AbitibiBowater upgrades La Tuque sawmill| Aug 23, 2010 AbitibiBowater is investing $1.8 million to enhance production at its sawmill in La Tuque, ... Read more |
Sierra Pacific to retool idled sawmill in Sonora, California| Jul 5, 2010 Sierra Pacific Industries announced it is is making a major investment in Tuolumne County, Californai by retooling its sawmill in ... Read more |
LMI Technologies adds to marketing team| Apr 1, 2010 LMI Technologies, Inc., a global leader in 3D Sensor technology, announces the addition of Dallas Harris to the Marketing Communications team. Harris will be assuming the new Marketing Communications Assistant position at LMIs world headquarters in Delta, British ... Read more |
LMI Technologies names new CEO, hires new manager| Oct 1, 2009 LMI Technologies, Inc. (LMI) based in Delta, British Columbia has appointed Terry Arden as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Len Metcalfe, a founder of LMI Technologies and former ... Read more |
Claude Howard upgrade by MiCRTOEC a first| Mar 26, 2009 Claude Howard, Statesboro GA has the distinction of giving MiCROTEC North America their first mechanical equipment order, a planermill lug loader.... Read more |
Windsor Technology acquires Silvatech| Dec 16, 2008 Windsor Technology (A&E USA) based in Ruston, Louisiana, has acquired exclusive rights and assets of Silvatech Corporation, US based manufacturer and supplier of sawmill controls and scanning systems for nearly 30 years, with a customer base of almost 1500 ... Read more |
2D and 3D sensing in a single package Dr. Walter Pastorius | Aug 3, 2010 In sawmills and board production, combining 2D and 3D sensing a single package simplifies integration and improves ... Read more |
New products from USNR boost recovery and reduce costs| Apr 3, 2010 USNR has used the downturn to develop new cost-effective products tol help reduce operating costs, capture more recovery, and deliver more productivity to the mill and bottom line.... Read more |
Curtailments aren't forever| Nov 23, 2009 Many mills are curtailing operations and reducing personnel while others are experiencing indefinite closures. But when the market returns they'll need to ramp up quickly to get their operation running like the well-oiled machine it needs to ... Read more |
LMI’s chroma+scan Sensors| May 16, 2009 Higher density scanning, combined with color vision, improves ... Read more |
Optimized trimmer line| May 16, 2009 SOFTAC Systems Ltd. Of Surrey B.C completed a new optimized trimmer line for TMI Forest Products Inc. in Morton ... Read more |
Innovations help sawmills survive and thrive| Mar 23, 2009 USNR adds value to help customers stay competitive.... Read more |
Fingerprints, biometrics, and lumber grading| Oct 23, 2008 Lucidyne Technologies' new True-Q system takes advantage of the unique properties of lumber fiber by using a board's biometric ... Read more |
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USNR introduces Multi-Track Fence | Aug 16, 2010 USNR’s new Multi-Track Fence is a cost effective solution for mills that are not satisfied with their existing fencing ... Read more |
Edge and trim for grade and value with BioVision | Jun 1, 2010 BioVision offers the highest value return based on visual defect detection, rules based classification, and highly accurate geometric measurements.... Read more |
Improved magnetostrictive linear-position sensors from MTS| Nov 24, 2009 MTS Systems Corp announced improvements made to the shock and vibration resistance of its magnetostrictive linear-position ... Read more |
MTS Sensors can now take twice the vibration| Jul 25, 2009 MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Division has improved the design of its Temposonics® linear-position sensors to increase the sensors' longevity in high-vibration applications like those in the wood industry.... Read more |
Handheld timber strength grading | Jul 25, 2009 The Timber Grader MTG is a unique system for measuring timber strength and stiffness using a handheld device, which makes it flexible.... Read more |
New Inotech installations| May 16, 2009 INOTECH recently developed tailor made systems for its ... Read more |
Custom Point Calibration Service| Mar 26, 2009 Lumber companies using data loggers or chart recorders for environmental monitoring critical to critical to inventory quality can now contact Dickson Calibration Specialists for no-charge consultations on custom point calibrations best-matched to application ... Read more |
Graderless linear planer optimizer| Mar 25, 2009 The new Graderless Autolog Linear Planer Optimizer system features two sensors modules mounted on each side of a retractable frame controlled with a VFD.... Read more |
Full sunlight scanning | Oct 24, 2008 JoeScan has introduced a scanner capable of operating accurately in full sunlight.... Read more |
Economical 3-D scanning| Oct 24, 2008 Tree-D, Inc. manufactures economical, turnkey 3-D scanning and optimization systems for log bucking, log rotation, and primary breakdown.... Read more |
Master controller| Oct 24, 2008 LMI Technologies' maestro orchestrates sawmill optimization... Read more |
Profile scanning| Oct 24, 2008 The SiCam RealTime MPP System combines Multi-Piece Profile Scanning technology which has been proven in over 50 lumber applications and practical software to deliver a highly accurate lumber size control system for vertical arbour style gangs.... Read more |
