Great fun at Champs of Logging’s safety shows
Champs of Logging’s competitions and shows have become something of a tradition at Elmia Wood. The competition stages are designed to inspire the audience to use chainsaws safely.
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All-terrain logging truck with all-wheel drive
The Czech truck manufacturer Tatra came to Elmia Wood with a logging truck in a special anniversary edition. “Tatra produced its first vehicle 120 years ago,” explains the Swedish general agent Svante Cordestam.
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Ponsse helps machines stay productive
Ponsse came to Elmia Wood with its entire range of forest machines, several world firsts plus customers from around the world. “Two of three visitors to our stand come from countries other than Sweden,” says Urban Folkesson, After Sales Manager at Ponsse.
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Palfinger offers a new crane for forest machines
Cranes from the Austrian company Palfinger Epsilon are a common sight on logging trucks. But at Elmia Wood the company extended its reach into the forest in the form of a prototype specially developed for forwarders.
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Husqvarna tempts with a new chain and updated knees
At Elmia Wood Husqvarna is presenting its new chainsaw chain, the X-Cut, developed and manufactured just a few dozen kilometres from the fairgrounds. The company is also offering many new clothing options, ranging from newly developed knees to a special collection for women.
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The world’s biggest harvester on eight wheels
The world premieres are coming thick and fast at this year’s Elmia Wood. And more than one world record is being broken. Two days before the fair Tigercat unloaded the world’s biggest wheeled harvester at the Port of Gothenburg.
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Many people tested the world’s first crane-tip control for harvesters
Operating a harvester crane can require handling two or even three controls. At Elmia Wood John Deere had its world premiere for crane-tip control using only one joystick. The result is greater precision and less strain for the operator.
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Gremo reinvents a much-missed class of forwarder
Many older forest owners and contractors remember with regret a time when forwarders loaded their own weight. Gremo has almost reinvented that class of machine. At Elmia Wood the company presented a concept for a forwarder that weighs 10.5 tonnes and loads 8.5.
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Spitzenhersteller aus Schweden bei der Industrial Supply
Schweden ist ein hoch entwickeltes Industrieland; der Fokus der dortigen Anbieter liegt auf moderner Hightech-Fertigung. Im April stellt das Land zahlreiche seiner Unternehmen auf der Industrial Supply in Hannover auf einem Gemeinschaftsstand vor.
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Swedish cutting-edge suppliers at Industrial Supply
Sweden is a highly developed industrial nation with a focus on modern high-tech manufacturing. In April a group of Swedish suppliers will show off their skills in a national pavilion at Industrial Supply, Hannover.
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Making deals at a well-organised matchmaking event
Some 200 meetings in two days between a total of 85 companies from 17 countries. Subcontractor Connect continues to be an important venue for doing new business.
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Pitch it – with export funding at stake
Pitch it! is a new event at Elmia Subcontractor where a company can win a SEK 250,000 (EUR 25,000) subsidy for a future export venture. First to take up the challenge was Glenn Wilander, CEO of QTech in Anderstorp, Jönköping County. “The hardest part was to include as much as possible and not leave out anything important,” he says.
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