Vancouver, WA – JoeScan, Inc., a market leader in 3-D laser scanning technology, has announced the appointment of Jason Farmer as vice president of engineering. In his new role, Farmer will manage engineering, oversee product development and contribute to strategic direction. “The market for JoeScan’s products is strong,” says Joey Nelson, president and founder of[…]
Customers and dealers can attend hands-on part and service workshops, live equipment demonstrations, and learn about the product line. Continental Biomass Industries (CBI) is hosting its 2017 Factory Forum in New Hampshire at the CBI factory for three days in early October. The dealer and customer event begins on the evening of October 3 and[…]
Southeastern Forests Continue to Grow and Thrive Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, has released its latest proprietary Track & Trace forestry data, highlighting the company’s ongoing commitment to a sustainable and transparent supply chain. These data are another key tool for measuring and demonstrating Enviva’s sustainability practices throughout the Southeastern United States.[…]
One of Prince George’s flagship companies in the alternative forestry sector has gotten an international boost reports Prince George Citizen. Sumitomo Corporation of Japan has acquired a 48% equity interest in Pacific BioEnergy Corporation (PBEC), one of Canada’s leading producers of wood pellets reports It has its head office in Vancouver but its original manufacturing[…]
Engineered wood eases labour constraints for commercial building – Labour shortages are limiting growth in both commercial building, with the recent profit downgrades at Fletcher Challenge highlighting the depth of the problems. However, commercial wood solutions already being implemented by industry leaders in Australia, Canada and New Zealand and hold the key to removing labour[…]
WoodTECH 2017, will be attracting again scanning and sawing technology leaders, innovators and practitioners from around the world. This events has the objective to be an independent platform to showcase the very latest in wood scanning, sawmilling, and mill optimization technologies best suited to local sawmilling companies as well as providing a series of practical[…]
Confirming their commitment to environmentally sustainable and socially responsible business, Arkhangelsk PPM and their general supplier of timber, Titan Group, have officially announced their support for the establishment of the Verkhneyulovsky nature reserve in the boundaries close to the ones identified in the Arkhangelsk Region Forest Plan, on an area of at least 350,000 ha.[…]
Forestry in growth mode and struggling to find workers – Forestry has grown rapidly in recent years to become the main driver of the district’s economy, worth an estimated $262 million a year. A 2013 study found more than one in four households in our region have a person whose job is dependent on forestry.[…]
Japanese-owned Pan Pac Forest Products has completed the NZ$24million redevelopment of its Milburn sawmill which is now fully operational and staffed. The Milburn plant, south of Dunedin, near Milton, has some of the newest and most environmentally efficient equipment on site, from its fuel source, to air emission cleansing to its “latest technology” kiln drying[…]
The impact of feed rollers on the productivity of harvesting work and the quality of the end product should not be underestimated. The ingenious, uncompromising design and low price of the V-Tec give forest machine contractors the opportunity to improve the productivity of the harvester. The gripping surface machined onto the diagonal shank in the[…]