Scanning, Optimization and Controls

for Sawmill Machinery

Select from the following links for additional information

Company

Nelson Bros Engineering develops scanners
and optimizers for the sawmill industry.

Company Profile

Contacts

Customer List

24/7 Technical Support (888) 623-2882

Products 

Simple, Reliable, Affordable

Board Edger Optimizer

Curve Gang Optimizer

Log Optimizer

Trimmer Optimizer

JS-20 Scan Head

Carriage Optimizer

Log Bucking Optimizer

News

Sometimes, we get creative.

Why Grade Scanning always fails (2007)

Sawmill’s Revenge (2007)

World’s first transverse scanner with JoeScan Heads (2005)

Marketing 101: How to Abandon Product Support (2003)

NBE article on Curved Sawing Gangs (2001)

NBE article on Lineal versus Transverse Scanned Board Edgers (2001)

World's Coolest Board Edger (2001)

Other Stuff 

Stop breaking the Laws of Physics

Tradeshow Newsletters

2008	2006	2004	2003
2002	2001	2000	1999

Videos

WaneShear Edger	AutoRotate Chip-N-Saw	Lineal Edger 2RS
Shapshot Gang	Linear Edger	Snapshot Gang 2
AutoRotate Sharp Chain	Rotate, Skew and Tilt Chip-N-Saw	Side Clamp Log System
Shapshot Carriage
Before 2013
Lineal Edger-1 Zone	Lineal Edger-5 Zone	Lineal SharpChain
Transverse Edger 1	Transverse Edger 2	Trimmer

Startup Team

Sawmill Stories

Associates

Experienced, independent associates
dedicated to the sawmill industry

Jeff Ralph - Pacific Industrial Controls

Joey Nelson - JoeScan

Robert Cecil - Cecil Company

Robin Mathews - OnLine Controls

If you have comments or suggestions, please send email to jeff@millsmart.com

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www.millsmart.com - Trout Lake,, Washington, USA -  (888)623-2882 3-March-2021