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Let’s Get Down to Business!
Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
Let’s get down to business! That’s the theme of this year’s 2023 Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition (EXPO 2023).
EXPO 2023
Music City Center
201 Rep. John Lewis Way South
Nashville, Tennessee
August 23-25, 2023
For more than 70 years, the Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition (EXPO) has provided exhibitors and attendees the opportunity to build relationships and share ideas. This year will be no exception — EXPO 2023 promises to be an exciting and informative event showcasing innovative new equipment, products and services for the sawmilling industry. The event will be held at the state-of-the-art convention center, Music City Center, located in the midst of Nashville’s thriving culinary, music, sports and cultural scene!
We are looking forward to seeing you there! Stop by our booth — #1604 and let’s get down to business!
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Come Work With Us!
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
Are you thinking of a career change or currently looking for a new position? Brunette Machinery is actively hiring for several open roles on our team. If you want to work in a challenging, supportive and friendly environment, find out how you can come work with us!
Intermediate Mechanical Designer/Draftsperson — is This You?
Are you an outside-of-the-box thinker? Are you highly motivated with strong problem-solving skills with a Mechanical Engineering Technology diploma or degree? If this sounds like you then we want to hear from you. You can read the full Intermediate Mechanical Designer/Draftsperson job description here. Don’t forget to check out our Careers page for details about all our current opportunities.
By the way, we always welcome resumes from experienced and knowledgeable technical sales representatives. This position is key to driving sales growth, assisting with company strategic planning, new product development and product launches.
If you have a comprehensive knowledge of wood-processing machinery and a strong desire to succeed in a vibrant, collaborative environment, apply today! Find out more on our careers page or read the full job description here.
Ready to apply, but curious if working at Brunette Machinery would be right for you? Read the top five reasons to come work with us.
Top Five Reasons to Join Our Team*
1. We are a premier supplier of wood-processing and material handling systems to the North American forest industry
We provide custom engineered solutions built with leading-edge technology and an unsurpassed level of quality to give our customers an important advantage in our ever-changing global economy. Working at Brunette means you will be part of a creative, collaborative team providing the best products in the business!
2. Brunette has been in business since 1942
Brunette Machinery has weathered storms and enjoyed many successes in its 80-year history. When you join our team, you will be working with a diverse, committed group in a long-standing, thriving company.
3. Brunette Machinery has a great reputation
We live and work by our corporate values. Brunette employees expect excellence and take pride in their work. Brunette Machinery strives to make the team better by providing an open and honest environment where the diverse talents of the team are recognized and appreciated. As a result, our reputation in the industry for quality products, exceptional customer service and a synergetic workplace, is bar none.
4. Brunette’s trusted leadership
One of the many reasons that the team is happy to work at Brunette, is the company’s leadership. Owner and president, Kirk Forbes, believes in the team’s abilities to work together and fosters a culture of cooperation, diversity, inclusion and fairness. He continues to build the company by investing in growth, product innovation, customers, and the Brunette team.
5. What’s the best thing about working at Brunette?
Simple. It’s the people. We’re a dynamic, supportive, diverse group committed to delivering extraordinary value. And, we are a fun, cooperative team that values and respects each other!
* Top Five Reasons reprinted from Career Change? Looking for Work? May 25th, 2022
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We Have the Technology. We Can Rebuild it.
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
One of our customers recently inherited a Brunette BioSizer 4872B that had been purchased new in 2010. When they asked about the thirteen-year-old machine — we answered, We have the technology. We can rebuild it.
But what does it mean to rebuild an entire machine? Refurbishing a wood-processing machine such as a wood waste grinder or a drum chipper includes disassembling, sandblasting, replacing all worn items, electrical updates, repainting the entire frame and more.
Our service technicians are experts in mechanical, hydraulic, lubrication, pneumatic, electrical, and control systems. Not only do they have experience with these systems, but they also understand how each of our Brunette machines performs.
Read the full story in our latest E-News to find out how our service techs transformed the old Brunette BioSizer on the left, to the as-new one on the right.
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Our Team is Growing!
Thursday, July 6th, 2023
Our team is growing! We are looking for an analytical senior mechanical designer who is an enthusiastic and proactive self-starter with excellent communication/written skills to join our innovative engineering and production team. Do you have an excellent eye for design with strong attention to detail and a creative flair? Are you adept at problem-solving and experienced in using SolidWorks and 3D modelling? If so, you might be ideal for this position.
The best candidate for this position will be someone with demonstrated experience in the preparation of designs, quotations, and manufacturing drawings – particularly someone who has mechanical design experience with heavy industrial machinery. Bonus points if you have designed wood processing machinery for the forestry industry.
Does this sound like you? Let’s talk! Read the complete job description and details on applying.
Check out our Careers page for all our open opportunities.
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Happy Fourth of July!
Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
To all our American customers, friends and family — enjoy the festivities!
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Canada Day 2023
Friday, June 30th, 2023
Have a safe and fun celebration on July 1st! In lieu of this holiday on Saturday, we will be closed on Monday, July 3, 2023.
In case of an emergency, please click here for Vancouver or here for Prince George for our emergency contact numbers. Or visit our contact page for more information.
