Timber Processing’s May issue includes responses from owners and supervisory personnel of softwood and hardwood lumber operations to the annual Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey. They may not be bullish on the future, but many hardwood…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Vaagen Brothers Lumber, which has taken its manufacturing principles across the border and started up a sawmill in Midway, British Columbia. With the recession in the rearview, AFP Logs &…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights Richwood Hardwood, which operates with the best of principles and periodic upgrades including green and dry end improvements. Sawmill management from operations of various types and sizes from around the…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights the 2013 Man of the Year, Finley McRae, who has never met a sawmill project he didn’t like at Florida-based Rex Lumber. Equipment improvements have been made at Bibler Bros….
Timber Processing’s December issue proves that Columbia Vista’s filing room program always has the export market in mind. Balfour Lumber upgrades its circle saw filing operation with computerized equipment using oil and add-on micro-filtration modules….
Timber Processing’s November issue spotlights Jordan Lumber & Supply, which has completed a log merchandising project at its sawmill complex in Mt. Gilead, NC. Market dynamics intertwine with British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle epidemic. Also,…
Timber Processing’s October issue features Columbia Vista of Vancouver, Washington for stepping up as one of the most progressive sawmill operations in the Northwest. Costs, efficiency and staying competitive top the list of priorities for…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights M.C. Dixon Lumber’s comeback with timbers on the menu. Improving markets and an upcoming election should provide some electricity at the upcoming Portland Expo. Also, with investments of more than…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue features East Perry Lumber Co. and their new edger line at its hardwood sawmill in Frohna, Mo. It also presents the 34th annual Lumberman’s Buying Guide, which provides information regarding nearly…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights two hardwood sawmills, a wood pellet plant and “gangs and edgers.” Louisiana Hardwood Products is highlighted for upgrading its edger system, while long-time operation Clary Lumber is featured for being…
Timber Processing’s May issue includes the magazine’s annual Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey, which delves into the immediate plans and expectations of softwood and hardwood lumber producers. Results from the Softwood Lumber Survey show that softwood…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Boise Cascade LLC, which has turned its Oregon mill, Kinzua Lumber, into a high-quality pine producer. Also featured are Canfor’s sawmill at Quesnel, which has found a new life and…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights McShan Lumber, which has started up new gang and edger sawing stations at its southern pine lumber operation in McShan, Ala. Also featured is W. Va.’s Allegheny Wood Products, which…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights Timber Processing’s 2012 Man of the Year—Butch and Michael Cersosimo, the father-son team who have run a long-time Vermont-based wood products business. The issue also previews the upcoming Bioenergy Fuels…
Timber Processing’s December issue spotlights Simpson Lumber Co.’s Commencement Bay operation, where a new grinder installation handles top, face and full profile grinding if needed. Also featured is Kennebec Lumber, which has evolved into a…
Timber Processing’s November issue features a special section on dry kilns technology, which has gone global. The issue also includes another update on the California Redwood Company, with an emphasis on performance management, since the…
The October issue of Timber Processing spotlights the California Redwood Company, which has implemented new management processes and sales strategies to gain a more competitive position that’s closer to the retail market and end consumer….
