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USNR, a division of Wood Technologies International, has announced that it has acquired Timber Automation, an industry leader in wood processing equipment and technology. The combination solidifies USNR’s leadership position in providing equipment and technology to the global wood processing industry, adding more than 250 employees and over 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The[…]

Bois Daaquam, located in Saint Just De Bretenieres, Que., is investing in a new USNR end-dog carriage line. The new system replaces a dated Forano carriage that has provided good service over many years, and now makes way for new technology that will improve both recovery and throughput. This new line is scheduled to be[…]

USNR and Wood Fiber Group have announced their merger in a transaction that will create one of the world’s most comprehensive supplier of the equipment, technology, and essential tooling used in modern wood processing facilities. USNR is an industry-leading global supplier of sawmill and plywood mill machinery, aftermarket parts, and technical and engineering services. Wood Fiber[…]

USNR now offers a fully integrated Merchandising solution to maximize the value and volume recovery from each stem. They have developed the largest log handling product portfolio of any supplier in order to handle the needs and designs of its customers’ log handling applications. USNR provides a completely integrated solution based on the latest technologies, state[…]

USNR have announced that they are now offering the Cortex Knife System. Cortex knives are known for superior quality and long life, while maintaining the convenience, low maintenance, and cost effectiveness of disposable chipper knives. This is a direct replacement for your existing knife system. Chip heads are available in both conical and drum design. Cortex knives[…]

Wood processing technology supplier USNR has signed a number of major contracts in the last few months. At the end of 2020, USNR signed a €13m contract with Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Switzerland, for a new sawline. The sawline will be a fully equipped premium production line, custom designed to cut a maximum volume of[…]

Harrigan Lumber in Monroeville, AL is investing in a sawmill trimmer line to ramp up its production. Harrigan’s operation is a dimensional lumber mill, and the new trimmer line is designed to operate at 150 lugs per minute. This investment follows the installation of a USNR Transverse High Grader (THG) in 2020. The new trimmer line[…]

Resolute Forest Products is investing in new Wastewood Chippers at its sites at Saint Thomas and Baie Comeau, Quebec. The company is replacing older technology with USNR’s latest designs. The installations are scheduled for Q2 of 2021 USNR’s Wastewood Chipper processes logs and wastewood slabs, and is proven to produce consistently uniform chips. This high-capacity wastewood chipper is[…]

At the end of 2020, USNR signed a contract with Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Buttisholz, Switzerland, for a complete new saw line. The sawline will be a fully equipped premium production line that is custom designed to cut a maximum volume of thin boards from each log. The mill, one of Switzerland’s largest, provides the[…]

USNR recently installed and started up new vision scanning systems on the edger and trimmer at Waipapa Pine in New Zealand. These systems are the 27th and 28th vision scanning systems that USNR has installed in mills processing Radiata Pine, and adds to the 170+ vision scanning systems sold globally. “The results we have seen[…]