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Moisture Content Managgmen! Improves Profitability in Primary Wood Products Operations

Moisture Gontent (MG) Management Systems

Managing Moisture

683iCE Moisture Content Management System with Info-PalP Plus for Windows NT@ - Measure every board, marking/eliminating any above target MC. Capture and organize every MC reading for analysis, archiving and reports for date/time, species, groups and runs. Shorten kiln schedules, lower target sizes and improve grade recovery for improved profitability throush moisture content management.

Moisture Detection

683iCE Moisture Content Detection System - Electro-magnetic wave sensors continuously measure every board. When pre-set MC limits are violated the unacceptable board(s) are marked or dropped out.

Moisture Gontent (MC) Spot Ghecking

Stickered Units

L6l2/L712 Kiln/Drying Management System - This lumber drying management system accurately measures the moisfure content of boards deep in stickered units in minutes. The PC compatible software organizes and captures every MC reading enabling you to manage how, when and where large volumes of lumber are dried.

Single Boards

L601-3 Quick Scanning MC Measurement Hand Meter-Wagner's best analog hand meter is built for rugged, constant use. It rapidly scans entire boards to a minimum depth of one-inch. Ask about our full line of hand meters for industrial, commercial and consumer applications.

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If,/lTH each passing day. industry V V professionals are discovering the Internet's potential for generating business. Indeed, one need only enter key words such as "lumber" or "building products" into a search engine to reveal the scores of retail and wholesale dealers on line.

While few industry Web site owners have received orders electronically, most regard their site as being a valuable information tool, and worthy of the investment. "We've received a substantial amount of business from one account in particular that located us (at www.achoustonlumber.com)," said Stacey Byrum, A.C. Houston Lumber Co., Las Vegas, Nv. "Howeveq we've also received numerous other leads that have benefited (us)."

She added that the site was activated in April 1997, but a counter wasn't installed until last summer. "Since then, we've received over 4,600 hits from the general public," she said. "Our site presents a good overview of what we offer in terms of products and services."

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