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TP&EE is back for 2022!

The show was last held in 2018 due to the pandemic

October 1, 2022 By Jennifer Ellson

Collins Co.’s Eric Schooler was honoured as the 2022 Person of the Year. Photo: Annex Business Media.

Sawmillers from around the world went to Portland, Oregon, from September 28 to 30 to attend the Timber Processing & Energy Expo.

More than 100 wood producers sent representatives to the three-day trade show that featured 170 exhibitors. The biennial event was last held in 2018 due to the pandemic canceling the show in 2020. It marked the fifth TP&EE since its inception in 2012.

There was an add-on conference featuring 10 speakers across two sessions. The morning session entitled Sawmill Of The Future: The Future Is Now, discussed the viability of digital twins in sawmilling, new scanning technologies, as well as robotic feasibility, while the afternoon session called Project Planning & Implementation: Bring It On discussed the good, the bad and the ugly of recent projects.

Collins Co.’s Eric Schooler was honoured as the 2022 Person of the Year.

The next TP&EE is scheduled for September 25 to 27, 2024.

Here are some photos from the event: