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Pleasant River Lumber of Maine, USA, is the first company in North America to invest in TC continuous kilns from Valutec. “We visited several Swedish sawmills that were using Valutec products and they exceeded our highest expectations in terms of the details, quality of design and energy efficiency. At the end of the day, it[…]

Canada’s lumber production rose 0.5% from March to 5 924.6 thousand cubic metres of lumber in April. Production was 2.5% higher than in April 2017, reports Statistics Canada. Sawmills shipped 5 807.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in April, up 7.7% from March but 1.4% lower than in April 2017.

Brousseau will be responsible for overseeing USNR’s global manufacturing operations. After earning his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at McGill University, he joined the Forano business in 1994 as a mechanical engineer. He was later promoted to be Forano’s Engineering Manager, which was the position he held at the time USNR acquired Forano in 2001.[…]

Van Horn will continue to be responsible for overseeing USNR’s capital machinery projects, but now as a Vice President. This promotion recognizes the critical role he plays within USNR’s management organization. After studying forestry at Ohio State University and spending four years in the United States Air Force, in 1990 he joined the Hemco business,[…]

Along with a team of project managers that he will direct, Culpepper will be responsible for managing all turn-key projects for USNR. He comes into this role after more than 32 years at Mid-South Engineering, most recently as Vice President. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering in 1983 from the University[…]

Mühlböck Eberschwang commissioned three System 606 steam-and drykilns to Hvalsoe Sawmill Ltd. in Denmark. In the system 606, no pre-heated air is lost to the outside, the total amount of airflow passes through the stacks of wood. There are no active exhaust fans, this can save up to 20% thermal energy and up to 15%[…]

Conception R.P.  a Canadian company that designs and manufactures fingerjointing equipment has obtained the largest contract in its history, at $6.7 million CAD. The company announced the contract for a U.S. CLT manufacturer. “Conception R.P. are a small company in Quebec City, but our competition are the global giants in the equipment industry. We are[…]

Higher lumber costs, labor shortages and growing regulations are holding U.S. builders back as they try to ramp up construction to meet the huge demand for housing. After starting about 850,000 single-family homes nationwide last year, builders around the country are forecast to construct almost 910,000 houses this year and increase production to 1 million[…]

Organiser has been busy working alongside many dry-mill and wood manufacturing operations locally, local and global tech providers and researchers over the last couple of months. Many of their readers will have been involved. Together, they have designed the eagerly awaited WoodTECH 2018 series. It’s set to run firstly in Melbourne, Australia on 11-12 September[…]

NZ structural log prices rose to the highest level for 25 years as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply for the domestic construction market amid strong demand from China. The average price for structural S1 logs increased to $135 a tonne this month, from $134 a tonne last month, and marking[…]