Purdue University

New automation revolutionizes 120-year-old lumber grading process

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —The hardwood industry adds $17 billion to Indiana’s economy. Since 1898, the hardwood lumber industry has relied on the human eye to detect knots and other imperfections as a way ...
Alaska Public Media

Local lumber bill would put grading in hands of producers

Lumber for sale at a Kenai Home Depot store. (Riley Board/KDLL) A state Senate bill proposed by Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, would put lumber evaluation in the hands of local sawmill operators, ...
KTLA

National Hardwood Lumber Association Introduces First-Ever National Grading Standard for Hawaiian Koa Wood

MEMPHIS, TN, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) proudly introduces a groundbreaking national ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Small sawmills can now certify their lumber through a University of Alaska program

Up until now, locally milled lumber in Alaska couldn’t be used in residential building projects. That wasn’t because of quality, but because building codes typically require a grade stamp from a ...
Purdue University

Two lumber workshops scheduled for Elkhart

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two workshops related to lumber grading and manufacturing of hardwoods will take place in October in Elkhart, Ind. Hardwood Lumber Grading and Manufacturing is a three-day event ...