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The Heavyweight Champion of Wood Waste Grinders
Friday, May 12th, 2023
The Brunette/Grizzly Mill Hog is known as the Heavyweight Champion of Wood Waste Grinders for good reason! It is designed to be the most rugged hog on the market and will handle almost any material you throw at it and keep on running.
See our Grizzly Mill ad in the April issue of Timber Processing on page 23.
The unique rotor processes various materials, including cedar and green spruce bark, butt ends, railroad ties and stringy bark. The result is a quality fiber suitable for hog fuel, mulch, or biomass product.
Shear pins protect the anvil and grate from damage from large pieces of metal or rocks and the frame is protected with bolt-on replaceable liners. The Grizzly Mill’s clamshell opening provides safe, easy access for maintenance and change-out of striker bars.
Electronic interlocks installed on the grate, anvil and upper frame provide a safe working environment. Other safety features of the Grizzly Mill include a rotor lock and safety bar to keep the rotor and hood from moving during maintenance and striker change-outs.
More details on this rugged wood waste grinder can be found here. Download our brochure here.
Have more questions? Call 1.800.686.667 and ask our knowledgeable sales team about our Heavyweight Champion of Waste Wood grinders!
Check out our Equipment page for information on our complete product line.
Questions? Call: 604.522.3977 or Toll Free: 1.800.686.667 — our knowledgeable sales team has the answers.
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Get More From Your Mill
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
The Brunette Machinery BioSizer® helps you get more from your mill. Featuring a rugged, heavy-duty design, this secondary grinder produces a fine, consistent product ideal for the biomass industry.
Find us on page 7 of the April 2023 issue of Wood Bioenergy magazine.
As the global biomass power market continues to grow, more mill owners are expanding their operations to fill the demand. The Brunette BioSizer helps owners across North America take control of their fiber supply.
Our BioSizer produces a fine, consistent product ideal for the biomass industry. This solid secondary grinder efficiently converts various material such as trim blocks, bark, wood chips, and typical urban wood waste into uniform-sized fibers suitable for high quality biomass fuel.
User-friendly and ergonomic, this grinder has a high inertia rotor and fixed, steel hammers. Four rows of staggered hammers provide maximum bites per revolution and feature two-sided tungsten carbide coated striker bars for longevity. B-Loks mount the rotor onto an oversized shaft supported by spherical bearings and installed in a spigot mounted steel bearing housing.
Our BioSizer’s robust main frame is line-bored for accuracy and alignment for maximum bearing life. Shear pins protect the swing-away anvil and grate from damage from large pieces of metal or rock. Internal, replaceable, bolt-on wear liners provide additional protection.
The 3-piece grate has interchangeable sections together with a progressive rectangular hole pattern. Grates are available with optional hole patterns that can be easily changed out to provide maximum customization for various product sizes.
The performance-engineered design features a large rear-access door that allows for easy maintenance as well as safe striker bar change out.
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Find more details about our BioSizer here or download our brochure.
We also manufacture and supply complementary equipment such as vibrating conveyors, disc scalping screens, E-Sweeps, and log singulators to ensure you get more from your mill.
Want information on our other wood-processing and log handling systems? Check out our Equipment page.
Questions? Call: 604.522.3977 or Toll Free: 1.800.686.667 — our knowledgeable sales team has the answers.
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Increase Your Lumber Recovery
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Find out how you can increase your lumber recovery. Take a look at our latest ad — featuring Brunette Flare Butt Reducers — on page 64 of the Softwood Forest Products Buyer March/April 2023 issue
The Brunette Flare Butt Reducer is designed to convert troublesome logs into valuable timber. Its robust construction reduces maintenance and improves uptime for continual return on investment.
Installing a Brunette Flare Butt Reducer at the start of the production line, affords many advantages throughout the entire mill. including: improved log handling and sorting, better alignment and log control during scanning.
As well, more accurate curve sawing occurs without influence from the butt flare and, negative effects from conveyor chain transitions during the sawing are minimized.
Like our standard model, the Brunette Dual Head Flare Butt Reducer turns troublesome logs into profitable ones. It is specifically designed for larger product capacity and does not require log pre-sorting.
Both Brunette’s Flare Butt Reducer models have the same unique design and cutting geometry that turns rogue logs into valuable lumber, while the robust construction reduces maintenance and improves uptime for continual return on investment.
For more information about our Flare Butt Reducers, click here. Or read our E-Newsletter “Feeding Problems Inside and Outside Your Mill?“
You can also sign up for our newsletter when on that page.
Questions? Call 1.800.686.667 and ask our knowledgeable sales team how we can help you get more from your mill.
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Join Our Team!
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
We are looking for new talent to join our team! Do you live and breathe SolidWorks?
Do you have an excellent eye for mechanical design with strong attention to detail and a creative flair? We are looking for an analytical mechanical designer who is an enthusiastic and proactive self-starter with excellent communication/written skills.
If you are an adept problem-solver and with extensive experience using SolidWorks and 3D modeling, this may be your ideal position.
The best candidate will be someone with demonstrated experience in the preparation of designs, quotations, and manufacturing drawings – particularly someone who has mechanical design experience with heavy industrial machinery. Bonus points if you have designed wood processing machinery for the forestry industry.
Take a look at the job description on our careers page. While you are there check out our other opportunities. Or click here for the complete Senior Mechanical Designer job description.
Interested? Let’s talk! Send your resume to:
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