Raute Wood Ltd.

Raute Wood Ltd.

New Westminster, BC

Company Overview

Raute Wood provides a complete range of machines, systems and services to the plywood, engineered lumber, OSB, particle board, laminate, and engineered wood flooring industries.

Working in cooperation with our customers, we assist companies in pursuing new markets, developing more efficient and automated manufacturing processes, and raising their level of competitiveness and profitability.

Solutions are designed to satisfy the customer's unique needs, whether a stand-alone machine or a turn-key project. Raute Wood provides a comprehensive package incorporating quality, guaranteed performance and extensive after-sales service.

In the field of small log processing, Raute Wood provides special expertise, having developed processes to accommodate the shift from old growth to second generation and plantation forests, and to satisfy the need for improved yield and higher productivity. The most notable example of this is the high speed lathe which is able to peel high volumes of small logs at recovery rates up to 60 percent.

The company also possesses unique expertise in the area of engineered lumber, specifically Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL). Raute Wood has delivered several systems in Canada and the US in recent years.

Raute Wood is a leading company in OSB technology, offering comprehensive engineering and fabrication services. The company also has expertise in the areas of particle board and engineered wood flooring as well as panel overlaying.

Member of Canadian Hardwood Plywood Association Member of APA-Engineering Wood Association Member of Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association Member of National Wood Flooring Association

Company Information

Physical Address

5 Capilano Way
New Westminster, BC V3L 5G3
CA

Mailing Address

5 Capilano Way
New Westminster, BC V3L 5G3
CA

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Website: http://www.raute.com

Additional Details

Legal Name: Raute Wood Ltd.

Number of Employees: 200

Unique Applications:
  • Machine vision technology
Major Clients:

Georgia Pacific Corp. Louisiana Pacific Corp. Willamette Industries Slocan Forest Prods. Tembec Ainsworth Lumber Co. International Paper Weyerhaueser Plum Creek

Success Stories:
  • Suppliers of 50% of the World's LVL

manufacturing machinery

  • Together with parent company, World's largest

supplier of plywood and veneer manufacturing machinery

Plant Information:

80, 000 sq. ft.

Contacts

Bruce Alexander

Title: President

Area of Responsibility: Management Executive

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Martin Murphy

Title: Vice President

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Garry Bemister

Title: General Manager

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Howard Hum

Title: Vice President

Area of Responsibility: Finance/Accounting

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Rick Massey

Title: Manager

Area of Responsibility: Domestic Sales & Marketing

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Products

  • Conveyor, Conveying Systems
  • Hoist, Cable Type, Elec Operated, Industrial
  • Hoist, Chain Type, Elec Operated, Industrial
  • Hoist, Industrial, Nes
  • Laminated Veneer Lumber (lvl) Manufacturing System

    The company possesses unique expertise in the area of engineered lumber, specifically Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL). Raute Wood has delivered several systems in Canada and the US in recent years, and has developed a Radio-Frequency (RF) heating system which will radically increase line capacity while reducing manufacturing costs.

  • Lathe, Veneer Making

    Lathe, veneer making, peels veneers form logs

  • Lubrication Products & Services
  • Machine Vision Scanning Systems

    Camera/computer system that automatically grades dry veneer, determines veneer surface roughness, enables value clipping of green veneer, and enables automatic patching of dry veneer.

  • Mining Machy & Equipment, Nes
  • Plywood Making Machy/Equip, Nes
  • Rotary Veneer Clipper

    Cuts ribbon of venner into appropriate sizes after peeling on veneer lathe.

  • Sawing Machine, Woodworking, Nes
  • Small Log Peeling Systems

    In the field of small log processing, Raute Wood provides special expertise, having developed processes to accommodate the shift from old growth to second generation and plantation forests, and to satisfy the need for improved yield and higher productivity.

  • Stacker, Industrial, Nes
  • Woodworking Machy/Equipment, Nes, Parts Of

NAICS Categories

Additional Information

NAICS:

333299

Export Experience:

Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Iran, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Actively Pursuing:

Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming