May 2021
Cover: Egger’s New Particleboard LAM Plant Is Rolling
LINWOOD, North Carolina – Production continues to ramp up at Egger Wood Products’ new facility here, the Egger Group’s first U.S. particleboard and thermally-fused laminating (TFL) plant that features state-of-the-art automation and technology as part of a three-phase $700 million investment in the North American market.
Article by Dan Shell, Senior Editor, Panel World
Inside This Issue
Taking Stock: Time Is Free But It’s Priceless
RoyOMartin supplied a short article in this issue on its 25th anniversary celebration since the startup of its softwood plywood mill in Chopin, Louisiana. The mill produced its first press load in March 1996 and yours truly visited the mill and wrote the cover story that appeared in the November 1996 issue of Panel World. Jonathan Martin, who passed away in September 2019, walked me through the plant that day.
Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Panel World
Quality Control
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following companies submitted editorial profiles and images to complement their advertisements placed in Panel World May 2021.
- Altec
- Baumer
- Biele
- Büttner
- CMC Texpan
- Con-Vey
- Electronic Wood Systems
- GreCon
- Grenzebach
- Hymmen
- Imal-Pal
- Siempelkamp
- Sweed
- USNR
- Willamette Valley Company
Kainth’s Experience In Press & Platen Manufacturing Is Unmatched
The old saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Now if those same lemons are scrap machinery collecting dust in a warehouse, you’ll find Sherdil Precision Inc., of Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada, a major precision platen manufacturer, which has a knack for retrofitting outdated machinery to blend into its operations
Article by Patrick Dunning, Associate Editor, Panel World
Swanson Implements Latest Panel Repair Technology At New Mill In Springfield
For a company that is “building tomorrow’s future today,” modern and reliable technology and manufacturing equipment are crucial for supplying high-quality and competitive products to their market.
Article submitted by Swanson, Argos and Con-Vey
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- Raute Named Supplier Of Year
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- EBF Announces Leadership
- Rural Schools Receive Funds
- Timber Products Hits The Road
- APA Selects New President
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Supply Lines
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- Doosan Announces Top 2020 Dealers
- Steinemann, Stiles Form Partnership
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What’s New
- Keen Chicago Boot
- Level Switch
- Air Cleaning Blower
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Egger’s New Particleboard LAM Plant Is Rolling
Article by Dan Shell, Senior Editor, Panel World
LINWOOD, North Carolina – Production continues to ramp up at Egger Wood Products’ new facility here, the Egger Group’s first U.S. particleboard and thermally-fused laminating (TFL) plant that features state-of-the-art automation and technology as part of a three-phase $700 million investment in the North American market.
It’s a big step for the family-owned Egger Group, founded in 1961 and based in St. Johann in Tirol, Austria. The company operates 20 forest products manufacturing facilities in nine countries. Products include laminates, MDF, edge banding, OSB, lumber and particleboard. The 2.83 billion (Euro) company employs more than 10,000 worldwide.
Emissions control includes wet ESP and this four-chamber Dürr RTO.
Egger Project Manager Bernhard Vorreiter, left, and Plant Manager, Technics and Production Bernhard Ebner
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