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NUMBER FIVEWelcome to Atlanta’s Omni Hotel at CNN Center and welcome to the fifth Panel & Engi-

neered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE), again hosted by PanelWorld magazine and Georgia Research Institute.

As we write this, our latest housing report from APA—The Engineered Wood Assn. tells usthat U.S. housing starts through February ran at an annual rate of nearly 1.18 million units,and that single-family starts jumped more than 7% to an annual rate of 822,000 units, andthat it has been more than eight years since single-family starts exceeded 800,000 units.That’s not the be-all and end-all for housing starts, we think, but we’ll take it, and we hope itsprinkles some cheer on the attendees at PELICE.

It stands to be a positive event, because we’ve brought in some speakers from producercompanies that are building new panel plants or upgrading them. And another positive de-velopment we noticed—which many speakers from the vendor community will be address-ing—is improvement in technology.

As for what else is on tap, perhaps more so than any previous PELICE, this one has con-siderable international flavor to complement the usual domestic stronghold. One session ofspeakers will address developments in China, and another session combines viewpointsfrom throughout the world.

We appreciate your attendance and participation, and we hope you find it beneficial toyour business and stimulating to your personal development.

Fred KurpielPresidentGeorgia Research InstitutePELICE Co-Chairman

Fred KurpielRich Donnell Editor-in-ChiefPanel WorldPELICE Co-Chairman

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BROUGHT TO YOU BYThe co-producers

of the fifth Panel & En-gineered Lumber In-ternational Conference& Expo (PELICE) arePanel World magazineand Georgia ResearchInstitute. Panel Worldis published six timesper year and coversthe domestic and in-ternational plywoodand veneer, OSB,MDF, particleboardand engineered woodproducts segments.

Panel World is pub-lished by Plywood &Panel World, Inc.,which is affiliated withHatton-Brown Pub-lishers, Inc., which is headquartered in Montgomery, Ala., andpublishes Wood Bioenergy, Timber Processing, Timber Har-vesting and Southern Loggin’ Times magazines.

The co-chairmen of PELICE are Rich Donnell and FredKurpiel. Donnell is the editor-in-chief at Hatton-Brown Publish-ers, Inc. and editor-in-chief of Panel World. He has been cov-ering the wood products industries for 33 years. Kurpiel ispresident of Georgia Research Institute and has worked in theforest products industry for nearly 40 years, including roles inexport management, project development, marketing and ma-chinery sales.

Dianne Sullivan, who is chief operating officer at Hatton-Brown Publishers, Inc., where she has worked for more than50 years, serves as manager of PELICE.

The PELICE Program is the result of detailed efforts bysales representative Susan Windham, production personnelCindy Sparks, Shelley Smith, Christy Sparks and StephenMock, and associate editor Jay Donnell,

The first PELICE was held in 2008, also at the Omni Hotel atCNN Center in Atlanta, Ga.

PELICE ON PATROLPanel World magazine editors Dan Shell, Jessica Johnson

and Jay Donnell will be on the scene, with microphones inhand, combing the exhibitor floor and conference rooms togather interviews and feedback from attendees. They’ll be ac-companied by Hatton-Brown media editor Jordan Anderson,as he videos their reports for worldwide airing at 3 p.m.,Thursday, April 7, and at 10 a.m., Friday, April 8.

NECK WALLET SPONSORYour neck wallet is brought to

you by Fusoni, a developer andmanufacturer of release agentsand chemical additives for panelboards.

CASH PRIZE DRAWING: $500

That’s right, you have to be there to win! At the close of theconference, at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 8, show officials willdraw the name of the winner of the $500 cash prize. To enter,stick your business card on the bulletin board on the wall asyou enter the conference rooms from the exhibitor floor (youcan’t miss it). Officials will pile the cards into the tumbler anddraw the winner. (Please don’t make us look bad by having tokeep drawing.)

REMEMBER WHENThe first Panel & Engineered Lumber International Confer-

ence & Expo (PELICE) was also held at the Omni Hotel at CNNCenter, but not in the Grand Ballroom North where it’s heldtoday. In fact exhibitors were set up pretty much all over theOmni Hotel that year—from down in the south level exhibit hallof Marietta Street to up on the Atrium Terrace level. The con-ference sessions were scattered around as well. In 2010,show officials moved the event to its current location in theGrand Ballroom North in the North Tower. In 2012, WoodBioenergy magazine, an affiliate to Panel World, hosted theWood Bioenergy Conference & Expo also in the Grand Ball-room North, just prior to PELICE. That’s been the format eversince, and again this year about half of the PELICE exhibitorswill also exhibit in the Wood Bioenergy Conference & Expo.

GENERAL INFORMATION





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THURSDAYAPRIL 7

EXHIBITORS/ATTENDEESBREAKFAST7:15-8:15 a.m.

MORNING KEYNOTERS SESSION(ROOMS B-C)

8:30-8:35 a.m.Welcoming Remarks and Keynot-ers Introduction

—Rich Donnell, ConferenceCo-Chairman; Editor-in-Chief,Panel World magazine

8:40-9:00 a.m.In Pursuit of Perfection: Building aNew OSB Plant

—Jonathan Martin, Chairmanand CEO, Martin Companies, LLC

9:05-9:25 a.m.Why Build a Plywood Mill in2016?

—Steve Swanson, Presidentand CEO, Swanson Group

9:30-9:50 a.m.Building From Disaster: WinstonVeneer & Plywood

—Kurt Liebich, CEO, RedBuiltand New Wood Resources

TIME OUT WITH EXHIBITORS10:00-10:30 a.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS(Rooms A-B-C)

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES(Room A)

10:35-10:55 a.m. Capitalizing on New Veneer Latheand Dryer Technologies

—Alan Knokey, Vice President,USNR

11:00-11:20 a.m.Log Lathe Systems: New Develop-ments in Automatic Veneer Peel-ing Lines

—Anna McCann, President,Merritt Machinery, LLC, MeinanRepresentative

11:25-11:45 a.m.Advances in Veneer Dryer Control

—John Robinson, Principal;Roger Douglas, Director of Engi-neering, Drying Technology, Inc.

ADHESIVES ISSUES& PERFORMANCE

PART I(Room B)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Traversing the Maze of AdhesiveStandards and Regulations

—Jim Griswold, New BusinessDevelopment Manager, Hexion

11:00-11:20 a.m.Optimizing Resin, Wax and Re-lease Agent Effectiveness withPanelSpray Technology

—Brian Valley, Director of Industrial Solutions, Spraying Systems Co.

OPERATIONS PLANNING(Room B)

11:30-11:50 p.m.Value Creation Through Engineering

—Scott Stamey, Senior ProjectManager, Mid-South Engineering

11:55-12:15 p.m.Emerging Trends in TechnologySolutions for Improving Opera-tional Performance

—Bijan Shams, President, Co-gent Industrial Technologies

HEAT ENERGY & EMISSIONS ISSUES & TECHNOLOGIES

(Room C)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Air Quality Hot Topics AffectingPanel & Engineered Lumber Facilities

—Wes Younger, ManagingConsultant, Trinity Consultants

11:00-11:20 a.m.Impact of Wood Species, MoistureVariation and Drying Technologyon Volatile Organic CompoundEmissions from Rotary Dryers.

—Tyler Player, Principal, PlayerDesign, Inc.

11:25-11:45 a.m.Latest Energy Systems and DryerSystems Concepts

—Dirk Koltze, Executive Vice President, Büttner/Siempelkamp

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

(Birch Room–Atrium Terrace)—Moderated by Dr. FredKurpiel, Principal, Georgia Research Institute

10:35-10:55 a.m.Engineered Wood Trends in Europe

—Heikki Vidgren, Principal,Pöyry Management Consulting

10:55-11:15 a.m.Reinvention of the North AmericanPlywood and Veneer-Based Industry

—Dr. Richard Baldwin, Managing Partner, Oak CreekInvestments

11:15-11:35 a.m.Engineered Strand Lumber—Challenges and Opportunities

—Dr. W. Ernest Hsu, Principal,Hsu Consulting

11:35-11:55 a.m.New Trends in the Developmentof Wood and Natural Fiber BasedProducts

—Dr.-Ing. Bohumil Kasal, Di-rector, Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut, WKI

11:55-12:15 p.m.Status and Problems of the Lum-ber and Panel Products Industriesof the Philippines

—Romulo Aggangan, DirectorForest Products Research andDevelopment Institute (FPRDI),Department of Science andTechnology, Philippines

EXHIBITORS/ATTENDEESLUNCH12:10-1:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON KEYNOTERS SESSION(ROOMS B-C)

1:35-1:40 p.m.Remarks and Introductions

—Dan Shell, Managing Editor,Panel World

1:45-2:05 p.m.Innovation as a Winning Strategy

—Brian Carlson, President,Huber Engineered Woods LLC

2:10-2:30 p.m.Air Emission Control TechnologyTrends In the Wood Panelboardand Engineered Lumber Industry:A Supplier’s Perspective

—Rodney Schwartz, Vice Pres-ident of Sales–Americas, B&WMEGTEC

TIME OUT WITH EXHIBITORS2:40-3:00 p.m.


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CHINA TRANSITIONS TO A NEW PARADIGM

(Room A)—Moderated by Dr. FredKurpiel

3:05-3:25 p.m.China Is a Global Opportunity

—Dr. Fred Kurpiel, President,Georgia Research Institute

3:30-3:50 p.m.An Overview of the EngineeredWood Panel Industry of China

—Dr. Hui Wan, Associate Profes-sor, Forest Composite Products,Mississippi State University

3:55-4:15 p.m.Market Demands—EngineeredStrand Products and Applications

—Dr. W. Ernest Hsu, Hsu Consulting

4:20-4:40 p.m.China—Product Developmentsand Innovations

—Colin Folco, ModernizatonManager, Dieffenbacher, USA

ADHESIVES ISSUES& PERFORMANCE

PART II(Room B)

Keeping It Together: TechnologicalAdvances in Wood Adhesives

—Moderator Linda Caudill,Managing Director, Wood-Based Composites Center

3:05-3:25 p.m.Engineered Fillers/Extenders forWood Composites: Technologiesto Extend and Enhance Phenolicand pMDI Adhesives

—Dr. Sudip Chowdhury, GroupLeader, Fillers & Extenders; MattPeterson, Coatings Chemist,Willamette Valley Company

3:25-3:45 p.m.Engineered Wood Adhesives Im-prove Production Efficiency

—Yaqiu Zhao, Adhesive Prod-uct Development Leader,Ashland Specialty Ingredients

3:45-4:05 p.m.Adhesive Technology Drives MassWood Innovation

—Chris Whelan, Senior Busi-ness Development Manager,Henkel Corporation

4:05-4:25 p.m.Lignin: Moving Toward RenewableBio-Based Adhesives

—Mojgan Nejad, AssistantProfessor, Mississippi StateUniversity

4:25-4:45 p.m.Wood-Generated Formaldehyde

—Charles Frazier, Professor andDirector, Wood-Based Compos-ites I/UCRC, Virginia Tech

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES& TECHNOLOGIES

PART I(Room C)

3:05-3:25 p.m.Dual-Biophase Bio-Oxidation—AGreen, Energy-Efficient Approachto VOC and HAP Emission De-struction

—Nathan Hess, ApplicationsEngineer, Process CombustionCorp.

