Technology has made the timber industry one of the most efficient industries in the
world today. Often in the lead in developing and utilizing new equipment, the
Bennett mills boast some of the following technology:
world today. Often in the lead in developing and utilizing new equipment, the
Bennett mills boast some of the following technology:
Involved in the "primary breakdown" cut, the maxi mill end dogger at the Guy
Bennett Lumber Company mill in Clarkston, Washington is the newest of the head
rig set-ups. Because the primary cut essentially determines the rest of the cuts,
scanners and computers must assist operators to meet full potential.
Found first in the region at the newly constructed Guy Bennett Lumber Company mill
in Clarkston, Washington, the triple horizontal resaw will likely become an industry
standard. Precision blades saw cants into four sections in split seconds, thereby
reducing the number of times each log has to be handled and processed.
Both Guy Bennett Lumber and Bennett Lumber Products have installed optimized
edgers. Maximum recovery as well as highest value per piece has been achieved by
utilizing this high technology equipment. The mills have installed Optimil edgers
with Softac scanning. The Bennett Lumber Products edger has a four-inch scan
density, while the Guy Bennett Lumber mill has a slightly more accurate one-inch
scan density. Both machines run with close to 99% accuracy and the operator has
the option of manually overriding and making any width available if he chooses.
This feature comes in handy when running Ponderosa Pine selects. Both edgers
come with four saws, with capabilities of making three board solutions. All solutions
are dictated by wane parameters, price tables and size tables which are monitored
and changed as needed, depending on sales demands and market conditions.
