Bioform’s innovative materials, developed at the University of British Columbia, offer sustainable, bio-based alternatives to single-use plastics.
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The smallest available thickness of StringPly, the ultra-lightweight plywood produced and launched by Paged is just 1.5 mm.
Finnish forest giant rolls out Nature Management Services to enhance biodiversity through tailored assistance and subsidy applications.
Metsä Fibre’s Rauma sawmill in Finland turns out a maximum of 40 logs per minute on a 130-meter sawline, reaching speeds up to 250 meters per minute.
Metsä Group has decided to conduct, in parallel with the demo phase, a pre-engineering project related to a possible first commercial-scale factory.
Isku has switched to Kiilto’s biobased, pH-neutral Kiilto Pro WRX 3070 adhesive in its furniture production. The new adhesive also has very low formaldehyde content.
Construction will begin in summer 2024, and the demo plant will be completed in late 2025.
Traditional plastic laminated packaging paper has been replaced with an innovative paper solution, which is easier to recycle.
Thanks to technological developments, it is now possible to show the machine's position to within just a few centimeters, providing the foundation for many functions that facilitates the forest machine operator’s working day.
The hybrid wall weighs approximately 60% less than a traditional concrete sandwich element, resulting in transport costs being about 50% lower and reducing the climate impact from transportation by approximately 50%.
TLC 2024 allows cutting discs with diameters of 1,000, 1,100 or 1,200 mm to be mounted, thus processing logs up to 47 cm in diameter. In addition, the new version of the TLC includes an extended feeding conveyor to 60 cm to bring material to the cutting station.
The Scania truck is slated for delivery by the end of 2024, with a rigorous testing phase planned from 2025 to 2027.
With the model year upgrade, the Komatsu S172 has an upgraded length-measuring function as well as improvements that will increase the reliability and performance of the head.
Roseburg announces new installer-friendly Armorite Exterior Trim
PulPac and Curt G. Joa (JOA) announce the successful installation and operation of the Modula converting line.
This new harvester is stronger, bigger, and more efficient than ever but still retains all the gentle Vimek characteristics.
The new one-piece installation system is the successful result of an exclusive collaboration between Välinge and the European companies Inovame and Kreafin, who jointly developed the post-forming production method.
BID Group is currently implementing its first ResawExpert setup at Lauzon – Planchers de bois exclusifs, a major North American hardwood flooring producer in Canada.
The new EPAL Euro pallet QR is marked on the right-hand corner blocks with a unique QR code and thus allows it to be easily integrated into digital processes in goods and pallet logistics.