3:30-3:50 p.m.Meeting EPA Emission Standardswith Cyclones

—Mike Clark, PE, RegionalSales Manager, Fisher-Kloster-man Emtrol

3:55-4:15 p.m.Wet Scrubbers: Upgrading andResults

—Magnus Rundqwist, V.P. Busi-ness Development, Wechsler En-gineering & Consulting, Inc.

4:20-4:40 p.m.Water Recycle and Reuse in theWood Products Industries

—Dr. Rakesh Govind, Presi-dent, PRD Tech, Inc.

EXHIBITORS/ATTENDEESSOCIAL5-7 p.m.

FRIDAYAPRIL 8

EXHIBITORS/ATTENDEESBREAKFAST7:15-8:15 A.M.

MORNING KEYNOTERS SESSION(ROOMS B-C)

8:30-8:35 a.m.Welcoming Remarks and Keynot-ers Introduction

—Fred Kurpiel, Conference Co-Chairman

8:40-9:00 a.m.Reason for Optimism in NorthAmerican Composite Wood Industry

—Jackson Morrill, President,Composite Panel Association

9:05-9:25 a.m.Global Wood-Based Panels Mar-kets—Trends and Outlook

—Dr. George Goroyias, SeniorPrincipal, Pöyry ManagementConsulting

9:30-9:50 a.m.Why Proteak? How an En-trepreneur Became Involved inMexico’s Newest MDF Operation

—Luis Tejado, President, Blue Drop

TIME OUT WITH EXHIBITORS10:00-10:30 a.m.


SAFETY ISSUES & TECHNOLOGIES

(Room A)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Thermal Oil Hazards: Risk Identifi-cation and Prevention

—Tom Wechsler, President,Wechsler Engineering and Consulting

11:00-11:20 a.m.Proven Fire Protection Systems forthe Engineered Panel and LumberIndustries

—Jeff Nichols, Managing Part-ner, Industrial Fire Prevention,LLC

11:25-11:45 a.m.Prevention of Fires and Dust Explo-sions within the Panel Industry

—Mikael Jidenius, Area SalesManager, North America,Firefly AB

11:50-12:10 p.m.How to Reduce Risks of Com-bustible Dust: New Standards,New Technologies

—Jordan Newton, Vice Presi-dent of Engineering,SonicAire/IES

QC & OPTIMIZATION(Room B)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Optimization of Production inShort Cycle Press Lines: FirstStartup in North America

—Thomas Franz, Managing Director, Baumer InspectionGmbH

11:00-11:20 a.m.Moving Towards Smart FactoryUsing Automatic Scanner andPanel Repair Technology

—Tor Gustavsen, Managing Di-rector, Argos Solutions

11:25-11:45 a.m.Developments in Online QualityControl for the Manufacture ofComposite and Engineered WoodPanels

—Andrew Jowett, President,IMAL

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES& TECHNOLOGIES

PART II(Room C)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Air Compliance Auditing Tips forPanel & Engineered Lumber Fa-cilities

—Brad James, Manager ofConsulting Services, TrinityConsultants

11:00-11:20 a.m.Reducing RTO Annual Fuel Costswith Fine-Tuning Features

—Rodney Pennington, VP ofKey Accounts, NESTEC, Inc.

11:25-11:45 a.m.The Key to Good WESP OperationIs in the Water Treatment System

—Jim Cash, Senior ProductEngineer, B&W MEGTEC

EXHIBITORS/ATTENDEES LUNCH12:10-1:30 p.m.

CASH PRIZE DRAWINGS1:15 p.m.

EXHIBITOR BREAKDOWN1:30 p.m.



COMPANY ........................................BOOTH NUMBER

Argos Solutions AS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .512Automation Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513Babcock & Wilcox MEGTEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616BASF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .506Baumer Inspection GmbH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .610Brunette Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204CECO Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517Chem-Trend LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .508CMA Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd . . . . . . . . . 213Con-Vey Keystone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209Costa Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205Cross Wrap OY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501DI PIU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515Dieffenbacher - Zaisenhausen . . . . . . . . . . . . .519Dieffenbacher USA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103Drying Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405Eagle Project Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505Electronic Wood Systems GmbH . . . . . . . . . .208EWTA-Engineered Wood Technology . . . . . . . .404Firefly AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622Flamex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304Georgia-Pacific Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202Globe Machine Mfg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203Grecon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Assn . . . . . . . . .406Henkel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407Hexion Specialty Chemical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Hunt, Guillot & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .511Hurst Boiler & Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .620IMAL INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117IMM Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306Koch Knight LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606Laidig Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305Limab North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502Lundberg Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316M-E-C Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403Matros Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409Matthews Marking Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614

COMPANY ........................................BOOTH NUMBER

Meinan Machinery Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .618Metriguard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .604Mid-South Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215MoistTech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .402NESTEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216Optware Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514PAL SRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117Pallmann Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600Paratherm Heat Transfer Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . .314Player Design Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317Precision Energy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308Price LogPro LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .624Process Combustion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312Process Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Raute Canada Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109Rawlings Wood Hogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416REA JET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408Samuel Strapping Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307Samuel Strapping Systems-Coding & Labeling 413Sandvik Process Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105SASCO Chemical Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315Siempelkamp LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113Sigma Thermal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302Signode Packaging Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207SonicAire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .417Southern Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .626Spraying Systems Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313Spraying Systems Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412Stratachem Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .602Sweed Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .608Timber Products Inspection (TPI) . . . . . . . . . .107TSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302USNR/COE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217Venango Machine/Custom Engineering . . . . .303Veneer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .414Ventek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504Walker Emulsions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212Wechsler Engineering & Consulting . . . . . . . . .415Westmill Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516Willamette Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509


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THURSDAY, APRIL 7MORNING KEYNOTERS SESSION

(ROOMS B-C)

8:30-8:35 a.m.Welcoming Remarks and Keynoters IntroductionRich Donnell, Conference Co-Chairman; Editor-in-Chief, PanelWorld magazine

8:40-9:00 a.m.In Pursuit of Perfection: Building a New OSB PlantJonathan Martin, Chairman and CEO, Martin Companies LLC

As Martco embarked on the design andconstruction of its newest OSB plant in Cor-rigan, Texas, its 34-year history of being inthe structural panel business was relied onto select the site, the engineers, the equip-ment and the design. Design criteria includ-ed the following: priority on safety, healthand the environmental aspects of the de-sign; facility aesthetics designed to sustain

Martco’s “employer of choice” goals in the community; designis for long-term “lowest possible product cost” to compete ina commodity business; design has to be constructed withinthe capital budget; and use only proven equipment, reliablesuppliers and contractor and design engineers

9:05-9:25 a.m.Why Build a Plywood Mill in 2016?Steve Swanson, President and CEO, Swanson Group

The construction of Swanson’s Springfield,Ore. mill will mark only the second plywoodmill built over the past 40 years in the Ameri-can West. Mills like these aren’t built from theground-up anymore because of the immensecosts. So why did Swanson elect to rebuildrather than renovate an existing structure?Primarily because the Springfield site pre-sented a number of intangible benefits too

valuable to ignore: immediate access to a quality timber source,a proven, experienced workforce well-versed with Swanson’splywood manufacturing, and the opportunity to build one of themost advanced specialty plywood plants in North America.Swanson’s new mill will operate better than ever thanks to sig-nificant manufacturing advancements and state-of-the-artequipment and technology—some of which appear almostnowhere else in the country.

9:30-9:50 a.m.Building From Disaster: Winston Veneer and PlywoodKurt Liebich, CEO, RedBuilt, New Wood Resources

In early 2014, Winston Veneer and Ply-wood was formed with the purchase of anidled veneer and plywood mill in Louisville,Miss. Less than 30 days later, the mill founditself in the direct path of an EF-4 tornadoand was completely destroyed. This presen-tation discusses the unique public/privatepartnership that has emerged over the pasttwo years to rebuild a state-of-the-art ply-

wood mill for the city of Louisville and Winston County, thekey decisions that were made along the way, and the uniquecapabilities of this facility.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS(ROOMS A-B-C)

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES(ROOM A)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Capitalizing on New Veneer Lathe and DryerTechnologiesAlan Knokey, Vice President, USNR

This presentation will focus on the application of new tech-nologies for veneer lathe and dryer systems and how thesenew technologies will potentially change the way lathes anddryers will be staffed and operated in the future. It will urgedecision makers to move from accommodating the norm tomoving forward with new lathes and dryers.

11:00-11:20 a.m.Log Lathe Systems—New Developments in AutomaticVeneer Peeling LinesAnna McCann, President, Merritt Machinery

One of the most technologically advanced peeling lines inthe world is being installed at Swanson Group’s new plywoodplant in Springfield Ore. by Japanese manufacturer MeinanMachinery Works, as this presentation will describe. Learnhow this automated state-of-the-art lathe line positively im-pacts raw material, product quality, manpower, glue and ener-gy costs. Meinan’s equipment and production methods canbe found in panel and engineered lumber plants throughoutthe world, producing veneer, plywood and LVL from variousraw materials with significant process and efficiency improve-ments. The new Swanson plywood plant will be the first in theworld to utilize this fully automated lathe line with in-line greenveneer composing to provide a completely automated greenend solution.

11:25-11:45 a.m.Advances in Veneer Dryer ControlJohn Robinson, Principal; Roger Douglas, Director ofEngineering, Drying Technology, Inc.

Veneer quality, energy conservation, production rate, gluesavings and veneer recovery are all directly related to main-taining a target moisture content with at least 30% less mois-ture variation. This presentation recommends a change in theveneer dryer control paradigm that is presently based on per-cent redry to a control system based on moisture control ofveneer sheets using an improved Delta T Control System. Inaddition, the presentation will reveal that air content in thedryer actually enhances the driving force for drying and shouldnot be reduced for energy conservation purposes because thesavings from additional production far outweigh energy con-servation savings.


