Seat.

PONSSE Active Cabin suspension system

PONSSE forwarders (except for Bison) can now be equipped with PONSSE Active Cabin, an effective cabin suspension system with a simple structure. It helps forest machine operators keep going, even during longer shifts, by suspending any stress on the cabin. Active Cabin is available for the Buffalo, Elephant, Elephant King and Mammoth forwarders. PONSSE Bison is equipped with Ponsse’s advanced Active Frame cabin levelling system.

PONSSE Active Seat is a seat function developed based on forest machine operators’ requests. The new Active Seat improves usability, as it turns and follows the tip of the boon according to crane movements, increasing the forest machine operator’s productivity. PONSSE Active Seat is available as optional equipment for all PONSSE forwarders equipped with the PONSSE Active Crane loader control system.

PONSSE Active Crane is a loader control system for forwarders, with which the operator controls grapple movements instead of individual functions, allowing the operator to concentrate effectively on working with the loader. Active Crane is easily controlled using two levers, one of which controls the grapple height from the ground and the other controls the direction of movement.

PONSSE Forwarder Extra Display is an additional display for forwarders. It mirrors the view of the Opti display installed in the cabin, which remains hidden behind the operator’s back when driving in the engine’s direction. By fitting an additional display, the operator does not need to turn their seat to watch the display when the driving direction changes. This significantly improves the smooth progress of the forwarder and the safety of work.

PONSSE Active Manual service offers help and guidance through videos

Active Manual is an instruction and maintenance manual service with videos to support the daily work of forest machine operators. The visual PONSSE Active Manual is an owner’s manual service that runs on mobile devices and supplements the current Owner’s Manual by offering videos alongside the manual. PONSSE Active Manual is available on Apple and Android app stores. Currently, PONSSE Active Manual covers a limited number of Ponsse’s various products, and new models and materials are constantly added to the app through updates.

PONSSE Active Care service agreement maximises machine usability, productivity and efficiency   

Service agreements for new and used forest machines

Even the best forest machine in the world needs maintenance to operate productively and reliably from one year to the next. With a PONSSE Active Care service agreement customised for each operating environment and business, you let Ponsse’s professional maintenance network maintain your forest machine.

With the Active Care maintenance agreement, your machine will automatically have a Frame & Crane Care warranty of 10,000 hours. The warranty covers the frame structures, such as the front and rear frames, the middle pivot, the crane base, and the main, lifting and luffing boom frames.

PONSSE Active Care+ – first-class maintenance for new machines

You can add the excellent Active Care+ service to the maintenance agreement of your new forest machine. It covers all main machine components 100%. Extended care is valid up to 6,000 hours or 3 years.

PONSSE Manager is an operations management system for forest machine contractors

Manager is a next-generation digital service platform and forest machine management system that provides customers with valuable data on their machines. It keeps customers up to date on data that affects the profitability of their machines and helps improve the efficiency of operations.  Alongside its current excellent features, we are now introducing Satellite and API services.

PONSSE Manager Satellite and Satellite Report – key data about machine operations at all logging sites

The new PONSSE Manager Satellite service improves machine connectivity. Manager Satellite uses the machine’s Connectivity Unit. It is a telematics unit which collects data about machine movements, operations and performance, enabling extensive reporting features. With the Satellite service, the machine can communicate via a satellite connection in areas without any mobile coverage. The Connectivity Unit developed by Epec Oy, a technology company owned by Ponsse, operates fully automatically without any separate measures.

The PONSSE Manager Satellite Report tool helps contractors develop their operations. It reports assortment production volumes, engine hours, cumulative fuel consumption about your forest machines’ operations, even at the most distant logging sites. Data are collected and sent once a day as part of Ponsse Manager’s comprehensive reporting.

Using the PONSSE Manager Satellite Report tool, machine data can be transferred in areas without any mobile coverage. This helps forest machine operators, as the system collects data about machine, operator and work area production, engine hours and fuel consumption from the control system and updates them automatically in a cloud service once a day. The PONSSE Manager Satellite Report tool increases the visibility of harvesting operations. The data are available in PONSSE Manager Satellite reports.

The ground-breaking PONSSE Manager API service processes data in a cloud environment

PONSSE Data API is an innovative interface which produces important and accurate data for planning forest machines’ reporting, monitoring and resources. Using these data, customers can generate various reports to more effectively plan their resources and define schedules for their upcoming projects.

The ground-breaking idea behind the PONSSE Manager API service is to process data collected from individual forest machines in a cloud environment and then send it to the customer’s IT systems. Based on these data, various reports can be generated to more effectively plan resources and define schedules for upcoming projects. The API service enables manual routines to be automated, saving time and eliminating any risks of typing errors in the quality of data.  With PONSSE Manager API and its data processing features, key data are quickly available to support accurate interpretations.

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