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Editor’s pickPrefab net-zero energy timber complex built in Beijing

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Beijing-based architecture firm SUP Atelier has completed the Xuhui Demonstrative Project, a solar-powered community complex that serves as a demonstration project for net-zero energy technologies in Beijing. Built to follow BREEAM and LEED standards, the complex boasts an array of sustainable features ranging from low-waste prefabrication to green roofs. Real-time monitoring …

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Editor’s pickWintersteiger acquires German machine builder SERRA

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Ried i.I./Rimsting. Wintersteiger AG has purchased SERRA Maschinenbau GmbH in Rimsting am Chiemsee, Germany, with retroactive effect to January 1, 2019. From left to right.: Hans Fritz sen., Johann Fritz, Mag. Harold W. Kostka (CFO, Wintersteiger), Dr. Florestan von Boxberg (CEO, Wintersteiger), DI (FH) Andreas Doubrava, Christian Mayer (Photo credit: ©reschfoto.at) SERRA employs roughly …

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Editor’s pickDOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR to kick off soon

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From 26 to 28 March 2019, the floor covering industry will meet again in Shanghai to see the newest products and innovations in the world of flooring at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR. This year's show has attracted over 1,500 exhibitors from 40 countries spread out in 15 exhibition halls covering a total gross exhibition area of 175,000 square metres. A focus on trending topics InnovAction will hold …

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Editor’s pickSiempelkamp Group scores again in China: order for OSB line from Hui Dian secured

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Siempelkamp has extended its reach in China with a new customer – wood-based materials manufacturer Jiangsu Hui Dian New Materials Co., LTD, which has commissioned Siempelkamp with the supply of a production plant for OSB and is working towards a close partnership with its supplier The location for the new plant is Shuyang in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, located approximately 350 …

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Editor’s pickLIGNA 2019 presents: German Logging Championship

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The German Logging Championship is back for another high-octane season at the upcoming LIGNA , which runs from 27 to 31 May in Hannover. With elite lumberjacks and forestry professionals from all over Germany facing off in a range of logging disciplines, there will be thrills and spectacle aplenty for visitors. The championship is the "Formula 1" of forestry skills, with high-power …

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Sarawak government to sign MoU with Edge Global Norway

The decision by the Sarawak government to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Edge Global Norway As. has caught everyone’s as well as the media's attention. Under the terms of the MoU, the parties will undertake ecosystem mapping, baseline emission studies, carbon stock assessments and soil condition analysis in order to determine …


Canadian Wood

B.C. to restrict log exports, rebuild forestry industries

In its bid to create and support good jobs in British Columbia's coastal forest sector, the government is making policy changes to increase the processing of B.C. logs on the coast and to reduce wood waste by redirecting it to B.C.’s pulp and paper mills, according to news released by the British Columbia’s Office of the Premier. The …


Interzum Cologne 2019

Scientists simulate forest and fire dynamics to understand area burn of future …

Climate change and wildfire -- It's a combustible mix with costly devastation and deadly consequences. With a goal of understanding the link between the two variables, researchers over the years have studied the effects of climate and wildfire interactions in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. That research has evolved into learning about the …


Global softwood lumber trade fell 7% in 2018

US lumber prices took a roller coaster ride and China’s wood demand slowed in the 2H/18, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Global Softwood Lumber Trade In 2018, global trade of lumber fell for the first time in five years, with total trade down 7% year-over-year. The four largest importing countries, the US (-18%), China (-5%), the …


China steps up protection of forests, grassland

An official report has shown that China has channelled more energy into the protection of forests and grasslands last year – the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) cracked down on violations such as illegal logging in 2018, launching a special campaign code-named “Hurricane No.1”, and imposing fines totalling …


Malaysia plants hope for palm oil's future in dwarf trees

Test tubes holding plants line shelves in a Malaysian laboratory, the heart of a breeding programme for dwarf palm oil trees which scientists hope will cut costs and limit the environmental damage caused by the controversial industry. Palm oil has become a key ingredient in everyday goods from biofuels to chocolate, leading to a production boom …


Dr. Mario Kordt strengthens the Weinig Management Board

Photo from left to right: Gregor Baumbusch, Dr. Thomas Bach, Dr. Mario Kordt and Gerald Schmidt Michael Weinig AG, the leading technology provider for the solid wood and panel processing industry and small operations, has complemented its Management Board. Following the appointment of Gregor Baumbusch as CEO as of 1 January 2019, the Supervisory …


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WMF 2016 - Exhibitor Interview: Mr. Piergiorgio Franca, Chief Executive Officer of Biesse China 专訪比雅斯中国首席执行官Piergiorgio Franca先生

1.「智能制造」成为制造业的热点，针对这一形式，比雅斯如何应对中国市场需求？ 
Piergiorgio Franca先生：自2014年起，智能制造在全球都显得非常重要，比雅斯致力在中国市场成为行业领导者。正因为此，我们来到到中国，并努力拓展中国市场。比雅斯为中国制造企业提供可以满足客户多样化需求的生产解决方案。就家具生产和设计而言，比雅斯设备拥有高灵活性和多样性，可以协助改善生产技术，让企业在国内外更具竞争力。

Homag: Drilling and dowelling – ABD 260 Optimat

Drilling and dowelling – more efficient than ever before

CNC Drilling and dowel inserting machine - always keeping a tight grip on everything
• Incredibly fast drilling and dowel insertion
• 8 clamping cylinders keep a tight grip on wokrpieces
• Flexible handling due to lowerable center stop
• SORB TECH machine bed - heavy and sturdy

Kuang Yung: MRS-610M Optimizing Movable Rip Saw

• Choice of 1-6 movable blades
• Extra large 450 / 610 mm cutting width
• Optimizing cut function
•  American designed and developed scan system which has decades of experience since the first system made in 1996
• Worldwide success with more than 200 sets sold in the USA, Europe and Asia.
• Easy to operate, learn, update and maintain with multi-language window operating system such as English and Chinese.
• Rip 10 - 12  lumbers (3.6m each) per minute. (The results may vary according to operator performance, timber length and feeding speed)
• A 7 -10% increase in yield compared to conventional multiple rip saw

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