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▲ Ken Carter in automation and manufacturing technology . Ken discusses the process from start to finish : “ We have a very high-tech plywood mill . We either buy logs from private companies , or work with buyers to acquire the material , as we don ’ t currently own any forest land ourselves . It ’ s quite easy to find supplies around here , we have a strong timber base , and I ’ ve worked in the area for a long time , and we have close ties to the community . Once procurement is complete and we have the materials onsite , we scale each log to ensure it is within certain size parameters . It then goes into our log yard , where we can keep it preserved for some time .
“ When we ’ re ready to begin processing , we look at the rings per inch . This gives us information about the density of the wood , which in turn will decide the quality of the
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