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ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2006
Asset Management
 Determining If Reusable Packaging Makes Cents - Covers the dollars and cents behind evaluating the viability of reusable packaging. Identifies factors that (10/26/2006)
Associations
Sawlines: Moulding Makes Value-Added Products - Alan Froome continues his discussion of sawmill ideas and methods and how they evolved, along with a review of some recent developments in technology. This series of columns is intended to be a generic overview of different methods used in the sawmill industry in response to readers’ requests. (4/1/2006)
Michigan Mill Upgrades, Optimizes Edger - Devereaux Sawmill Continues Improvements with Valley Machine Edger, USNR Optimization (8/1/2006)
Washington Mill Finds Niche in MSR Lumber - Metriguard 7200 HCLT, FinScan/ScanWare BoardMaster-FS Good Investments for Vaagen Bros. (8/1/2006)
Going with the Grain Sawing with the Curve - Virginia Tech: Sawmill & Treating INSIGHTS (10/1/2006)
Environmental Issues
Sensible Environmentalist: North American Forests Are Sustainable - Dr. Moore speaks out on how to be sure that the lumber your buying comes from a sustainably managed forest. (5/1/2006)
Treated Wood Is Safe, Very Effective - Dr. Moore speaks out on how treated wood is safe and very effective. (11/1/2006)
Equipment, Products & Services
Product Profiles - May 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Fecon, KMC, Paul Bunyan, Cutting Edge, PRS, Timberland and Jo Saw. (5/1/2006)
Firewood
Firewood Business Heeds Market’s Call - Lumberjack Inc. Uses Power Split International Machines to Produce Quality Firewood (6/1/2006)
Louisiana Man Expands Firewood Business - Rainier Hydraulics Chomper Machine Enables Man to Develop Business by Himself (6/1/2006)
Industry News
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (1/1/2006)
Sawing at its Best - Wood-Mizer Honors Sawyers with the Personal Best Contest (2/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (2/1/2006)
Forest Products Industry Raises Nearly $2 Million For Children’s Hospitals - Loggers, forest products businesses and forestry equipment dealers contributed nearly $2 million for local Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in the 2005 Log-A-Load for Kids campaign. (3/1/2006)
Wyoming Logger Wins Big Buck Photo Contest - Oregon Teen Wins in Youth Category (3/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (3/1/2006)
Conference, Course Slated to Precede Richmond Expo - A three-day conference on woody biomass and utilization of small diameter trees will be held in Richmond, Va. prior to the Richmond Expo. (3/1/2006)
Oregon Women’s Program Educates Students - Program Educates Students About Forestry (4/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (4/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (5/1/2006)
One Board at a Time - Husband and Wife Sawmill Business Grows By The Foot (5/1/2006)
Loggers Turning to Tri-Max to Fight Fire - Cold Compressed Air Foam Fire Suppression Systems Provide Numerous Benefits (5/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (6/1/2006)
Canada, U.S. Reach Tentative Softwood Lumber Agreement - U.S. officials announced a tentative agreement with Canada to end the long-running softwood lumber dispute. (7/1/2006)
Richmond Expo Fuels Sales for Suppliers - The East Coast Sawmill & Logging Equipment Exposition was a strong success. (7/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (7/1/2006)
CASUALTIES OF MODERNITY: Logging Companies Strive to Replace Their Aging Workforce
- Young, Able-Bodied Workers Hard to Find in Logging Industry. (7/1/2006)
Planning Ahead Can Save Time and Money When Deciding to Buy a Portable Sawmill - (Editor’s Note: Dr. Brian Bond is the newest regular columnist to join TimberLine. Dr. Bond is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech. He is a specialist on improving efficiency in sawmills and lumber drying operations. His columns will regularly cover general topics and the latest technology for treatment and sawing processes. Dr. Bond can be reached at (540) 231-8752 or at bbond@vt.edu.) (7/1/2006)
