The mission: saw crooked logs into high-quality lumber
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France's Escobios is among a growing number of sawmillers that are using cutting-edge technology to overcome the problem of obtaining high-quality lumber from crooked timber without much waste and at industrial speeds. Escobios partnered with sawmilling consultancy and machinery manufacturer Ciris Engineering to produce a $25 million sawmill designed to saw 120,000 cubic meters of high-quality lumber a year. The new sawmill will allow Escobios to get the maximum value from each widely varying log.
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1999
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`Use one load of logs to make eight loads of products'
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Snowcap Lumber Ltd, based in Abbotsford, BC, makes wood panels with high-grade veneers on relatively cheap wood. This process multiplies by about thirty the proportion of usable wood by cutting veneers into 1/32" instead of one inch slices. Snowcap is a subsidiary of Pretty's Timber, which harvests about 81 million board feet annually.
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1998
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A little work can add plenty of extra value
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This article focuses on the International Forest Products Ltd. transforming cheap, low-grade utility cedar lumber into costly finished fingerjointed lumber. Issues concerning the AddVantage density scanning equipment and scanning technologies are examined in this article.
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1999
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