National Hardwood Magazine - July 2012

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PENN-SYLVAN - Continued from page 35 The installation of the new kilns also came with some updates to the software. “With the new kilns we added Wi-Fi transmitters to all of our kiln controls and now kilns are monitored via laptop or iphone 24 hours a day and can be controlled remotely as well.” Penn-Sylvan International offers high quality Hardwood lumber and logs procured from the Allegheny Plateau region from their manufacturing facilities located in Northwest Pennsylvania. Lumber and logs are shipped both domestically and internationally via the firm’s dedicated freight connections. Special services offered by Penn-Sylvan include: National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) grades and customer specific grades for thickness and color specifications. The company offers Forest Stewardship Council pure and controlled stock in both lumber and logs. Penn-Sylvan specializes in manufacturing and drying 4/4 Pennsylvania Cherry, Hard and Soft Maple and Red Oak, as well as sawing and drying all other native Hardwoods. With two circle headrigs feeding a horizontal re-saw, approximately 125,000 board feet of lumber is processed per week. Lumber is double end trimmed, graded and shipped both green and dry. In addition, the firm purchases 100,000 board feet per week of Select Hardwoods. Penn-Sylvan is a member of the NHLA, Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, and Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., (AHMI). Bill, Jay and Marc Reese, along with their chief lumber inspector James Irwin graduated from the NHLA Inspection School. For more information visit www.veneer-log.com, or contact (814) 827- 8271. WCMA COMPONENT TRENDS - Continued from page 16 ronmentally controlled conditions. Navy Island; West St. Paul, Minn. Navy Island was founded in 1983 and produces architectural panels, doors, frames and mouldings, cabinetry, and store fixtures. They occupy a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility with a 1,500- square-foot showroom displaying hundreds of unique veneers from around the world. Navy Island’s unique manufacturing facility is highly automated using robotics where appropriate. In 2006 Navy Island won the Challenger's Award, the wood industry’s most prestigious honor, for developing a revolutionary system for grading the visual appearances of wood. Since implementing, TruGrade has proven to be the single-most valuable tool for communicating and maintaining expectations, from the craftsmen on the factory floor to the end user. Progressive Systems; Anoka, Minn. Progressive Systems is a world-class organization manufacturing custom production machinery. They offer machine sales, full-service consultation, engineering, and replacement parts. Equipment available includes double and single end tenoners, cut-to-size machines, multiple rip machines, door and window sizing equipment, moulder feeders, and custom built machines and systems. Progressive Systems concentrates on the specific needs of their customers and works closely with them in engineering and supply- At Northwest Hardwoods we know that a promise is made every time we put our name on a bundle of lumber. It’s a promise to deliver a reliable, consistent product every time. And it’s sa promise we’ve been delivering on for more than 45 years. email: nwh@northwesthardwoods.com northwesthardwoods.com © 2012 Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. All rights reserved. 40 Hardwoods Have Resiliency

WCMA COMPONENT TRENDS - Continued ing total systems. Timesavers; Maple Grove, Minn. Timesavers has been providing widebelt abrasive finishing machines for surfacing wood, metal, plastics, and a wide range of other materials for over 60 years. They produce wood surfacing machines including finish sanders, abrasive planers, combination knife planer/sanders, feed through orbitals/sanders, rough lumber abrasive planers, moulding sanders as well as custom built sanding machines. With unmatched service and support, over 50,000 machines in the field today, and factory trained independent distributors, Timesavers concentrates on delivering "the finest finish in the world." Collectively, these companies can produce a wide variety of wood products from lumber and rough dimension & components to fully finished cabinets, mouldings, millwork, windows, and architectural millwork. Tours of two WCMA Technology Partners are also scheduled for an update on their woodworking machinery products and services. The most valuable part of these tours is seeing different methods of manufacturing and observing what other companies are doing successfully. The WCMA represents 105 manufacturers of dimension and wood component products for the cabinet, furniture, moulding & millwork, flooring, building products, and related decorative wood products industries. Member companies are located throughout the United States and Canada. The WCMA also has over 35 Technology Partners who are leading suppliers of machinery, equipment, tooling, supplies, software, and business solutions to the woodworking industry. For more information, contact the WCMA office at Tel: (770) 565-6660. Fax: (770) 565-6663. Email: wcma@woodcomponents.org. Or visit the WCMA’s website at www.woodcomponents.org. As for the months ahead, the contact said he expects steady and improved business conditions domestically. “We believe Asia will see a lot of volume this year but profitability of those markets will be very minor.” In North Carolina a Hardwood supplier noted that while business conditions are fair, they are nothing to brag about. “I think everybody is just holding down their inventory right now. There is a lot of ‘just-in-time’ ordering going on.” Handling Red and White Oak and Poplar, the contact said all species are moving about the same and his availability has been good. “We’re probably down a little bit in our inventory because of our kiln schedules,” he explained. “Our prices went up a little bit and we kind of think they’ll rise a little more before they level off.” When asked about his export mar- Please turn to page 50 SOUTHEAST TRENDS - Continued from page 6 pear to be steady. “Most of our customers account for improved conditions year over year.” JULY/2012 41