News : forestry

GPS and drones can improve tree planting

5/24/2013 8:49 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Progress in technology and machinery has increased the efficiency of felling operations but replanting is still a manual, time-consuming process. However, the use of modern digital technology and drones for aerial photography can lead to major gains, argues Hans Thunander. He has developed a totally new tree planting concept that envisions a 50-percent increase in efficiency within ten years.

KWF Forsttreff at Elmia Wood

5/17/2013 5:33 AM EST - Elmia Wood

The German forestry research institute Kuratorium für Waldarbeit und Forsttechnik (KWF) is again holding its popular Forsttreff meetings at Elmia Wood. KWF organises fairs in Germany and is constantly seeking out new innovations and ideas in forestry. The Forsttreff events at Elmia Wood will offer a unique opportunity to discuss and evaluate all innovations and developments at the fair.

Forest contractor reinvents the wheel

5/7/2013 9:04 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Christer Lennartsson has reinvented the wheel. The perfect one, that is. His new harwarder, “The Beauty”, a combined harvester and forwarder, is a stylish ten-wheeler with a specially designed weight distribution system that reduces ground pressure and damage. He has already patented the machine’s quick release mechanism – and now the forestry world will be able to see this unique wheel design when it is...

A forest filled with innovations

5/2/2013 8:08 AM EST - Elmia Wood

The world’s biggest international forestry fair, Elmia Wood, will be bigger than ever this year. The industry is gearing up for a huge party of people and machines when manufacturers and suppliers present their latest products and innovations in the woods south of Jönköping, Sweden from 5 to 8 June 2013.
“Times are still tough in the forest industry but interest in the fair has never been greater,” says...

Reminder - Press Invitation to Elmia Wood 2013, 5–8 June

4/30/2013 4:52 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Welcome to the cradle of forest technology and innovation!
The forestry world’s biggest meeting place, Elmia Wood, is happening again this year. It is important for our exhibitors and for us that you report on what is being presented at Elmia Wood 2013. We therefore want to provide the best conditions for you so you can do a good job.
A few rooms reserved in Jönköping are still available for accredited...

Invention can save a billion euro a year

4/24/2013 7:07 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Over a billion euro can be saved in the Swedish forest industry every year if the transport of felled timber from the forest to the final customer is made more efficient. Inventors Lennart Olving and Maria Drott have developed a revolutionary patented total concept that will be presented at Elmia Wood.
“All the hardware is available and the corresponding system of handling unit loads is already standard in many...

Welcome to the cradle of forest technology and innovation!

3/25/2013 6:47 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Press Invitation to Elmia Wood 2013, 5–8 June

The forestry world’s biggest meeting place, Elmia Wood, is happening again this year. It is important for our exhibitors and for us that you report on what is being presented at Elmia Wood 2013. We therefore want to provide the best conditions for you so you can do a good job.
Focus on innovation

This year we are highlighting an aspect of Elmia Wood that in the...

Film - Christer Lennartsson about his new machine The Beauty

Can a handful of innovations give the harwarder a place in the forest?

3/4/2013 2:00 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Despite its major advantages, the harwarder, a combined harvester and forwarder, has never made a breakthrough. The profitability has just not been there.
At Elmia Wood 2013, Swedish innovator Christer Lennartsson is exhibiting a machine with the potential to transform the harvester from vision to reality.
A few harwarders do exist on the market but most forest contractors have a wait-and-see attitude to them....

Elmia’s forests are getting crowded

2/18/2013 4:16 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Despite considerable uncertainty about the future of the forestry market, there is clearly great interest in participating in the Elmia Wood forestry fair from 5 to 8 June this year. Organisers are now working to build extra stands for all the companies wanting to exhibit their products and services.
“The fair site is almost fully booked but we’re receiving enquiries every day from more people wanting to...

Swedish forwarder market stays strong in 2012 – defies manufacturers’ prediction...

1/15/2013 9:38 AM EST - Elmia Wood

Finnish pdf version included!

Elmia’s summary of the 2012 forwarder statistics for the Swedish market shows 335 machines were registered. This is fewer than in the record year of 2011 but in no way a poor result. Machinery manufacturers had believed the forwarder market was strong until the summer but then weakened. In...

What is most interesting, says Torbjörn Johnsen, business unit manager at Elmia,...

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