Sawmill Case Studies
Samuel Kent Baker Supplies Custom Machinery for Diverse Applications: Custom Equipment Shows Supplier?s Expertise in Design, Engineering
When two forest products companies had different wood handling needs, they both turned to the same wood products machinery...
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 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...
Read moreNorth Carolina Mill Adds Optimization: Home Lumber Co. Turns to Inovec for Optimized Controls at Head Rig
EDEN, North Carolina — My, how times change.North Carolina used to be a stronghold of the U.S. furniture industry. The...
Read moreDemise of Furniture Industry Puts Lumber Company into Pallet Arena;
INDEPENDENCE, Virginia -- Independence Lumber Co. is one of the largest sawmill businesses in the U.S. It is located in...
Read moreIndiana Hardwood Sawmill Makes High Quality Pallet Stock With Wood-Mizer Equipment
ST. CROIX, Indiana — When Phil and Joan Etienne decided to add production of pallet components to their sawmill business...
Read moreBuchanan Hardwoods Continues Progress on Its Firm Foundation
R.W. "Mr. Buck" Buchanan already had 31 years experience running hardwood sawmills in the South when he and his three...
Read moreOregon Man Discovers Small-Scale Milling Is A Strong Market Niche
MULINO, Ore. — Kevin Kaster had no idea his entire life was going to change when his father-in-law bought a...
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