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ADHESIVES ISSUES & PERFORMANCEPART I

(ROOM B)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Traversing the Maze of Adhesive Standards andRegulationsJim Griswold, New Business Development Manager, Hexion

Today’s world can be a complicated maze of adhesivestandards and regulations. This presentation will help you un-derstand current standards and regulation, where to turn forhelp, how to get involved, and what the future holds. Don’t becaught off-guard!

11:00-11:20 a.m.Optimizing Resin, Wax and Release AgentEffectiveness with PanelSpray TechnologyBrian Valley, Director of Industrial Solutions, Spraying SystemsCompany

Spraying Systems Co.’s PanelSpray Systems provideturnkey solutions for the engineered wood industry’s mostchallenging spray applications. PanelSpray Systems preciselyspray resin and wax in OSB blenders, accurately add surfacemoisture to boards prior to pressing and apply mixed releaseagent to mats, cauls and press belts when using MDI resins.The automated systems adjust for fluctuations in chip tonnageor line speed to optimize the effectiveness of expensive chem-icals. PanelSpray Systems have improved production efficien-cy and product quality at dozens of panelboard facilities inNorth American and around the world.

OPERATIONS PLANNING(ROOM B)

11:30-11:50 p.m.Value Creation Through EngineeringScott Stamey, Senior Project Manager, Mid-South Engineering

Front end engineering and planning helps the customer inboth project evaluation and execution process. The parts of aproject, project life cycle, distribution of efforts, and the costof change at different points in the project life cycle will bepoints of discussion. Each of these components play a greatrole in developing and executing an on-time and on-budgetproject.

11:55-12:15 p.m.Emerging Trends in Technology Solutions forImproving Operational PerformanceBijan Shams, President, Cogent Industrial Technologies

Competitive market conditions are forcing industrial plantsand facilities to drive more efficiencies from their existing op-eration. This means getting the most out of their process,equipment and people. With this mindset, operations are de-ploying technology solutions to enhance process safety, maxi-mize equipment uptime and improve operator effectiveness.This presentation will discuss automation, information andsafety technologies that you can deploy to improve the safetyand availability of your assets, and empower your personnel toachieve the operational agility and efficiency that the marketdemands.

HEAT ENERGY & EMISSIONS ISSUES & TECHNOLOGIES

(ROOM C)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Air Quality Hot Topics Affecting Panel & EngineeredLumber FacilitiesWes Younger, Managing Consultant, Trinity Consultants

This presentation provides an efficient review of new poten-tially applicable air permitting and compliance requirements topanel and engineering lumber facilities with insights on ensur-ing compliance. The review will cover the following topics: 1)Boiler MACT—now that existing facilities are subject to therule, how do you demonstrate compliance in 2016 with initialmonitoring plans, limits compliance, reporting and dreadedCEDRI data entry? 2) Prevention of Significant Deterioration(PSD) permitting—are greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a trig-gering pollutant, and if not, when is a Best Available ControlTechnology (BACT) analysis required for this regulated pollu-tant? 3) New Ozone NAAQS—will the new lowered 70 ppb 8-hr standard result in nonattainment for your facility and affectfuture permitting as well as NOX and VOC emissions stan-dards? 4) SSM SIP Rule—what is the latest update for statesubmittals and how could changes affect future operationsand compliance to limits during startup and shutdown peri-ods? 5) Clean Power Plan—for facilities with cogenerationunits and turbines generating electricity sold back to the grid,how could your state’s plan for compliance with NSPS Sub-part TTTT regarding emission reduction credits (ERCs) affectunits using qualified biomass?

11:00-11:20 a.m.Impact of Wood Species, Moisture Variation andDrying Technology on Volatile Organic CompoundEmissions from Rotary Dryers Tyler Player, Principal, Player Design, Inc. (PDI)

This topic will cover the various empirical data results onsouthern yellow pine, eastern white pine, spruce/fir, and mixedhardwood species. PDI will present data from sites around thecountry and the various methods and technologies used to re-duce the amount of them generated in a drying system.

11:25-11:45 a.m.Latest Energy Systems and Dryer Systems ConceptsDirk Koltze, Executive VP, Büttner/Siempelkamp

Here are the latest additions to Büttner’s product portfoliofor heat energy and dryer systems. Next to the well-knowndryer systems, Büttner now offers the complete energy anddryer system to the industry. Both systems are completely in-tegrated, offering an easy and safe operation. The energy sys-tem portfolio offers wood dust suspension burners, multi-fuelburners, low pressure duct burners for MDF dryer lines andfurnaces. In addition Büttner offers various retrofits to existingenergy systems.


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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS(BIRCH ROOM-ATRIUM TERRACE)(Moderated by Dr. Fred Kurpiel, Principal,

Georgia Research Institute)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Engineered Wood Trends in EuropeHeikki Vidgren, Principal, Pöyry Management Consultant

The presentation introduces the market developments andproduct life cycles of LVL, glulam and CLT (cross laminatedtimber) in Europe, highlighting the similarities and differencesto North America.

10:55-11:15 a.m.Reinvention of the North American Plywood &Veneer-Based IndustryDr. Richard (Dick) Baldwin, Managing Partner, Oak CreekInvestments

This discussion places current industry dynamics in historicalcontext. First, the presentation describes the decline of thestructural plywood industry over the past approximately 30years, focusing on (1) secular trends that have caused substitu-tion of plywood by other building products and (2) the correlationof softwood plywood production with housing starts and othereconomic factors. Second, the presentation analyzes six land-mark events that influence the future of the structural plywoodindustry. These occurrences are (1) the invention of laminatedveneer lumber (LVL) in the early 1970s, (2) the rise of orientedstrandboard in the late 1970 s as a substitute for structural ply-wood, (3) the recognition of timber as a stand-alone asset in theearly 1980s and the resulting decoupling of timber ownershipfrom manufacturing, (4) the increased sourcing versatility ofwood fiber starting in the 1980s, (5) increased societal concernsregarding the environment in the 1990s, and (6) the rationaliza-tion of the structural plywood industry before, during and afterthe Great Recession of 2008. Also, the presentation offers con-crete recommendations to reverse the decline: (1) investing inlathe upgrades, (2) improving dryer performance, (3) creativelymarketing plywood’s unique characteristics as did the industry’spioneers, and (4) customizing best leadership practices. Finally,the presentation concludes that profitable business plans willheavily depend on successfully recapturing old markets andidentifying additional uses for veneer based products.

11:15-11:35 a.m.Engineered Strand Lumber – Challenges andOpportunitiesW. Ernest Hsu, Principal, Hsu Consulting

There is consensus in the OSL industry and academia thatstructural OSL must be made from long strands. The hypothe-sis is that long strands provide smaller strand orientation an-gles than short strands and thus yield higher moduli of elastic-ity and rupture. However, all existing LSL production is low inmoduli of elasticity and rupture although the products arehigher in density than other existing structural composite lum-ber. This means that the approach to using long strands failsto produce high performance LSL. This is because the currentdisc-type strand orientators cannot align long strands tosmaller strand orientation angles in a reasonable alignmentspeed in the commercial production. Since current approach-es to manufacturing LSL have not been able to produce lowcost, high performance LSL and we cannot expect differentresults from further repeating the same approaches, it is nec-essary to resort to different approaches. The new approachesare to use relatively shorter and thinner strands and betterstrand orientators than the current strands used by the exist-ing LSL manufacturers.

11:35-11:55 a.m.New Trends in the Development of Wood andNatural Fiber Based ProductsDr. Bo Kasal, Director, Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut

The wood composite material industry is generally regardedas a commodity-based industry with limited innovation drive.The presentation will show that this industry is highly innova-tive. The new trends in products development are representednot only by wood as a raw material but include other naturalfiber plants such as bamboo, flax or coir. The new develop-ments at the Fraunhofer WKI in the area of fiber- and matrix-dominated composites such Scrimber wood, wood-based in-sulation materials, molded products for car industry as well aswood foam will be discussed. Use of wood and plant-basedfiber as a reinforcement of concrete structural elements willalso be presented.

11:55-12:15 p.m.Status and Problems of the Lumber and PanelProducts Industries of the PhilippinesRomulo Aggangan, Director, Forest Products Research andDevelopment Institute, Philippines

Lumber, veneer and plywood are the primary material out-puts of the upstream sector of the Philippine wood industry. Inthe last four decades, the local volume production of lumberdeclined by 80%, veneer by 55%, and plywood by 46%. Theimports of lumber and veneer peaked between 1994 and 2003at a yearly average of US$99 million and US$22 million, respec-tively; while plywood imports was at US$39 million between2009-2011, mainly because of the influx of China-made ply-wood. Between 1994 and 2011, their aggregate yearly importsaveraged at 355,000 cubic meters valued at US$112 million. Onthe other hand, the aggregate export of these primary woodproducts, hugely dominated by lumber, has been on a slump.From a yearly average peak at 1,157,000 cubic meters valued atUS$275 million in the period 1979-1983, exports in the period1999-2003 plunged to 109,000 cubic meters valued at onlyUS$18 million. For many years, the processed wood productsindustry was being plagued with a timber supply shortage ag-gravated by the issuance of Executive Order 23 calling for amoratorium on the cutting of trees from the natural and residualforests. Also, this presentation offers strategic programs andpolicies that will revive and sustain the industry to becomeagain a contributor to national development.


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AFTERNOON KEYNOTERS SESSION(ROOMS B-C)

1:35-1:40 p.m.Remarks and IntroductionsDan Shell, Managing Editor, Panel World

1:45-2:05 p.m.Innovation as a Winning StrategyBrian Carlson, President, Huber Engineered Woods LLC

Product and process innovation serve asexcellent sources of competitive advantage,differentiation, and market diversification. Itis also one of the better core strategies usedto maximize shareholder value in all marketstoday. While the panel industry has a longhistory of innovation success, the generalcommodity nature of the markets may attimes limit innovative thinking. A deep com-

mitment and significant investment is required to win as an in-novative company; however, the rewards can be significantand should be carefully considered in any strategic assess-ment on how one plans to compete in a given market.

