How things change. When I first started working in the sawmilling industry, in Vancouver British Columbia, some thirty years ago. There were sawmills along the banks of the Fraser River. From Boston Bar to the ocean. There was a sawmill every couple of miles on the average. The lower mainland local of the IWA had over 35,000 members. There are only a hand full of sawmills surviving today. The mills that have survived are the ones that belong to the large diversified companies. With few exceptions. Read the rest of this entry »

In sawmills today, with the costs raw materials being what they are. LRF being so important. Raw lumber sizes, accuracy and quality becoming more important than ever. Machinery alignment is critical. Properly aligned machines also reduce maintenance costs and increase production. Lasers become an important part of the critical, alignment process   Read the rest of this entry »