SPRING 2002

Roseburg Lumber

Kris Pelan
 

Services Expanded

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People in the News
 

Annual Meetings

On-Line Services
 

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New JM-8000

JM-2500 Rod Electrode Dresser

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Supplies to fill all needs

Product Profile

Quality Top Priority

Kris Pelan, Senior Field Service Technician for Jacobsen Manufacturing Co., worked closely with Randy Richardsen, Head Sawfiler, at Roseburg Lumber Co. during a recent installation of a new JM-2000 Plasmatic Tipper.

Kris Pelan Exemplifies Service
Kris Pelan has been with Pacific/Hoe and Jacobsen Manufacturing for over twelve years.
He travels throughout north America to do installs, start-ups service, up-grades and training. Jacobsen installations include on-site training through both shifts as well as a follow-up visit six to eight weeks later. Pelan’s customers find him to be respponsive and very easy to work with. He has the ability to make complicated technology easy to understand. “Customers know that Saturday and Sunday are just another day to me,” Pelan says. “My cell phone is on 24 hours a day, and my customers all have my number.”
Joe Wilkinson, Head Sawfiler for Weyerhaeuser Co., Pine Hill, Alabama, recently found how responsive Pelan could be. He called with a problem and Pelan was on a plane the next day.
Since the beginning of this year, Pelan has visited mills in British Columbia, Quebec, Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Idaho. “Ienjoy travel,” Pelan says, “It gives me plently of frequent flyer miles.” (In fact, he travels so much for work that a real vacation for his is just staying home.)
Pelan has an Associate Degree in Electronic Technology and participated in the original design of the JM-2000 Plasmatic Tipper. Through him customer feedback in incorporated into Jacobsen equipment, especially regarding maintenance and service aspects of the machinery. Pelan is trained and proficient on all Jacobsen equipment, specializing in plasma tippers and auto levelers. He is also able to service Alligator Equipment and Jacobsen can supply the necessary parts.

Warehouse Services Expanded In Atlanta
Pacific/Hoe has expanded their warehouse space in Decatur, Georgia, to support customers in the Southern, Eastern and Central regions of the United States. Hundreds of standard products used in sawmills, paper mills and chip mills are always in stock. In addition, special stocking, scheduled shipping and extended terms are available to customers participating in Pacific/Hoe purchasing programs.
“We have expanded our warehousing capabilities in Atlanta so that our customers in the east will continue to receive great service,” says Pacific/Hoe President George Jacobsen. Every Monday a full delivery of Pacific/Hoe products arrives in Atlanta to restock our warehouse there.”
“Our goal is to provide the best service possible to assure that products are available when our customers need them,” says Herb Kartanos, Eastern Sales Manager. “Our experienced personnel, using modern information systems, are ready to support you the next time you need saws, knives or filing room equipment and supplies.”
Customers in the east can call on the field sales and technical support team, including Dave Gorham, Richard Clayton, Roy Davis, Arnie Dunlap, Norm Gloss, Steven Rodrigues and Curt Tennyson. Administrative and sales support at the Decatur Warehouse include Eastern Sales Manager Herb Kartanos and his staff including Sonya Ledford, Joe Willis, Linda Cronic and Allen Mendez.

HERB KARTANOS
Herb Kartanos has been named Eastern Sales Manager for Pacific/Hoe.
Kartanos has woked for R.Hoe and Co. and Pacific/Hoe for sixteen years. He has extensive experience in saw and knife products, engineering and design, with over 30 years in the the lumber and paper industry. He offers customers valuable problem-solving expertise.



DAVE GORHAM
Dave Gorham returns to Pacific/Hoe as a consultant and Regional Manager. He will be providing training for Territory Representatives in customer service and support.
Gorham joined Pacific/Hoe in 1980 as a Territorial Manager and has held several positions including Vice President of Sales for the Eastern Division and Executive Vice President.


RICHARD CLAYTON
Richard Clayton will now be serving Pacific/Hoe customers in the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina. Clayton has been with Pacific/Hoe for about twenty years and has worked in inside sales and as sales manager in Shreveport and Meridian Mississippi. He has most recently been Pacific/Hoe’s inside service manager in Atlanta.