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights Arkansas’s Pinecrest Lumber Division, where General Manager David Cawein and his experienced team have efficiently curbed overhead costs by eliminating second shifts at the sawmill and by separating each mill’s…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue contains the 33rd annual Lumbermen’s Buying Guide, the reference book for sawmill equipment and technologies and the manufacturers and suppliers who offer them. Also featured are Arkansas’ H.G. Toler & Son…
Timber Processing’s May issue spotlights employees such as dry end equality control supervisor Andy Matthews and Plant Manager Kevin Carpenter, who both continue to push the Jordan Forest Products sawmill at Barnesville, Ga. to new…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights Travis Lumber, where, after a fire destroyed the company’s edger last year, owner Gilbert Travis brought together several of his old friends from ASM and Baxley to quickly rebuild an…
Timber Processing’s April issue features a special report on the Sawmill Capital Expenditure Survey, which received its best response ever from softwood and hardwood lumbermen. The survey results reveal a great amount of optimism. The…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights Westervelt Lumber, which has started up a Lucidyne Grade Scan autograder and planer mill optimizer at its southern yellow pine sawmill in Moundville, Ala. Also highlighted is Austria’s vertically-integrated Mayr-Melnhof…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights Washington’s Bill Wilkins, President of WKO, Inc., as Timber Processing’s 2011 Man of the Year. Also highlighted is Little Creek Farm & Lumber, where the Wood family has found reliable…
Timber Processing’s December issue spotlights the importance of maintaining saw filing capacity and saw performance, even during slow production periods. Also featured are the highly respected Austrian company Johann Offner and Texas’s Smith Sawmill Service,…
Timber Processing’s November issue spotlights Emerald Forest Products, which finds down time a good time to build a new sawmill in Emmett, Idaho. Also featured are Mayo River’s Jason Harris, which switched from logging to…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights the family-owned Binder mill, which recently opened a sawmill in Germany that is integrating the finest European machinery and systems. Also featured are Washington’s Vaagen Bros. Lumber, which acquired Ponderay…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights Pine Tech, which continues to modernize an impressive red pine lumber operation in Lake City, Mich. Also featured are Rex Lumber Brookhaven LLC and Virginia’s Fortress Wood Products. The Machinery…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue includes the 32nd Annual Lumbermen’s Buying Guide, as well as an in-depth report on the health of the lumber industry. Also spotlighted is Coastal Lumber Co., a major hardwood lumber producer…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights Georgia’s Griffin Lumber, which has a history of doing what it takes to keep its southern yellow pine sawmill at the forefront. Also featured is Pleasant River Lumber, a Northeast…
Timber Processing’s May issue spotlights the North American softwood lumber industry, which is enduring its fourth year of an industry-wide recession. The issue re-caps the recent Bio-Energy conference in Atlanta and provides an approach to…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights the Collins Company, one of the nation’s largest hardwood sawmills, which is cutting a “designer” hardwood species—Pacific Albus—in the Pacific Northwest. Also featured are North Carolina’s Industrial Wood Products, which…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights Canfor-New South’s Steve Singleton, Timber Processing’s 2010 Man of the Year. Canfor-New South’s most recently acquired mill in Darlington, SC, is also highlighted for undergoing a green end facelift and…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights Goodman Veneer & Lumber, which has improved its mill operations and its product offerings at Goodman, Wis. The issue also announces the future of the North American wood pellets industry,…
Timber Processing’s December issue spotlights Rex Lumber, a Bristol, Fla. company that has installed and started up a large log line, preparing its sawmill team for a market turnaround. Also featured are the UK’s Lancashire…
Timber Processing’s November issue spotlights H. W. Culp Lumber, which has completed its optimization sweep with a new planer mill grade optimizer from Comact. Also featured is the process of SYP sawmill assessment to provide…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights the Hulett, Wyoming company Neiman Enterprises, which now operates three sawmills and has become a major producer of ponderosa pine lumber. Also featured are the export expert PJ Lumber and…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights how associations, sawmills and equipment suppliers are coping with the recession. The issue also discusses the messy business of curtailment in the sawmill industry and the steps equipment manufacturers are…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue spotlights Mississippi’s Anderson-Tully Lumber, which tackles bottlenecks to increase productivity and lumber yield. Also featured are the nation’s largest producing sawmill, Roseburg Forest Products at Dillard, Ore., and a listing of…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights Langdale Forest Products, a Valdosta, Ga. company that has upgraded its double length infeed system for better positioning and recovery. Also featured are Simpson Lumber Co.’s southwest Washington stud mill…
Timber Processing’s May issue spotlights log carriages, an industry tradition and the lifeblood of many a sawmill; in a special section, manufacturers provide the latest log carriage technology developments. Also featured are the Maine hardwood…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Japan’s Orvis Corp., which uses its own vessel, Green Hope, to procure radiata pine logs from New Zealand for its new sawmill in Himeji City. Also featured are Atlanta Hardwood…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights Limington Lumber’s eastern white pine sawmill in Maine, which continues to make impressive progress while maintaining a positive outlook. The issue also announces a strong lineup of twenty-one speakers for…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights Mike Flynn, president and CEO of Midwest Hardwood Corporation, as Timber Processing’s 21st annual Man of the Year. A special report unearths the reason behind the failure of the economy….
