In the lumber industry, productivity demands are staggering; output is often measured in lugs per minute, a unit that describes how quickly a machine In the lumber industry, productivity demands are ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --A wood products company said that it's investigating the possibility that one of its machines sparked a deadly wildfire in Northern California that's charred 4,000 acres and killed at ...

The mill that contained the twin-blade saw is silent. Craig Kircher, the head rig sawyer at a Hampton Lumber-owned sawmill in Willamina, says “I can run it for you.” He reaches over to press one of ...