ROY DAVIS
Roy Davis has been named new Territory Representative for Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Davis has been a filer for a number of years and he claims he has been in the forestry field “all my life.” His experience in the industry should be helpful to his customers.
Davis says he’s used to manual labor, but adds, “I’m having a great time” as a field representative.

SAW FILERS' FORUM

Annual Meetings Set

WESTERN
The Western Saw Filers will meet Sept. 13-14 at the Monarch Hotel (205-Sunnyside) in Portland, OR.

CALIFORNIA-WESTERN
The California-Western Saw Filers’ Education Association will meet in Redding California, the third week in June.

NORTHEAST
The Northeastern Saw Filers’ Educational Association will be meeting May 3-4 at the Double Tree Hotel in Portland, Maine.

LAKE ERIE & ONTARIO
The Lake Erie & Ontario Saw Filers’ Educational Association will meet September 13-14 in Niagara Falls, New York. (Hotel to be determined.)

LAKE STATES
The Lake States Saw Filers’ Educational Association will beet September 20-21 at the Voyager Resort in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.

MIDWEST
The Midwest Saw Filers’ Education Association will meet October 4-5 in Terre Haute, Indiana. (Hotel to be determined.)

SOUTHERN
The Southern Saw Filers’ Educational Association will meet April 19-20 at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Jackson, Mississippi. There will be a golf tournament on Friday at the Brookwood Country Club in Byram, MS. Tee at 7:30a.m. Family day will be Friday at the MS. Agricultural Museum.

SOUTHEASTERN
The Southeastern Saw Filers’ Educational Association will meet May 17-18 at the Holiday Inn, Koger Center located in Richmond, Virginia. It is the same weekend as the Richmond Expo.

INTERMOUNTAIN
The Intermountain Saw Filers’ Education Association will meet April 5-6 at the West Coast Grand Hotel in Spokane, Washington.

On-Line Services At pacific-hoe.com

Inventory reduction and clearance items are posted, as well as general product information. You can browse our product listings, preview catalogues, read the latest issue of The Cutter, and even request Pacific/Hoe product information just by visiting our web site at www.pacific-hoe.com.

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E-Mail: sales@pacific-hoe.com

Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. has introduced a new bandsaw profile grinder which features several industry innovations. The JM-8000 Bandsaw Profile Grinder is a 2-axis CNC grinder which utilized Jacobsen's state-of-the-art "Vari-Smart" software. Vari-Smart allows the JM-8000 to pre-measure the saw pitch and automatically program both axis to your bandsaw profile, including variable depth. A simple toggle activates the Vari-Depth feature.

With the very simple-to-use input screen you can modify back clearance algnes and tooth profiles to suit your needs. Vari-Smart takes over from there with NO need for factory programs or CAD files. There are also mechanical adjustments for grind depth and facing.

The JM-8000 has peripheral options that can be operated from the main panel and can include universal lifting stands, air back feed and auto swaging all tied in the same loop. The JM-8000's extra heavy-duty construction gives you unparalled grinding accuracy. All aspects of the tooth geometry are controlled by Jacobsen's patented "Vari-Smart" pre-measurement system and the grinding wheel motion is accomplished using dependable ball screw actuators and servo drives. Jacobsen has listened to filers and designed the JM-8000 around ease of use and ease of maintenance. The 8000's clean design lines and extra dust extraction ensure a clean working environment. Both right and left hand models are available.

Machine Specifications:

Electrical: 220 VAC, 1-phase, 60 cycle, 30 amp

Air Supply:  80 psi

Saw Capacity:  4" - 16", 1" - 3" pitch.

Shipping Dim:  70w x 40d x 62h, 1800 lbs. Convenient lifing arrangements.

JM-2000 Option for Grinding Electrodes and Welding/Dressing Jig for Rod Shorts

The bench-mounted JM-2500 is a new option for Jacobsen's popular JM-2000 Plasma Tipper. The JM-2500 allows the user to re-weld shorts back into a useable rod length to take full advantage of the per-tip savings of using Jacobsen's pre-ground Alloy Rod. Simply use our Oxy-Acetylene torch and the JM-2500 jig to re-weld the sorts. After welding the joint, slide the weld over the dresser and rotate until the weld diameter matches the original rod diameter for easy feeding on the JM-2000 Tipper Rod Feed.