2:10-2:30 p.m.Air Emission Control Technology Trends in the Wood Panelboard and Engineered Lumber Industry: A Supplier’s PerspectiveRodney Schwartz, Vice President of Sales-Americas, B&W MEGTEC

B&W MEGTEC has been active in thewood panelboard and engineered lumber In-dustry for more than 15 years, supplying airabatement technologies to a long list ofmajor producers. Its experience gained fromthe “early years” working hand in hand withproducer partners has allowed it the uniqueopportunity to garner a wide range of tech-nical and practical knowledge. The timing of

its entrance into the market allowed it the ability to understandwhat had been done (both good and bad), test and evaluatealternatives, and offer new and unique options for producers.In its quest for the right solutions, B&W MEGTEC studied theprocess of making wood-based products with its customers inan effort to understand how its environmental solutions im-pacted producers and the making of their products. B&WMEGTEC used this knowledge to expand its technology offer-ings, from VOC abatement to particulate control and gascleaning, always keeping customer requirements as a guidingforce.


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CHINA TRANSITIONS TO A NEWPARADIGM(ROOM A)

(Moderated by Dr. Fred Kurpiel, Principal, Georgia Research Institute)

3:05-3:25 p.m.China Is a Global OpportunityDr. Fred Kurpiel, President, Georgia Research Institute

China is moving toward consumption rate of near 1 cubicmeter per person per year. At this point, China will consumebetween 60 and 65% of all wood products manufactured inthe world. Paradigm shifts will affect: available raw material;outdated equipment in older mills; continuing increase in de-mand will yield a market moving toward more domestic con-sumption; increase in imports; reduction of exports and a con-tinuous demand for updated technology for increasing fiberefficient utilization and modified products.

3:30-3:50 p.m.An Overview of the Engineered Wood Panel Industryof ChinaDr. Hui Wan, Associate Professor, Forest Composite Products,Mississippi State University

Based on face-to-face interviews of presidents, vice presi-dents and directors of Chinese wood composite companies,distributors, green house associations and research institutes,importers and end users, the presentation describes the forestproduct market trends of the Chinese market for the next fiveyears. The presentation also reveals the concerns of Chineseforest products policy makers and Chinese wood productsmanufacturers, and offers suggestions to the U.S. forest prod-uct manufacturers and exporters about the urgent Chineseforest product market needs.

3:55-4:15 p.m.Market Demands—Engineered Strand Products andApplicationsDr. W. Ernest Hsu, Principal, Hsu Consulting

OSB has been a successful story in strand composite in-dustry. It has largely displaced structural plywood as a con-struction material for residential buildings in North America.However, the OSB supply has been much higher than demandfor the past few years. As a result, many OSB mills have beenshut down or reduced production, whereas attempts havebeen conducted to use OSB as the core stocking in differentapplications in China. However, the NA structural OSB wasnot engineered for most of the applications in China. Likely, itwill not be able to compete with other materials at price be-cause different applications in China require different at-tributes. Fortunately, OSB can be re-engineered to differentengineered strand products to satisfy the attributes requiredfor different applications in the most economical way. Basical-ly, OSB can be re-engineered via changing the degree ofstrand orientation, strand geometry and distribution in eachlayer, as well as the location of fines and vertical density pro-file. For example, the engineered strand products could be anOSB with specific density levels and density profiles, or a ran-domized strand board, or an oriented strand lumber accordingto the attributes required for different applications.

4:20-4:40 p.m.China—Product Developments and InnovationsColin Folco, Modernization Manager, Dieffenbacher CustomerSupport

This presentation offers a brief look at what new productsand innovations have been made in China and other Asiancountries relating to the panelboard industry. It is not intendedto be an in-depth review of all product developments and in-novations. It will look back at some historical examples ofwhat product developments and innovations have been madeover time in building materials. Following this it will highlightthe use of OSB as container flooring, look at the new fine sur-face OSB as a decorative panel, review alternative OSBstrands from low cost raw materials, review wheat and ricestraw and a new innovation to eliminate the need for resonat-ed protection particles when producing particleboard with MDIresin. Examples of the products and innovations will be pre-sented and shown that they are now in production.

ADHESIVES ISSUES & PERFOMANCEPART II

(ROOM B)

Keeping It Together: Technological Advances inWood Adhesives and AdhesionModerated by Linda Caudill, Managing Director, Wood-BasedComposites Center

Industry members and faculty of the Wood-Based Compos-ites Center bring a diverse set of science-based knowledgeand products to the industry. This session focuses on adhe-sives and adhesion—on topics ranging from developing newadhesives, to improving current technologies, to understand-ing how wood contributes to product formaldehyde emissioneven in the absence of formaldehyde-based adhesives. Thecommon theme? Excellent science that drives improvementand discovery.

3:05-3:25 p.m.Engineered Fillers/Extenders for Wood Composites:Technologies to Extend and Enhance Phenolic andpMDI AdhesivesSudip Chowdhury, Group Leader, Fillers & Extenders; MattPeterson, Coatings Chemist, Willamette Valley Company

Wood-adhesive interaction is a fascinating and challengingtopic because of the chemical, morphological and anatomicalcomplexity of the substrate (wood) and the adhesive. Strengthand durability of a wood composite primarily depends on thequality and uniformity of the wood-adhesive bondline. Despitethe many different products and production operations acrossthe wood-composites industry, adhesive distribution and rhe-ology are of critical importance for adhesive application andproduct performance optimization. Over the last few decadesWillamette Valley Company (WVCO) has helped improve woodcomposites manufacturing by supplying innovative, engi-neered fillers and extenders for enhanced adhesive distribu-tion and rheology. This presentation addresses interactiveresin additives, their applicability in different resin chemistries(phenolic and isocyanate), and the proven success of valueaddition for the panel industry.


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3:25 p.m.-3:45 p.m.Engineered Wood Adhesives Improve ProductionEfficiencyYaqiu Zhao, Adhesive Product Development Leader, AshlandSpecialty Ingredients

Structural adhesives are widely used in engineered woodproducts such as I-joists, fingerjoints, glued laminated timber,cross laminated timber and laminated veneer lumber applica-tions. New structural adhesives not only offer strength and in-tegrity in the EWPs, but also offer improved manufacturing ef-ficiency.

3:45-4:05 p.m.Adhesive Technology Drives Mass Wood InnovationChris Whelan, Senior Business Development Manager, Henkel Corp.

This presentation focuses on the developments in adhesivetechnology that have allowed for innovation in wood assem-bly/manufacturing and performance. This new technology of-fers architects and engineers new wood-based building ele-ments capable of meeting or exceeding current commonlyused solutions—economically, ecologically, aesthetically andstructurally.

4:05-4:25 p.m.Lignin: Moving Toward Renewable Bio-BasedAdhesivesMojgan Nejad, Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University

Why use lignin to make adhesives for the production of en-gineered wood products? A lot has changed in the past fewyears that drives researchers and industries to look again atthe application of lignin in adhesives. This talk will addresssome of the major issues associated with formulated lignin-based adhesives in the past, and will present new approachesin developing lignin-based adhesives.

4:25-4:45 p.m.Wood-Generated FormaldehydeChip Frazier, Professor of Sustainable Biomaterials, VirginiaTech; Director of Wood-Based Composites Center

Considering recent trends in formaldehyde regulations, in-dustry members of the Wood-Based Composites Center re-quested research on how wood naturally generates formalde-hyde. The long-term goals are to understand how wood gen-erates formaldehyde, and to reduce emissions using thisknowledge. Efforts follow two pathways: 1) Determine the rela-tive contributions from wood holocellulose, wood extractivesand lignin, and 2) Track natural formaldehyde levels from thestump to the hot press in different tree species. In the secondcase you start with green, tree increment cores; then use lowtemperature drying, and then impose hot press conditions, allwhile following natural formaldehyde levels. This talk will re-view these efforts, the practical implications, and the chal-lenges and opportunities that will be tackled in the future.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES & TECHNOLOGIES

PART I(ROOM C)

3:05-3:25 p.m.Dual-Biophase Bio-Oxidation—A Green, Energy-Effi-cient Approach to VOC and HAP Emission DestructionNathan Hess, Applications Engineer, Process CombustionCorporation

Biofiltration systems have been mainly used for treat ing odoremissions from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, and toa lesser extent, for treating emissions of Hazardous Air Pollu-tants (HAPs) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from in-dustrial operations. Increasingly, modern engineered Biofiltration,termed Bio-Oxidation, is now a viable alternative to existing airpollutant control technologies because of its advantages oflower operating cost and reduced emissions of carbon diox-ide. Dual BioPhase Bio-Oxidation is an effective treatment tech-nology for odors, HAPs, and VOCs due to a number of techno-logical advances. These advances have resulted in reducedequipment size with the ability to handle larger and more con-centrated airflows of a wider range of compounds than tradition-al biofilter technologies. The end result is air-handling equipmentthat performs much like mechanical treatment systems, but is bi-ologically based with significant savings in energy costs.

3:30-3:50 p.m.Meeting EPA Emission Standards with CyclonesMike Clark, Regional Sales Manager, Fisher-Klosterman Emtrol

This presentation reviews the importance of aerodynamicparticle size distribution analysis and empirical test data usedto guarantee the overall removal efficiency of cyclones. It willalso cover the use of high residence time cyclone design tocollect very fine particles.

3:55-4:15 p.m.Wet Scrubbers: Upgrading and ResultsMagnus Rundqwist, VP Business Development, WechslerEngineering & Consulting, Inc.

Wet scrubbers, many installed 20-30 years ago, are aged to apoint where they may be ready for replacement or a major reno-vation. In today’s regulatory environment, these older wet scrub-bers may not meet the new requirements. But before committingto higher cost options, the wet scrubber may be worth a secondlook. This presentation will address the options of upgrading ex-isting wet scrubbing equipment and how to predict the results ofsuch upgrades.

4:20 p.m.-4:40 p.m.Water Recycle/Reuse in the Wood ProductsIndustriesDr. Rakesh Govind, President, PRD Tech, Inc.

There is limited freshwater on the planet and the record-breaking 2012 North American drought inflicted moderate-to-exceptional water scarcity in more than 60% of the continentalU.S. Nearly 80% of agricultural land in the U.S. remains in astate of drought today. The largest water reservoir in the U.S.,Lake Mead, has reached its lowest level since the lake wasfirst filled-out in 1930. The Canadian Lake Superior, theworld’s largest freshwater lake, has dropped to its lowest levelin 81 years. Since 2004 the Colorado River Basin, which sup-plies water for 40 million people in seven states, has lost twiceas much water as there is in the entire Lake Mead. In view ofthe water shortages, the expansion and intensification ofbioenergy production could add to existing pressures. There-


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fore, water resources management and adequate policies and strategies are neededto help ensure sustainability and balance different types of use in the short andlonger term. The forest products industry’s manufacturing operations are among thelargest industrial water users and thus figure prominently in local and regional dis-cussions concerning water resource decisions. Typically, wastewater contains ex-cess tars, saps, tannins and lignins. Effectively reusing industrial wastewater is amulti-step process, combining the most effective water treatment protocols in a par-ticular order, yielding the highest quality effluent that can be reused in the facility.This presentation examines technologies pertinent for water treatment, recycle andreuse in the wood products and bioenergy sectors.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8MORNING KEYNOTERS SESSION

(ROOMS B-C)

8:30-8:35 a.m.Welcoming Remarks and Keynoters IntroductionDr. Fred Kurpiel, Conference Co-Chairman

8:40-9:00 a.m.Reason for Optimism in North American Composite Wood IndustryJackson Morrill, President, Composite Panel Assn.

