LIGNA, the focal point and meeting hub for the international wood industry, is just around the corner. The 2017 edition runs from 22 to 26 May in Hannover, Germany, and will feature more than 1,500 exhibitors from 45 nations and attract trade visitors from about 90 nations. Please find more information in the press release[…]
In February 2015, System TM invited customers to a demonstration in Melbourne, Australia, of our optimizing cross-cut line with Microtec scanning technology. Auswest Timbers participated in the demo event and had their wood tested. The test result were positive, and after visiting System TM and seeing a reference line in Germany, Auswest Timbers decided to[…]
Four months before Elmia Wood opens, the organisers confirm it will be the world’s biggest forestry fair ever. “By January we’d already sold more stand space than at the previous Elmia Wood in 2013,” says Exhibition Manager Jakob Hirsmark. Elmia Wood has been the world’s leading forestry fair for many years. Decision makers from around[…]
Building upon its commitment to listening and responding, John Deere will highlight its line of equipment, technologies and services at this year’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG, March 7-11 in Las Vegas. Over 38,000 square feet of exhibition space will be home to 38 machines along with 11 John Deere simulators, the John Deere store, and a global staffed information counter. More[…]
Weyerhaeuser Company reported 4Q net earnings of $551 million, on net sales of $1.6 billion. This compares with net earnings of $59 million on net sales of $1.3 billion for the same period last year. 4Q results include after-tax earnings of $489 million from discontinued operations, primarily consisting of gains from the divestiture of the[…]
VAB Solutions President Jean Berube, has announced the appointment of: Mr. Michel Gosselin as a wood grading expert and Mr. Danick Dupont ing. as an Expert in Wood Processing. About Michel Gosselin Michel joined VAB Solutions team in October 2016. As an expert in wood grading, he will add value to VAB Solutions’ business partners.[…]
Forico last week demonstrated its long-term commitment to the plantation forestry sector in Tasmania as it completed its extensive 2016 planting programme reports Woodweek. A total of 7 million seedlings (more than 6,300 ha) were planted during the season from September to early January. “This is perhaps the largest current plantation establishment programme by a[…]
Enviva Holdings, LP (“Enviva”) publicly released the first data from its groundbreaking Track & Trace (T&T) program. T&T is a proprietary system that enables Enviva to track every truckload of wood the company procures from the forest back to its source, providing a detailed understanding of the characteristics of the wood the company uses. Demonstrating[…]
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has opened the order books for the camera-based HiVisionTM control system for LOGLIFT and JONSERED forestry cranes. HiVisionTM, which moves crane operation to the truck cabin, was first showcased in the Bauma exhibition in April 2016 and it has been demonstrated in several locations in Europe and Japan. Orders for the[…]
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[…]