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ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2005

Associations
Mississippi Firm Restores Wood, History - Logosol four-head planer-molder well suited for shaping old heart pine lumber (1/1/2005)
Beware Illegal Drug Labs in Woods - Discoveries of illegal drug labs have increased in some regions of the country. (6/1/2005)
The Sensible Environmentalist: ''Come Inside'' and Work Together - What does it take to be a ''sensible'' environmentalist? (7/1/2005)
The Sensible Environmentalist: Forest Management Prevents Wildfires - What does it take to be a ''''sensible'''' environmentalist? (9/1/2005)
Product Profiles - October 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Duratech, USNR, Wood-Mizer, kiln-direct.com, Morbark and Trace. (10/1/2005)
Sawlines: Options Abound for Lumber Drying - 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. (10/1/2005)
Safety Alert - Logger Cuts Hand on Chipper Counter-Knife (12/1/2005)

Environmental Issues
The Sensible Environmentalist:Trees Answer Questions About Future - Trees provide the answer to many ecological problems. (1/1/2005)
N.A. Forests Expand Thanks to Economic Incentive - Dr. Moore reviews the improving state of the forests in North America. (3/1/2005)
The Sensible Environmentalist - Forest Management Prevents Fires (5/1/2005)
U.S. Lumber Industry Challenges NAFTA in Lawsuit - A group of U.S. lumber companies filed a lawsuit, challenging the legality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (10/1/2005)
Sensible Environmentalist: Where is Green Steel, Concrete? - Dr. Moore speaks out on which is more recyclable, wood, steel or concrete. (11/1/2005)
Gulf Coast Gears Up for Salvaging Timber - Forest Products Industry is busy cleaning up and salvaging damaged timber from the hurricane-battered Gulf Coast region. (11/1/2005)
Prices, Costs Still Squeezing Loggers - Loggers, Mills Must Overcome Challenges Together (12/1/2005)

Equipment, Products & Services
Sawlines:Machinery Options For Primary Breakdown - TL machinery expert Alan Froome explores the latest technology for the primary breakdown stage of log processing. (1/1/2005)
Software Helps Manage Sales, Inventory - Progressive Solutions expands suite of products for all operational departments (3/1/2005)
Hardwood Mills Make Gain with INOVEC - INOVEC’s New G3 software platform enables optimized machine centers to communicate with each other (3/1/2005)
Secondary Breakdown: Bandmills or Gangs - 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. (4/1/2005)

Firewood
Teacher Has Learned the Firewood Business - Pennsylvania Man sees multiple benefits from Rainier Hydraulics Chomper processor (1/1/2005)
Rancher's Firewood Business Prospers - Twister Industries wrapping equipment enables California company to keep growing (1/1/2005)
Firewood Service Aids Needy in Idaho Tribes - Shoshone – Bannock Tribes use Iron & Oak splitters for high volume firewood production (1/1/2005)
Wisconsin Firewood Business Gets in High Gear - Company seeking year-round business expands with Multitek Pro 2020CSC firewood processor (2/1/2005)
California Firewood Business Gets New Life - Rising insurance costs force firewood company to automate. Multitek firewood processor and Twister Industries equipment enable expansion. (3/1/2005)

General Advice
Sawlines: Edging, Trimming, Grading, Sorting - Edging, Trimming, Grading, Sorting (7/1/2005)
Sales Course Slated Dec. 1-2 at Va. Tech - Virginia Tech offers a short course in selling forest products Dec. 1-2 on the campus in Blacksburg, Va. (10/1/2005)

Industry News
Boatright Leads Charity Drive for FRA in 2005 - (5/1/2005)
Schools Spread Misinformation, Bias - (5/1/2005)
Trade Group Launches Initiative to Improve Response to Spills - Trade Group Launches Initiative to Improve Response to Spills (7/1/2005)
Revised Roadless Rule Asks Those In The Know to Help Make Decisions - Localities Get Say in Managing Roadless National Forests - Localities Get Say in Managing Roadless National Forests (7/1/2005)
Forest Service Poised to Fight Invasive Plant Species - Industry News for September 2005 (9/1/2005)
Grants Spur Interest in Using, Harvesting Woody Biomass - Industry News for September 2005 (9/1/2005)
Handbook Offers Check List for Security Precautions - Industry News for September 2005 (9/1/2005)
Big Buck Photo Contest Adds Youth Winner Category - Industrial Reporting Inc., which publishes Pallet Enterprise and TimberLine, once again will sponsor its third annual big buck photo contest. (11/1/2005)