As we emerge from the “Great Recession,” there are a numberof positive developments shaping the North American compositewood industry today. There have been notable announcements ofexpansions in production and even new mills coming on-line.There is true innovation going on in the thermally fused laminateand decorative surfaces markets that are providing new opportuni-ties in a host of applications. The industry is nearing a time when itwill have a national formaldehyde emissions regulation in place inthe U.S., while at the same time Mexico and Canada are making

moves to implement similar standards. The industry’s sustainability message isstrong, particularly in a more carbon-conscious environment. Acknowledging thatchallenges and potential new issues certainly remain on the horizon, there is reasonfor optimism in the North American composite wood industry.

9:05-9:25 a.m. Global Wood-Based Panels Markets: Trends and Outlook Dr. George Goroyias, Senior Principal, Pöyry Management Consulting

During the past decade, the global particleboard and MDF sec-tors have grown but regional dynamics have changed—traditionalmarkets have faced challenges and emerging regions havestrengthened their position. Pöyry has been working within theglobal wood-based panels sector for decades and provides a pointof view on the regional dynamics, demand drivers, supply and de-mand and investment needs for the global particleboard and MDFsectors.

9:30-9:50 a.m.Why Proteak? How an Entrepreneur Became Involved in Mexico’sNewest MDF OperationLuis Tejado, President, Blue Drop

Mexico is a country with a vast and deep forestry history, butchanges made during the revolution (early 1900s) altered the dy-namics of the industry. Consequently, Mexico imports increased to$6 billion USD of wood and paper products, including the import ofmore than a half million cubic meters of MDF. Today, after morethan 20 years of several efforts to close the loop of high yield plan-tations (in the tropical southeast of Mexico) and the first successfulindustrialization effort done in Mexico (MDF plant), the pattern ischanging. This has required a commitment from the forestry side

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SAFETY ISSUES & TECHNOLOGIES(ROOM A)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Thermal Oil Hazards: Risk Identification and Prevention Tom Wechsler, President, Wechsler Engineering and Consulting

One of the many potential sources of fire hazard in today’sboard mills is with the thermal oil system. Often this source ofhazard is given less attention than the production process.Additionally, many systems were put in place at a time whenstandards were not well developed and even to this day arenot. This presentation will examine what current “standards”are, critical hazards areas of thermal oil systems, as well asmethods to audit, and mitigate fire risk associated with ther-mal oil systems using preventative measures.

11:00-11:20 a.m.Proven Fire Protection Systems for the EngineeredPanel and Lumber IndustriesJeff Nichols, Managing Partner, Industrial Fire Prevention, LLC

How do you keep from burning down and blowing up yourplant? This program will discuss proven systems to help pro-tect your plant, process, production and people from the dev-astation of combustible dust fires and explosions in the woodindustry. It will help you identify combustible dust and ignitionhazards leading to fires and explosions, and present provensystems to prevent and control fires and explosions, thus pre-venting downtime, production losses and injuries, as well assaving lives.

11:25-11:45 a.m.Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosion within thePanel IndustryMikael Jidenius, Area Sales Manager, North America, Firefly AB

This presentation examines several elements of prevention:What is needed to get a dust explosion? Ignition sources. Min-imum ignition temperature & energy. Which particles are dan-gerous? Where to locate spark detection systems. Extinguish-ing methods. Installation examples.

11:50-12:10 p.m.How to Reduce Risks of Combustible Dust: NewStandards, New TechnologiesJordan Newton, Vice President of Engineering, SonicAire/IES

The purpose of this session is to give attendees the vital in-formation they need from the new NFPA 652 Standard, as wellas critical updates on the solutions available to meet thosestandards and save lives from combustible dust explosions.The risks inherent to combustible dust still plague the industry;professionals are still grappling with solutions to solve theproblems. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has re-cently released the first edition of NFPA 652, a new standarddesigned to provide general and more consistent guidelinesfor combustible dust hazards. This talk will describe thechanges—the good, the bad and the ugly—and what theymean to bioenergy processors. It will also examine the spec-trum of solutions that can be used by wood and bioenergyprocessors, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses ofeach approach. What’s more, the latest technologies will bereviewed and evaluated.


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QC & OPTIMIZATION(ROOM B)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Optimization of Production in Short Cycle Press Lines: First Startup inNorth AmericaThomas Franz, Managing Director, Baumer Inspection GmbH

A new generation of board inspection systems focused upon the optimization of la-mination in short cycle press lines will be discussed. Baumer Inspection’s newMFC4.0 is equipped with 14 cameras geared to sensitivity and resolution. The coremodule of MFC4.0 is the newly designed “brilliance module,” which is designed todetect all those problems in lamination which are in connection with press parametersor the impregnation of the paper. For the safe detection of those imperfections, some-times very small and with a low-contrast, Baumer developed a special narrow-bandsource illumination. This illumination with selected LEDs is flashed in different angles.The fast scanning and highly sensitive new Baumer cameras have integrated logic ar-rays, so called FPGAs, to analyze all images taken with different angles in “real time.”Baumer has patented this new technology under the name “flashing sky.” For the firsttime, a scanner has the ability to detect very weak, melamine resin related problems.The first system in North America is currently going into production.

11:00-11:20 a.m.Moving Towards Smart Factory Using Automatic Scanner and PanelRepair TechnologyTor Gustavsen, Managing Director, Argos Solutions

The factory of the future—the smart factory—is where defect and downtime, wasteand waiting is past history. The smart factory has the latest technological and manufac-turing developments, a flawless integration of high-tech systems and highly skilled work-ers. This might sound like a dream, but the reality is that this vision is much closer to re-ality than most people think. Argos has taken scanning technology one-step further byintegrating automatic repair stations to its grading system for complete automatic panelrepair systems for plywood and other wood products needing manual repair. The fullyautomatic repair line will eliminate manual labor and optimize the use of fillers like faceputty and polyurethane. The scanner and repair technology allows for customized grad-ing and repair rules and provides accurate production statistics of drift in quality, reasonfor downgrades and accurate repair statistics. The full effect of this technology is whenautomation projects ties all the product handling from press through panel repair, trim-ming and sanding without the need of forklifts.


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11:25-11:45 a.m.Developments in Online Quality Control for the Man-ufacture of Composite and Engineered Wood PanelsAndrew Jowett, President, IMAL PAL Group North America

Throughout the manufacturing process, from wood yard tofinished product warehouse, it is necessary monitor and con-trol quality: Quality as it relates to fiber condition in terms ofsize, shape, moisture content, etc, pre-press fiber preparationand post press board properties including density, de-lamina-tion, thickness etc. There have been significant technologicalimprovements in these areas and they will be discussed dur-ing the presentation along with several recent case studies.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES & TECHNOLOGIES

PART II(ROOM C)

10:35-10:55 a.m.Air Compliance Auditing Tips for Panel & EngineeredLumber FacilitiesBrad James, Manager of Consulting Services, Trinity Consultants

With air regulations and permitting requirements more com-plex and changing for panel and engineered lumber facilities, aperiodic air compliance audit can be a useful tool. The key to asuccessful air compliance audit is ensuring the proper strategiesfor assimilating and understanding the compliance obligations ofan air permit. A review of techniques for breaking down permitconditions (and regulations applicable to panel and engineeredlumber facilities) into tasks, against which compliance can be as-sessed will be completed. Specific examples of dissecting andcategorizing an air permit will be provided to attendees to assista facility internally or externally complete an audit. Specific guid-ance and instruction will also be provided on documenting auditfindings and there will be discussion on technology tools avail-able to assist in the auditing process. Examples involving re-views of real air permits for clients in the wood product industrywill be provided on how to assess compliance.

11:00-11:20 a.m.Reducing RTO Annual Fuel Costs with Fine-TuningFeaturesRodney Pennington, VP of Key Accounts, NESTEC, Inc.

Several MCC RTO features have been installed and proven toreduce the fuel costs on both new and existing RTO units in thewood industry. The features offer several specific wood applica-tion enhancements for maximum compliance, lower operatingcosts, lower maintenance requirements, and higher up time relia-bility for wood industry manufacturing facilities. Features include:additional fuel energy savings with Thermal Alignment Program-ing Design; combustion air on ratio control; valve cycle timingcontrol; premixed natural gas injection system; hotter inlet valvesurfaces to minimize/eliminate condensable buildup on the valve;heat exchange media support with thermal expansion designcompensation, and uniform air flow distribution; 96% thermal en-ergy recovery (TER) design, a 20% reduction in energy require-ment over a 95% design; full process flow with incremental online bake out capability; 98+% destruction removal efficiency(DRE); modular design to minimize shipping and installationcosts. Fine-tuning the RTO with one or several of the above fea-tures can reduce the fuel consumption by 8 to 40%. On a largewood application this can amount up to $200,000 per year in fuelsavings, even at today’s natural gas cost.

11:25-11:45 a.m.The Key to Good WESP Operation Is in the WaterTreatment systemJim Cash, Senior Product Engineer, B&W MEGTEC

Technical information on the design and operation of aWESP is easy to find but what really makes or breaks their op-eration is the water treatment system. This presentation focus-es on the issues involved in designing and operating a WESPwater treatment system. The pieces of the puzzle in terms offunction, equipment choices and operation are examined.


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Dr. Romulo AgganganDirector—Forest Products Research and

Development Institute Dept. of Science and Technology, Philippines

Romulo holds a Ph.D. degree in Biologicaland Environmental Sciences from MurdochUniversity, Perth, Western Australia, withfields of specialization in Forest Soils andEco logy. He also finished his B.S. and M.S. inForestry at the University of the PhilippinesLos Baños College of Forestry. Romulo hasextensive experiences and expertise on theformulation, review, monitoring and evaluation

as well as in the conduct of various R&D programs in forestry,environment and natural resources including agroforestry.

