News Articles - November 2015 - Issue 2

"Effects of sieve size and assortment on wood fuel quality during chipping operations”

"Plantation forestry and dairy farming land-use impacts on potential wear of rural roads"

"Stand, stem and log segregation based on wood properties: a review”

"Strategic decision model for the evaluation of timber harvesting systems"

"Forest road quality control using ALS data"

New Komatsu Forest partner for service and sales in Switzerland

Ponsse wins the international Swedish Steel Prize for 2015

Volvo Construction Equipment presents global market contraction figures

Weighing just 22.7 tons, the excavator is ideally suited to jobs requiring regular machine movement.

Using RFID tags on logs greatly improves the efficiency of their traceability – but will they remain on the logs in the harsh logging environment?

The engageable front-axle drive gives more traction but not at the price of excessive additional weight.

Case provides advice on best management practices for hydraulic system maintenance.

04–07 September 2016 – From Theory to Practice: Challenges for Forest Engineering. 49th International Symposium on Forestry Mechanization – Warsaw, Poland.

To see the full list of international logging, roading and trucking conferences and expo’s, please click the “read more” tab.

A free-for-download book is available to provide the information needed to start a small forest products company.