This year Ligna will become the epicentre for sawmill leaders. Turkish log sawmill specialist Üstünkarli Makine A.S. will attend LIGNA in May at Hannover to display those machines designed to process high-quality French and German hardwood for the leading market. …

“It has always been a sawmiller’s dream to be capable of seeing inside logs before they are sawn” explains Olle Larsson, CEO of Swedish sawmilling company Fiskarheden.   Logs are a natural raw material whose properties may vary a great …

“It might sound far-fetched, but with modern technology it might only be a couple of years before you’ll be filling up your car with sawdust. Setra is one of the first companies turning the concept into commercial technology” – Setra …

On November 17, SCA inaugurated its new saw line at Tunadal sawmill. As a result, the sawmill is now one of the most modern in Europe, from log feed to goods out.   Ulf Larsson, President of SCA Forest Products, …

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2016 is awarded to Alexander Katsevich and Microtec CEO Federico Giudiceandrea for the development of the CT Log 360° Scanner.   CT scanning of whole tree logs to identify knots, cracks and rot can increase the …