Timber Processing’s December issue features Battle Lumber’s large hardwood lumber operation in Wadley, Georgia as it counts on its cutting tools expertise even more during soft markets. Pacific/Hoe adopts nanotechnology with new ceramic-coated saw blades….
Timber Processing’s November issue discusses how scanning and optimization technologies continue to make great strides from green end to dry end, on logs and lumber. Thompson Hardwoods’ most recent project has produced lumber gains. Also,…
Timber Processing’s October issue features Collins Companies as it starts up a small log mill to match the emerging raw material resource in Lakeview, Oregon. Frick Lumber Co. maintains a steady path toward its 85th…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights Troy Lumber in North Carolina for the improvements it is making for the company. A vertically integrated hardwood producer takes a leading role in preserving the future of Connecticut forests…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue features the Annual Buying Guide. Forestry and energy industries come together in north Florida, and the result is the world’s largest wood fuel pellet plant. Scanner producer JoeScan brings experience and…
Timber Processing’s June issue features Ashton Lewis Lumber’s new sawmill in Gatesville, NC, which is geared for producing a long list of dependable domestic and export products with grade in mind. Lumber drying operations can…
Timber Processing’s May issue spotlights Simpson Timber Co.’s new planer mill in Shelton, Washington, which can take all the lumber that Simpson sawmills throw at it. Virginia’s Morgan Lumber cites people as the best part…
Timber Processing’s April issue features a report from economist Henry Spelter and his peers at the Forest Products Lab, profiling today’s North American softwood sawmill. Also, the fifth and sixth generation Almond family has spent…
Timber Processing’s March issue features Hazelhurst Lumber in Mississippi, which implemented a new Advanced Sawmill Machinery primary breakdown carriage system. New York’s leading hardwood lumber producer strengthens its leadership position through acquisitions. Also, New Equipment…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue honors Bill Carden of Potomac Supply Corp. in Kinsale, Va. As the 20th Man of the Year. The conference agenda for the Portland Show is included in this issue, and Finland’s…
Timber Processing’s December issue reports that Montana’s Missoula Saws has become an important provider for saw service in the Northwest. A new era begins for Georgia’s Tolleson Lumber with a new president, executive team and…
Timber Processing’s November issue features Price Companies’ new sawmill in Monticello, Arkansas, which has gotten the kinks out and is now waiting for a market rebound. A chance encounter launches a new career and new…
Timber Processing’s October issue features Bennett Forest Industries’ greenfield sawmill in Grangeville, Idaho, which is hitting production targets with some heavy-duty sawing stations and apparatus. Full automation provides consistent quality and grade recovery at Moose…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights Keadle Lumber in Thomaston, Georgia, led by President Steve Keadle. It is back to being a pure southern yellow pine dimension lumber producer in its 60th year. The Stewart family…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue features Robbins Lumber’s latest upgrades at its sawmill in Searsmont, Me., which includes a green end automated lumber grading and handling line. This issue discusses the business to be had at…
Timber Processing’s June issue discusses how the third generation H.W. Culp Lumber Co. sees better than projected results with the “horizontal shape sawing” system. New ownership of New South-Camden brings about subtle but effective changes….
