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PORTLAND Oregon – March 2, 2017 – Heicor Enterprises, LLC introduces a new generation of kilns under the brand name HDE Dry Kilns to the North American market. HDE Kilns will offer an exceptional value for both large and small kiln drying operations, supplying units from 500 BDFT to over 170,000 BDFT, in track or package loaded configurations. Container kilns, as well as pallet and firewood heat treating kilns are also available. Heat sources will include steam, hot water, thermal oil, or indirect fired gas. HDE Dry Kilns use US sourced heat systems, piping, heat exchangers, valves, UL approved motor controls, and kiln controls. Kiln chambers, fans and fan shrouds are produced by the Harbin Halei Drying Equipment Company. The kiln controls will be supplied exclusively by Lignomat USA. Uli Heimerdinger, President of Lignomat USA LTD, said, “After supplying Lignomat kiln control systems for many years to Harbin Halei Drying Equipment Company , it became evident that they are a quality manufacturer. HDE Dry Kilns is the result of shared German and US kiln design technology paired with this proven and reliable manufacturing company.” About Harbin Halei Drying Equipment Company One of the world’s largest manufacturers of dry kilns, Harbin Halei Drying Equipment Company has produced over 5,000 kilns for operations in over 20 countries and 4 continents since 1985. They have gained a reputation for producing high-quality, technologically advanced kilns that are reliable and efficient. About Lignomat USA, Ltd. Originally beginning in Germany, Lignomat USA has produced moisture meters and dry kiln controls in Portland Oregon since 1981. Lignomat kiln controls have been and are used in kilns of several kiln manufacturers - either as original equipment or for upgrades - and are the preferred choice of many kiln operators. Lignomat is headed by Uli Heimerdinger, the son-in-law of Robert Hildebrand, who is widely recognized as the originator of the modern dry kiln. About Heicor Enterprises LLC Sales and marketing for HDE Dry Kilns will be provided by Heicor Enterprises LLC, in Portland Oregon. Heicor is owned and managed by Glen Heiner and Kevin Corder, who have over 50 years of experience in sales, service, marketing, and management in the wood processing equipment industry. Heicor Enterprises also represents MILL Industrial sawmill equipment and Reignmac industrial woodworking machinery. For more information, contact Heicor Enterprises at 971-271-8070 or email [email protected].

James Savage, owner of Southern Rigging Service and son of the late John Kimbel Jr., acquired Tri-State Auction & Realty, LLC of Kingston, Tennessee from owners John Kimbel Jr. and Sandra White effective January 1, 2017. For the past twenty five years James has been an integral part of the Tri-State Auction family management team that set the standard for professionalism and honesty in forest industry liquidations. Serving as assistant auctioneer, supervising pre-auction set up and post-auction equipment removal James has become one of the industry’s most trusted and knowledgeable auction and equipment professionals. Savage stated, “My number one goal for Tri-State Auction is to continue the tradition of honesty and integrity that the previous two generations began”. According to Savage the core business model will not change. Tri-State will continue to provide its customers with individual item brokerage services, complete orderly plant liquidations, certified appraisals and of course the best on-site auction service in the forest products industry. Tri-State Auction & Realty, LLC PO Box 567 Kingston, TN 37763 865-376-7009 Office [email protected]

As the leading supplier of thin-kerf, narrowband portable and industrial sawmills, Wood-Mizer has significantly broadened its reach into the industrial sawmilling market. With the introduction of Wood-Mizer TITAN, the company now offers a full line of wideband sawmill equipment that is designed to improve timber production rates and elevate a sawmill’s operational efficiency. This new product line is a result of a purchase agreement with Multisaw, a well-established manufacturer of wideband sawmill equipment since 1990. The Wood-Mizer TITAN Line The Wood-Mizer TITAN line includes wideband primary and secondary breakdown sawmills and resaws as well as circular saw edgers, multirips, optimizing edgers, manual board edgers, and material handling equipment. The move will add further momentum to Wood-Mizer’s ability to offer innovative high capacity equipment and broaden the corporation’s global reach. “Our well-known narrowband industrial range has helped wood producers worldwide cut costs and raise yields,” says Richard Vivers, President and CEO of Wood-Mizer. “But that is just one piece of a very big market. With Wood-Mizer TITAN, we will serve the high-throughput needs of industrial operations with our established network of locations and commitment to customer support throughout the world.” TITAN wideband sawmill equipment has proven its advantages in the most demanding markets in the world. Customers, Patula Product Sawmill in South Africa, utilize the TITAN system to produce high-throughput of structural timber. Patula’s operation consists of a TITAN twin vertical bandsaw, TITAN double arbor circular multirip, TITAN twin head resaw, and two TITAN manual board edging systems. “We wanted high production wideband sawmilling technology that we could rely on to cut the quality that we want and with enough additional capacity available to grow production into the future,” said Phillip Anderson of Patula Product Sawmill. “This is exactly what we’ve now achieved,” added Troy Cooper of Patula Product Sawmill. “In the last month, we have increased throughput again by 27%.” The Wood-Mizer Product Line TITAN wideband machines will greatly expand Wood-Mizer’s range, which will now consist of two distinct product lines, each geared towards the specific volume and budget requirements of the end-user. - Wood-Mizer’s portable and industrial sawmill line continues to provide narrowband sawmilling equipment for entry level to professional and industrial operations. - Wood-Mizer’s TITAN products are strongly-built wideband sawmilling equipment for high-throughput industrial sawmilling applications. Each TITAN product is designed to operate as standalone equipment for existing sawmilling lines or to form an entire sawmilling line that can be customized to the requirements of the end-user. The TITAN line provides for primary and secondary log breakdown across a range of log diameters varying from 4” to 24” (100-600 mm). In addition, Wood-Mizer will be offering wideband blades soon for use on TITAN machines with blade widths up to 6” (150 mm).

