Sawmill

An impeccable outcome! A small Finnish sawmill invests in X-ray scanning technology to improve log sorting and ensure end-product quality The system has worked impeccably and raw material savings very soon exceeded expectations The Mustola Timber sawmill in eastern Finland has 11 employees and a...

Log scanning and sorting brings significant savings for sawmills Combined laser and X-ray scanning technology for log measuring helps improve sawmilling material efficiency in multiple ways. Under bark, measuring brings average savings of 1-2 % of raw material. When you add log quality sorting based...

Efficiency at Finnish funerary specialist Carpentry company specialised in coffins and funerary urns maximised raw material use Significant material savings by optimisation sawing process Shorter wood cut-offs are used to make flower bases and the rest as fuel SHT-Tukku Oy specialises in coffin and...

Industrial symbiosis is an industrial ecosystem where the unused or residual resources of one company are used by another. This results in mutual economic, social and environmental benefits. It is a process involving several companies – firms that complement one another provide mutual added value...

Treating raw materials with respect Family sawmill takes every measure possible to conserve, reuse and recycle materials Responsibility for the environment is important to the company Siparila Oy is a traditionally minded wood-processing family business in Finland, where responsibility forms an...

Sawmill with a sustainable vision Clever growth strategy and partnerships deliver complementary benefits to forward-thinking sawmill and biofuel producer Sawmill and its municipal partner in Pihtipudas save € 1.5-2 million annually on heating costs Sawmill is energy self-sufficient and sells surplus...

A strapping 'green' solution to a vital process Sawmill shows how recycling can be good for the balance sheet and the environment Small investment in recycling leads to savings of € 1 250 per year Measure cuts out 1.2 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually Lesbats Scieries d’Aquitaine runs two sawmills in...