Dr. Richard BaldwinManaging Partner

Oak Creek InvestmentDick has a career in the plywood industry

that few can match. Through the years he laidcore, rustled stock, supervised productionpersonnel and worked as an industrial engi-neer, general superintendent and operationsmanager. Dick had operating authority overwood products factories in Latin America andSoutheast Asia, was Managing Partner and anoperator of seven wood products manufactur-

ing plants, and been Senior Vice President of a Fortune 100 com-pany with profit-and-loss responsibility for 15 wood productsmanufacturing plants. From 2007 to 2013, he served as Execu-tive Vice President/General Manager for the Southeastern U.S.division of Wood Resources LLC prior to its successful sale toBoise Cascade. He has been a key participant in important in-dustry innovations such as development of small log processingtechnology and the high-speed layup line, and has been deeplyinvolved in innovative product mix development. He is the authorof seven books concerning manufacturing practices, operatingmanagement, maintenance, and forestry issues. His most recentbook, published this year, “Plywood And Veneer-Based Prod-ucts,” is the fourth in a series. Dick holds a B.S. in OperationsManagement from the University of Oregon, M.S. in Forestryfrom Stephen F. Austin State University, and a Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Brian CarlsonPresident

Huber Engineered Woods Brian has served as President of Huber

Engineered Woods LLC (HEW) since July2007. He joined HEW in 1995 as a ResinScientist at Huber’s R&D facility in Com-merce, Ga. In 1997, Brian moved to HEW’sheadquarters in Charlotte, NC, where heheld several roles, including Product Sales,National Accounts and Field Sales Director.He was promoted to Vice President of Sales

& Marketing for HEW in 2000 and added responsibility forBusiness Development & Strategy in 2003. He was laternamed VP of Sales/Marketing/Innovation. Brian has more than20 years of experience in the forest products and chemical in-dustries. Prior to Huber, he worked at Temple Inland andNeste Resins. Brian holds two degrees from PennsylvaniaState University: a B.S. in Forest Science and an M.S. in For-est Resources. He also has an M.B.A. from Georgia Tech.

Jim CashSenior Product Engineer

B&W MEGTECJim develops products and solutions for

B&W MEGTEC, a leading manufacturer ofair pollution control and industrial equipmentfor various markets, including the panelboard and biofuels industry. Jim holds morethan a dozen patents and is responsible forthe design of over a half a billion dollars inindustrial equipment including the CLEAN-SWITCH RTO. Jim has held positions in ap-

plication engineering, project management, product develop-ment and sales. He was involved with piloting testing and in-stalling abatement systems for wood panel manufacturersstarting in 1993 and continues to work on air pollution controlequipment, capture technology, and heat recovery systemsfor the engineered wood and other related industries. Jim hasauthored and presented technical articles associated with pol-lution control and energy recovery technologies. He receivedhis B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The College of NewJersey in 1985.

Linda CaudillManaging Director

Wood-Based Composites CenterLinda is the Managing Director of the

Wood-Based Composites Center, a NationalScience Foundation Center funded at Ore-gon State University and Virginia Tech. Afterreceiving a Master of Science degree fromVirginia Tech, she spent 12 years with Wey-erhaeuser Company before returning toBlacksburg to manage the WBC. In her roleas Managing Director, Linda bridges the

needs of Center members, faculty and students, and helpsgraduating students start their careers with WBC membercompanies.

Dr. Sudip ChowdhuryGroup Leader—Fillers & Extenders

Willamette Valley CompanySudip is a polymer chemist with 15 years

of experience working with wood and woodcomposites. He received his B.Sc. withchemistry major from the University of Cal-cutta, India. He received his first M.S. inWood Science and Technology from ForestResearch Institute, India and followed by asecond M.S. in Civil and Environmental En-gineering from Washington State University,

where he worked on developing highly durable OSB for Navallow rise buildings. He worked on his Ph.D. on polymer scienceand engineering, where he worked with Prof. Chip Frazier onunderstanding structure-property relationship of in-situ woodpolymers. Sudip worked as a postdoc at the University ofBritish Columbia, where he worked on developing novel appli-cations of lignin.


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Mike ClarkRegional Sales ManagerFisher-Klosterman Emtrol

Mike joined CECO in 2007 and worked withits systems division doing dust system design,evaluations and testing. The last five years hehas been with Fisher-Klosterman as a regionalsales manager and applications engineer.Mike holds a B.SME. from Mississippi StateUniversity, an M.SME. from the University ofAlabama at Birmingham, and teaches at theBirmingham Industrial Ventilation Conference.

Roger DouglasDirector of EngineeringDrying Technology, Inc.

Roger graduated from Lamar University,Beaumont, Texas, with a B.BA. in Accountingin 1975 and a B.S. degree in Chemical Engi-neering in 1992. His industrial experience in-cludes 12 years with Mobil Chemical, fouryears with Quantum Chemicals, and the past23 years with Drying Technology, Inc. He hasdesigned, programmed and started up hun-dreds of Delta T Moisture Control Systems

throughout the world. He has presented several technical paperson the subject of moisture sensing and control.

Colin FolcoModernization Manager

Dieffenbacher Customer SupportA graduate of Lakehead University in Cana-

da, with degrees in Engineering and Physics,Colin is an innovative leader within the field ofmodernization and upgrades. Colin hasworked at leading companies such as GrantForest Products Inc. and Weyerhaeuser Co.Ltd, where his specialized expertise, extensiveexperience in mill improvements and capitalinvestments enabled him to lead many suc-

cessful projects. Since joining Dieffenbacher in 2005, Colin hasled the development and implementation of the DieffenbacherGroup’s modernization projects throughout North and SouthAmerica. Highlights include developing new modernization con-cepts, upgrading and relocation of press systems, completepress replacements, first-ever vented platens on a particleboardpress, forming line speed-ups and forming station improvements.

Thomas FranzManaging DirectorBaumer Inspection

Born in Konstanz, Germany, Thomas stud-ied mechanical engineering at the University ofKarlsruhe with focus on measurement and testengineering and materials science. His career,with positions in project management, designand development, advanced through severalcompanies specializing in material testing ma-chinery, optical inspection systems and spe-cial machinery for the testing of printed circuit

boards and electronics. In 1995, he started working for BaumerInspection, a leader in inspection systems for the wood basedpanel industry, furniture and flooring, and ultimately catapulted tothe leadership position.

Charles FrazierDirector

Wood-Based Composites CenterChip is the T.M. Brooks Professor of Sus-

tainable Biomaterials at Virginia Tech, andthe Director of the Wood-Based CompositesCenter, a National Science Foundation In-dustry/University Cooperative ResearchCenter. In his 24 years at Virginia Tech, Chiphas specialized in wood adhesion, woodpolymer science and wood chemistry.

Dr. George GoroyiasSenior Principal

Pöyry Management ConsultingGeorge has a Ph.D. in Wood Products from

the University of Wales, UK and a B.Sc. inForestry/Forest Technologist from the Tech-nological Institute of Forestry, Greece. Georgespecializes within the sectors of wood prod-ucts, decorative surfaces, chemicals, chemicalmodification, adhesives, furniture, construc-tion, waste, bioenergy and sustainability.George has developed strong business man-

agement skills, including procurement, strategy, market entrypathways, portfolio mapping, scenario planning, forecasting, op-erations improvement and product development. George has 16years of experience across the wood products sector, includingmore than 200 industry assignments across the entire woodproducts value chain globally. Previously he worked for Kro-nospan, BioComposites Centre, Government of Greece and For-est Research Institute of Greece.

Rakesh GovindPresidentPRD Tech

Rakesh is Professor of Chemical & Mate-rials Engineering at the University of Cincin-nati and President of PRD Tech, Inc., a smallbusiness company that designs, builds andsupplies biofilters and bioscrubbers to mu-nicipalities and industries for treating emis-sions of odors and volatile organics. He hasworked extensively in the area of biofiltra-tion, bioremediation of contaminated soils

and sediments, membrane systems and membrane bioreac-tors. He has been awarded the Earth Day Award by CincinnatiGas and Electric Company, Alfred Bodine Award from theSME, more than 10 patents, published more than 120 papersin peer-reviewed journals and spoken at numerous nationaland international conferences.



Jim Griswold New Business Development Manager

Hexion Jim graduated from Oregon State Univer-

sity in 1991 with a B.S. in Forest ProductBusiness Management. He spent the nextfour years in central Oregon working for twodifferent moulding and millwork manufactur-ers. His focus was on process improvement,automated scanners and chop saws, andsupervisory positions. He started working forBorden Chemical in 1995 as a Technical

Sales Representative. After eight years at Borden, he took ajob as the GM for a glulam laminated timber company calledFiller King in Homedale , Idaho. During that time he becameinvolved with the AITC (American Institute of Timber Construc-tion). He held several positions within the AITC including Ad-hesive Sub Committee Chairman (in charge of helping developAITC 405 Structural Glue Standard for the glulam industry),member of the AITC Board of Directors 2010-2012, and AITCPresident 2012. Since 2013 he has served on the ANSI/APAGlulam Standards Ex-Sub Committee. He is currently workingin Hexion’s Performance Adhesives Div.

Tor GustavsenManaging Director

Argos SolutionsTor earned his bachelor’s degree from

Kongsberg State College in Mechanical Au-tomation and Business Administration. Torhas been working with high-tech companiesfocusing on automation processes within theautomobile, sign, paper and wood industry formore than 25 years. He has held numerouspositions including Service Manager, ProductManager, Sales and Marketing Manager aswell as Managing Director. Tor grew up in

Kongsberg, Norway, where he went to school before starting hisprofessional career with one of the largest high-tech companiesin Norway. Kongsberg is a small town, but it hosts many high-tech companies and has a diversified industry which includesdefense, automobile products, maritime positioning systems, un-derwater oil production systems, aircraft engine products tomention a few. The common platform for these companies is in-tegration of mechanical, electrical and software solutions, whichalso is the foundation for the product range of Argos Solutions.Tor started with Argos in 1999 and has been responsible forbuilding up sales and market distribution worldwide. Since 2009,he has held the position as Managing Director.

Nathan HessBiological Oxidation Engineer

Process Combustion Corp.Nathan designs biological treatment solu-

tions for contaminated gas emissions for avariety of industries, and is responsible fordevelopment of the Biological OxidationR&D initiative at PCC. Nathan received hisB.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Uni-versity of Delaware.

