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OPERATION FOCUS ISSUE 32 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013
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N
obody knows what the future will
faster, and more
hold but one thing is for certain –
powerful
this is going to be a big year for
advances were the priority. Other
the forestry sector. This year, the moons are aligning with
modifications concentrated on operator comfort in the cab and there have been
some of the industry’s largest forestry
continued improvements with engine
shows across sectors and across
technology to keep fuel costs down and
continents. I am of course referring to
Editorial Board Dr Patrick Moore – Chairman and Chief Scientist of Greenspirit (Canada)
meet evermore demanding emissions
Ligna (Germany), Elmia (Sweden) and the
requirements.
Darren Oldham – Managing Director Söderhamn Eriksson (UK)
be wheeling out new technologies galore,
other main features: the sawmilling
Allan Hansard – Chief Executive of the National Association of Forest Industries (Australia)
many of which would have been timed for
feature looks a little closer at durability
release at such events.
and efficiency in bandsaw blades; the
Professor Piotr Paschalis-Jakubowicz – Warsaw Agricultural University (Poland) Andre de Freitas Forest Stewardship Council Head of Operations Eduardo Morales South American Forestry Consultant
SFPA Expo (US), where manufacturers will
It is in the context of this wave of new
It has been a similar story across the
lifting and loading special includes better
products bearing down on us that I think
protection for hydraulics rather than mind-
that this issue of International Forest
blowing increases in capacity; and various
Industries is particularly interesting.
manufacturers of mulching and earth
Unlike most issues that feature at least
moving equipment show how their
some form of breakthrough technology,
machines can be used to build and
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of existing technology. It should come as
primary purpose. Even our sawmilling
no surprise, really – we are in an extended
Operation Focus feature stars a
period of budgetary constraints for both
manufacturer that has won praise from its
manufacturers and foresters/sawmillers.
client for a clever redesign of a sawline,
So between the big shows that force new
rather than for space-age technology
technologies to the surface, many
usually associated with that sector.
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manufactures are finding ways to offer
It’s a refreshing and encouraging
their clients solutions without anyone
snapshot of our industry: to see
breaking the bank.
companies thinking crisply and using their
The prime example in this magazine is
time and money efficiently, much like their
the annual harvester technology feature.
clients, to ensure they’re delivering
Normally home to at least one truly
solutions at each point in the cycle – not
ground-breaking innovation, this year the
only when they’re able to cash in on high
headlining innovation has been the
footfall at major industry shows.
modification of existing models to take an extra set of wheels and thus decrease
Enjoy
ground pressure considerably. This sounds
Chris Cann
like a simple adaption but it’s one that has
E D I TO R
not been a priority in times when bigger,