by Mir Thomasson | Jun 20, 2023 | Stacker Stories
In the heart of red pine country in Michigan, Biewer Sawmill manufactures its line of dog-ear fence boards. “Our owner, Tim Biewer, designed this saw line specifically for fence boards. Nearly everything moves by conveyers between saws and machines,”...
by Mir Thomasson | Jun 20, 2023 | Stacker Stories
“Over the last three to four years, we’ve been developing a Lean Manufacturing culture focusing on finance, operations, and safety,” explains Bo Reese, plant manager. “We used to run one of our saw lines with seven (7) people. Two workers...
by Mir Thomasson | Jun 20, 2023 | Stacker Stories
Managing four lines at three sawmills several hundred miles apart in Washington and Oregon is a challenging job admits Bob Armstrong, plant manager. “We run several products each shift-from kiln stick to stakes to pallet boards-and we run all our equipment...
by Mir Thomasson | Jun 20, 2023 | Stacker Stories
Spend a few minutes with Michael Hensley, operations manager at Unaka Forest Products, and you know that lumber products are not just his family business, they are in his blood. His father was a logger and brought his twin sons and daughter into the family...
by Mir Thomasson | Jun 20, 2023 | Stacker Stories
Ed Healy, operations director at John Rock, Inc., of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, imagines that robotics may be a factor in the future but, for the right now, their mill produces an average of 17,000 pallets per 12 hour shift with well-planned automation for their...
