'Best startup ever' keeps getting better
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The Armstrong, B.C. division of Riverside Forest Products Ltd. serves as a model for new small-log lines in the limber industry, cultivating an equal amount of lumber from 9,500 blocks as the former line produced with 12,500 blocks. Because logs represent an increasing percentage of overall lumber processing costs, it is in the best interests of forest products companies to maximize wood processing with new technologies. Riverside uses innovative wood processing systems developed by manufacturers in Quebec, where the quality of wood is similar to that found in Armstrong.
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1997
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Mill's credo: customer deserves what he orders
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West Fraser Mills Ltd division North Coast Timber specializes in manufacturing logs to customer specifications at its Prince Rupert, BC, mill. North Coast has developed 14 sorts for custom cuts, with one or two more to be added later. This practice allows it offer customers specific sorts of quality, size and species. A closed-loop computer network facilitates custom cutting, and each machine center is designed to handle customer input.
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1995
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Older sawmills reap benefits of optimization programs
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Older sawmills can benefit from computers which will increase production while decreasing costs. A case study is provided of Ebaki SA's old, small pallet mill in Guernica, Spain, which utilizes Ciris equipment.
Publication Name: Wood Technology
Subject: Forest products industry
ISSN: 1067-1064
Year: 1999
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