It’s commonly understood that preparing logs with a debarker and flare reducer prior to processing is a good idea. Preparing logs decreases maintenance headaches and reduces downtime down the line,…
When purchasing equipment, do you factor in the cost of downtime the equipment will create when it stops working? Of course you don’t. You’re buying new equipment so that you…
Financial controllers and maintenance workers live in different worlds. One works to keep the numbers in order, and the other does his best stop leaks. One works in air conditioning,…
Profitability is at the core of any business. The more money you bring to investors and owners, the more valuable you become. So, if there’s a simple way to make…
Automation presents a solution to worker shortages across the forestry product industry. But despite the growing demand for forest products and the lack of workers, the industry has been slow…
Last week we looked at the standard designs for log decks. When researching them, we also looked at log troughs and likewise weren’t satisfied with the designs we found. So,…
It’s the silver bullet of veneer splicing: an all-in-one splicer that doesn’t require a separate glue area. Although the idea sounds great, we decided not to add a glue pot…
If a lumbermill asked to build a tree-length log deck, how would you do it? You’d probably first ask how it is usually done. Log decks are commonly built with…
Investing in a butt flare reducer prompts the question: what makes for a good machine? We believe we’ve answered that question. Why a Butt Flare Reducer? Mills and veneer-processing companies…