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OptiSaw 2021 – Virtual Summit
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
On September 16, 2021, we will be at the OptiSaw 2021 Virtual Summit! Join us on Thursday from 11:00 – 2:00 EST to learn about new technologies & processes that can help boost sawmill’s productivity. Registration is FREE!
As in 2020, COVID-19 has compelled individuals and organizations to find creative ways to hold events. OptiSaw, a one-day education forum focused on the future of sawmilling, is such an event.
OptiSaw 2021 will be online again. This year’s summit will provide virtual sessions from industry-leading technology manufacturers and researchers, offering you solutions to increase your mill’s productivity and efficiency.
Be sure to register for this free forum and plan to attend this one-day event. Starting at 11:00am EST on Thursday, September 16, OptiSaw will host series of live seminars on the newest technologies that can help increase your sawmill’s profitability. Featuring industry experts from manufacturing and supplier sectors, these sessions will offer timely information on a range of topics.
Don’t miss Brunette’s OptiSaw presentation! Join Patrick Browne live at 12:00pm EST as he explains how the inclusion of the Optical Belt Scale technology in Brunette Machinery’s Chip Supply Systems can help provide a management advantage to the sawmill industry.
Tags: Brunette Machinery, Optical Belt Scale, OptiSaw 2021, Sawmills, Virtual Summit
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Prince George Senior Breaks Record
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Prince George’s Tuomas Ukonmaanaho, 76, a BC Masters Athlete, participated in the Greyhounds Multi Event at Bear Creek Park Athletics Centre in Surrey, BC on August 7th and 8th, 2021.
In this year’s competition, Ukonmaanaho broke the record for the men’s BC decathlon in the 75-79 year-old category by more than 2,000 points and the Canadian record by more than 200 points.
Ukon Tom, as he is known, worked as a machinist for Brunette Machinery in our Prince George facility for 39 years. He then continued to work for a few years on contract doing our outside line boring jobs.
Congratulations, Tuomas! Keep on smashing those records! We are rooting for you!
Read an article about Ukon Tom’s accomplishments in track & field published in the Prince George Citizen newspaper.
Tags: Brunette Machinery, Machinist, Masters Athlete, Prince George BC, Seniors
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Brunette Machinery Congratulates Northern Pellet Limited Partnership
Friday, May 14th, 2021
Brunette Machinery congratulates Northern Pellet Limited Partnership for receiving the Groundbreaker of the Year Award at the 2021 International Biomass Conference & Expo.
We applaud the entire Northern Pellet team for their outstanding award and offer our best wishes for their continued success. Northern Pellet’s well-deserved win recognizes their significant contribution to the bioenergy industry.
We also congratulate the Partnership on the completion and start-up of their pellet production facility in High Level, Alberta. Operations commenced in December 2020 and full-run production is expected this year. This facility is a joint project between Pinnacle Renewable Energy and Tolko Industries with a projected run-rate capacity of 200,000 metric tons per year.
We are proud to have supplied the Brunette BioSizer® for this exciting project. The Brunette BioSizer grinds oversized “bush-grind”, hog fuel, trim blocks, wood chips, and more into a fine uniform product size ideal for the biomass industry. The BioSizer performs the first step in the pelletizing process — the primary size reduction of wood fiber for the manufacture of high-quality wood pellets.
Tags: Brunette BioSizer, Brunette Machinery, Northern Pellet Limited Partnership, Wood Fiber, Wood Pellets
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Job Hunting?
Friday, March 26th, 2021
Do you know how to operate one of these? Then read on…
We have a full time position available immediately for a shipper/receiver to join our busy team.
Our ideal candidate has excellent time management skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, self-disciplined environment. Along with two years of shipping/receiving experience, the selected candidate will be a highly motivated team player who shows initiative and can work with minimal supervision. Bonus points if you have overhead crane experience!
We offer a competitive salary, a benefits package and a supportive workplace where you will be a valued member of the Brunette team.
Interested? Check out the complete job description.
To learn more about our company, including our corporate values, please click here. Check out all our current employment opportunities.
Tags: Come Work With Us, Job Hunting, join our team, new job, Shipping/Recieiving
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New team member announced at Brunette Machinery
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Brunette Machinery is pleased to announce and welcome our new team member, Tim Saunders, specializing in Business Development. Previously affiliated with companies such as Canfor and Conifex, Tim is now an integral member of our sales team, whose expertise will further support our customers.
Tim combines his 25 years of business experience with a passion for the technological growth of the forest industry. His electrical and automation background, as well as his extensive work in multiple areas of plant management, make a welcome addition to our already resourceful group.
The majority of Tim’s career has revolved around the forest industry where he developed an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the sector. His experience in this field encompassed many roles, such as: control system design, machine/plant commissioning, troubleshooting, sawmilling flow and strategies. The scope of his work ranged from project development including budget creation, risk analysis, managing stakeholder relationships through to project execution and completion. Asked to describe what he does, Tim’s response is “Combining the identification of productivity opportunities with innovative control solutions for optimum performance.”
Before he embarked upon his career in the industry, Tim graduated from the University College of the Cariboo as a Computer Automated Systems Technician in 2000. He also studied to be a Journeyman Electrician at SAIT in Alberta and attained his Journeyman status in 2004.