Calendar of Events - List of Pallet Meetings, Forest Products Machinery Shows and Wood Meetings. (8/1/2006)
Does Post-Fire Salvage Logging Help or Hurt? - Issue of Logging After Fires Creates Polarized Camps Divided Over Benefits, Drawbacks (8/1/2006)
Back to the Future with Timber Investment Management Organizations - Investing in Timber: Timber Investment Management Organizations Maintain Markets (10/1/2006)
Forest Service Is a Tough Legal Opponent - Study of Lawsuits Against Federal Agency Shows Rulings Tend to Favor the Forest Service (11/1/2006)
Perception Undergirds Conflict, Says Activist - Smurfit-Stone Employee Honored for Activism on Behalf of Forest Products Industry (12/1/2006)
Industry-Automotive
AIAG Plans to Issue RFID Guidelines - AIAG plans to announce RFID guidlines for automative containers in early 2007. (11/28/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies
Harvesting Profits - Nenana Lumber Builds Business with Wood-Mizer Sawmill (3/1/2006)
Special Trees – Special Home - John Fischer’s LT 15 Cuts for a Dream (4/1/2006)
WJZ & Sons Converts to Short Wood - Michigan Logger Relies on Risley Rolly 24-Inch Rotosaw in Tough Hardwoods (9/1/2006)
Michigan Brothers Glad for Change to C-T-L - Piwarski Brothers Rely on Two John Deere Harvesters and a John Deere Forwarder (9/1/2006)
Tough Combination for Tough Hardwoods - Schloer Logging Puts TimberPro 830, LogMax 7000 to Work in Wisconsin Hardwoods (9/1/2006)
Zellar and Sons Has Plan to Persevere - Michigan Logging Company Uses Tigercat Machines for Tree-Length Operations (9/1/2006)
John Deere Shows Off Forestry Assembly Lines - Company Hosts Trade Media to Its Headquarters and Manufacturing Plants (11/1/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies: Canada
Specialty Fans Benefit Logging Machines - Cleanfix Fans Keep Engines Running Cool; VP Series Reduces Fuel Consumption (9/1/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies: Mid Atlantic
Quality Hardwoods Continues Upgrades - USNR, HMC, Valley Machine Helping Michigan Mill Increase Production, Yield, Quality (3/1/2006)
Small Production Mill Goes High Tech with INOVEC - Superior Michigan Hardwoods Optimizes Head Rig with INOVEC’s YieldMaster StereoScan (8/1/2006)
Road Agency Launches Recycling Operations - Nebraska County Finds Match with DuraTech Tub Grinder to Process Trees, Green Waste (10/1/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies: Midwest
Wisconsin Hardwood Mill Adapts to Change - Wisconsin Mill Has Long Relationship with Jackson Lumber (1/1/2006)
Michigan Farmer Is Winter Woodworker - Michigan Farmer Finds Good Value in Norwood LumberMate (1/1/2006)
Colorado Contractor Does Low-Impact Logging - Risley Equipment Rolly II Processor Gives Rocky Mountain Logger the Versatility He Requires (2/1/2006)
Mitcham Logging & Chips Adds Bandit - Arkansas Company Pleased with Decision to Invest in Bandit Beast Recycler Model 3680 (4/1/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies: Northeast
Westbury Lumber: Business at Its Best - New York Hardwood Business Thrives with Wood-Mizer (1/1/2006)
Facemyer Keeps Partnering with Mellott - Hardwood Company with Mills in Ohio and W. Va. Has Relied on Mellott Manufacturing (3/1/2006)
Emporium Reaping Optimization Benefits - INOVEC® Technology at Head Rig, Edger, Trimmer Increase Production, Yield, Quality (3/1/2006)
Rocky Mountain Wood Expanding - CBI Machines Provide High-Volume Grinding for New England Contractor (4/1/2006)
R.E. Martin, Grinds, Chips Way to the Top - Virginia Contractor Depends on Morbark Machines to Clear Land for Development (4/1/2006)
Cook Co. Is an Innovator with Stump Shear - Vail Products Now Manufactures New Stump Shear Developed by New England Contractor (4/1/2006)
New Hampshire Loggers Rely on Risley – Again - High-Tech Harvesting Co. Turn to Timbco, Risley Equipment, for Replacement Machines (5/1/2006)
Exotic Hardwoods Require Exotic Lengths - Kiln-Direct Enables Company to Dry Exotic Hardwood Lumber Originating in Africa (7/1/2006)