Timber Processing’s May issue provides the story of one of the nation’s newest softwood sawmills’ development and startup. North Florida Lumber closes the “execution gap” at its high production southern mill. Also, Leesville Lumber rides…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Rough & Ready Lumber as it seeks self-sufficient power and extra drying capacity with its new cogeneration plant. An independent sawmill operation takes measures to balance soft markets and company…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights MeadWestvaco’s SYP mill in Cottonton, Alabama that is on the right track. Focused expansion and capital improvements position AWP as a dominant force in the hardwood lumber industry. Also, the…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue honors the Man of the Year, Bob Jordan of Jordan Lumber & Supply in Mt. Gilead, NC. The 2002 fire season has resulted in new challenges for Arizona’s tribal owned sawmill.
Timber Processing’s December issue discusses how manufacturers and suppliers of saws and filing equipment are handling the present and future state of the industry. Pope & Talbot’s saw filing program finds its sweet spot, and…
Timber Processing’s November issue spotlights Pope & Talbot’s softwood sawmill in Spearfish, SD, which has always been a survivor thanks to a little tweaking here and there to machinery and products. Small changes double production…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights Devil’s Tower Forest Products in Wyoming for finding gold in “them thar hills” with its emphasis on shop production. A new canter line and high-speed planer mill have this BC…
Timber Processing’s September issue congratulates Buse Timber Co. of Everett, Washington for an ESOP and a strong timbers market. Hardwood lumber producer Beckwith Lumber Co. installs a unique optimized combination gang-edger. Also, Joe N. Miles…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue reports on Pollard Lumber’s newly installed “long” direct-fired dry kiln at its southern pine operation in Appling, Georgia. Understanding the “execution gap” is the first step toward reaping the rewards. Also,…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights how Gregory Wood Products is breathing easier following a challenging startup of a unique new hardwood/softwood sawmill in Hickory, NC. Sawmillers are looking for ways to combat rising energy costs…
Timber Processing’s May issue discusses how well Walt Wirfs and Bill Stone have resurrected Pony Lumber Co. in Tacoma, Washington. J.W. Jones Lumber pursues a path of continuous improvement, and two American officials provide their…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Jordan Forest Products’ overhaul of its Barnesville, Georgia green end that includes an extended length infeed/sharp chain line reconfigured by Advanced Sawmill Machinery. Survey results reveal that most softwood lumber…
Timber Processing’s March issue features Southport Lumber Co. of North Bend Oregon, which is proving that the era of a private firm building a greenfield sawmill in the Northwest is not days-gone-by. Michigan lumberman Luke…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue honors the Man of the Year, Chris Ketcham, who is general manager of Yakama Forest Products in White Swan, Washington. Sawmill operations support Anthony Forest Products’ glulam facilities. A Forest Products…
Timber Processing’s December issue spotlights Cut Technologies, which has started up a new round saws manufacturing plant in Sumas, Washington. Gulf States’ filing room keeps pace with a mill facility that’s consistently expanding production. Also,…
Timber Processing’s November issue features Mason County Forest Products’ large and small log lines in Shelton, Washington, coming on the heels of their startup in 2003 of Lewis County Forest Products in Winlock, Washington. New…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights Wayne Battle Lumber Co. of Wadley, Georgia, which has upgraded its green end and dry end in recent years as it maintains its position as the hardwood lumber leader. Harry…
Timber Processing’s September issue features Varn Wood Products, which has added a small log line at its southern pine sawmill in Hoboken, Georgia. Evergreen Forest has upgraded its sawmill in Tamarack, Idaho to match its…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue discusses one of the new president Steve Anthony’s immediate tasks, which has been to finish up the modernization of Anthony Timberlands’ southern pine sawmill in Bearden, Arkansas, with help from plant…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights Redwood lumber leader Pacific Lumber Co., which has started up a new sawmill at its original site in Scotia, California. Changing market opportunities drive trimmer and kiln upgrades at Jack…
