Nelson Bros. Engineering

Customer Reference List

July, 2017

 

Nelson Bros. Engineering wants to be known for Simple Solutions and Weekend Startups.  This has allowed us to provide lower cost systems.  Our success is best illustrated by the following lists:

 

For 1994 thru 2000

 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

Pope and Talbot, Castlegar, B.C.  

  6/94 

Ahlstrom Edger

International Paper, Whitehouse, Fl         

12/94

Kockums Autopos Edger

International Paper, Citronelle, Al         

12/94

Kockums Autopos Edger

Galloway, Galloway, B.C.          

  3/95

Kockums Autopos Edger

Canfor, MacKenzie, B.C.      

10/95

Kockums Autopos Edger

McGehee Machine, Ukiah, Ca        

  3/96 

McGehee Log Processor

Soda Creek, Williams Lake, B.C.

  7/96 

McGehee Slewing Edger

Soda Creek, Williams Lake, B.C.   

  7/96 

McGehee Curved Gang

Tembec, Canal Flats, B.C.

  9/96 

Ahlstrom Edger

Tembec, Elko, B.C.            

  9/96 

Ahlstrom Edger

Pope and Talbot, Spearfish, S.D. 

12/96 

USNR+Trienco Edger

Pope and Talbot, Spearfish, S.D.

  2/97

USNR+Trienco Edger

Pope and Talbot, Spearfish, S.D.  

  3/97 

USNR Edger

Newnes/McGehee     quantity 3  

96-97 

Lineal Slewing Edger

Newnes/McGehee     quantity 8

96-97 

Lineal Curved Gang

Plum Creek, Kalispell, Mt

  8/97

Kockums Autopos Edger

Pope and Talbot, Grand Forks, BC  

  9/97

Chip-n-Saw

Weyerhaeuser, Grand Prairie, Can. 

  1/98

Ahlstrom Edger

Skookum Lumber, Shelton, Wa        

  7/98

Trimmer Optimizer

Plum Creek, Joyce, La             

  9/98

Kockums Autopos Edger

Weyerhaeuser, Taylor, La    

  9/98

McGehee Log Processor

Skookum Lumber, Shelton, Wa

10/98

GME Board Edger

Weyerhaeuser, New Bern, NC        

  1/99

McGehee Log Processor

Wapawekka, Prince Albert, SK      

  5/99 

McGehee Log Processor

CHH, Morwell, Victoria

10/99

Kockums Autopos Edger

C&D Lumber Riddle, Oregon         

  3/00 

Twinband Snapshot Log Optimizer

TDC Sawmills, Whangarei, NZ       

  5/00

Kockums Autopos Edger

CHH, Morwell, Victoria 

  8/00

Kockums Autopos Edger

Welco, Naples, Idaho             

11/00

Trimmer Optimizer

Wooley Lumber, Indianapolis

12/00

LandEast Hardwood Edger

 


For 2001 thru 2005

 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

Plateau, Vanderhoof, BC

  9/01

Ahlstrom Edger

Welco, Naples, Idaho

10/01

GME Lineal Edger

Buchanan Lumber, High Prairie, Alberta

12/01

Lineal Board Edger

Crown Pacific, Marysville, WA

  3/02

LandEast Board/Cant Edger

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls

  6/02

GME Board Edger

Galloway, Galloway, B.C.

