2026 Edition Of TP&EE In The Books

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Feature Stories, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
November 2026

Portland, OR, welcomed back the Timber Processing & Energy Expo (TP&EE) recently at the Portland Exposition Center.

Marketed as the industry show where the entire wood producing manufacturing industry comes together under one roof, TP&EE packs 40,000 square feet with the latest sawmill machinery, panel production technology, wood drying systems and wood-to-energy processing equipment from 150+ of the industry’s top suppliers.

This year’s expo expected to attract over 1,200 attendees.

The event featured special attractions as well, such as live music, a women’s networking session and a beer garden.

Learn about the next TP&EE at timberprocessingandenergyexpo.com.

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James Morton, Paw Taw John Services Inc., Rathdrum, ID; Kevin Albin, Albin Design Inc., Eugene, OR; and David Quane, Paw Taw John Services Inc.

Noelia Cross, U-C Coatings LLC, Seattle, WA; Jeremy Weist, South Coast Lumber Co. & Affiliates, Brookings, OR; James Russell, U-C Coatings LLC, Lebanon, OR; Christopher Bones, Pacific Wood Laminates Inc., Brookings, OR; and Nick Franks, South Coast Lumber Co. & Affiliates

LaVonne Carey, West Salem Machinery Co., Salem, OR; Rod Comstock, Gerlinger Carrier, Salem, OR; and Chris Ricard, West Salem Machinery Co.

Rob Kittle, TS Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, ON; Mark Hough and Tyler Conley, Schmidbauer Lumber Inc., Eureka, CA; Tyler King, Automation & Electronics USA, Beckley, WV; Ryan Shear, Automation & Electronics USA, Corvallis, OR; Geoff Gannon, TS Manufacturing Co., Rumney, NH; and Brian Ownby, Schmidbauer Lumber Inc., Eureka, CA

Michael Shane, Hancock Lumber Company, Casco, ME; and Cliff Hurst, Hurst Boiler & Welding Co. Inc., Coolidge, GA

Joseph Elliott, JoeScan Inc., Vancouver, WA; John Beasley, Goshen Forest Products LLC, Eugene, OR; Karissa and Tyson Jewell, Real Performance Machinery LLC, Spearfish, SD; and Cliff Reynolds, RMD Reynolds Machinery Design LLC, Veneta, OR

Rusty Schoenherr, Rossi North America, Austin, TX; Rob Dennison, Arxada LLC, Vancouver, WA; and David Dolphin, Rossi North America, Corona, CA

Nick Girardi, KDS Windsor, Hendersonville, NC; Aijun Qi, Sandy Shack Construction, Shenzhen, China; and Chase Eliason, KDS Windsor

Colton McLaurin, Smith Sawmill Service/Comact, Nacogdoches, TX; Stephen Kinney, Smith Sawmill Service/Comact, Timpson, TX; Scott McSweeney, PinkWood Ltd., Calgary, AB; and Luke Drapeau, Canfor, Prince George, BC

Sylvain Dionne, Comact Quebec, Quebec City, QC; Scott Spangler, Comact USA, Eugene, OR; and Kyle Miller, Weyerhaeuser, Raymond, WA

Fabio Meli, Rota Free Inc., Chicago, IL; Rafael Levesque, Carbotech Group, Quebec City, QC; Patrick LeBlanc and Clint Averitt, Carbotech Group, Plessisville, QC; and Alexandre Brisson, Carbotech Group, Quebec City, QC

Manuela Winkler, Kenzie Hand and Norvin Laudon, MiCROTEC, Corvallis, OR; Allen Selander, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Coeur d’Alene, ID; and Andrew Hixson, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Athol, ID

Marvin and Karen Bernhagen, Lewis Controls Inc., Gearhart, OR; Chuck Boaz and Justin Harper, Corley Mfg. Co./Lewis Controls Inc., Chattanooga, TN; and Daniel Jordan, Lewis Controls Inc., Cornelius, OR

Scott Northrup, Omineca Fabricating USA Ltd., Prince George, BC; and Kari Puustinen and Jeroen Hinnen, Jartek Invest Oy, Lahti, Finland

Brad Check, Viably LLC, Denver, CO; Judi Rawlings, Rawlings Manufacturing Inc., Missoula, MT; and Jason Miller, WCIS LLC, Lebanon, OR

Jacob Schmidt, Matthew Schmidt and Ralph Schmidt, Columbia Cedar Inc., Kettle Falls, WA; and Patrick Sasseville and Mathieu Laflamme, DO2 Group, Quebec City, QC

Francois Martel, EBI Electric Inc., Saint-Georges, QC; Dominik Belzer, Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Kiln Co., Nashville, TN; and Julien Martel, EBI Electric Inc.

Geoffrey Rickson, Arxada LLC, Vancouver, BC; Laura Helton, Popl, Chicago, IL; and Rob Dennison, Arxada LLC, Vancouver, WA

Anthony Onstott, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Moyie Springs, ID; Sylvain Lefebvre and Marc-Andre Gagnon, Gilbert Products Inc., Roberval, QC; and Brett Onstott, Idaho Forest Group LLC

Joseph Therrien, Lico Machinery Inc., Saint-Georges, QC; and Lloyd Pederson, International Online Expos Inc., Kelowna, BC

Petri Saastamo, P&S Innovations, Woodland, WA; Teemu Tynkkynen, Valon Kone, Helsinki, Finland; Shanna Walters, VK North America LLC, Thunder Bay, ON; Charles Kable, VK North America LLC, Murphy, NC; and Dave Baddeley, VK North America LLC, Prince George, BC

Zach Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; Krystle Valli, Emily Vaagen Baker and Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc., Colville, WA

Rob Anatra, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, MS; Sean Carlson, Leavitt Machinery, Spokane, WA; Kay Reynolds, Taylor Machine Works Inc.; and Jalen Thompson, Leavitt Machinery, Tualatin, OR

David Kangas and Jon Gilbert, Sierra Pacific Industries, Eugene, OR; and Patrick Keenan, Don Johnson, CombiLift USA, Greensboro, NC

Tanner Kendall, Weldco-Beales Manufacturing, Edmonton, AB; John Rawlings, Judi Rawlings, Cliff Rawlings, Robyn Allen and Becca Menard, Rawlings Manufacturing Inc., Missoula, MT; Darrick Lewis, Weldco-Beales Manufacturing, Barrie, ON; and John Simpson, Weldco-Beales Manufacturing, Deer Park, WA

Glenn Clarke, Brunette Machinery Co. Inc./Brunette Salem USA, Vancouver, BC; Valclar Tecchio, Brunette Machinery Co. Inc./Brunette Salem USA, Surrey, BC; Kirk Forbes, Brunette Machinery Co. Inc./Brunette Salem USA, Sherwood, OR; and Steven Dasanjh, Brunette Machinery Co. Inc./Brunette Salem USA, Salem, OR

Thomas Wamming, Valutec Wood Dryers Inc., Skelleftea, Sweden; Robert Weithofer, Valutec Wood Dryers Inc., East Longmeadow, MA; and Eric Johansson, Valutec Wood Dryers Inc., Skelleftea, Sweden

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