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USNR has announced Bennett Lumber has invested in a full brown field planer mill for their Princeton, ID, location, complete with an extensive list of USNR products.

Looking for ways to improve production and efficiency in their planer operation, Bennett Lumber worked closely with the USNR sales team to create the best plan for their goals. After some discussion around upgrading their existing mill piece by piece, they ultimately decided a brand-new facility was the best course of action.

Applying USNR’s Paragon Design Standard to the full scope of the project, the new facility will feature some of their most cost-effective and efficient wood processing solutions, optimizing the space without compromising results.

New Breakdown Line New Trim Line

New E Tilt Breakdown Tilt Hoist

Stick System c/w Unscrambler

Wane Orientation Scanner

Breakdown Line System Transfers &

Optimization

Planer Line   

Planer Outfeed System

New Trim Line

Revolver lug loaders

Lugged Transfers

Cut-N-Two recirculation transfer

THG Lumber Scanner

Bioluma 6000LVG sensors

WinTally Planer Mill Optimization System

Multi-Track Fence

VerifEye Fence Verification system

X Trimmer

New Sorter System & Stackers

Horizontal Tray Sorter System

LowPro Stacker

Integrated into the existing system

New Packing Line

Complete Packaging Line with

strapping and wrapping for

lumber for transport sales

When asked why they chose to work with USNR on this project, Vice President Bryson Bennett readily stated, “USNR has been very easy to work with. We trust the product. It was kind of a no-brainer.”

Bennett Lumber also selected Mid-South Engineering to assist in design, scope and implementation, a process that began in 2024 with smaller projects and adding grade optimization at their Clarkston planer mill facility. Mid-South Engineering brings to the table a wide range of essential engineering needs, including conceptual designs, civil & site services, concrete foundations design, mechanical conveyance systems & residual systems design, electrical power distribution, other infrastructure, and more.

Construction is set to begin in 2027.

The Transverse High Grader (THG) puts our proven grade scanning technology into a transverse package. The THG utilizes time-tested image analysis technology and optimization software and combines it with the most advanced sensor available today.

Our Multi-Track Fence is proven to be the market’s top solution for high speed mills, offering infinite resolution, and guaranteed at +/- 0.125” (3 mm) accuracy. It allows wider lug spacing at higher speeds, with less critical timing than other rotary fence models, and operates with easy-to-maintain all-electric actuation.

Cut-N-Two is a process where a board is cut into two boards of equal or different lengths, a process that historically slowed down throughput considerably. We have devised several methods of handling the process to accommodate higher speeds, with no empty lug spaces required.

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