  2/03

Lineal Scan Bucking Optimizer

Kane Hardwood, Pennsylvania

  2/03

Curve Gang/Board Edger

Manke Lumber, Tacoma, Wa

  3/03

Curved Gang Edger

Potomac Supply, Kinsale, VA

  6/03

Profiling Gang Edger

Potomac Supply, Kinsale, VA

  6/03

Auto Rotating Log Quad

Skookum, Shelton, Wa

  7/03

Lineal Sharp Chain Twin

Starfire Lumber, Cottage Grove, OR

  7/03

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Buse Timber, Everett, WA

  7/03

Surround Scan Scan Headrig Carriage

RGM Hardwoods, Scranton, PA

10/03

Hardwood Trimmer Optimizer

Seneca Sawmills, Eugene, OR

10/03

 “Flying Saw” Edger Optimizers

Seneca Sawmills, Eugene, OR

11/03

 “Flying Saw” Edger Optimizers

Gulf Lumber, Mobile , AL

  1/04

Linear Scan Edger Optimizer Upgrade

Gulf Lumber, Mobile, AL

  3/04

Linear Scan Sharp Chain Optimizer

Shasta Green, Burney, CA

  3/04

Surround Scan Sharp Chain Optimizer

Winston Hardwoods, Double Springs, AL

  9/04

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Riley Creek, Sandpoint, Id

  9/04

Gilbert Scan & Set Planer

Independence Lbr, Independence, VA

12/04

Hardwood Edger Optimizer

Columbia Vista, Camas, WA

 1/05

Linear Scan Edger Optimizer

Yancey Lumber, Crozet, VA

 1/05

Sharp Chain Optimizer

Banks Lumber, Banks, OR

 1/05

Linear Scan Edger Optimizer

Weyerhaeuser, Dallas, OR

 1/05

Lineal Scan Bucking Optimizer

Seneca Sawmills, Eugene, OR

 2/05

“Flying Saw” Board Edger Optimizer

Seneca Sawmills, Eugene, OR

 2/05

“Flying Saw” Board Edger Optimizer

Seneca Sawmills, Eugene, OR

 2/05

“Flying Saw” Gang Edger Optimizer

Weyerhaeuser, Grand Prairie, Alberta

 2/05

Lineally Scanned Edger

Pope and Talbot, Grand Forks

 5/05

Lineally Scanned ChipNSaw

Potlatch, Boardman, Or

 5/05

Lineal Bucking System

W.T. Jones Lumber, Rutherglen, VA

 5/05

Transverse Scan Edger

Herbert Lumber, Riddle, OR

 8/05

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls

 8/05

Surround Scan Trimmer

Beckwith Lumber, Slatyfork, WV

 9/05

Transverse Scan Edger

Pope and Talbot, Ft St James

10/05

Lineally Scanned ChipNSaw

Stimson,  St. Helens, OR

12/05

Surround Scan Carriage Optimizer

 


For 2006 thru 2007

 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

Potomac, Kinsale, VA

1/06

Surround Scan Sharp Chain Upgrade

Swanson Bros. – Noti, OR

1/06

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Konkolville Lumber, Orofino, Idaho

1/06

Surround Scan Trimmer Optimizer

Konkolville Lumber, Orofino, Idaho

1/06

TMT Lineal Combo Edger

Harrigan, Monroeville, Al

2/06

Lineally Scanned Sharp Chain

Rosboro Lumber, Springfield, Oregon

3/06

TMT Lineal Board Edger

Frank Lumber, Mill City, Oregon

4/06

Surround Scan Trimmer Optimizer

Welco, Naples, Idaho

4/06

Surround Scan End-Dogger

International Paper, Whitehouse, Fl

5/06

Lineally Scanned Edger

International Paper, Citronelle, Al

6/06

Lineally Scanned Edger

Tolko-Soda Creek, Williams Lake, BC

6/06

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

Tolko-Soda Creek, Williams Lake, BC

6/06

Lineally Scanned Curved Gangr

Banks Lumber, Banks, Oregon

8/06

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Three Rivers, Kamiah, Idaho

9/06

Transverse Gang Edger

Weyerhaeuser, Taylor, La.

9/06

Lineally Scanned Log Processor

Cascade Hardwoods, Centrailia, Wa.

10/06

Transverse Hardwood Board Edger

Al-Tom, Waynesboro  MS

10/06

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Mt

12/06

Surround Scan EDLF

Rosboro Lumber, Springfield, Oregon

12/06

Transverse Gang Edger

C and D Lumber, Riddle, Oregon

12/06

Surround Scan Trimmer Optimizer

Al-Tom, Waynesboro, MS

2/07

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Kalesnikoff Lumber, Castlegar, BC

3/07

Lineally Scanned ChipNSaw

CraigPine, Winton, NZ

3/07

Transverse Board Edger

Rosboro Lumber, Springfield, Oregon

4/07

Lineally Scanned Bucking

Port Angeles Hardwood, Port Angeles, WA

4/07

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Washington Alder, Mt Vernon, WA

4/07

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Troy Lumber, Troy, NC

4/07

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

Kellwood Forest Products, Enterprise, MS

6/07

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Manke Lumber, Tacoma, WA

7/07

Surround Scan Sharp Chain

Thomasville Lumber, Thomasville, AL

7/07

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

Rosboro Lumber, Springfield, Oregon

8/07

Surround Scan Trimmer Optimizer

Stimson, Priest River, Idaho

10/07

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Thompson Appalachian, Huntsville, TN

12/07

Surround Scan Board Edger

 


