News Articles - May 2012 - Issue 2

Recent research publications
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“A supply chain evaluation of slash bundling under the conditions of mountain forestry”

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 10:33:28

 

Tigercat in business for 20 years

John Deere sales of construction and forestry equipment forecasted to increase by 20% in 2012

Ponsse reports improved sales for the first quarter of 2012

Peterson to present free one hour grinder tooling web classes

 

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New publication - New Zealand Forest Road Engineering Manual
2018-02-22 10:08:42

The legendary LIRA (Logging Industry Research Association) roading manual released in 1999 has been fully revised.

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Who are the worlds 10 largest construction equipment manufacturers?
2018-02-22 10:00:36

International Construction has released their 2012 Yellow Table that ranks construction equipment manufacturers by sales.

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Logging research results - Comparing crawler tractors and rubber-tyred mini-skidders in alpine logging operations
2018-02-22 09:32:47

Researchers examined the feasibility of alternative extraction techniques to reduce costs, improve safety and protect the environment.

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Exhibitions
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29 May-2 June 2012 - CONEXPO - Moscow, Russia.

6-8 June 2012 - Forexpo 2012 - Mimizan, France.

13-16 June 2012 - KWF Expo 2012 - Bopfingen, Germany.

27-29 July 2012 - Lumberjack World Championships - Wisconsin, USA.

30 August-1 September 2012 - FinnMetko 2012 - Jämsänkoski, Finland.

13-15 September 2012 - APF 2012 Exhibition - Warwickshire, United Kingdom.   NEW!

20-22 September 2012 - Demo International - Saint-Raymond, Quebec.

1-2 November 2012 - FICA Big day out (practical field day) - Rotorua, New Zealand.

5-8 June 2013 - ElmiaWood - Jonkoping, Sweden.

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Equipment manufacturer and dealer movements
2018-02-22 08:17:39

Waratah to be the exclusive owner of LogRite

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Enhanced forest biomass utilisation through the Forest Power project
2018-02-22 08:13:01

Forest Power was a cross-border research project that has produced numerous biomass research bulletins.

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Comparing the costs of different systems to transport stump wood
2018-02-22 07:42:29

A research bulletin produced as part of the Forest Power project examined stump wood transport.

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