Rendered image of what Stockholm Wood City might be like (Image: Atrium Ljungberg/Henning Larsen)The "world's largest wooden city", as claimed by developer Atrium Ljungberg, is now currently in the works, slated to be built in Sickla, Stockholm, Sweden and designed by architecture studios Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter.Dubbed Stockholm...
The wood yard at Greenpanel’s production site in Routhusuramala, Andhra PradeshIndian wood panel manufacturer Greenpanel Industries has ordered from Dieffenbacher a MAIER chipping line for a medium-density fibreboard (MDF) plant to be installed in Routhusuramala, Andhra Pradesh, India.Scheduled to begin operating in summer 2024, the Dieffenbacher MDF plant...
From left: Ashok Pareek, plant manager at Greenpanel; Subhash Aggarwal, technical manager at Greenpanel; Christian Rosypal, sales engineer at Andritz; Shobhan Mittal, managing director and CEO of Greenpanel; Michael Rupp, vice-president of Panelboard Systems at Andritz; and Ranjit Thind, sales agent of Andritz (Image: Andritz)International technology group Andritz has...
MWE 2019From 18-20 Jun 2023, the Malaysian Wood Expo (MWE) will bring together international suppliers, manufacturers, and buyers of all types of timber, timber products, and woodworking machinery at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Co-organised by the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) and Panels...
Cooperation between Roseburg Forest Products and SiempelkampIn April 2023, US-based wood panel producer Roseburg Forest Products has ordered a new medium-density fibreboard (MDF) plant from Siempelkamp.The newly commissioned Siempelkamp-equipped plant is part of a US$700m total planned investment in the southern Oregon, US region.The investment includes a component manufacturing...
WEINMANN is a subsidiary of HOMAG Group, responsible for prefabricated housing components (Image: HOMAG)HOMAG Group has acquired 26% of the shares in software company granIT, thus strengthening its digital expertise in the growth area of timber house construction.To date, SchwörerHaus, a German prefabricated house manufacturer, holds 76% of the...
LIGNA 2023Over its five-day run from 15-19 May, LIGNA 2023 featured a plethora of innovations and technologies from 1,300 wood and woodworking companies that hailed from 50 different countries, and gathered around 80,000 visitors from 160 countries.The focus was on the two mega trends of sustainability and...
Inline measuring and inspection systems for various tasks in wood-based panel productionElectronic Wood Systems (EWS) — technology and service partner in wood-based panel production — offers a range of measuring and inspection systems featuring precision, system integration and low maintenance. Engineered in Germany, the EWS system caters to individual...
Anthon’s panel sizing capabilityFlensburg-based Anthon will demonstrate new technical possibilities at LIGNA with two core pieces from large-scale plants. “We are at LIGNA for the 23rd time and have repeatedly represented with two trade show booths,” said Klaus Lange, managing director of Anthon.In the furniture production sector, they will...
LIGNA 2023: Taiwan-based Kuang Yung introduces movable rip saw with infeed scanning system
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Kuang Yung Movable Rip Saw with 2D image scanner infeed system, model MRS-450M/610MAt LIGNA 2023, Taiwan-based woodworking machinery manufacturer Kuang Yung Machinery is displaying their Kuang Yung movable rip saw, designed with the American-developed infeed scanning system Quick Rip.Depending on which model it is, Kuang Yung’s rip saw has...