Timber Processing’s May issue features PBS Lumber Manufacturing in Winnfield, LA. for rebounding with new ownership and a combination of new and used machinery. Chaleur Sawmills has made itself much better with improvements in the…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights North Florida Lumber for its installation of a merchandising system and a primary breakdown line to go after “super pulpwood.” Owners of Dwight Lewis Lumber Co. and Lewis Lumber Products…
Timber Processing’s December issue says the canter chipping knife market is a hot one thanks to manufacturers who are keeping up with great products and attractive programs. A five-year capital investment plan positions an Iowa…
Timber Processing’s November issue reports on how the residential-use lumber treating industry has undergone a major overhaul thanks to an EPA-endorsed chemicals switcheroo. Pinecrest Lumber finishes its second generation technology renovation with improvements throughout the…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights Jordan Lumber & Supply Co. of Mt. Gilead, NC as it continues to prove that it is one of the most progressive lumber operations in the country. A Massachusetts sawmill,…
Timber Processing’s September issue reports on new green end facility that is boosting output while maintaining a focus on quality. Canfor’s Houston mill emphasizes production volume and cost efficiencies. Also, Alleghany Wood Products’ dry kiln…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue spotlights Omega Solutions for topping 30 systems afield in less than three years. Planer optimizer with knot recognition caps a major IP sawmill upgrade. This issue also includes the Annual Buying…
Timber Processing’s June issue features Bowater’s Albertville Sawmill in north Alabama, which is showing strong recovery numbers thanks to a curve-sawing gang and a sharp chain retrofit. PJ Lumber uses custom-built saws to create a…
Timber Processing’s May issue reports on the new sawmill upgrade that Slocan completed just before Canfor Corp. bought Slocan Forest Products in Quesnel, BC. Mill town sawmill holds to traditions and work ethics of times…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Averitt Hardwoods International for its operation of three hardwood lumber sawmills, including one at the refurbished headquarters site in Clarksville, Tennessee. Sun Studs is making moves as the latest acquisition…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights headrig sawyer Greg Scheller, who has new scanning/optimization gear to work with at Welco Lumber’s fencing red cedar sawmill in Marysville, Washington. Potlatch takes process control to the next level…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue features the Man of the Year, Dan Levesque, a Maine-based General Manager of Nexfor Fraser Papers’ North American Sawmill Group. The Technology Update reports that key primary breakdown optimization updates and…
Timber Processing’s November/December issue spotlights the highly respected Columbus Lumber in Brookhaven, Mississippi as it constantly upgrades its operation, including new rolling stock in the log yard. Lewis County Forest Products aims to penetrate the…
Timber Processing’s October issue reports on how Comact/Hi-Tech gives Rex Lumber what it wants at a new southern pine lumber plant on an old site in Graceville, Florida. Family lineage helps to preserve independent sawmills,…
Timber Processing’s September issue discusses Collins Pine’s new edger from Timber Machine Technologies. The inherent goodness of owning land creates a strong legacy for the Barge family. Also, Coastal’s hardwood mill undergoes a multi-phase modernization…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue includes the Annual Buying Guide. Collum’s Lumber in Allendale, SC has completed a major reconfiguration of its sawmill, leaning heavily on Newnes-McGehee equipment. Also, despite poor business conditions, quality visitors make…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights Gulf States Paper as it starts up a new sawmill for processing small logs into timbers in Moundville, Alabama. A new edger installation at SDS Lumber is the first phase…
Timber Processing’s May issue features Cascade Hardwood, which is getting the most from its log supply with a recent scragg mill installation and ongoing efficiency improvements at its mill in Chehalis, Washington. Modernization and downstream…
Timber Processing’s April issue focuses on the treated lumber industry and its transition to non-arsenate preservatives, which has left many questions unanswered. A consultant analyzes the transition to new preservatives that the wood treating industry…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights WKO, where near-constant mill renovation has been an operating philosophy for thirty years. A tiny town in northern Idaho is mentioned for setting its sights on a diverse future while…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue honors Dan Kretz of Kretz Lumber Co. in Antigo, Wisconsin as the 2003 Man of the Year for his leadership and innovation. Plum Creek Timber’s northwest Montana stud mill plays a…