Soon, the wood industry will gather in Atlanta for Expo 2017 – the 34th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition – sponsored by the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA). Over the course of three days, June 14-16, those working in lumber manufacturing, forestry and related processes can inspect the latest machinery and technology for virtually all segments of their industry, serving both softwood and hardwood operations. “Much of the sawmill equipment we display is interchangeable for either hardwood or softwood manufacturing,” comments Tony Stringer, president of Stringer Industries. “Expo is not just a pine show – this year we'll display machinery that's sold to a hardwood stave mill,” he adds. “Nearly 30% of the Expo 2017 floor plan features equipment for hardwood operations,” notes exposition director Eric Gee. Beyond lumber manufacturing and engineering services, exhibitors include the biomass, pallet fabrication, material handling, treating and engineered wood segments of the industry. Sponsored and conducted by SFPA every two years since 1950, this event has traditionally included many of the biggest names in the business, attracting key representatives from the nation’s largest wood products manufacturers. Registration to attend Expo 2017 opens soon. Some exhibit space remains available. Complete information, including the exhibit space application, the floor plan and a list of exhibiting companies, is available at SFPAexpo.com. For questions about Expo 2017, contact Eric at 504/443-4464 (option 3), or e-mail him at [email protected].

Morbark, a leading manufacturer of equipment used in forestry, recycling, tree care, landscaping, sawmill and biomass markets, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Walt Niziolek as the new Vice President of Operations & Supply Chain. Niziolek joins Morbark at a time of continued business growth to take charge of supply chain and site operational requirements. This includes managing local, U.S. and overseas vendors and suppliers, all warehouse and distribution activities, quality initiatives and liaising with business unit engineering support. Niziolek’s extensive expertise includes holding many previous senior leadership roles in manufacturing with companies such as CPG Building Products and Pride Mobility Products, where he specialized in deploying standardized work and other lean initiatives to improve safety, quality, delivery, supply chain management and cost. “I’m excited to bring Walt to the Morbark team,” said Dave Herr, Morbark CEO. “Walt has a proven track record of driving change through lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques. This, along with his experience in complex manufacturing environments producing customized, engineered products, makes him a great fit for Morbark.” Prior to his 20-plus years in manufacturing operations, Niziolek served as a captain in the U.S. Army, where he held multiple leadership and staff positions, both in peacetime and periods of conflict. “Working with Morbark is an exciting opportunity to take a solid company to new heights,” said Niziolek. “I look forward to developing many productive working relationships with both internal personnel and external suppliers and stakeholders.” Niziolek earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Southern Illinois University, as well as an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Wood-Mizer, the world’s leading portable sawmill manufacturer, introduces new wide sawmill head options on their high production LT40, LT50 and LT70 hydraulic model portable sawmills. The wide saw head increases the maximum width of cut from 28” on the standard models to 34” on the wide head models. The new Wood-Mizer sawmill options increase cutting capacity for mobile sawyers that require extra cutting width. Before now, this expanded width of cut was only available from specialized Wood-Mizer stationary sawmills such as the LT15WIDE sawmill with manual log handling and the industrial-sized WM1000 sawmill. Cutting Capacity of Wide Head LT40, LT50, and LT70 Sawmills -36" maximum log diameter -34" maximum width of cut -21' standard log length on LT40/LT50 and 20'2" on LT70 sawmills “Wood-Mizer is always committed to providing timber processors with the best available products and features in the industry,” said Darryl Floyd, Wood-Mizer COO. “The new wide head sawmills give our sawyers more capacity for sawing wider slabs without sacrificing needs for mill mobility or lumber production.” Wood-Mizer will offer the LT40 and LT50 wide head option for an additional $795 USD. The LT70 wide head option will be available for an additional $895 USD. The wide head option is currently available on new sawmills ordered in North and South America. Visit www.woodmizer.com or call 800.553.0182 to order. About Wood-Mizer Since 1982, Wood-Mizer has earned the reputation as the world’s largest manufacturer of portable band sawmills with tens of thousands of bandmills sold around the globe. Today, Wood-Mizer offers an extensive line of portable sawmills, industrial headrigs, resaws, edgers, kilns, log splitters, material handling equipment, bandsaw blades and blade maintenance equipment for woodworking hobbyists and forestry professionals all over the world. For 35 years, Wood-Mizer has provided top quality wood processing equipment and exceptional customer service for people who want the freedom of sawing their own lumber for projects or production. For more information about Wood-Mizer, call 800.553.0182 or visit www.woodmizer.com.