For 2008 thru 2009

 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

CraigPine, Winton, NZ

1/08

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Parkside, NSW

3/08

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

International Wood, Salem, IN

7/08

Surround Scan Hardwood Edger

Elk Valley Hardwoods, Etheridge, TN

7/08

Lineally Scan Hardwood Edger

Upper Columbia River, Boardman, OR

8/08

Surround Scan Trimmer

Upper Columbia River, Boardman, OR

8/08

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

Upper Columbia River, Boardman, OR

8/08

Lineally Scanned Gang Edger

Elk Valley Hardwoods, Etheridge, TN

8/08

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Anderson-Tully, Vicksburg, MS

9/08

Surround Scanned Board Edger

Buchanan Lumber, High Prairie, AB

9/08

Lineally Scanned Gang Edger

Spanish Trail, Florida

9/08

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

RGM Hardwoods, Moscow, Pa

9/08

Surround Scan Trimmer

Carl Rosenberry & Sons, Ft Loudon, Pa

12/08

Lineally Scan Hardwood Edger

Elliot Sawmill, Estil, SC

12/08

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Spanish Trail, Marianna, FL

1/09

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

Varn Wood Products, Hoboken, Ga

3/09

Surround Scan Pine Edger

Manke Lumber, Tacoma, WA

6/09

Surround Scan Sharp Chain

Clearwater Lumber, Lewiston, ID

10/09

Top Scan Board Edger

Culp Lumber, New London, NC

11/09

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

 

For 2010 - 2012 

 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

Niagara, Invercargill, NZ

5/10

Surround Scan Trimmer

Tricon, St. Regis, MT

6/10

Lineal AutoRotate Log System

Kentucky Hardwood, Somerset, KY

8/10

Lineal Scan Hardwood Edger

Trinity River Lbr., Weaverville, CA

9/10

Surround Scan Ponyrig Carriage

Trinity River Lbr., Weaverville, CA

9/10

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Trinity River Lbr., Weaverville, CA

11/10

Surround Scan Pocket Edger

Trinity River Lbr., Weaverville, CA

11/10

Surround Scan Curved Gang

Trinity River Lbr., Weaverville, CA

11/10

Complete Sawmill Controls

Trinity River Lbr., Weaverville, CA

11/10

Surround Scan Trimmer

Spanish Trail, Florida

11/10

Surround Scan Trimmer

Crane Creek, Aberdeen, WA

12/10

Surround Scan End-Dogger

Niagara, Invercargill, NZ

1/11

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Spearfish Forest Products, Spearfish, SD

4/11

Surround Scan Log System

Tembec, Canal Flats, BC

8/11

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

Rosboro Lumber Co, Springfield, OR

10/11

Lineally Scanned Bucking System

McShan Lumber Co, McShan, AL

11/11

Lineally Scanned Gang

McShan Lumber Co, McShan, AL

11/11

Lineally Scanned Board Edger

 

 


For 2012 - 2013 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

East Alabama, Lafayette, Al

3/12

Snapshot Log System

Linden, Linden, AL

3/12

Surround Scan Edger

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA

3/12

Surround Scan Edger

Cascade Hardwood, Chehelis, WA

4/12

Snapshot Scanned Gang

Scotch-Gulf, Jackson, AL

6/12

Surround Scan WaneShear Edger

Scotch-Gulf, Jackson, AL

6/12

Lineal AutoRotate Log System

Linden, Linden, AL

7/12

Surround Scan Trimmer

Harrigan, Monroeville, AL

12/12

Surround Scan Gang, w/ Profiling

Spanish Trail, FL

2/13

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Port Angeles Hardwoods, WA

3/13

Snapshot Scanned Gang

Breck County HW, Hardinsburg, KY

7/13

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Langdale Forest Products, Valdosta, GA

5/13

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Seattle-Snohomish, Snohomish, WA

7/13

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Zippo, Eugene, OR

7/13

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Rosboro, Springfield, OR

7/13

Surround Scan Gang

Conifex, MacKenzie, BC

9/13

Lineal AutoRotate Log System

Grayson Lumber, Grayson, AL

9/13

Lineal Curved Gang

Plum Creek, Kalispel, MT

9/13

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Collins Hardwood, Richwood, WV

10/13

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA

12/13

Lineal Log System

Ferguson, Rocky Mount, VA

12/13

Surround Scan Board Edger

 

