Particleboard producer reduces maintenance by installing enclosed belt conveyors
When aging belt and drag-chain conveyors required too much maintenance, a producer upgraded its operations.
Willamette Industries, Portland, Oreg., is a wood products company, founded in 1906 as the Willamette Valley Lumber Company. The company produces business paper, paper bags, cardboard, lumber, plywood, particleboard, engineered wood, and various other products. The company has operations in 21 states and has 96 mills.