Is it revolutionary? You be the judge – the new WSM Pin Chipper™ is a high capacity fiber preparation machine that converts lower value mill residuals (shavings and hogged wood) and alternate fiber supply sources into a high percentage of “pin chips” with long fiber length for use in the Pulp & Paper Industry. The WSM Pin Chipper™ is available in rotor diameters of 42”, 48”, and 60” and rotor lengths from 36” to 88” long and typically operates with 200 – 800 HP. Modular and adjustable tooling includes either rigid or swing hammers with replaceable tips, combined with modular sizing screens allow adjustment to product sizing. Field proven performance at rates up to 75 tph, and when combined with a WSM pre-screen the processing rate is confirmed at rates of 150+ tph. System integration into your woodyard is no problem – WSM offers complete infeed and outfeed options to help you supplement your chip supply with lower cost fiber from the WSM Pin Chipper™. Need to see it to believe it? WSM’s test lab can process your material to demonstrate how the WSM Pin Chipper™ performs on your specific low cost fiber materials. This machine isn’t for everyone – but where it’s a “fit” – it’s a game changer. If you are looking for a way to reduce incoming fiber cost and can handle a percentage of “pins” and “fines” in your pulping process, then the WSM Pin Chipper™ can deliver substantial value by expanding your sources of wood fiber, reducing hauling costs, and substituting high cost fiber with low cost fiber. To learn more about WSM’s Pin Chipper™ and how it might benefit your operation, visit www.westsalem.com, email us at [email protected], or call your WSM technical specialist at 800 722 3530 to discuss your application in more detail, or schedule a test on your materials.

Indianapolis, IN – Wood-Mizer LLC, the world’s leading portable sawmill manufacturer, introduces the unique and aggressive Turbo 7 blade profile in the high-performance Wood-Mizer Bi-Metal blade product line. With increased air flow and higher tooth penetration while sawing hardwoods, the Turbo 7 degree profile has received positive reports from high production, high horsepower, and high feed rate sawmilling operations throughout the world since its introduction in 2013. Previously only available in a standard 10 degree profile, the Bi-Metal blade product line now offers the Turbo 7 profile for a higher cut quality, faster feed rate, and longer-lasting blade especially when cutting abrasive and exotic wood species. Due to the high-alloy backing material and hardened tooth tip, Bi-Metal blades offer a combination of durability and fatigue resistance, enabling a sharp life that is up to 3 times longer than carbon blades. “While Wood-Mizer is the world’s leading portable sawmill manufacturer, we also have a commitment to provide a variety of high-quality bandsaw blades to the market,” said John Storm, Wood-Mizer Blades Manager. “The Bi-Metal Turbo 7 blade is our latest addition in our extensive blade lineup and is ideal for sawing exotic and frozen hardwoods in a production sawmilling operation.” The Wood-Mizer Bi-Metal Turbo 7 blade is now available to order in .042 x 1 ¼ and .050 x 1 ½ in a variety of lengths. Call 800.522.5760 or visit www.woodmizer.com/bimetal to order. Offering more than 60 basic blade profiles, Wood-Mizer makes blades for any type of sawing application from softwoods to hardwoods. About Wood-Mizer Since 1982, Wood-Mizer has earned the reputation as the world’s largest manufacturer of portable band sawmills with tens of thousands of bandmills sold around the globe. Today, Wood-Mizer offers an extensive line of portable sawmills, industrial headrigs, resaws, edgers, kilns, log splitters, material handling equipment, bandsaw blades and blade maintenance equipment for woodworking hobbyists and forestry professionals all over the world. For 35 years, Wood-Mizer has provided top quality wood processing equipment and exceptional customer service for people who want the freedom of sawing their own lumber for projects or production. For

