CBI’s new integrated, high-capacity chipping system is designed specifically for logging contractors who want to maximize throughput, minimize downtime, increase production, and lower operating costs.
The Magnum Force Flail 604 is a 4-roll flail design that has been engineered for the highest volume debarking while reducing fiber loss, chain wear, and fuel consumption. A completely-enclosed system […]

A Georgia company, Renmatix, says it has found a method to convert cellulosic biomass-wood chips, switchgrass, and the nonedible parts of crops-into vehicle fuel by just adding water. If it works, the technology could reduce the US’s reliance on oil imports for gasoline in favour of a cleaner-burning and less expensive source of energy, writes […]

Wood fibre costs for the global pulp industry reach new highs in 2011 with the biggest increases seen in Russia, Finland and Western US, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Wood costs account for about 60 percent of the production costs when manufacturing pulp for paper. According to the Wood Resource Quarterly, wood fibre costs have […]

Vermeer Corporation has redesigned the HG6000 horizontal grinder with new design enhancements and a Tier 4i/Stage IIIB engine to meet wood-waste processors’ needs for productivity and government emission regulations.
“Vermeer spent considerable time redesigning the HG6000 horizontal grinder,” says Jay Sarver, environmental sales manager for Vermeer Corporation. “The machine incorporates features that will help enhance productivity, […]

John Deere’s new FR21B high-rotation felling head, is now available on its 700J-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers, providing faster cutting speeds to help loggers be even more productive.
“Loggers everywhere are always looking for new ways to harvest more trees per shift, and we’re working to meet those needs,” said Neil Harber, product marketing manager, John Deere Feller Bunchers. […]

New Zealand wood panels are being used for reconstruction in Japan after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has just released forestry production and trade figures for the April to June 2011 quarter.
The statistics show that roundwood removals reached an estimated 6.9 million cubic metres during the […]