Baillie Lumber Style 2018

Editor’s pickThe Beehive House by Jima Design

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The Beehive House in Japan is a home designed to stimulate the mind and the body. The interiors play around the idea of a beehive structure, while the overall design is based on the traditional Japanese Castle. The clients are castle enthusiasts and the father of the family is an amateur theatre director, hence the unusual request for a house that is inquisitive, imaginative and …

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Beehive House, Jima Design, Japan

Editor’s pickVietnam’s wood exports aims to hit $9 billion ahead of schedule

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Hanoi — Large shipments of timber in the first eight months of the year has risen the hopes of Vietnam’s forestry sector to hit their export target of US$9 billion one month ahead of schedule, according to Viet Nam News. In August, approximately $696 million worth of timber and wood products were exported, pulling up the eight-month figure to $5.6 billion – a growth of 12.6 per …

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Vietnam export, $9 billion, export target, VNForest

Editor’s pick“Periscope” at Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel by MAD Architects

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Restoration work on the Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel in Japan’s Niigata prefecture has been completed, transforming the historic lookout tunnel into a trail of artistic spaces. (Photo credit: Nacasa & Partners Inc) MAD Architects have added a small wooden hut before the start of the tunnel, which contains a café, a shop selling locally-made crafts, and a hot spring foot spa. A …

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MAD architects, Kiyotsu Gorge Tunnel, Periscope, cafe, spa, wooden hut, Japan

Editor’s pickThe Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University

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The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, is the first museum of it's kind in Tel Aviv. Designed by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects, the museum hosts a spectacular range of natural history collections of the University. It also serves as a centre for academic research for its natural sciences staff. (Photo credit: Amit Geron) At 10,000 square-metres, the …

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Steinhardt natural history musuem, Tel Aviv, Israel, Kimmel Eshkolot Architects, Europanel

Editor’s pickMass timber: Thinking big about sustainable construction

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MIT class designs a prototype building to demonstrate that even huge buildings can be built primarily with wood. The construction and operation of all kinds of buildings uses vast amounts of energy and natural resources. Researchers around the world have therefore been seeking ways to make buildings more efficient and less dependent on emissions-intensive materials. Now, a project developed …

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MIT, mass timber building, LVL, longhouse, Mass timber architecture in America

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4th edition of North Africa Wood and Woodworking machinery show to be held on …

The North Africa Wood and Woodworking machinery show is back for the fourth edition on 30 November to 3 December, 2018 in Cairo International Convention &Exhibition Center, Egypt. Over 175 companies from the entire Wood & Woodworking Machinery spectrum are expected to showcase their new products and innovations with 10,000+ …


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Komatsu selected in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Sep. 14, 2018 - Komatsu was selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) again this year. Komatsu’s president and CEO, Tetsuji Ohashi, responded that, “ We are very pleased to receive the recognition by this world's leading corporate social responsibility index developed jointly by S&P Dow Jones …


World’s tallest timber tower reached structural completion using sustainable …

INTERNTIONAL property and infrastructure group Lendlease has completed the structure of the world’s tallest and largest engineered timber office building. It is located on the $2.9 billion renewal development site at Brisbane showgrounds in Bowen Hills. The nine-storey building is made up of 3097 individual timber elements, including 33 …


Russia’s lumber export value increases by 17.7 per cent in first seven months …

In January-July 2018, Russia sees a healthy growth in both value and volume of its sawn timber exports, based on statistics released by the Russian Federal Customs Office. As reported by globalwood.org, the first seven months of the current year see Russia exporting 11.132 million tonnes of sawn timber, a 5 per cent growth compared to the same …


Plywood manufacturers from Indian state demand more financial aid from …

KOCHI: Plywood manufacturers of Perumbavoor are demanding financial aid from the state government to recover businesses severely hit by recent floods. Sawmill Owners and Plywood Manufacturers' Association (SOPMA) stated that, an estimated Rs 100 crore worth of raw materials and machineries were damaged in the floods. "Seventy plywood factories in …


The Vietnam wood industry monitoring as U.S.-China trade war escalates

The trade war between the U.S. and China officially started on 6 July after the U.S. started imposing a 25 per cent duty on US$34 billion worth of Chinese machineries, electronics, and high-tech equipment imports. The Chinese government reacted immediately with matching tariffs on the same amount of U.S. exports to China. The Trump administration …


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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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