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A total of 2.9 million cubic metres of timber were cut for sale in Norway in the 2Q 2016. This is an increase of 8% compared with the corresponding quarter of 2015. In the same period, the average timber price decreased by 5%,  Statistics Norway reports. The aggregated gross value of roundwood sold to the[…]

The volume of US sawn temperate and tropical hardwood imports grew slightly in July from the previous month while the value of imports declined 3%. The drop in import value was largely in temperate species, while tropical hardwood imports grew 1% to $24.1 million in July. Year-to-date tropical imports were down 16% compared to July[…]

High-speed moulder line to Japanese Chugoku Lumber Co. Through great co-operation with our Japanese dealer Oki Kikai Co. Ltd., System TM managed to win the order of a high-speed moulder line to Chugoku Lumber Co. in Japan. System TM designed the system solution and implemented Microtec scanning equipment in the line. The high-speed moulder line[…]

Tigercat is continuing to evolve the G-series drive-to-tree feller bunchers with the introduction of an improved operator’s cab Cab comfort and ergonomic design are key to operator productivity in the woods and the new G-series cab is quiet and well-equipped. On the outside of the G-series drive-to-tree feller buncher cab, the work lights have been moved into enclosures incorporated into the cab structure to[…]

Tigercat continues to expand its range of harvesting heads with the new 570, a robust, high-performance, two-wheel drive harvesting head. The new Tigercat 570 harvesting head offers excellent productivity and reliability, utilizing many of the structural and hydraulic performance benefits of the larger 575, in a package ideally suited to Tigercat H845 series carriers.The wheel arms, pins, bushings, cylinders, feed motors and rotator are shared[…]

Carbotech has announced it has been named the chosen supplier of strategic equipment for Sierra Pacific Industries in the goal of modernizing their Quincy, California sawmill. Sierra Pacific had very specific requests regarding equipment efficiency, versatility in accepting their non-standard wood sizes and perfecting designs to ensure protection of wood appearance. Following these requests, Carbotech[…]

This world first for the forestry sector from full-liner Doppstadt performs two recycling tasks in a single process: this combined machine, comprising a DW 3060 type F single-shaft shredder and a matching selector, shreds old wood, green waste and sorted wood waste and then screens them to the required fraction size. The material fed in[…]

Fassi, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of cranes for trucks, becomes the majority owner of the Cranab group with the subsidiaries; Vimek, Bracke Forest and Slagkraft, through the acquisition of Z-forestab´s ownership stake in the company. Z-forestab, a jointly owned company by Inlandsinnovation, Mittkapital and Ekonord, has agreed to sell its stake in Cranab[…]

The French machinery and manufacturing technology association SYMOP (Syndicat des Machines et Technologies de Production) has decided to reschedule EXPOBOIS, France’s leading wood industry trade fair, from its original timeslot in November to a new timeslot in the spring season. The biennial event will therefore next be held from March 13 to 16, 2018 at[…]

USNR is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Wert as Senior Vice President, with responsibility for aftermarket customer support, including spare and replacement parts, technical service, and training. Chuck comes to USNR after 18 successful years with the Swanson Group, one of the largest independent lumber and plywood producers in the Western United States.[…]