Equipment, Products & Services:


  Sawmills Turn to Computers to Gather, Process Information; 84 Percent Use Internet - Sawmill Technology: Technology utilization by sawmills is now moving in new directions; there is a great interest in using computers to track inventories, maintenance, quality control, lumber sales and more.  (6/1/2009)

  New on the Market - New Products  (4/1/2009)

  Sawmill and Treatings Insights: Preventative Maintenance Efforts StartWith Overall Equipment Effectiveness - The key to a total preventative maintenance program (TPM) is that the entire work force and all levels of management must be committed to the program.   (4/1/2009)

  Sawmill Technology & Optimization Guide - Sawmill Optimization Guide: A review of suppliers that offer optimization technology for sawmills; each supplier listed with contact information and brief description.  (4/1/2009)

  Regular Maintenance to Head Saw Keeps Mills Cutting Quality Lumber - Head Saw Maintenance: Proper maintenance of the head saw helps a company cut quality lumber and run efficiently; two hardwood sawmills discuss their routine maintenance.  (3/1/2009)

  Mid Continent Offers Pneumatic Pallet Nailers - Mid Continent Nail Corp. has developed 16 models of pneumatic nailing tools since the company introduced its first nailing tool in August 2006.  (3/1/2008)

  Saw Blades 101: Country Saw Offers Vital Service For Active Blades & Tested Advice - Sawing, Resawing: Steve Mercer of Country Saw & Knife offers tips for sawing logs and resawing cants and lumber with thin-kerf horizontal bandsaws.  (12/1/2007)

  Suppliers Offer Tips on Sawing, Blades - Sawing Tips: Suppliers of saw machinery, saw blades and blade service offer tips and ‘tricks of the trade’ about sawing and saw blade maintenance.  (9/1/2007)

  Software Drives Smarter Sawmills & Lumber Companies: Review of Software Technologies Used to Improve Management Intelligence - Sawmill/Lumber Management Software: Review of various sawmill and lumber management software focusing primarily on Enterprise Resource Planning solutions. Also covers company optimization, customer management and modeling software. Provides good insights for lumber companies looking to upgrade or improve their IT systems.  (3/1/2007)

  Virginia Tech, Sawmill & Treating Insights -- Going with the Grain: Sawing with the Curve - The idea of curve sawing is to produce a two sided cant using some type of head saw with the main curvature remaining in the cant. The cant is then sawn in such a way that the true form is followed thus producing longer lumber, improved lumber grade and less slope of grain with boards.   (9/1/2006)

  Sawmill & Treating Insights: Keys to Buying the Right Portable Sawmill - Portable Sawmills: Plan ahead, save time and money when making a decision to buy a portable sawmill. Dr. Brian Bond of Virginia Tech has submitted his first column in a new series.  (6/1/2006)

  Sawlines: Scanners, Computers Optimize Machines - In his final regular column, Alan Froome continues his discussion of sawmill ideas and methods and how they evolved, along with a review of some recent developments in technology. This series of columns is intended to be a generic overview of different methods used in the sawmill industry in response to readers’ requests.  (6/1/2006)

  Peter C. Herman Continues Trend of Self-Reliance by Heating with Wood: Wood Furnaces from Biomass Combustion Systems Prove Effective - Heating with Wood: Pallet manufacturer Peter C. Herman Inc. invests in Biomass Combustion Systems wood furnaces so it can heat its buildings by burning scrap wood.  (5/1/2006)

  Saw Lines: File Room Key to Recovery, Production - There has always been a lot of secrecy attached to the work done by the saw filer or ‘saw doctor’ as some like to call him. Manufacturers of saw filing and benching equipment have developed automatic machines in recent years, which has removed at least some of the mystery.  (3/1/2006)

  Rough Mills Should Regularly Evaluate Lumber Grade Mix - Rough Mill Guide: U.S. Forest Service updates its guide for operators of rough sawmills; first chapter examines factors that impact yield and value.  (9/1/2005)

  Software Analyzes Feasibility of Saw Kerf Reduction for Hardwood Mills - Computer software program from Mississippi State University can help companies analyze if they would benefit from reducing saw kerf on head rigs and resaws.  (6/1/2005)

  Bandmills, Gang Saws Provide Options at Secondary Breakdown - Sawlines Column  (3/1/2005)

  Machinery Options Abound For Primary Breakdown Step - Sawlines Column  (12/1/2004)

  Wood-Mizer Poised to Expand into Industrial Sawmill Market - New Products, Organizational Structure Pave Way for Growth, Change  (9/1/2004)

  Sawmill Process Begins with Bucking, Debarking - Sawlines Column  (9/1/2004)

  Storti Edger, Gang-Rip Offer Option For Recovering Lumber from Slabs - G. Wine Sales has several Storti slab recovery systems running in U.S.  (3/17/2004)

  New on the Market - June 2003 - Dixie Precision increases production and G-Tek forms to serve pallet and sawmill industries.   (6/1/2003)

  Mill Automates Material Handling with New Stacker - G. Wine Sales develops new high-speed stacker for Hopkins Lumber, which was looking to increase efficiency.   (6/1/2003)

  Wizard Technologies Introduces Foam-Based System to Color Mulch - Company with expertise in developing various types of mulch products launches new foam-based technology and equipment for producing colored mulch.  (5/1/2003)

  July Product Profiles - Product Profiles  (7/1/2000)

  Yakama Growing on Success of Small Log Mill - Yakama Forest Products growing on success of log mill  (10/1/1999)

  Innovative Eureka System Shows Potential for Thin-Kerf Gang Saws - Saw Blade Innovation: Eureka Saws develops circular saw blade and spacer for gang saw systems that are designed to provide air cooling and allow for thin-kerf gang sawing.  (8/1/1999)