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Harrigan Plans For USNR Trimmer Line

Harrigan Lumber in Monroeville, Ala. is investing in a sawmill trimmer line from USNR to ramp up its production. Harrigan’s operation is a southern yellow pine dimensional lumber mill, and the new trimmer line is designed to operate at 150 lugs per minute.

The trimmer line includes a double trimmer unscrambler, ElectraTong lug loader with backlog controlled by the Milltrak lumber flow management system, Multi-Track fence, Clamshell line shaft trimmer, dual articulating Smart Gate, 62-bin pusher lug sorter, WinTally sorter management system, and Stick-N-Fork stacker system.

This line is scheduled to be installed in the fourth quarter.

Harrigan Lumber

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