Millwide Insider #4-2013 Issue #4-2013 | Page 2

Contents A TIME FOR FIRSTS As technology pushes the limits on wood processing, USNR is for tunate to have customers that are eager to embrace each new concept as it becomes ready for prime time. In this issue we relate experiences from two recent new product debuts at two stellar customer mills. These first production installations are proving out the concepts that will move these operations forward. Millwide Insider ISSUE 4 - 2013 SUBSCRIPTIONS Tel.: [phone] [email protected] EDITOR Colleen Schonheiter [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Sonia Perrine [email protected] 3 8 14 19 Swanson Group’s dimension lumber mill at Glendale, Oregon recently installed the first production Transverse High Grader. Though the mill’s green Douglas Fir is a challenging species for automated grading, the THG is taking it in stride as the mill has since successfully passed three grade inspections. USNR PARTS & SERVICE 7/24 Service: 800.BUY.USNR Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] Mon. - Fri. 5:00 am - 5:00 pm PT www.usnr.com We invite you to compare the features of USNR’s Transverse High Grader with other transverse automated grading systems on the market. We think you’ll agree that the elegant simplicity of the THG is the best transverse match for today’s high speed mills. USNR LOCATIONS Woodland, WA Headquar ters 360.225.8267 Parksville, BC 250.954.1566 Plessisville, QC Eugene, OR 541.485.7127 Jacksonville, FL 904.354.2301 Painesville, OH 440.352.9381 USNR’s MillTrak™ 3D is closing the gap on logs that are fed to the double length infeed at Collum’s Lumber, Allendale, South Carolina. This technology solution was the answer to the gapping and throughput issues the mill faced. 819.362.8768 Salmon Arm, BC 250.832.7116 © 2013, U.S. Natural Resources, Inc. All rights reserved. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Finally, we review USNR’s presence at the SFPA Expo that took place in Atlanta, Georgia in June. One of the highlights was the introduction of another new product – our all-electric lug loader dubbed ElectraTong. It has been causing quite a stir both during and since the show, with many customers expressing interest. Enjoy the review! 1981 Schurman Way, Woodland, WA 98674. Canada Post: Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: USNR c/o Colleen Schonheiter, 3550 - 45th Street Southeast, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2