Timber Products has announced the official opening of its new hardwood component facility in Munising, Michigan. The facility is on the same property as Timber Products’ existing hardwood veneer and lumber plants. The new factory, known as Munising Components, enables Timber Products to produce ready-to-use hardwood components at scale on one central site. The components made at this facility will serve the cabinetry, flooring, and millwork industries and is aimed at significantly reducing waste for the customer.
The project is the product of a strong partnership between Timber Products and Eagle Machinery & Supply, Inc.
Timber Products’ new mill is powered by an array of advanced systems. The fully integrated system collects available data from all machines, producing comprehensive production and performance reports for both Timber Products and Eagle in real time via a SQL Database. Eagle analyzes the data continuously through machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms to provide ongoing performance and reliability.
With high-speed automation and robotics, the new facility processes 30 boards per minute.
Beyond production, Munising Components supports sustainability by defecting material onsite and utilizing that downfall to create fuel for onsite boilers, which power all three facilities and generate steam for their dry kilns. Utilizing this material onsite allows Timber Products to handle waste for customers and turn it into energy.
