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Trusted technology with a twist For the first time in many years, an industrial scale sawmill will be built from the ground up in the UK. USNR is the main supplier and its undertaking comprises the saw line and two edger lines – including optimization and controls. All machinery equipment will be delivered from USNR’s[…]

June July 2025 issue now available Includes ForwardersPonsse / Rottne / Komatsu Cable YardersMM-FORSTTECHNIK GmbH SYNCROFALKE® Cable Yarders: Revolutionizing Timber Harvesting in Steep Terrain SAWLINES USNRFor the first time in many years, anindustrial scale sawmill will be built fromthe ground up in the UK COMACTAI-Powered Gap Control: How theSmart Vision System Is Redefining Log Singulation[…]

Portland, OR – June 24, 2025 – Yesterday, Hampton Lumber announced plans to build a new,  state-of-the-art sawmill in Allendale County, South Carolina. This facility will expand Hampton’s presence in the U.S. and support the company’s long-term vision to become North America’spreferred source of wood solutions. The new mill will specialize in producing high-quality Southern[…]

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[…]

The Einari Award, the Einari Vidgrén Foundation’s key recognition, was granted to forest machine contractor Simo Kuittinen. Through Koneurakointi S. Kuittinen Oy, a company he founded, Kuittinen has extensive practical expertise in various business areas, ranging from the use and servicing of machines to administrative work. In association activities, Kuittinen has acted as the chairman of[…]

ECAT – EtherCAT MainDevice with Redundancy Port The ECAT module provides EtherCAT MainDevice functionality, allowing control of electric motor drives and communication with other EtherCAT subordinate devices such as sensors and actuators. With two RJ-45 ports, the ECAT module supports cable redundancy. The RMC200 supports position, velocity, pressure, force and torque control, and single and[…]

USNR – Thank you to everyone who attended the weekend’s West Coast Dry Kiln Association meeting at Rosboro in Springfield, OR! The event drew a sizeable crowd and included an exclusive tour of the mill’s recently converted dry kilns. USNR turned four of their existing double-track kilns into their patented UniFlow continuous kilns. Because of[…]

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[…]