Timber Processing’s December issue highlights Stimson Lumber’s central filing room in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, which serves up to four mills grinding round-the-clock. As log and lumber prices squeeze profit margins, mills are turning to their…
Timber Processing’s November issue features Yakama Forest Products as it starts up a greenfield sawmill to process larger logs off tribal timberland in White Swan, Washington. T&S Hardwoods rides export trends while maintaining mill efficiencies,…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights Keadle Lumber Enterprises, which has entered the era of multi-optimization southern pine sawmilling with an expansion at its complex in Thomaston, Georgia. Mill approaches to project design, engineering, fabrication and…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights Hampton Lumber, which has revitalized the hemlock stud mill in Morton, Washington, which it purchased from Pacific Lumber Sales in 1999. Jasper Lumber makes investments in log handling and small-log…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue offers a wealth of information as the Annual Lumbermen’s Buying Guide, which features the nation’s top 200 softwood sawmill producers. Hancock Lumber in Maine has had six generations meeting the challenges…
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights J.V. Wells Lumber Co. in Sharptown, Maryland, which has added a sharp chain line for smaller logs, but the mill is still going after timbers. Major sawmill and planer mill…
Timber Processing’s May issue features Hubert Moore Lumber Co., which has rebuilt much of its southern pine sawmill in Alapaha, Georgia, including a new optimized Forano headrig. Boise installs a curve-sawing gang and end-dogging headrig…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights one of the newest sawmills in the U.S. that belongs to ArborTech in Blackstone, Virginia, which includes technology from PSI, Hi-Tech and Comact. Millar Western’s new single line sawmill is…
Timber Processing’s March issue reports on how USNR and Porter Engineering provided much of the technology at Simpson Timber’s new and large sawmill in Tacoma, Washington. Joe N. Miles and Sons’ latest expansion is geared…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights the Man of the Year, Rusty Wood, who is President of Tolleson Lumber Co. in Perry, Georgia. New South Lumber Co. is turning its sawmills into some of the most…
Timber Processing’s November/December issue features Rocky Creek Lumber Co., which is quietly starting up a Greenfield timbers sawmill in Mexia, Alaska. Founded by timbermen, today’s Owego, NY still has a strong timber industry, which meshes…
Timber Processing’s October issue reports on Willamette Industries’ decision to overhaul its sawmill in Dodson, Louisiana, beginning with a new merchandising system. The Merkley brothers are featured for having to build a better mill after…
Timber Processing’s September issue discusses how Cypress has built a Greenfield cypress lumber and mulch operation in Hosford, Florida. At the Southern Forest Products Association’s 26th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition, lighter attendance allowed…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue features Louisiana-Pacific’s new green end in Florida that features a Hi-Tech Comact small log breakdown system. The southern pine lumber market could be better, but Delitic has not slowed down its…
Timber Processing’s June issue reports on Willamette Industries’ new small log mill in SC that processes cores from its adjacent plywood plant into small timbers and narrow dimension. Another article discusses how any mill project,…
Timber Processing’s May issue reports on Kinzua Resources, which is doing a small log facelift on the sawmill it purchased from Louisiana-Pacific five years ago. USNR Vertical Shape Sawing system maximizes time, space and money…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights McShan Lumber Co. of McShan, Alabama for being able to rebound with the best of them when markets go soft. For Suwanee Lumber Co., it was a multi-year trek encompassing…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights Housewoods, Inc. of Salem, Ind. for building a new sawmill to more efficiently address an unstable hardwood resource. Forks, Washington is the subject of a new series, Our Town, USA….
Timber Processing’s January/February issue declares the Man of the Year to be Larry Williams, Chairman and C.E.O. of remanufacturing giant and Boise-based Idaho Timber Corp. Rushmore Forest Products rebuilt their outdated mill, adding curve-sawing technology…
Timber Processing’s December issue spotlights Bennett Lumber Products in Princeton, Idaho for staying on top of its dimension lumber sawing program with quality fibers and quality equipment. Filing room consultants implemented a new “fast track”…
Timber Processing’s November issue spotlights Mountain Forest Products’ new chip mill and sawmill complex in Clintwood, Virginia. A Georgia operation takes an innovative approach when choosing new equipment and new technology for a worn-out facility….
