WONDERFUL woodlands and fabulous forests from all across Scotland have been recognised in an annual awards ceremony. The 2017 Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards, which are supported by Confor, honour the outstanding contributions made by woodland to people, the environment and …

“Innovation is the ability to see things from a different perspective” – Salice.   Pacta is a compact hinge for fall flaps which operates without the need for additional stays or cables. Pacta confers a decelerated opening action and the …

The incredible response to the LIGNA prize draw is no surprise: The Cube is a machine that would suit any operation. Its qualities are unrivaled in the market.   Thanks to its intuitive operation, the Cube makes planing easier than …

Paper spare parts lists and operating instructions that run to many folders and countless pages are still common in the field of large-scale plant construction. There are many consequences to using this much paper, including the significant degree of work …

FSC and PEFC have agreed to jointly collect and publish data on double certification starting from the year 2016 onwards.   The agreement to provide for this data is motivated by the fact that certification is a global tool for …

On June 7, Microtec’s CEO Federico Giudiceandrea was elected president of the South Tyrolean Enterpreneurs Association.   In the course of the plenary assembly of the association, Dott. Ing. Federico Giudiceandrea has been elected unanimously to head the association Unternehmerverband …

From the new core layer production process HPCC and the fully automated spot repair unit through to the easy-to-use high-tech bandsaws – at its exhibition booth at LIGNA 2017, Fill presented a whole range of innovations. With 1,500 exhibitors from …

Kastamonu Entegre has recently ordered their second HotCoating line from Kleiberit. This second line for Kastamonu is produced by Barberan from Spain and is 2,400 mm width, 135 m length with 15m/min. speed. It’s for High Gloss finish and SuperMatte …

One thing that makes international trade fairs fascinating is the enormous range of exhibitors they often attract. This was best demonstrated at LIGNA 2017 in Hannover, where everyone finds their niche and the attention they desire – from the upcoming …

LIGNA 2017 drew to a close on Friday, May 26, having delivered big in terms of innovations and global appeal, with a significant upswing in the number of exhibitors and visitors from abroad and new impetus for the wave of …