Put away your pickeroons! CRD Metalworks introduces it's newest innovation- creating more safety and efficiency on the woodlot- our patent-pending RPS Technology (Rapid Positioning System). Our innovative push button system, allows bi-rotational positioning of cut blocks in the splitting hopper automatically. Our RPS allows for complete, hands-free positioning of a block of wood prior to splitting. Expect an increase in production while increasing operator safety! Currently standard on Woodbine PRO and Rapido Loco models, RPS marks a bold step forward by industry leader CRD Metalworks in firewood processing systems. Contact them at 888-667-8580 for more information or visit their website at www.crdmetalworks.com

Wisconsin based Multitek North America expands its forestry machinery lineup with recent acquisition of Wood Beaver Forestry. In continuing with the company’s growth and diversification strategy, Multitek North America, LLC announced today the acquisition of Hartford, Wisconsin based Wood Beaver Forestry. Established in 2007 Wood Beaver Forestry manufactures a lineup of wood processing machinery including firewood conveyors, bundling equipment, firewood processors and support equipment related to firewood production. Company President, Douglas Kamps states “Our addition of Wood Beaver will further grow our forestry machinery line and enable us to better serve both small and large producers of firewood. This addition will enable Multitek to add industry leading service, support, and sales throughout its new Wood Beaver line. Scott Eifler, former President of Wood Beaver Forestry said he sees Multitek as the ideal suitor to take his business forward. “We have worked with Wisconsin based Multitek on many occasions in the past and we feel that our clients will benefit greatly from Multitek’s focus and deep roots in the firewood processor industry.” Multitek’s global footprint and additional expertise in engineering, hydraulics, manufacturing, and sourcing will benefit Wood Beavers growing lineup of firewood processors and accessories. Multitek’s full service production facility and manufacturing aligns the two companies for continued product and service expansion and will harmonize best in class offerings from smaller producers of firewood on up to the largest in the world. Manufacturing of the Wood Beaver line is moving to Multitek’s Tomahawk and Prentice, Wisconsin facilities immediately to bring additional advanced manufacturing techniques and abilities to further harmonize the two product lines. About Multitek: Multitek North America, LLC was founded in the 1970’s by the forest industry legend, Leo Heikkinen. Multitek from its early beginning has had a strong focus on the production of firewood and related support equipment. Very early designs incorporated advanced hydraulic technologies and new concepts for the moving of materials and machine components. Early machines that are still in use today still use Multitek’s patented shuttle grapple log infeed system to enable the user to process low-grade logs into profitable firewood. Multitek has continually stayed at the forefront of hydraulic advancements and engineering abilities to produce industry leading machinery for the production of firewood. Multitek has a global customer network and ships machines around the world providing suppliers small and large cost effective solutions to meet the demands of their forestry business. Multitek has firewood processors on 6 of the 7 continents worldwide. The addition of the Wood Beaver line provides a line-up of firewood processors comparable to none. The Wood Beaver little beaver 13 is an entry level model starting under $10,000 and ideal for personal and acreage use. Multitek’s flagship models 2040 and 3040 products offer firewood production up to 7 cords per hour that serve the largest suppliers worldwide. The two product lines offer a combined 14 different models of firewood processors with many additional options to make a truly customized solution. In addition to Multitek’s forestry machinery line-up, Multitek manufactures and distributes machinery for the oil & gas industry and also the power generation industry. Portable flameless heaters, and diesel powered generators are also manufactured at Multitek’s Wisconsin facilities and distributed worldwide. For additional information on Multitek and Wood Beaver Forestry, please visit www.multitekinc.com and www.woodbeaver.net. You can also reach Multitek at 800-243-5438.

New from Woodcracker is a New and Larger Whole Log Splitter, the L1200. Expanding the line of “L” series splitters suitable as a stand alone machine, or mounted on a loader, The L1200 brings 33 tons of splitting force with an opening of over 47 inches.

Woodcracker releases new products for 2017, announces new relationship with Mecalac of North America. Engineered and manufactured in Austria, Woodcracker extends its line of land clearing tree shears with its’ model CL 190, a compact, affordable shear designed for mini excavators in the 2.5 – 7.5 ton range. Suitable for harvesting bushes and small trees up to 10 inches in diameter. Lorusso Heavy Equipment of Walpole, MA, Woodcracker’s newest dealer in New England, is expecting its first CL 190 in early January to mate to the Mecalac 6MCR. According to AJ Lorusso, president of Lorusso Heavy Equipment, “the Woodcracker CL190 is a perfect complement to the Mecalac 6MCR , as it is compatible with the Mecalac quick coupling system, and the extra high reach of the Mecalac boom makes the combination a natural for tree work, while not losing any functionality as an excavator.”