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Latimer Mill & Timber, LeMoyen, La., has upgraded its wood pole treating plant to remain fully compliant with new U.S. CCA labeling requirements.
Innovative Wood Technology, IWT-Moldrup equipped LeMoyen with a fully automatic treating plant featuring a material handling system controlled remotely from a control room. It can run 24/7 with one operator and no dedicated forklift on site for an eight-hour working day. The operator's only interaction with the timber is for unloading and loading timber in the morning and in the afternoon.
The treated timber comes out drip-free from the plant, and the packs are fixed automatically in the autoclave during treatment, so no chains or straps are used during treatment to fix the packs.
The treater is also able to expand its product line, adding roundwood for piling and meter poles up to 6" top 20 ft. poles up to 40 ft. class B.
