Holmen will reduce its output by 90,000 m3 at its sawmill in Braviken, Sweden reports Pulp and Paper news. As a consquence, the company will reduce its staff by 40 positions. That’s a third of the workforce. Of course, it’s really sad and a great shame, this is not at all what we would like to do,[…]
– Climate change demands the development of optimally adapted forest stands. – Active forest management delivers real added value to society. – The use of state-of-the-art technology accelerates the sustainable reforestation of large areas. Hanover, Germany. The supply of wood as a raw material is of central importance to the global woodworking and wood[…]
Springers team is already in full production of the machines for the customer. Starting in July this year, the system will be fully pre-commissioned at our headquarters in Friesach. The tested system is scheduled for delivery to the customer site (south of Austria) at the end of 2025. The system will be equipped with a[…]
Milan, 17 April 2025 – Clessidra Private Equity SGR – one of the largest Italian private equity firms focused on the upper-mid market and part of Clessidra Group, a leading alternative investment operator in Italy – announced the acquisition of MiCROTEC, a leading player in wood and food scanning solutions, from the Austrian GSS GmbH.[…]
After Show: This was LIGNA 2023 More than 80,000 professional visitors from the woodworking and wood processing sectors come to LIGNA, the world’s leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing plant, machinery and tools, from all over the world to discover innovative machinery, plant and technology from across the entire wood industry. Global market[…]
Expo 2025: From the Executive Director: March 2025 We’ve already exceeded the number of exhibiting companies and exhibit space from 2023. The success of EXPO 2023, where exhibitors saw their sales soar, made them eager to return in 2025. We’re down to just 2% of available exhibit space remaining, so if you haven’t secured your[…]
Since 2023, the Ponsse Scorpion Giant with 24 tonnes operating weight is the new model in the Scorpion family. Thanks to a reinforced middle frame and the stronger C50+ crane, this harvester can even be equipped with the H8 unit with a 10 m crane reach. With its unique and distinctive design, the Scorpion offers[…]
UNMATCHED FLEXIBILITY AND CONNECTIVIT Y FOR INDUSTRIAL MOTION CONTROL Delta Motion, a leading innovator in industrial motion control, announced the addition of EtherCAT MainDevice capability to its RMC200 Motion Controller. By partnering with acontis technologies and leveraging their robust software suite, Delta Motion has successfully implemented a full-featured and highly flexible product. The addition of[…]
An aging but sturdy Newnes tilt hoist at Western Forest Products’ Nanaimo, BC, mill has received a major upgrade thanks to the USNR Upgrades Department. Following a full service audit, the USNR Service Team determined exactly what needed to be upgraded and improved to ensure the tilt hoist would keep running at peak efficiency. These upgrades included a new tilt hoist[…]
EXHIBITORS RELY ON LIGNA AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER Hanover, Germany. LIGNA in Hanover from 26 to 30 May 2025 will be one of the most important milestones for the woodworking and wood processing industry on the way to the hoped-for industry turnaround. Three months before the trade show opens its gates in its 50th anniversary[…]