Logging Operation Case Studies
Wisconsin Man Takes Forest to Finished Floor - Logosol Planer-Moulder Lets Timbergreen Forestry Control Entire Manufacturing Process (6/1/2005)
Montana Mill Optimizes Small Log Line - Comact OLI-CS3 Optimization System Increases Yield for F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber (8/1/2005)
Upgrades Improve Edwards Sawmill - Company Turns to USNR for First Experience with Optimization Controls (8/1/2005)
Missouri Company Adds Optimization - Altenburg Hardwood Lumber Uses INOVEC to Optimize Head Rig, Edger, Adds New TMT Edger (8/1/2005)
Wisconsin Logger Specializes in Pulpwood - Delaney Forest Products Benefits from Cleanfix® Reversible Fans on Logging Equipment (9/1/2005)
Three Michigan Brothers Make Tracks - Turpeinen Brothers Inc. Adds 2nd Tigercat Track Feller for Clearing Land, Select Cuts (9/1/2005)
Michigan Loggers Specialize in Hardwood Thins - Budd Forest Products Relies on TimberPro 830 with Risley Equipment Rolly II Harvesting Head (9/1/2005)
Wisconsin Couple Transitions to New Company - Doriott Logging Moves to Komatsu for Timbco, Valmet Machines; Timbco Paired with Risley (9/1/2005)
N.C. Firm Offers Full Service Land Clearing - Morbark Grinders Provide Backbone of Operations for Shelton Logging & Chipping (10/1/2005)
Calif. Company Prospers in Wood Fiber - Reuser Inc. Transitioning to Trailers with Keith® Walking Floor® System for Moving Mulch (10/1/2005)
Georgia Company Evolves in Grinding - Hamby Truck and Equipment Relies on DuraTech Machines for Grinding Operations (10/1/2005)
Penn. Contractor Has Diverse Operations - Metzler Forest Products Adds CBI Track Grinder for Land-Clearing Operations (10/1/2005)
Future of Lumber Drying Lies in Predictive Control - A new process of drying lumber could decrease drying time and save manufacturers millions of dollars in energy costs. (10/1/2005)
Kentucky Company Thrives in Land Clearing - Grasshoppers Landscaping and Tree Service Inc. Leans on Bandit Chippers, Grinders (10/1/2005)
Garner Logging Is Small but Efficient - Barko Loader Key Machine for N.C. Contractor (11/1/2005)

Logging Operation Case Studies: Mid Atlantic
N. Carolina Loggers Keep an Eye on Change - Pack Brothers Cuts with Valmet 3-Wheel and Tracked; Expands into Grading Work with Komatsu (5/1/2005)

Logging Operation Case Studies: Midwest
Michigan Logger Moves to Wheeled Harvester - TimberPro, Risley Equipment Enable R.J. Wickman to Handle Hardwoods on Upper Peninsula (5/1/2005)
Oklahoma Firewood Business Growing - Power Split International Machine Fuels Production, Growth for Flying G Firewood (5/1/2005)

Logging Operation Case Studies: Northeast
New Hampshire Logger Looks for Better Way - Cut-to-Length Logger Pairs Tigercat 822 Feller-Buncher with Risley Rolly II Processing Head (5/1/2005)
Mechanization Suits Firewood Business - TimberPro Aids New York Logging, Firewood Business (11/1/2005)
Maryland Logger Benefits from Machines - Maryland Logger Relies on Komatsu''s Timbco-Valmet Machine (11/1/2005)

Logging Operation Case Studies: South
S.C. Logger Makes Change to Cut-to-Length - F.G. O’Neal Jr. Co. moves into 2nd thins of pine plantations with Valmet harvester, forwarder (2/1/2005)
Equipment Dealer Expands into Trucking - Harvest Haul, an Affiliate of McComb Diesel, Partners with Vulcan On-Board Scales (6/1/2005)
SUPERTRAK Gives Georgia Contractor a Lift - Ga. Contractor Relies on SUPERTRAK, FECON (12/1/2005)
Making Good Use of Pine Bark - Company Processes Pine Bark into Gardening Products (12/1/2005)

Logging Operation Case Studies: West Coast
TimberPro, Timberline Prove Good Combination - Tree-length logger operates in Black Hills with Timberline DL3800 and TimberPro 620-E (2/1/2005)
Oregon Loggers Face Rugged Challenges - Rottne machines take on mntainous slopes, tough winters of Eastern Oregon (2/1/2005)

Lumber Drying
TBM Hardwoods Adding Kiln Capacity - USNR Dry Kilns, Kiln Boss Control System Critical to Pennsylvania Company’s Operations - USNR Dry Kilns, Kiln Boss Control System Critical to Pennsylvania Company’s Operations (7/1/2005)
Louisiana Company Continues to Grow - Kiln-Direct Key Supplier for Drying Operations; New Mill Equipped by Ligna Machinery - Kiln-Direct Key Supplier for Drying Operations; New Mill Equipped by Ligna Machinery (7/1/2005)
Linden Lumber Makes Progress, Prosperous - Upgrades at Alabama Company Include Wagner Moister Meters, American Wood Dryers Kilns - Upgrades at Alabama Company Include Wagner Moister Meters, American Wood Dryers Kilns (7/1/2005)
Wisconsin Mill Maintains Growth in Drying - Lakeshore Forest Products Adds Nyle Equipment to Shorten Conditioning Time - Lakeshore Forest Products Adds Nyle Equipment to Shorten Conditioning Time (7/1/2005)
Edwards Wood Products Keeps Improving - Diverse Company, Making Lumber and Pallets, Adds SII Pre-Dryer to Increase Throughput - Diverse Company, Making Lumber and Pallets, Adds SII Pre-Dryer to Increase Throughput (7/1/2005)