For 2014 and 2015

Mill

Date

Optimizer

Pierce Lumber, Belle Plaine, IA

1/14

Surround Scan Board Edger

Banks Lbr , Banks, OR

1/14

Lineal Scan Gang

Rosboro, Springfield, OR

2/14

Lineal AutoRotate Log System

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA

2/14

Lineal Log System

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA

5/14

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Rosboro, Springfield, OR

6/14

Surround Scan Board Edger

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA

6/14

Log Sorter

Kirkham Lbr, Terrra Haute, IN

6/14

Transverse Hardwood Edger

Culp, New London, NC

7/14

Surround Scan Trimmer

Turlington Lbr, Clinton, NC

7/14

Surround Scan Carriage

Plum Creek, Kalispel, MT

8/14

Lineal Curved Gang

Elliott Sawmill, Estil, SC

9/14

Lineal Curved Gang, w/ Profiling

Oakcrest, Buena Vista, GA

10/14

Lineal Scanned Board Edger

Hedstrom Lbr, Grand Marais, MN

10/14

Surround Scan Carriage

Cascade Hardwood, Chehalis, WA

10/14

Surround Scan Carriage

Burt Lbr, Washington, GA

11/14

Lineal Log System

Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, MT

1/15

Trimmer

Victory Lumber, Camden, AR

1/15

Lineal Log Bucking System

Mendocino, Ukiah, CA

2/15

Lineal Scan Board Edger.

Elliott Sawmills, Estill, SC

3/15

Surround Scan Sharp Chain

Mendocino, Ukiah, CA

4/15

Lineal Curved Gang w/ Profiling

East Alabama Lbr – Lafayette, AL

4/15

Surround Scan Edger Optimizer

Promosa FP, Los Angles, Chile

5/15

Surround Scan Headrig Carriage

Plum Creek, Evergreen, MT

6/15

Lineal Sharp Chain

Niagara, Invercargill, New Zealand

7/15

Transverse Board Edger

Cascade Hardwood, Chehalis, WA

8/15

Snapshot Gang

Frank Lumber, Mill City, OR

10/15

Surround Scan Carriage

Riechert Shake, Fencing, Toledo, WA

11/15

Surround Scan Carriage

Buse Timber, Everett, WA

12/15

Surround Scan Carriage

McShan, McShan, AL

12/15

Trimmer

Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, MT

12/15

Transverse Scan, Curved Gang

 

 

For 2016 and 2017

 

Mill

Date

Optimizer

Langdale, Valdosta, GA

1/16

Lineal Auto-Rotate Log Processer

Columbia Cedar, Kettle Falls, WA

2/16

Transverse Gang Edger

Rutland Lumber, Collins, MS

4/16

Hardwood Trimmer

Phenix Lumber Co, Phenix City, AL

4/16

Lineal Curved Gang

Saratoga, Lumber, Saratoga, WY

5/16

Lineal Board Edger

East Alabama, LaFayette, AL

6/16

Transverse Curved Gang

Kane Hardwood, Kane, PA

7/16

Surround Scan Carriage

Grayson, Lumber, Grayson, AL

8/16

Lineal Board Edger

Grayson, Lumber, Grayson, AL

8/16

Lineal Combo Board + Gang

Grayson, Lumber, Grayson, AL

8/16

Lineal Log System

H.W. Culp Lumber Co., New London, NC

7/16

Transverse Board Edger

Blanca Forest Products, Blanca, CO

11/16

Transverse Combo Edger

WKO, Carson, WA

11/16

Lineal Combo Edger

Langdale Forest Products, Langdale, GA

1/17

DLI Log Processor

Conifex, Mackenzie, BC

1/17

Lineal Profiling Gang

Doughit Tie and Lumber, Camden, AR

2/17

Lineal Board Edger

Langdale Forest Products, Langdale, GA

5/17

Lineal Bucking #1

Langdale Forest Products, Langdale, GA

6/17

Lineal Bucking #2

Hampton, Willamina, OR

8/17

28' Transverse Board Edger

Wilson, Camden, AR

8/17

Lineal Board Edger

North Fork, Korebel, CA

11/17

Lineal Board Edger

North Fork, Korebel, CA

11/17

Lineal Gang Edger #1

North Fork, Korebel, CA

11/17

Lineal Gang Edger #2

IFG, Lewiston, ID

TBD

Lineal Curved Gang w/ Profiling

IFG, Lewiston, ID

TBD

Surround Scan Carriage

IFG, Lewiston, ID

TBD

Lineal Board Edger