Sawmills
Sawmill & Treating Insights: Upgrading for Volume or Value? Brian Bond
When it comes to making capital improvements to an operation, should you focus on adding equipment that will increase...
Read moreWood-Mizer to Tour 12 States, 4 Provinces
Wood-Mizer Products, a leading manufacturer of portable band sawmills, will mark its 25th anniversary in 2007 with a 17-stop...
Read moreVa. Tech Sawmill & Treating Insights: Determining the Value of Logs
Log costs make up approximately 60-70% of the total costs of a sawmilling operation; therefore, determining the appropriate value...
Read moreWhat?s In a Board Foot?
When anyone considers the board footage in a pallet, caution should be exercised. It is often said that “beauty...
Read moreWeekly Hardwood Review Indicates That Cooling Market for Railties Expected To Rebound in the Spring of 2007
(Editor’s Note: The following article was derived from a report in the Aug. 4 edition of the Weekly Hardwood...
Read moreSmall Wood, Big Potential: Conference Explores Challenges, Opportunities of Small Diameter Timber Resources and Products
(Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part article about the SmallWood Conference that was held in Richmond, Va....
Read moreEffect of Southern Pine Dimension Lumber Grade: Lumber Grade Impacts the Flexural Strength and Stiffness of Pallet Lumber
1. Introduction The research presented here was conducted on Southern Pine by Ralph L. Rupert and Marshall S. White from...
Read moreSouthland Manufacturing Advances to Industry Changes: A New Brewco B-800 Bandsaw System Anchors Lumber Production
Bowling Green, Kentucky I had the privilege of first visiting and featuring Glenn Atkinson at Southland Manufacturing back in 1994....
Read moreVirginia Tech, Sawmill & Treating Insights — Going with the Grain: Sawing with the Curve
Sawmills are constantly trying to improve their competitiveness as markets change and competition increases. Decreases in log availability, size...
Read moreBarcode Tracking System & Unique, Transverse Saw System: Potomac Supply Makes History in Its Milling and Logistics Developments
Kinsale, Virginia— This is the third time that I have had the privilege of writing an article about the Carden...
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