Timber Processing’s October issue shows how Hampton Affiliates has put together an impressive combination of machinery and personnel, including edger operator Kevin Gillespie, at its recently acquired sawmill in Randle, Washington. Hamel Forest Products’ new…
Timber Processing’s September issue spotlights Plum Creek Timber Co. for converting a softwood plywood mill into a high-production, high-tech southern yellow pine sawmill in Joyce, Louisiana. Amelia Lumber is in a state of constant change…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue is the 22nd Annual Buying Guide. It features Travis Lumber Co. of Mansfield, Arkansas, which comes up to green end speed with a new curve-sawing line supplied by Advanced Sawmill Machinery….
Timber Processing’s June issue spotlights Tolleson Lumber Co. for its new, one-of-a-kind PSI/Hi-Tech/Perception log merchandising system at its Preston, Georgia southern pine sawmill. Softwood lumber production remains high despite softening markets, falling housing starts and…
Timber Processing’s May issue discusses the latest upgrade at Southern Lumber Co., which is second primary breakdown headrig for large log processing. Oregon’s C&D Lumber has retooled with a new optimized edger and tighter focus…
Timber Processing’s April issue features a new hardwood mill in Norton, West Virginia that added to Allegheny Wood Products’ already impressive list of mill and timberland assets. Also, at Anthony Forest Products Co., staying on…
Timber Processing’s March issue spotlights Sierra Pacific Industries, including its mill In Anderson, California, for its success under the guidance of President and CEO Red Emmerson. A major log yard upgrade is but one of…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue features the Man of the Year, Fred Stimpson III, as he leads Gulf Lumber Co. and his industry into the final year of the 20th century. CAE Newnes supplied dry end…
Timber Processing’s December issue has the annual cutting tools section that features developments in variable pitch saws, tooth grinding, fines filtering and automation, as well as an in-depth report on Weyerhaeuser Co.’s filing operations at…
Timber Processing’s November issue features Crown Pacific, which wiped its slate clean and built a new sawmill in Bonners Ferry, Id., which includes the Sawquip primary breakdown system. A recent green end upgrade at Weaber,…
Timber Processing’s October issue spotlights Temple-Inland as it proudly stamps its name on stacks of southern pine lumber coming out of it recently modernized sawmill in Diboll, Texas. A no-frills approach to sawmilling bears quality…
Timber Processing’s September issue features Deer Park Lumber’s new linebar resaw in Tunkhannock, PA, and Langdale Forest Product’s new sharp chain breakdown line in Valdosta, GA. Also, Precision Husky bought the Toro division and added…
Timber Processing’s July/August issue spotlights Willamette Industries and its new operation in Simsboro, La. Strong lumber markets and new technology made for lots of action at the recent SFPA Machinery & Equipment Expo. This issue…
Timber Processing’s June issue discusses how an Optimil primary breakdown is part of Scotch Lumber Co.’s new green end in Fulton, AL. Balfour Lumber Co. took on curve-sawing early on, as well as a battle…
Timber Processing’s May issue presents Hampton Affiliates’ Willamina Lumber in Oregon, which has started up a new optimized log merchandising system as well as primary breakdown and cant processing stations. Also, it is discussed whether…
Timber Processing’s April issue spotlights Tradewinds of Virginia and how it has taken the conventional chip mill concept to another level of fiber optimization. Pallet Business Journal reports on the Pallet Factory’s move to Memphis…
Timber Processing’s March issue features Willamette Industries in Oregon for their new merchandising system outside and a major green end overhaul inside, including curve-sawing technology. Hampton Tree Farms refines timber mapping with 5-meter panchromatic imagery…
Timber Processing’s January/February issue spotlights Jim Hamer of Jim C. Hamer Co. in Kenova, West Virginia for always taking his employees and his natural resources to heart, which makes him Man of the Year. Also,…