W. Ernest HsuPrincipal

Hsu ConsultingErnie has 38 years of experience in re-

search and development, mill practice, andconsulting/advising major OSB and structuralcomposite lumber companies. He received aPh.D. from Washington State University, andis a fellow of the International Academy ofWood Science. He has more than 15 originalprocess and product patents related to woodcomposites. To share his experience in re-

search and development on OSB and structural composite lum-ber, practical experience in the field and knowledge gained inhis career, Ernie has published “Oriented Strand Board Manu-facturing” and is publishing another book, “Structural Compos-ite Lumber Manufacturing.”

Brad JamesManager of Consulting Services

Trinity ConsultantsBased in the Atlanta office of Trinity Con-

sultants, Brad’s experience includes air reg-ulatory applicability determinations, air per-mit compliance assistance, and state andfederal air quality permitting for multiple in-dustries in the Southeast U.S. In 2007, heassisted in the opening and co-managing ofTrinity’s Orlando office. With more than 13years of experience in environmental con-

sulting, Brad has advised clients in a variety of industries, in-cluding wood products and specifically wood pellet produc-tion, panel and engineered lumber. Brad works closely withclients and permitting authorities to negotiate permit condi-tions that provide optimum operational flexibility while meetingregulatory requirements. He is a registered professional engi-neer in the state of Florida.

Mikael JideniusArea Sales Manager

Firefly ABMikael works with business development

of customized fire prevention systems,which monitor industrial processes in areassuch as woodworking, tissue, food, bioener-gy and recycling. His well-rounded experi-ence includes sales and management for railmaintenance services, water meters, geartechniques, UV lamps, shaft seals and mag-netic mixers, and sales of machine and pro-

cess equipment to numerous industries.


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Andrew Jowett President

IMAL-PAL Group North America Born and educated in the UK with a de-

gree in Industrial Engineering from LeedsPolytechnic, Andrew spent the first half of hiscareer in manufacturing as an Industrial Engi-neer and later in Factory Management with anumber of large kitchen, upholstery and of-fice furniture manufacturers. In the late 1980she changed his career path and joined amajor Italian woodworking equipment manu-

facturer (Giben International) and established their new sub-sidiary in Nottingham, England, organized to market, sell andprovide technical support to customers throughout the UK. Hehelped repeat this exercise in 1993 when they established asubsidiary in North America at which time he moved to Atlantain 1994 and became V-P Systems and Engineering servicing theprimary board manufacturers and major secondary panel pro-cessors. Since then Andrew worked for a number of other orga-nizations including Globe Machine Manufacturing as Sales Di-rector, SCM Group North America as Key Accounts BusinessManager, and for the last three and a half years as President ofthe IMAL-PAL Group subsidiary taking care of all activities inthe U.S. and Canada while based in Atlanta.

Dr. Bohumil KasalDirector

Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-InstitutBo leads the world’s largest research in-

stitute, focusing on lignocellusic biomateri-als. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is, withmore than 22,000 employees and more than60 institutes, the largest applied research or-ganization in Europe. Bo concurrently holdsa Chair in Organic and Wood-based Con-struction Materials at the Carolo-WilhelminaUniversity in Braunschweig, Germany. He

holds an Ing. degree (engineer) from the University of Zvolen,Slovakia, an M.S. in Wood Science from Virginia Tech, M.S. inCivil Engineering and Ph.D. in Wood Structures from OregonState University. He is a registered professional engineer. In2001-2002 he was a Senior Fulbright Fellow in Germany. Dur-ing 2005-2010, Bo was a Hankin Chair and Professor of CivilEngineering and Professor of Architectural Engineering at thePennsylvania State University, and Director of the Pennsylva-nia Housing Research Center. Previously, Bo was a Professorat the North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.

Alan KnokeyVice President

USNRAlan is a 45-year veteran of the panel in-

dustry. He began his career with Coe Manu-facturing in 1969. Alan remained with Coeuntil Coe was purchased by USNR in 2009.He is currently Vice President of the USNRPanel Products machinery line. Alan hasbeen extensively involved in the design,manufacture of veneer lathe and drying sys-tems for the world market.

Dirk KoltzeExecutive Vice President

BüttnerDirk is responsible for all new machinery

sales activities of Siempelkamp GmbH and itssubsidiaries, Büttner, Siempelkamp HandlingSystems (SHS), and Siempelkamp EnergySystems (SES) in North America. Dirk joinedthe company in 2001. Based in Charlotte, NC,Dirk holds a Master’s degree in MechanicalEngineering from the University of Krefeld(Germany) and is a registered engineer.

Dr. Fred KurpielPresident

Georgia Research InstituteFred’s nearly 40 years in the forest prod-

ucts industry includes positions as industrialsales engineer with Masonite; regional andexport manager with American PlywoodAssn. and director of APA’s Southern Exec-utive Office; marketing manager withCoastal Lumber Co.; vice president of Siem-pelkamp NA; president of Imeas, Inc.; andtechnology leader with Protronics. He

founded Georgia Research Institute to form partnerships intechnology transfer, product development, education andtraining. Fred received his Ph.D. from the Dept. ofForestry/Forest Products at the University of Idaho. Fred is aco-founder and Co-Chairman of the Panel & Engineered Lum-ber International Conference & Expo (PELICE).

Kurt Liebich CEO

RedBuilt and New Wood ResourcesKurt served as President and CEO of

Wood Resources LLC, an affiliate of AtlasHoldings, beginning in 2012 until its sale toBoise Cascade in September 2013. Atlassubsequently formed New Wood Resourcesto operate plywood plants, including Win-ston Veneer and Plywood, which is startingup this year. Kurt became CEO of NewWood Resources and RedBuilt. Prior to join-

ing the Atlas companies, Kurt was an executive with Weyer-haeuser Co., where he served as Vice President of the TrusJoist division after having been Vice President of the TrusJoist Commercial division. Kurt joined Trus Joist in 1994 as aCorporate Finance Manager. He served in numerous roles, in-cluding Production Manager of the Stayton facility, VP of Mar-keting for Trus Joist, and Vice President of Commercial andIndustrial Operations. In early 2005, Kurt succeeded TomDenig as Vice President of Trus Joist and stepped down asVice President of Marketing for iLevel (Weyerhaeuser’s WoodProducts division) in 2007. Kurt has served as a trustee forthe Riverstone International School, Director of the Lee PeskyLearning Center, and Director of Project Lead the Way.

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Jonathan MartinChairman/Chief Executive Officer

Martin CompaniesA native of Ringgold, La., Jonathan is an

Industrial Engineering graduate of LouisianaState University. Having worked summersand school vacations for the company, hejoined the company’s Castor sawmill fulltime in 1971 and ascended to management,succeeding his father as company presidentand CEO in 1994. Jonathan is the grandsonof company founder Roy O. Martin, Sr., and

son of Ellis Martin, president from 1978-1994.

Anna McCannPresident

Merritt MachineryAnna is President and sole owner of Mer-

ritt Machinery, LLC. She has 30 years of in-dustry experience and began her career withMerritt Plywood Machinery as an accoun-tant, holding positions of Controller thenVice President before acquiring the compa-ny assets in 2008. Anna received her Bache-lor of Science degree in Business Adminis-tration from the State University of New York

at Buffalo. She served as Vice President of the Supplier Divi-sion of the Hardwood Plywood Veneer Association and wason the Board of Directors for 10 years. Merritt Machinery man-ufactures equipment for the production of rotary peeled andsliced decorative veneer and is the U.S. representative forMeinan Machinery Works, Inc., Japanese manufacturers of ve-neer and plywood machinery.

Jackson MorrillPresident

Composite Panel AssociationJackson joined the Composite Panel

Assn. (CPA) as President in April 2015. He isan environmental lawyer by training with astrong background in environmental law andpolicy. Before coming to CPA, he served asDirector of the American Chemistry Council(ACC), where he managed the Formalde-hyde Panel, directing comprehensive stateand federal advocacy initiatives, communi-

cations, third-party outreach and scientific studies onformaldehyde. He is an adjunct professor at Washington Col-lege of Law of American University and prior to ACC, prac-ticed environmental law for five years at Beveridge & Dia-mond, P.C. He also worked for a number of years as an envi-ronmental legal consultant at The World Bank. Jackson gradu-ated cum laude from Tulane Law School and received his B.A.with High Distinction from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Mojgan NejadAssistant Professor, Sustainable Bioproducts

Mississippi State UniverisityMojgan’s research is focused on develop-

ment of lignin-based bioproducts and woodcoatings. She has a bachelor’s in AppliedChemistry and Ph.D. in Wood Science fromUniversity of Toronto (UofT). She also holdsa Professor (status only) position at the Me-chanical and Industrial Engineering Depart-ment at the University of Toronto, which en-ables her to co-supervise graduate students

working on collaborative projects. She has extensive experi-ence in lignin characterization, modification and is working ondevelopment of lignin-based adhesives and coatings in collab-oration with different lignin producers.

Jordan NewtonVice President of Engineering

SonicAire/IESA licensed professional engineer, Jordan

graduated from North Carolina State Univer-sity in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science inMechanical Engineering. He began his ca-reer as a Staff Engineer with Accident Re-construction Analysis, Inc., where he spe-cialized in forensic engineering. In 2007, Jor-dan became a Project Engineer with Under-writer Laboratories, where he focused on

product certification for firefighting equipment, fire truck appa-ratus and water quality. While with Underwriter Laboratories,he completed Lean Sigma Green Belt Training. Jordan joinedSonicAire/IES in 2010, where he supervises product develop-ment, R&D and engineering equipment layout.

Jeffrey NicholsManaging Partner

Industrial Fire Prevention, LLCJeffrey has been providing special haz-

ards protection for combustible dust pro-cesses and helping protect production andpersonnel in the process industries fromfires and explosions since 1979. He is aTechnical Committee Member of NFPA 664,the Standard for the Prevention of Fires andExplosions in Wood Processing and Wood-working Facilities. He has undertaken

coursework in Preventing and Mitigating Combustible DustFires and Explosions, Combustible Dust Safety Training, aswell as Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous andExplosive Chemicals at Georgia Tech Research Institute; aswell as Process Safety and Industrial Explosion Protectionfrom StuvEx, Explosion Protection Fundamentals at Fike Cor-poration, Dust Explosion Hazard Recognition and Control fromThe Fire Protection Research Foundation, and Understandingand Practical Prevention of Combustible Dust Hazards inWood Products and Paper Industries from American Forest &Paper Assn. He has written several articles on spark detectionfor various publications. He started protecting process anddust collection systems when spark detection & extinguishingsystems were first introduced into the United States in the1970s. He has also accrued expertise in applying a hierarchyof other hazard monitoring, fire and explosion protection sys-tems, as well as combustible dust consulting and training.


