The following is a collection of equipment and machinery videos, which is the next best thing to a plant tour and seeing this technology run in person. The 2015 Pallet Enterprise Video Guide features videos of new equipment and services from leading suppliers to the sawmill, pallet and wood processing industries. These videos cover key technologies that you should consider as you optimize your operations. To access videos, visit the online guide at www.palletenterprise.com/videoguide.
Pallet Assembly Systems
GBN Machine
GBN Dual Nailing Head Pallet Lines
This video shows the different dual nailing machine pallet nailing systems made by GBN for producing block or stringer pallets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRchZB7FmWo
Viking Engineering & Development
Viking Pallet Assembly Systems
This video includes an overview of Viking’s single operator Champion machines and tandem nailer Turbo machines. Also, see what some of the company’s loyal customers have to say about how Viking has taken their businesses to the NEXT LEVEL, and get a glimpse of how Viking works with customers to tailor a machine to fit their needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8dHS5mMBV0
Viper Industrial Products
Woodpecker Junior
New attachment to the Woodpecker Junior that allows finished pallets to be automatically dropped to a stacker. This model can produce up to 500 pallets per day with a single man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4H-_UNIzk
Blades
HUB Industrial Supply
M-42 Dismantling Blades
HUB Industrial Supply offers a wide variety of consumable items tailored to the pallet industry. This includes HUB’s brand of saw blades and cutting wheels which are designed to meet the needs of the pallet industry. This video features the HUB Premium M-42 bandsaw blade. HUB offers a 2-for-1 replacement guarantee on its blades if one ever fails at the weld.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX4oV41Hyc4
KASCO SharpTech
WoodMaxx Blades
http://www.kascosharptech.com/
WoodMaxx premium band saw blades are ideal for sawmills and other applications where band sawmill blades are used, including thin kerf sawmills, pallet mills, portable sawmills, horizontal resaws and vertical resaws. You can purchase these high performing blades at WoodMaxxBlades.com, or ask your distributor for KASCO WoodMaxx Blades.
http://www.kascosharptech.com/wood-pallet-band-saw-blades.html
Grinders & Shredders
Cresswood Shredding Machinery
XR-2000
The Cresswood XR-2000 is an extreme duty grinder, designed for high-capacity size reduction, and is one of the heaviest and most rugged single shaft pallet grinders in its class on the market today. The XR-Class is engineered to take the punishment required of industrial equipment with reliability, efficiency, quality, and lower cost of ownership, known to be the hallmark of Cresswood Wood Grinders.
Rotochopper
FP-66
The Rotochopper FP-66 takes high volume pallet recycling to a new level, outperforming many bigger grinders while minimizing fuel costs and maintenance downtime. Precision grinding so you can produce better mulch, fuel or bedding at a lower cost per cubic yard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndGs9j6qeU
Colorant/Coloring Systems
Amerimulch
MobileTrom
Amerimulch’s revolutionary coloring process of the ColorTrom has gone mobile. All the benefits of the ColorTrom technology in a self-contained, transportable unit. The value and capabilities of the MobileTrom make it an attractive option to expand current production capacity during peak season or to handle the challenges of multiple sites. The MobileTrom has the versatility to meet all of your production needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyDb0ZHHRLU
Colorbiotics
Sahara Pro
The state-of-the-art Sahara Pro coloring system delivers everything you need to increase productivity and save time and money, including an optimized Global Equipment Monitoring system for intelligent control and monitoring; a modular design for easier maintenance and improved safety; and added features to ensure the most efficient use of water, energy and materials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F4qB_KCyvg
Mat Machines
J&J Machinery
Matty Machine
http://www.jandjmachinery.com/
J&J Machinery’s custom-built Matty Machine was designed as a stand-alone unit or to be used in an assembly line when the need arises. It uses a similar operating system to former design along with encoder measurement for accuracy and simplicity.
Pallet Recycling Equipment
Smart Products
Smart Products manufactures pallet repair and recycling equipment for the wooden pallet industry. Its dismantlers, trim saws, pallet prep machines, notching machines, turn tables, chain and belt conveyors, and related equipment have been purchased by manufacturers of new and recycled pallets located on six continents.
http://palletrecyclingequipment.com/
Universal Machinery Sales
Run-A-Gade
http://www.universalmachinerysales.net/
The Run-A-Gade bandsaw system can increase board processing yield while being operated by one person. It has extra-duty blade guides, a large table that accommodates up to 60" pallets and comes standard with a two-stage conveyor system. Multiple machines can be connected for configurations that meet individual facilities’ needs.
Unit or Package Saws
HOLTEC
Precision Crosscut Systems
These systems cut whole bunks of lumber to length in less than 60 seconds with an accuracy of +/-1mm and leave a planer finish. HOLTEC pioneered the concept of precise package cutting over 40 years ago. Due to the performance of its systems, over 8,000 systems are now operational worldwide.
http://www.holtecusa.com/#!videos/c65q
Pacific Trail Manufacturing Inc.
