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NWH Makes Upgrade to Trim Saw at Eugene Lumber Mill Second Optimizer Project by A&E Also Relies on JoeScan Technology By Tim Cox, Editor
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UGENE, OREGON –
When NWH moved to optimize the trim saw at its mill in Eugene, Oregon, last year, the decision reflected several company values, and safety was one of them. The project, carried out by Automation & Electronics (A&E) 24
and relying on JoeScan scanning equipment, has reaped several important benefits. NWH, formerly Northwest Hardwoods, which was established in 1967, is a leading hardwoods supplier to North America, Europe and Asia. Its corporate headquarters in Texas, NWH supplies manufacturers and distributors with over 14 domestic hardwood lumber species, a host of tropical hardwoods, TimberWest Magazine — May/June 2025 — www.forestnet.com
plywood and pallet stock. In addition to the Eugene mill, the company also has two mills in Washington, in Longview and Centralia. It has a warehouse and reload facility in Longview and two more in Los Angeles and Oakland, California. NWH also has 12 more mills in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, a panel remanufacturing