Lumber Market
Industry Analysts to Hold Market Conference - Raw materials cost increases impact the price of pallets and low grade lumber. Conference addresses future of the market. Experts say it could get worse. (10/1/2005)

New Products
Product Profiles - January 2005 - New product and supplier announcements from Iggesund, Morbark, Brewer, L-M Equipment, Parker, Ricke Lake, and Bandit Industries. (1/1/2005)
Product Profiles - February 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Komatsu, Iggesund Tools, Grizzly Industrial, Linc Systems, Ellison Sales, GBN, Advanced Recycling Equipment, Vecoplan, Corely, Rainier Hydraulics, and Chomper. (2/1/2005)
Product Profiles - May 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Amerimulch, Wood-Mizer, Lacey-Harmer Co., Komatsu Forest, Bandit Industries, CryoPlus Pacific-Hoe, Viking Engineering, Schwerdtle Stamp Co., Blount, and Papé Machinery. (5/1/2005)
HewSaw Introduces Next Generation Machine - New R200 PLUS Features Many Improvements, Wide Range of Optional Equipment (6/1/2005)
Product Profiles - June 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Fecon, Ligna Machinery, ReTech, Duratech, Bandit Industries, Morbark, Wood-Mizer, and USNR. (6/1/2005)
Product Profiles - July 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Rayco, Sharp Tool, Duratech, Suffolk Machinery, Baker, Nature''s Reflections, Komatsu, Wood-Mizer, and Cord Master International. (7/1/2005)
Product Profiles - August 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Wood-Mizer, Baker and PRS. (8/1/2005)
Product Profiles - September 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from G-Tek, ReTech, Tigercat, Becker Underwood and Duratech. (9/1/2005)
Product Profiles - November 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from AWMV, Tigercat, Pendu and Baker. (11/1/2005)
Product Profiles - December 2005 - New products/services and supplier announcements from L-M Equipment, CTR, Schwerdtle, USNR and Pallet Chief. (12/1/2005)
NW Dealer Offers Tips to Winterize Logging Equipment - Oregon-based Pape'' Machinery has compiled tips for winterizing equipment. (12/1/2005)

Portable Sawmill
Portable Mill Brings Ski Lodge to Reality - Wood-Mizer put to work to create lodge building in remote British Columbia (1/1/2005)
Virginian Expands into Sawmill Business - Baker Products portable band mill takes tree service company into lumber production (1/1/2005)
New England Carpenter Adds Portable Mill - Norwood Industries LumberMate 2000 an aid to fine carpentry, timber frame homes (1/1/2005)

Safety/OSHA
Cutter Struck, Killed When Vines Pull Dead Limb - Cutter Struck, Killed When Vines Pull Dead Limb (7/1/2005)
New Logging Safety Web Site Added - New Logging Safety Web Site Added (7/1/2005)

Sawmill Case Studies
Florida Family Sawmill Is Focused on Cypress - Axley Brothers Sawmill Inc. is fully equipped by Jackson Lumber Harvester (1/1/2005)

Sawmill Case Studies: Hardwood
Texas Hardwood Mill Growing into Moulding - Thurman’s Hardwood relies on Select Band Sawmill with thin-kerf, double-cut blade (1/1/2005)
Small Log Mill Helps Improve Productivity & Profits for Two Companies - Natchez Hardwoods uses LT300 from AWMV industrial products to square logs into cants (3/1/2005)

Sawmill Case Studies: Softwood
Baker Timber Moves into Remanufacturing - Rebuilding after fire, Baker Timber adds Pinheiro planer-moulder to make value-added products (3/1/2005)

Trade Shows
Upcoming Pallet Shows - (5/1/2005)
Upcoming Logging Trade Shows - (5/1/2005)
Missouri Host of Top Pallet Show in 2005 - Missouri Host of Top Pallet Show in 2005 (7/1/2005)
Midwest Forest Industry Show to Feature National Logging Game - The Midwest Forest Industry Show is one of the nation''s largest showcases of logging, sawmill, and pallet industry machinery and equipment. (8/1/2005)
Council Offers Internet Class on Treated Southern Pine - Internet Class (9/1/2005)
Virginia Tech Plans Marketing Workshop - Workshop in Virginia (9/1/2005)

User Education Series
Midwest Show a ''Great Opportunity'' to Meet Suppliers - Midwest Show: This year’s Midwest Forest Industry Show will feature the final level of competition in the national Game of Logging contest; exhibitors listed for this major trade show. (9/1/2005)

Wood Fiber Case Studies (Grinding, Chipping, Etc)
Virginia Company Expands into Grinding - Tree service blossoms into green waste recycler; Morbark key equipment supplier (4/1/2005)
Va. Company Expands Grinding Operations - KW-1 adds second Continental Biomass Industries machine, invests in mulch coloring system (4/1/2005)
Bob Ray Co. Does ‘Anything’ Dealing with Trees - Contractor has grown from arborist to land clearing, has long relied on Bandit Industries (4/1/2005)
LTM Chips: Quality Chips at Steady Pace - Acrowood principal supplier for chipper, screens, other equipment for Arkansas chip mill (4/1/2005)

 

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