Coe Newnes/McGehee Inc.

Coe Newnes/McGehee Inc.

Coe Newnes/McGehee is a world leader manufacturing integrated, advanced technology wood processing equipment and systems.
The home base of operations is in Salmon Arm, BC, Canada, with branch facilities in the US states of Oregon and Georgia, and sales and service personnel strategically located throughout North America.

Facilities include modern machine shops and
manufacturing plants for both mechanical and electrical
components , strategically located warehousing facilities, an
R&D lab and shop dedicated to new products testing, and dedicated training facilities.

Coe Newnes/McGehee has built its reputation by providing quality, creative and functional solutions to meet the increasingly complex needs of wood processors world wide. Our strong research and development effort has resulted in products and solutions that utilize leading edge technologies for our industry. Our integrated engineering technologies allow us to offer equipment and systems that precisely match each mill's application. Commitment to customer satisfaction led us to become leaders in integration for each machine center, mill wide.

Our business is built on long-standing relationships with
customers. Many major lumber producers have confidence in Coe
Newnes/McGehee (CNM) based on the performance of our equipment and our people throughout the lifespan of their CNM systems. Much of the company's success can be attributed to our reputation for producing quality equipment, excellent services and outstanding customer support.

Company Details

Number of Employees: 500

Company Information

Colleen Schonheiter
Title: Marketing Manager
Telephone: (250) 832-7116
Fax: (250) 804-4028

Products

Sawmill Systems

The Addvantage Chop Saw Optimizer
The AddVantage Chop Saw Optimizer The CAE Newnes AddVantage Chop Saw Optimizer is a modular grade scanning optimizer that provides consistent and reliable detection of defects in dry wood, and generates the highest value decisions for cross cutting. This Optimizer allows for full control of the process and provides the flexibility to meet market needs at any time. The accuracy and consistency of the AddVantage results in higher fiber/value recovery by cutting closer to the defect than conventional methods. Lumber is transported through the AddVantage longitudinally at up to 700 feet per minute and in the process it is inspected by a number of optional scanning technologies including, but not limited to X-Ray, Laser Profiling, and Color Vision. Each technology contributes its specific strength in locating defects in the wood: X-Ray subsystem detects density defects such as knots and rot. Laser Profile subsystem detects geometric defects such as wane, gouges, holes, scant, skip, bow and crook. Color Vision subsystem detects visual surface defects such as cracks, shake, insect holes, stain and decay. The AddVantage system is fully integrated and tested prior to arriving on site, permitting quick, trouble free installation. The system's modem makes service, support and upgrades effortless. The AddVantage will process enough material to accommodate up to 5 Chop Saws averaging 100 lineal feet per minute throughput. The Chop Saw vendor of choice for new saw installations is GreCon Dimter Inc. Future optimization features will include scheduling to allow on-demand production control.

Planermill Systems & Solutions
Complete planermill systems from infeed thru planing, automated grading systems, trimming, sorting and package making.

Optimization
Complete suite of Optimization products for the sawmill and planermill.

Controls
Complete offering of Controls systems for the sawmill and planermill, that can be integrated with our own or other OEM machine centers.

Services