SCA and Scania are together developing the first electric timber truck with a technical capability of up to 80 tonnes total weight. The vehicle is a sustainable transport solution enabled through another close cooperation between Scania and a progressive customer. Source: Timberbiz Sc
The Weinig Group will implement a new “Woodworking as a Service” business model over the next two years. In the future, this will enable customers to pay for machines according to actual usage. Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz This means that a machine will not be purchased once for a spec
Combined tillers have long been highly appreciated in the forestry sector. Now thanks to its special design, several different operations are possible using the one machine such as stone crushing, wood mulching and soil tilling up to a depth of 40 cm. Source: Timberbiz This translates
Nokian Heavy Tyres has released two new truck tyres the E-Truck is designed for reliable, economical kilometres on medium and regional roads and Nokian R-Truck, is for demanding on and off-road use. Source: Timberbiz In places where the cities and towns are close to one another, there
Ponsse and Lapland Education Centre REDU launched an advanced simulation-based learning environment in Rovaniemi, Finland. This involves the largest simulator deal in Ponsse’s history. Source: Timberbiz The simulation learning environment was created through collaboration between Pons
The past two years has been a period of upheaval within the timber industry nationally with bushfires, COVID lockdowns, China, plans to halt the native timber industry in at least two States and legal challenges to the timber industry as a whole. We believe the time is right to take a
Komatsu Forest is introducing the Komatsu X164E, a robust head specially developed for efficient eucalyptus harvesting. Source: Timberbiz A high-performance feed system ensures high productivity which, combined with smart solutions for reducing maintenance time and costs, makes the X1
As the Tigercat cut-to-length division continues to introduce new products and innovations, the need for more advanced training solutions has grown. In March 2021, Tigercat partnered with CM Labs Simulations to develop a series of simulators that will replicate the functionality and b
Tigercat has released the 822E series feller bunchers and harvesters with the latest features and upgrades. Source: Timberbiz The 822E is the most compact track feller buncher and harvester platform in the Tigercat track carrier line-up. The powerful machine is versatile for challengi
Continuous building activities as a result of fast urbanisation and population growth are leading countries to invest in private and public infrastructure, such as housing, which is driving up demand for timber and, as a result, driving up sales of timber trailers. Source: TechBullion