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Transforming the LP mill at Houlton

Keeping the basics of a 25-year old OSB mill intact, LP added an LSL production plant. Not an easy makeover.

When making $140 million worth of changes to a mill, it would be nice to think you could shut things down between start and startup.

Not so at the Louisiana Pacific (LP) mill in Houlton, Maine, which was recently transformed from an OSB facility to one that produces Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL).

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Anguil and Spooner form partnership Dieffenbacher succeeds in Russia Hexion opens CARB testing lab MEGTEC has new ownership Durr supplies Craftmaster Dieffenbacher and Teaford join forces Major orders for Andritz Siempelkamp MDF plants for Russia and Ukraine Flakeboard’s S.C. MDF plant FSC certified Weinig builds largest panel gluing press
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An enlightening change
By Val Maloney

Freres Plywood makes the switch to revolutionary new light sorting technology
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Towards 100 Years and Beyond
By Rick Massey

Richmond Plywood stay successful in its own unique way.
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LP and MEGTEC revive aging RTO

LP Houlton was faced with some aging equipment when they were getting ready to convert their OSB line to an LSL production line.
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Globe provides LP Houlton finishing line

The finishing line at the Houlton facility is supplied by Globe Machine Manufacturing.
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Teaford builds Houlton's energy system

The Teaford Company was selected by Louisiana Pacific to supply the heat energy system for their Houlton, Maine OSL expansion project.
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Multi-piston pressing

Siempelkamp offers a solution to pressure distribution problems in lamination.
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Bio-oxidation

Bio-oxidation is a pollution solution from the earth for the earth.
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