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Washington Organization Adapts and Forges Ahead... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > New Pallet ManufacturingJuly, 1, 2005
LONGVIEW, Washington — In the 1990s, pallet production at Applied Industries hit 160,000 a year, but with changing market conditions, production eventually dwindled to about 80,000 pallets annually. Last year one of Applied Industries’ main customers, Weyerhaeuser, closed its nearby...
Software Analyzes Feasibility of Saw Kerf... - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Equipment, Products & ServicesJune, 1, 2005
Reductions in saw kerf on head rigs and resaws can dramatically increase lumber recovery in hardwood sawmills. Research has shown that lumber sawing variation reduction will increase lumber recovery above that obtained solely from kerf reduction. Reductions in sawing machine...
Pallet People - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > Pallet NewsJune, 1, 2005
N.Y. Man Wins Contest Sponsored by Wood-Mizer Jason Smith, owner of Westbury Lumber in Red Creek, N.Y., was the grand champion winner of the Business Best Contest sponsored by Wood-Mizer Products. The contest recognizes sawyers who operate successful businesses with...
NWPCA Annual Meeting: Shared Vision United... - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > AssociationsJune, 1, 2005
Tampa, Fla. This year the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) held its annual meeting on February 19-22 in Tampa, Florida. Since I attended my first NWPCA meeting in 1978, this is just the second time the association has...
TrenStar Pooling Service Targets High Value... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJune, 1, 2005
DENVER, Colorado — When Denver-based TrenStar was launched less than four years ago, the new mobile asset management company’s leadership identified a common issue across a lot of industries that are only too familiar to people involved with logistics —...
Letter to the Editor - Pallet Enterprise
Pallets > LawJune, 1, 2005
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 Dear Pallet Enterprise Editor, The following is my story, which reveals the ridiculous state of affairs with respect to the everyday consequences of the current corporate bankruptcy law. And without question, my story is certainly not...
Forklift Safety Taking Training Seriously - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJune, 1, 2005
Since entering the material handling industry in 1991, I have been very concerned about how seriously we take forklift certification. If you look at things worth achieving in life, most require work, patience, time and some level of competency to...
New York City Container Company Provides... - Pallet Enterprise
PalletsJune, 1, 2005
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York — Abbot & Abbot Box Corporation’s wood box manufacturing business is a one-of-a-kind specialty packaging business in the New York City region. Things used to be different years ago, however. Box suppliers used to be...
Saw Lines Edging, Trimming, Grading, Sorting - Pallet Enterprise
Sawmills > Grading StandardsJune, 1, 2005
(Editor’s Note: In his regular column, Alan Froome continues his discussion of sawmill ideas and methods and how they evolved, along with a review of some recent developments in sawmill technology in the search for ever-higher lumber recovery and profit....
Timber in Southern California Still Yielding... - Pallet Enterprise
Logging > Forest HealthJune, 1, 2005
Timber and sawmilling usually do not come to mind when you think of Southern California these days, and pallet manufacturers with sawmill capability in the region have been a rarity. However, low-grade timber — brought on by drought, bark beetle...
