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Harvesters After several years of focusing almost exclusively on green energy and cost saving, harvester manufacturers are returning to their roots and delivering some larger machines to go with the continued evolution of small diameter specialists


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Scanning & Optimisation – On the frontline


IFI looks at how a handful of scanning & optimisation systems have stood up once actually installed into the sawmill


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22 High Profile: Editor Chris Cann chats with Esri’s forestry frontman, Peter Eredics, about growing up in Canada’s wilderness, the importance of GIS technology during the worst economic downturn we've seen, and how Southern California makes leaving Canada bearable


COVER: John Deere 1270E RE GUL A R


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32 Saw Technology: Some of the world’s foremost suppliers of cutting technology present their latest developments


39 Lifting & Loading Easy maintenance and a desire to provide nothing but the best technology possible for the industry sums up this year’s Lifting & Loading technology review


4 Sawpoints 12World Markets 77 Cutting Edge 80 Advertising Index


John Deere continues to lead the industry in innovative technologies and powerful machines with the introduction of new E-Series wheeled harvesters. The 1270E and 1470E IT4 models, specifically, meet the new emission standards but are also equipped with other new features and enhancements that give operators more power, even greater productivity and uptime, as well as


maintaining low daily operating costs. Along with innovative machinery, John


Deere enhances its customers’ success by continued development of its advanced manufacturing processes. Recently, the company announced an $8.5 million investment into its factory in Joensuu, Finland, to increase the production capacity by 40%.


www.deere.com/forestry FEBRUARY/MARCH 2012 | International Forest Industries 1


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