Exacta-Cut Crosscut Unit Saw
The Exacta-Cut bridges the gap between low-cost portable yard saws and larger, more expensive stationary saws. It delivers the tight tolerance and faster cuts needed to increase production with less labor. Among other features, the forklift friendly design keeps the saw bar out of harm’s way during loading and unloading.
http://ptmi.net/products/exacta-cut
Saws
Brewer Machine
Cant Trim Saw
Golden Eagle trim saw offers powered even-end rolls with stop gate, optional center-saw drop outs, improved scrap block removal, multi-directional product rolls. It can cut 24" to 20’ in length and up to 9" thick cut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_aejD_abeU
Storti
R-35 Vertical Arbor Gang Saw
The Storti R-35 is capable of processing three and four- sided cants as well as cants and slabs from the same line. The R-35 can run up to a 2" variation in width of material back to back without a changeover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MfWHf5JkdY&feature=youtu.be
Noble Machinery Co. Inc.
Waechter Machinery Power Feed Trim Saw
www.noblemachine.com
The Waechter Machinery power feed trim saw is a ruggedly built machine with an 18" dia. nail resistant blade that is direct motor driven by a 10 h.p. 3 ph. motor. This combination makes easy work of trimming hardwood nail embedded stringers and deck boards from 16"- 60" long up to 2-1/4" thick with a production rate of 10,000 boards per 8 hour shift. The Waechter trim saw is distributed exclusively by Noble Machinery Co. of Fort Wayne. Indiana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZhO43GR6j0&feature=youtu.be
Scragg Mills
Baker Products
Circular Tri-Scragg System
Hourglass rollers carry material to a slasher saw. Cut-to-length material is transferred to a log infeed deck and the circular tri-scragg mill that processes logs into cants. The band double end-trim cuts cants to length and two multi-head resaws cut pallet boards before they are dedusted and stacked.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvvoliCQyvA
Cant Resaws
Brewco
B-800 Band Resaw
High feed speeds and thin kerf is the heart of this resaw. It utilizes a 2" band, the widest available without an expensive filing room. It has 40" wheels, a 40Hp saw motor, and 4" diameter chrome-hardened roller guides. Downtime with smaller bands breaking throughout the day can be eliminated.
Pendu
5404 Band Resaw
Accurately and efficiently cut/resize cants and lumber with a Pendu 5404 band saw! The 5404 has a cutting capacity of 8" high x 12" wide. Powered by a 75 HP motor, the 5404 band saw can operate at speeds up to 200 feet per minute. With heavy steel construction, the 5404 is built to last and is easy to maintain and operate while providing maximum production.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlV3130n2yE
Wood-Mizer
WM4000 Industrial Headrig
Put the Wood-Mizer WM4000 industrial thin-kerf sawmill to work for you as a primary, stand-alone headrig or integrate it into a large operation. The low cost of ownership, lower maintenance and higher productivity creates a formula for success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEemORJBXj0&list=PLAAE0197A1E437070&index=3
Stackers and Sortation Systems
Automated Industrial Technologies
M2L 200 Board Stacker
The M2L board stacker is a tireless work horse for sawmills and pallet manufacturers worldwide. M2L stands for Minus 2 Laborers to your bottom line. Increase production while cutting labor with this board stacker today.
Pallet Machinery Group
TS300 Board Stacker
The TS300 is capable of stacking boards at up to 25 layers per minute and can also automatically place tie strips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxvSRmHyRzI
PRS Group
High-Speed Pallet Stacker Bank with Auto-Sort
PRS designs and manufactures machinery systems for all aspects of pallet sortation, repair, and recycling. This video shows a live-stacker system with bar code technology that automatically sorts and stacks pallets by grade at rates up to 650 per hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhmAcxObJvM
SMETCO
High-Speed Pallet Sorting Line
Pallet recyclers wanting to improve sortation speed and capabilities while lowering staff cost can look into automation using a SMETCO sortation line. This video showcases what is possible to achieve with the right automation.
Other Machinery & Systems
Automated Machine Systems, Inc.
PalMate ERP Software
PalMate ERP is revolutionizing pallet manufacturing and recycling companies as well as timber processing and sawmill operations by dynamically integrating equipment, software, and people. Ultimately, this user-friendly system will bring relief to plant managers, accountability to production crews, and bottom line to owners.
L-M Equipment Co. Ltd
L-M Bump Rollcase with Integrated Automatic Strapping System
This state-of-the-art system is designed to square and strap lumber packages, with the option of attaching dunnage covers. It features an end bumper to flush package ends, built-in automatic side squeeze, self-covering dunnage placement from 2×2’s to 4×4’s autofeed or manual feed, and an outfeed system to handle both dunnaged and non-dunnaged packages. Infeed and outfeed chain transfers are optional, and the system can be customized to meet customer requirements.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V4Ss-yOh5E
Trailer Retrofit Kits
Air-Flow Trailer Systems
www.aftstrailers.com
Prevent mold and mildew on pallets with the air-dry ventilation approach from Air-Flow Trailer Systems. This method has been proven by scientific studies conducted by Virginia Tech to significantly reduce mold growth on pallets in transit. Instead of your trailers becoming breeding ground for mold, turn them into an asset with trailer modifications or do-it-yourself kits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3K0g4oGJz8
Services
Woodbrowser
Online Lumber Trading Portal
Woodbrowser’s Weekly Lumber X Report provides softwood lumber buyers and sellers with weekly market feedback and coincides with “Rough Cut”, its real-time delivered inventory pricing system. The Woodbrowser sales team provides market data and insights based on purchaser, mill, and broker feedback in the marketplace at the start of each week. Used in tandem with its “Rough Cut” pricing system, Lumber X supplies purchasers and sellers with market data that hasn’t been available to the industry until now.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/95004132?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff&autoplay=1
