National Hardwood Magazine - June 2015

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TRADE TALK CONTINUED Bright makes your business better. At Buckman, we are committed to helping you make the brightest wood in the industry. Our product range includes sapstain control, mold control, iron stain control, wood brighteners, and insect control. Contact Buckman, and let one of our wood treatment experts introduce you to the bright wood you didn’t know you had. Call 1-800-Buckman to contact your Buckman representative today. © Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. All rights reserved. SERVICE PAIRED WITH INDUSTRY CARE We gang rip. We kiln dry. We run custom & stock mouldings. We surface and straight line. We deliver. We offer a comprehensive inventory that’s 3.5 million board feet strong. Among all the things we do, there’s one thing we don’t. We never say no. And that’s how you know we love what we do. GLEN ROCK, PA TOLL FREE 1.800.638.0296 WWW.OSHEALUMBER.COM Association and Tennessee Forestry Association, where he is also on the board of directors. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing and Southeastern Conference football. Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods is a manufacturer of kiln-dried 4/4 and 8/4 Red Oak, 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 White Oak, 4/4 and 6/4 Poplar, 6/4 and 8/4 Ash, 4/4 Cherry, and Green 4/4, 6/4 and 8/4 Walnut. The company also offers S2S surfacing services and Red and White Oak, Ash, Walnut, Cherry and Hickory veneer logs. Lumber is also offered to international markets. Value-added services include a company flatbed fleet and logistic services, custom sawing with the capacity to cut 4/4 to 16/4 in all species, Rift and Quartered sawing and custom sorting for width and length, as well as mixed loads. Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods is a member of several industry associations, including the National Hardwood Lumber Association, Hardwood Manufacturers Association, Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, among others. For more information visit www.- thompsonappalachian.com. Newald, wI—Cleereman Industries, based here, recently announced the installation of several new sawmills. Deep South Lumber LLC, Hamburg, AR, installed a Cleerman HS-36 Tie Mill Package. In Scotland, CT, Scotland Hardwoods ordered a Cleereman LP-48 Carriage and a 150-horsepow- 58 JUNE 2015 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

er hydrostatic drive with dual cable tightener. Craig Pyron of Copiah Lumber Co. in Crystal Springs, MS, ordered a Cleereman 62-inch Lumber Pro Thin Kerf Band Mill. Mifflintown, PA’s Shady Hill Hardwood installed a Cleereman AS-380 Carriage with a 75-horsepower hydrostatic drive, a track frame and a dual cable tightener. Wagner Millwork LLC based in Owego, NY, installed a second Cleereman 42-inch Bar Turner this year. Cleereman Industries manufactures sawmill carriages, sawmill carriage drives, log turners, operator cabs or control booths, track frames, carriage rails, board edger systems, lumber trim lines, hydraulic power units, mill packages and more. For more information visit www.cleereman.com. HMi’s Updated Redi Rips Bypass System Clinton, Mi—HMI Hardwoods LLC, based here, recently announced updates to the company’s value-added rip program. Serving clients in the Hardwood industry since 1972, HMI Hardwoods LLC was one of the first to venture into precision width Redi Rips TM production in 1998. “As our Redi Rips volume increased, a bypass system was deemed a necessary update,” a representative said. “The bypass system took production to a secondary chain for packaging, allowing the opportunity to double our volume.” HMI Hardwoods LLC brings customers together by combining multiple cutting bills and inventory fill levels. With current scanning technology, each board is quickly assessed individually for best use, compared to multiple customer cut lists, and utilized efficiently. By combining cutting bills and inventory fill levels, customers gain rip yields and more balanced inventories. Redi Rips, according to the HMI Hardwoods spokesperson, is also best practice for reducing shipping costs, production cost, controlling waste and energy consumption management. Please turn the page JUNE 2015 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 59