Sawmill and Treating Insights — Virginia Tech: Preventative Maintenance Programs Increase Productivity and Reduce Costs
Money spent on maintenance ultimately does not contribute to the final product – lumber, pallets, etc. However, without maintenance, machinery failures will lead to higher costs and more unplanned downtime. Workers in the forest products industry are constantly...New Kiln Boosts Efficiency, Lumber Quality — Bibler Brothers Lumber Turns to Uni Temp, Tinsley Consulting for Continuous Dry Kiln System
Bibler Brothers Lumber – Uni Temp, Tinsley Consulting Supply Continuous Dry Kiln System RUSSELVILLE, Arkansas — Terry Freeman, president of Bibler Brothers Lumber Company, is a man who hates waste. When he heard about a way to improve efficiency in his company’s...Product Profiles, November 2008
New Products, Events in the Forest Products Industry. John Deere named Fergus/Peters Group as the advertising and public relations agency for its forestry business. The action came a year after John Deere chose the company for its construction business. “Having...McLaughlin Logging Finds Niche in Thinning: Log Max Harvesters Prove Good Fit for Idaho Contractor Who Transitioned to C-T-L
McLaughlin Logging – Log Max Harvesters Prove Good Fit for Idaho Contractor OROFINO, Idaho — Might, myth and magic add glitter to the history of logging in the Pacific Northwest. As gigantic logs slid down the mountains and moved by rail and river, they charged the...