Tim and his wife, Jenn operate a 600+ acre farm 30 minutes west of Prince George and a burgeoning direct meat marketing business. They have 55 head of cattle, a dozen or so pigs and a flock of chickens. When they are not out in the field with the cows or in their 20’x60’ greenhouse, you can find them outdoors quadding or boating with their two young sons.
Welcome to Team Brunette, Tim!
If you would like to know more about Tim, visit his LinkedIn profile and reach out to discuss your next equipment purchase.
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BMC-Prince George News
Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
Brunette Machinery Prince George Division has had a busy and productive year. As 2020 draws to a close, we would like to share some highlights from their Year in Review newsletter.
Rick DeGans Retires after 46 Years!
Rick began his career at Brunette as a machinist in April, 1974. One of Brunette’s longest serving staff members, Rick has been a terrific asset to our team for 46 years.
On July 24, 2020, Brunette’s past and present employees gathered in the shop yard for a barbeque to celebrate his retirement.
We wish Rick all the best in his new adventures and thank him for his many years of dedicated service.
Has it Been Five Years Already?
Chad, our chargehand and Bryce, our most senior machinist, joined the Brunette team in 2015. On November 24, we celebrated their 5-year anniversary with a burger bar from Red Robin! A delicious way to commemorate a milestone!
Prince George Scope of Work
With 7 lathes, 4 boring mills and 3 milling machines in our shop, our experts can carry out a wide range of custom fabrication, rebuilding and repair jobs to suit your needs.
Brunette Machinery’s extensive experience in manufacturing guarantees our customers an unsurpassed level of quality and leading edge technology.
Our shop features include:
• Large capacity horizontal & vertical boring mills
• Portable line boring
• Custom fabrications
• Quick turn-around
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There’s Still Time!
Friday, November 20th, 2020
Our Parts & Service Department’s Fall Promo is on until Monday, November 30, 2020! Take advantage of our Promo Pricing on Tool Cylinder Clevis Pins for Kodiak Debarkers – Models: 622, 627, 636. For details see the Promo Flyer [opens a pdf] and call our Parts & Service Department to order yours!
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Brunette BioSizer Goes to High Level
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
Tolko Industries and Pinnacle Renewable Energy have partnered to build a $64 million wood pellet plant at Tolko’s sawmill in High Level, Alberta.
The Northern Pellet Limited Partnership is an equal-owned venture operated by Pinnacle with Tolko providing the raw material for the pellet production. The Partnership expects to have a production capacity of 170,000 to 200,000 metric tons per year. Read the article on page 32 in the September/October 2020 issue of the Logging & Sawmilling Journal.
In the Industry Technology section of the same issue, see a write-up on our Brunette BioSizer® on page 12 and don’t miss our ad on page 33!
We are proud to have supplied the Brunette BioSizer® for this exciting project. The BioSizer will perform the first step in the pelletizing process — the primary size reduction of wood fiber for the manufacture of high-quality wood pellets.
Find details on the Brunette BioSizer here. Visit our Equipment page for information on all our wood-processing and material handling equipment and systems.
Tags: Biomass Industry, Brunette BioSizer, Brunette Machinery, Forestry Equipment, High-Speed Wood Grinder, Wood Pellet Industry
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BMC Prince George’s A-Team — Building Solutions
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020
When wood-processing equipment breaks down, mills grind to a halt. The result? Lost revenue, lost production, and lost hours. In the lumber industry, machinery repairs must be done quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
Luckily for one of our northern customers, our Prince George machine shop’s A-Team understands that speed and efficiency are essential to keeping production lines running. When a mill crash suspended operations, our customer sent their rotor to our shop for inspection. The A-Team suited up (PPE, including safety glasses and ear protection) and went to work! After careful review, the team replaced a bearing and built a new shaft, restoring the rotor to near-new condition and met all the company’s expectations. A win-win for the customer and our Prince George team!
The Prince George A-Team: David, Chad and Paul
We at Brunette, live by our corporate values. Our team strives to deliver extraordinary service to our customers. We listen to their concerns, and we provide solutions that best answer those concerns. We follow through on our commitments, and we stand behind everything we do. We believe that our customers’ success is our success!
We are well known for our expertise in forestry equipment. Through our robust research and development program, we continually update and add to our extensive product line. Our knowledgeable and experienced sales team can help you modernize your facility. Check out our Equipment page for information. Our highly trained technicians and machine shop team can keep your site functioning at top production levels.
Contact us: Surrey H.O: 604.522.3977, Prince George Shop: 250.563.0596, Toll Free: 1.800.686.6679. or
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Brunette in the News!
Friday, September 11th, 2020
For more than 75 years, Brunette Machinery has been supplying high quality, premium equipment to the North American forest industry. We specialize in wood-processing and material handling systems, and provide custom engineered solutions to help customers get more from their mills.
See our SmartVIBE® Vibrating Conveyor write-up in the Dry End Production section of the August 2020 edition of Wood Bioenergy magazine. There is also a short piece about Kirk Forbes exciting news on page 30 of the issue. Our BioSizer® ad is on page 9 and can be viewed here.
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