Pallet companies using lubricant technology supplied by Empire Manufacturing are reporting significant benefits to their cut-up operations associated with extended blade life and enhanced blade performance. Empire Manufacturing, Inc. supplies both lubricant and spraying systems to apply the lubricant to...

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GBN Improves Nail Chuck on Its SystemsGBN Machine and Engineering Co. has developed a new nail chuck for all of its pallet nailing systems. The new nail chuck, of a stronger, more rigid design, improves nailing performance and reduces maintenance....

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The year 2000 brought a number of new developments to the pallet industry, and Pallet Enterprise provided readers with the information on them. Some of the more important issues that we reported in the pages of Pallet Enterprise during the...

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I’ve always been skeptical of forecasts, particularly with the weather. Everyone knows local meteorologists have their hands full with tomorrow’s forecast, much less the five day outlook. But when the National Weather Service lets loose with its “extended forecasts,” I...

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National and international phytosanitary requirements are created to reduce the likelihood that the shipment of plants and plant material will introduce exotic pests into an ecosystem. This has sometimes been called “bio-invasion.” The word phytosanitary literally means “clean plant.” Over...

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WILLAMINA, Ore. — In recent years large companies have come to dominate the Pacific Northwest’s alder scene, yet small mills continue to survive and thrive by being creative in responding to customer needs. Morton Alder Mill is one of these...

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A few months ago I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation to represent my company, General Pallet, on an international trade mission to Asia with New Jersey Gov. Christine Whitman. The delegation was organized as a means of promoting...

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CLIMAX, North Carolina — Orders for special wood components require special attention. In the industrial wood products realm, a customer may need components that are precision end trimmed, perhaps with additional special cuts, such as a groove for banding. A...

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KANE, Penn. — One hundred years ago, when the firm that is now National Fuel began acquiring what eventually amounted to more than 150,000 acres of forest lands in northwest Pennsylvania, it was primarily for the purpose of gas and...

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Be Prepared! "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout law; To help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and...

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