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Mid-Continent Acquires Keystone Fasteners - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesOctober, 1, 2003
Libla Industries Inc., the parent company of Mid-Continent Nail Corp., has acquired Keystone Fasteners in Springdale, Ark. Keystone Fasteners formerly was a division of Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. Mid-Continent is a manufacturer of machine quality bulk and collated nails...
PRS Introduces New Single-Head Notcher - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesOctober, 1, 2003
Pallet Repair Systems (PRS) has expanded its line of machinery with the introduction of a single-head notcher. The PRS single notcher is designed to be operated by one worker and can produce up to 750 stringers per hour, according...
Pendu Unveils First Horizontal Band Resaw - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Equipment, Products & ServicesOctober, 1, 2003
Pendu Manufacturing has introduced its first horizontal band resaw for the pallet and sawmill industry. The Pendu 5400 Bandsaw is availability as a one-head machine or multi-head system. The Pendu 5400 Bandsaw can split boards up to 12 inches...
Small Wisconsin Mill Specializes in Sawing... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Sawmill Case Studies: HardwoodOctober, 1, 2003
FLORENCE, Wis. — High production thin kerf band mills and resaw systems to produce grade lumber are not just for the large industrial sawmill businesses any more. Jay Glime of G&G Lumber recently added a Go Fast grade resaw system...
Hardwood Markets in Major Transition - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet MarketOctober, 1, 2003
Hardwood Pallet Market Weather was a large factor in price and availability of low-grade hardwood all summer. Persistent rains pelted the Eastern U.S. most of the summer. Logging conditions have been understandably poor. The weather improved in August for some...
Illinois Pallet Supplier Puts Strong Focus... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsOctober, 1, 2003
LOVES PARK, Illinois — When Brad and Marcia Huber met at church in 1976, Brad had been working in the pallet industry for just over three years. The couple married later that year, and they launched Huber Pallet Company in...
Integrity, Building Mutual Trust Help Minnesota... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsOctober, 1, 2003
LAKE ELMO, Minnesota — It wasn’t long after Gruber Pallets won a contract to repair pallets for 3M that the diversified technology company was amazed at how many and how fast good quality pallets were being returned. Pallet recovery was...
Thin-Kerf Mills Keep Illinois Sawmill Cutting... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet LumberOctober, 1, 2003
LAWRENCEVILLE, Illinois — A single spark in tinderbox-like conditions nearly undid three generations of hard work at Mieure Sawmill. A fire erupted inside the old, sawdust-coated, wooden mill building in 1994, destroying the mill building and the company’s head rig....
Canadian Pallet Association Gathers for Annual... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > AssociationsSeptember, 2, 2003
NIAGRA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario – Members of the Canadian Wood Pallet and Container Association heard about a U.S. government program to smooth the way for border shipments during times of heightened security and other topics when they gathered for the association’s recent...
Just For Recyclers! - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsSeptember, 2, 2003
With the tremendous growth and increasing complexity in the recycled pallet market, the sector has reached the point it needs its own specialized information source. The new Recycle Record is the answer for those looking for more in-depth information and...
