News Articles - January 2018 - Issue 2

Have you registered for ExpoForest 2018 – Brazil?

Cat® introduces a new range of wheeled material handlers

Doppstadt release their latest shredder, the AK 310 Eco Power

John Deere has completed its acquisition of the Wirtgen Group

Komptech introduces their Connect! monitoring and communications technology

Fecon announces the new FGT Viking Axe knife tool as part of its Viking Tool Series

The carrier can be configured as a harvester, feller buncher or shovel logger

“CO2 emissions and energy consumption of loaders in woodchip loading operation”

“Modelling sustainability of primary forest residues-based bioenergy system”

“Modelling investments in short rotation coppice under uncertainty: A value chain perspective”

“Influence of soil type, cartographic depth-to-water, road reinforcement and traffic intensity on rut formation in logging operations: a survey study in Sweden”

The event was made even more special by the celebration of their 13,000th machine

The operator will have more precise control of the boom tip

The guideline was produced for British Columbia but contains useful information for all managers interested in harvesting of conventional roundwood and biomass

7-11 May 2018 - Forest Engineering and Harvesting Operations Management short course – Rotorua, New Zealand.   NEW!

14-18 May 2018 - Forest Engineering and Harvesting Operations Management short course – Albury, Australia.   NEW!

20-21 June 2018 - WoodFlow Logistics - Melbourne, Australia.    NEW!

26-27 June 2018 - WoodFlow Logistics - Rotorua, New Zealand.    NEW!

24 July 2018 - ProteinTECH - Auckland, New Zealand.   NEW!

8 August 2018 - Forest Industry Safety & Technology - Rotorua, New Zealand.     NEW!

The range includes the seven-tonne payload JCB 7T-1 Front Tip Hi-Viz model