Leading NE Mill Moves into Kiln Drying - HHP Invests in Better Built Dry Kiln with Nyle Technology After Adding 60-Bay Bin Sorter (7/1/2006)
Land Clearing Contractor Rises to Challenges - CBI 6800 Magnum Force Track Grinder Is Workhorse for P.J. Casanave Land Clearing Co. (10/1/2006)
New York Logger Enjoying Change to C-T-L - Timbco and Risley Rolly II, TimberPro Fowarder Work Well for Couture Timber Harvesting (11/1/2006)
New York Loggers Thrive in Firewood - Toomey Bros. Logging Adds Second Pull-Through Delimber from Stripper Mfg. (11/1/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies: South
Mississippi Pine Mill Adds Kiln Capacity - USNR Green Fuel Burner Heats Newest USNR Kiln at Hood Industries Mill (7/1/2006)
Mississippi Mill Adds Second Head Rig, Starts China Export Venture - Fred Netterville Lumber Co. Puts in AWMV LT300 Thin-Kerf Head Rig to Boost Production (8/1/2006)
Alabama Mill on the Fast, High-Tech Track - Nelson Bros. Engineering, JoeScan Optimize Head Rig Controls for Winston Hardwoods (8/1/2006)
Wood-Mizer Mississippi - Starting Out As A Helpful Neighbor, Wood-Mizer is Now at Home in Mississippi (9/1/2006)
Georgia Brothers Specialize in Chipping - Shepherd Brothers Logging Adds Bandit Model 2400 Whole Tree Chipper (10/1/2006)
Georgia Company Restores Wildlife Habitat - SUPERTRAK Inc. Machines Enable BCS to Remove Undesirable Vegetation, Improve Land for Wildlife (11/1/2006)
New Georgia Company Manages Vegetation - Plantation Creation Uses SUPERTRAK Inc. Machines to Remove Trees, Preserve Landscape (12/1/2006)
Logging Operation Case Studies: West Coast
Washington Firewood Business a Family Affair - Washington Firewood Business Relies on Rainier Hydraulics, Twister Industries (1/1/2006)
Washington Logger Expands into Firewood - Gulley Logging Turns to Multitek Firewood Processor for High-Volume Production (2/1/2006)
Ore. Logger Moves into Yarding Operations - Durable, Light-Weight ACME Carriages Keep Logs Moving for Precision Thinning Services (2/1/2006)
Busy Bee Landfill Begins Grinding - Washington Business Expands into Wood Recycling with DuraTech Tub Grinder (4/1/2006)
Miller Timber Services Does It All - Oregon Logger Likes Ponsse Cut-to-Length Machines for Working in Tight Places (5/1/2006)
Success Grows on Wisconsin Logger - Burt Collins Adds New TimberPro Wheeled Carrier with Risley Equipment Rolly II Harvester (5/1/2006)
From Logging to Lumber - Washington Company Relies on Wood-Mizer to go from Logging to Lumber (6/1/2006)
New Technology Benefits Oregon Mill - Roseburg Forest Products Pioneers System from Wagner Electronics to Measure Green Density (7/1/2006)
Calif. Contractor Serves Orchard Industry - Morbark Model 6600 Wood Hog Horizontal Grinder a Good Match for Growing Business (10/1/2006)
Management
Executive Muscle Adds to P&G and Quaker Oats Pallet and Container Programs - Success story detailing how senior level involvement made the difference at P&G and Quaker Oats. (10/26/2006)
Selling Packaging to Your CEO - Strategies for getting your CEO to understand the importance that packaging plays on the company''s bottom line (10/26/2006)
Tips for Starting a New Transport Packaging Program - Strategic ideas and steps to consider when starting a new transport packaging program. (10/26/2006)
New Product Reviews
Litco Offers Half-Size Pallet - Litco offers a 24 x 40 pallet for smaller loads. The design adds efficiency and reduce costs according to Litco International Inc., North America's major supplier of Inca presswood pallets. (12/1/2006)
Diamondback offers rare lightweight and rackable pallet option - PrimePal's Diamondback® plastic pallet is a light-weight, rackable plastic designed and manufactured for durability. A nine block style design, the pallet gets its strength from a structural grid that is inserted into the impact-resistant top panel. (12/21/2006)
Rehrig Pacific Offers Plastic Export Pallet - Rehrig Pacific Co.’s new RPX 4840 plastic export pallet is designed for low-cost, one-way shipping and to speed products safely through customs.