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Rodney PenningtonVP of Key Accounts

NESTECRodney is a Registered Professional Engi-

neer with more than 40 years of diverse ex-perience in all phases of research, engineer-ing, design, management, sales and market-ing of air pollution control and energy con-servation systems. He has more than 20patents, is a published author and speakerand has served as an Expert Witness in re-generative technology. He holds a bache-

lor’s degree in Engineering Science from Penn State Universitywith honors.

Tyler PlayerPresident

Player Design, Inc.Tyler founded PDI after many years work-

ing in various engineering and maintenanceroles at Huber Engineered Woods. He hasreceived U.S. and Canadian patents for hiswork in combustion, and holds an engineer-ing degree from the University of Maine.

John RobinsonPrincipal

Drying Technology, Inc.John founded Drying Technology, Inc. in

1987, based on derivation of a general,dryer moisture control model that solvedthe three main problems with currently-usedmoisture (MC) sensing and control. Twopatents were awarded Robinson for thiswork. He is a graduate of the University ofOklahoma with a B.S. degree in ChemicalEngineering. He gained industrial experience

in several process industries and has published and presentednumerous technical papers in the field of moisture sensingand control, air pollution control, and biomass energy issues.He resides in Silsbee, Texas where his business is located.

Magnus RundqwistV.P. Business Development

Wechsler Engineering & ConsultingMagnus received his Mechanical Engineer-

ing degree and master’s (1992) at ChalmersInstitute of Technology in Gothenburg, Swe-den, specializing in Thermodynamics, Wasteto Energy and Air Pollution Control. Beforejoining Wechsler Engineering in 2012, he wasinstrumental developing the design and sellingof wet scrubbers at Von Roll (later AE&E) andEnviroCare International.


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Rodney SchwartzVice President of Sales - Americas

B&W MEGTECRod has more than 15 years of experi-

ence in engineering and engineering man-agement, and 16 years in sales and market-ing of gas conditioning, air pollution controlequipment, and heat recovery systems forthe engineered wood and other related in-dustries. In his current position, Rod is re-sponsible for a business segment associat-ed with the sales of B&W MEGTEC environ-

mental products, including scrubbers, wet and dry precipita-tors (dry ESP, WESP), regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTO),pulse jet fabric filters, solvent recovery and distillation equip-ment, and selective catalytic and selective non-catalytic re-duction (SCR/SNCR) systems into a wide variety of industrialmarkets. Rod has authored and presented numerous technicalarticles associated with air pollution control and ceramic heatrecovery, and is an active member of APA/EWTA, CPA,AWMA and HPVA associations.

Bijan ShamsPresident

Cogent Industrial Technologies Bijan is the founder and President of Co-

gent Industrial Technologies, one of the topsystem integrators in North America provid-ing electrical, controls and IT system designand integration services to industrial opera-tions and facilities. Bijan has more than 20years of extensive experience in the execu-tion of technically complex large projects inmultiple industry verticals, with a particular

focus on improving plant performance. Bijan has a bachelor’sdegree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in In-strumentation & Analytical Science from the University ofManchester in England.

Scott StameySenior Project ManagerMid-South Engineering

Scott joined Mid-South in 2010, havingpreviously worked as a plant engineer forGrant Forest Products and as a project engi-neer for CPM. Scott has 17 years of experi-ence working with projects in the buildingproducts and biomass energy industries. Heis a licensed Professional Engineer with aB.S. in Mechanical Engineering from NorthCarolina State University, and is currently

completing a master’s in Forest Biomaterials from NCSU. Hisprofessional background has focused on the wood productsindustry, particularly oriented strandboard manufacturing andwood pellet production. In his role as a Senior Project Manag-er with Mid-South Engineering he has overseen the engineer-ing on multiple projects at wood products facilities, includinggreenfield plant construction from the preliminary stagesthrough startup.

Steve SwansonPresident and CEOSwanson GroupSteve became president and CEO of

Swanson Group in 2001. He joined SuperiorLumber (now Swanson Group) in 1977 asoffice manager, after attending the Universi-ty of Oregon and Umpqua Community Col-lege. In 1973, brothers Dean, Rod and RaySwanson had built Swanson-Superior ForestProducts in Noti, Ore. In the 1970s, the nextgeneration of Swansons entered the busi-

ness, including Steve. This generation took the company tothe next level with a series of acquisitions starting in the1990s. In Glendale, the company bought Gregory Forest Prod-ucts, a large neighboring mill complex, that included a ply-wood and veneer mill. After 40 years of producing lumber theSwansons began manufacturing plywood. Swanson GroupInc. acquired another plywood mill, in Springfield, Ore., fromMcKenzie Forest Products. The Springfield mill went throughextensive capital improvements and brought a number of newspecialty panels to the product mix making Swanson Groupone of the largest and most diverse panel producers on theWest Coast. But in late 2014, tragedy struck when fire con-sumed the Springfield plant. Not to be deterred, SwansonGroup is rebuilding this plant and expects to be back online in2016. Related to this endeavor, Swanson Group purchasedOlympic Panel Products of Shelton, Wash. last year.

Luis TejadoPresidentBlue Drop

Luis is the founder and president of BlueDrop based in Mexico City. The group hasraised money for the creation of several ven-tures in agroforestry. They purchased thelargest eucalyptus plantation in Mexico, andraised $170 million USD thru Proteak to es-tablish the first MDF plant in Mexico. Theventure is managed by Proteak. Luis servesas a board member of Proteak. Previously

he was CEO of Proteak and was instrumental in raising fundsand implementing major teak tree planting and forestry pro-jects through enhanced processes and genetics. Luis ob-tained a degree in Industrial Engineering from the UniversidadPanamericana in Mexico City. He received his M.B.A. fromHarvard Business School in 1997. He was COO for Grupo Edi-torial Expansion, the second largest publisher in Mexico.

Brian ValleyDirector of Industrial SolutionsSpraying Systems Company

Brian holds a degree in General Engineer-ing from the University of Illinois and hasbeen with Spraying Systems Co. for morethan 18 years. He began his career in Prod-uct Development, designing spray equip-ment used in a variety of industries, with aspecial emphasis on the commercial printingindustry. He has focused solely on the engi-neered wood industry for the last eight

years. As a Director of Industrial Solutions, Brian leads a teamof engineers which provides turnkey systems to the engi-neered wood industry.


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Heikki VidgrenPrincipal

Pöyry Management Consulting Heikki has 20 years of experience and train-

ing within the wood industry and sawmill sec-tor including hands-on experience withsawmills and timber trade companies in Fin-land, Germany and the UK. He completed hisM.Sc. (Eng.) in wood technology and interna-tional business at the Helsinki University ofTechnology in 1999. He joined Pöyry in 2000,and specialized in competitiveness and feasi-

bility analysis, and investments of wood industries. Since 2005,he has worked in the London office of Pöyry and carried out sev-eral valuations, commercial and technical due-diligences in thewood industry sector in Europe, Russia, Americas, Africa andAPAC. In total, he has carried out valuations, technical assess-ments or due-diligences of more than 70 wood industry opera-tions, and visited more than 150 operations around the world

Dr. Hui WanAssociate Professor,

Forest Composite ProductsMississippi State University

Hui graduated with a B.S. from CentralSouthern University of Forestry and Technolo-gy in China, majoring in wood utilization. Hereceived his M.S. from the Royal Veterinaryand Agricultural University in Denmark, major-ing in Agriculture. In 2000, he receved hisPh.D. from Mississippi State University, major-ing in forest products. From 2000 to 2012 heworked as a research scientist at FPInnova-

tions, the Canadian national forest products research institute,where he worked on research projects in wood composite pro-cess and products development, which have widely coveredwood chemistry, wood physics, wood mechanics, wood micro-structure, resin chemistry, resin synthesis and characterization.He initiated projects like nano-materials in wood adhesive appli-cations and the cross laminated timber project at FPInnovationsand conducted projects to diagnose mill process efficiency andimprove product qualities for LP, Norbord, Arbec, Tolko, GP,Flakeboard and Uniboard. He served as a trustee of Forest Prod-uct Society Eastern Canadian Section and participated in the Na-tional Science and Education Foundation of Canada. Since 2013,Hui has been working at Mississippi State University as an asso-ciate professor on forest composite products. At Starkville, hecontinually works with plywood, OSB and particleboard mills tohelp them upgrade their process and improve product qualitiescost effectively. His research includes developing instruments forwax application, blending simulation and recycling.

Tom WechslerPresident

Wechsler Engineering and ConsultingTom received his Bachelor and Master of

Science in Mechanical Engineering from theGeorgia Institute of Technology in 1985-86.Since then, he has been involved in com-bustion and energy recovery from waste andbiomass. He founded Wechsler Engineeringin 2003, a firm which specializes in combus-tion, boilers and thermal oil in board plants.Tom sits on the NFPA 87 committee, which

is responsible for developing thermal oil safety standards.

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Chris WhelanSenior Business Development Manager

HenkelChris has more than 30 years of personal

experience in construction, structural designand lumber bonding adhesive solutions.Chris entered the world of adhesives withNacan Products Ltd. (National Starch andChemical), and coming from the lumber bas-ket of the Pacific Northwest, quickly beganto specialize in engineered and non-engi-neered wood bonding. In the mid 1990s the

parent company was fundamental in polyurethane, and work-ing with Chris and his team developed the market ofpolyurethane for solid wood bonding in North America. Fromassistance at the idea level, to adhesive selection, application,implementation and support, from the boardroom to the plantfloor, Chris and Henkel provide the support and the productsneeded for bonding modern timber elements.

Wes YoungerManaging Consultant

Trinity ConsultantsWes is Managing Consultant with the At-

lanta office of Trinity Consultants, a globalenvironmental consultancy best known for itsClean Air Act expertise. He previouslyworked in ambient air quality monitoring withGeorgia’s Environmental Protection Div. andon field research projects with Georgia Tech.In addition to his career in environmental reg-

ulatory consulting, he holds a master’s in Public Policy fromGeorgia Tech, lending him a rare perspective on the interac-tion between the regulatory world and the political world whenit comes to environmental policy.

Yaqiu ZhaoGlobal Technical Director

Ashland Specialty Ingredients Since joining Ashland in 2000 as an Adhe-

sive Product Development Chemist, Yaqiuwent on to hold several positions of increasingresponsibility including Group Leader, AshlandPerformance Materials Gelocat business; Tech-nical Manager, Ashland Structural Adhesives;and now Global Technical Director, AshlandSpecialty Ingredients. She holds doctorate de-

gree in Polymer Science from North Dakota State University, andM.B.A. from Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University.


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