Jacobsen's new Alloy Rod (part # 20J-rod093) is a precision-ground .093 diameter rod and comes in a standard length of 72 inches. This rod is approximately half the price of solid wire, which reflects a proportional per-tip savings. The welding jig also works as a reset angle grinder for re-sharpening your JM-2000 torch electrodes. MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS: Electrical: 110 VAC. Dimensions: 10" x 10" x 12".

Mill Maintenance Supplies to Fill All Needs

Pacific/Hoe offers a complete line of consumable products -- those items that every mill uses every day. And soon those items will be even more readily available to you because you will be able to order online at www.pacific-hoe.com  Our years of experience in saw manufacturing have lead to the development of a full range of cutting tools specifically designed for all varieties of cutting conditions and materials.  Our Accu-Ground Tipping fixtures can save an estimated 75% of carbide tip grinding time. We also carry a full line filing room tools. You'll find our "Commitment to Quality" in our products and our services.

Carbide Tips, Strips & Blanks:  Pacific/Hoe offers an extremely broad range of tips, strips and blanks. Our Accu-Ground carbide edger tips are manufactured to have optimum toughness and resiliency for rip sawing applications, as well as minimal drag and heat build up on flanks of tips while cutting.

Diamond Wheels:  Our diamond and CBN wheels have been carefully engineered to provide for top maintenance of all saw tip categories. All the wheels can be made with either diamond or CBN abrasive. Diamond abrasive should be specified for carbide tipped saws and CBN should be specified for saws tipped with alloy or high speed steel.

Grinding Wheels: Pacific/Hoe offers grinding wheels in zirconia oxide and aluminum oxide in a wide range of sized. Our Hoe-rizen brand features specific gravity and hardness to be sharp, cool and free cutting.

Ceramic Grinding Wheels:  Pacific/Hoe is now offering grinding wheels incorporating 3M's new 321 ceramic abrasive grain. This grain is available in both resinoid and vitrified bonds and are unparalleled in performance and quality. Conventional ceramic grain fractures and dulls, but this new ceramic sheds very small particles during the grinding process, thereby exposing new sharp grain continually. This also means less dressing and virtually eliminates loading. You'll experience a significant increase in life and cutting ability per abrasive grain.

JM-5500 Tooth Geometry Inspector

The JM-5500 is a heavy-duty portable Tooth Geometry Inspection Station for circles and bands. The precision high-resolution camera and monitor are easy to set up and give you magnified visual inspection of kerf, side clearance, and both radial and tangential angles. For grinder set up or troubleshooting, the JM-5500 gives everyone in the filing room the same clear information. The JM-5500 comes standard with a 4-axis crosshair generator and custom graduated overlays. The Jacobsen "Light ring" illuminates the tooth in any filing room light conditions. For bandsaws, simply roll the JM-5500 to your side grinder or profile grinder loop and view your bandsaw tooth geometry. Ask about the new digital microsystem generator now available as an option. Call 1-800-547-5537 for more information.

Quality Top Priority At Portland Saw Plant

Quality control remains a top priority at Pacific/Hoe's saw manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon. Consolidation, new equipment, added space and production issues have all undergone major changes in the past two years as part of their ongoing commitment to quality. 

"We continually strive to provide customers with better quality and better service," says George Jacobsen, President of Pacific/Hoe Saw and Knife.

 Both the circle and bandsaw plants have been enlarged, with careful attention to work flow within the shop. Upgrades have been made in the heat treating process, as well as new state-of-the-art lasers. There has been a major capital investment in new machinery, including surface grinders and levelers. 

"We are continually looking for equipment and methods that create a better product and safer workplace for our employees," says Jacobsen.

Randy Richardson, Head Sawfiler at Roseburg Lumber Co., and Kris Pelan, Senior Service Technician for Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. discuss Roseburg's new JM-2000 Plasmatic Tipper which was installed in February.

Kris Pelan

State of the art laser precision cuts band saw profile at Pacific/Hoe's plant in Portland, Oregon