(12/21/2006)
PDQ Offers Export Grade Plastic Pallets
- PDQ Plastics offers three export grade pallets have a 40x48 footprint. Is is a lightweight nestable, nine-block design. The company offers two other types of export grade pallets, including a model with three snap-on runners to facilitate double-stacking. (12/21/2006)
New Products
Product Profiles - January 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from John Deere, Central Boiler, Joral Devices, Komatsu Forest Kiln-Direct.com, Just-In Case Fire and Multi-Seal. (1/1/2006)
Product Profiles - February 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Fecon, Norwood, Komatsu Forest and Morbark. (2/1/2006)
Product Profiles - March 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Precision Husky, John Deere, Shelby''s, West Salem, Hydro-Ax and Morbark. (3/1/2006)
Product Profiles - April 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Bandit, Fecon and Morbark. (4/1/2006)
Product Profiles - June 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Ellison Sales, Tigercat, Fecon, Safety Speed Cut, Rotex, Inovec and Morbark`. (6/1/2006)
Product Profiles - July 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Advanced Recycling, Tigercat, AWMV, HMA, NHLA, West Plains, Built-Rite, Fecon and John Deere. (7/1/2006)
Product Profiles - August 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Brewco, Corley, Tigercat, John Deere, Hakmet and Blount. (8/1/2006)
Product Profiles - September 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Tigercat, USNR, Fecon and Wood-Mizer. (9/1/2006)
Product Profiles - October 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Foxjet, Brunner-Hildebrand, Tigercat, Trace Equipment, AMS, Pneumatic Tool and Carolina Inspection Services. (10/1/2006)
Product Profiles - November 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from John Deere, Saw Buddy, Fecon, Bandit, Stripper, Supertrak, TimberPro and Canadian Pallet Association. (11/1/2006)
Product Profiles - December 2006 - New products/services and supplier announcements from Bandit, Beltline, Fecon, Waratah, Lenox WoodMaster, Phillips Saw & Tool and Prentice (12/1/2006)
Pallet Treatment
John Rock Inc. Continues Along Path of Manufacturing Excellence - Pennsylvania Company Partners with Converta Kiln for Heat-Treating Pallets (12/1/2006)
Portable Sawmill
New Hampshire Man Starts Fast with Sawmill - Portable Select Sawmill Gets Former Legislator Off to Quick Start in Custom Milling Business (6/1/2006)
Safety/OSHA
Worker Injured Near Log Pile - Safety Alert (1/1/2006)
Limb Injures Chain Saw Operator While Delimbing - Safety Alert (2/1/2006)
Deck Hand Injured Near Log Pile - Safety Alert (3/1/2006)
Warming Fire Burns Logging Worker - Safety Alert (4/1/2006)
Feller-Buncher Backs into Pick-Up Truck - Safety Alert (5/1/2006)
Summer Worker Tangles with Bees - Safety Alert (6/1/2006)
Trade Groups Lead Way for Safe Logging - Logger Associations in Oregon, Montana, Louisiana Leading Successful Safety Efforts (6/1/2006)
Logger Not Wearing High Visibility Clothes Is Struck - Safety Alert (7/1/2006)
Turning Sawhead Disk Cuts Operator’s Leg - Safety Alert (8/1/2006)
Equipment Loading Accident Kills Truck Driver - Safety Alert (9/1/2006)
Log Truck Backs into Loader Operator - Safety Alert (10/1/2006)
Hard Hat Protects Logger from Falling Limb - Safety Alert (11/1/2006)
Close Call with Loaded Pulpwood Truck - Safety Alert (12/1/2006)
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