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Altec has completed, delivered and installed a steel fabricated carriage with full actuator package for Weyerhaeuser Emerson. Our team supplied and integrated a new servo drive panel along with the carriage. We introduced our PLC programming and control philosophy into both the charger and the lathe PLCs, reusing existing PLC hardware wherever possible to save

In November 2018 our team completed the Altec XY Scanner and charger controls programming for Columbia Forest Products. This was Altec’s first project with Columbia Forest Products, involving the installation, calibration and commissioning of the new XY scanner system and taking over the existing charger PLC charger controls including the hand over to the lathe.

Altec will be exhibiting at the following trade shows this year: Decorative Hardwoods Association Spring Conference, Santa Rosa, California, May 5-8 The Decorative Hardwoods Association represents the hardwood plywood, hardwood veneer, and engineered hardwood flooring industries. LIGNA 2019, Hannover, Germany, May 27-31 This trade show showcases products such as forest products, forestry and sawmill technologies,

Altec’s annual Christmas party took place on December 15th at the Earl’s Loft in Yaletown. Along with delicious food and drinks and a photo booth, the party also included a raffle prize draw. A total of $930.00 was raised from the raffle ticket sales, which will be doubled by Altec making the total $1,860.00. The

We are so excited to announce that we have won a BC Export Award in the Manufactured Products category! The BC Export Awards are the province’s most prestigious awards paying tribute to the success and innovative approaches of BC export companies. A big thank you to Business in Vancouver and congratulations to all of today’s

The Altec team attended the Timber Processing and Energy Expo (TP&EE) from October 17-19, 2018. This event, which took place at the Portland Expo Centre in Portland, OR, is the only event of its kind that centres around lumber, wood-based energy, biomass, and the panel and engineered wood products industries. Over the three days, close

COQUITLAM, BC – Oct. 2, 2018 – Altec is proud to announce that we are a finalist of Business in Vancouver’s 2018 BC Export Awards in the Manufactured Products category. The BC Export Awards are the province’s most prestigious awards paying tribute to the success and innovative approaches of BC export companies. The awards program annually seeks out

We will be exhibiting at the following shows: The TP&EE trade show in Portland, OR from October 17-19, and the APA Info Fair in San Antonio, TX from October 27-30.    

COQUITLAM, BC – Sept. 13, 2018 – We are happy to announce that for the second year in a row Altec has been recognized by Canadian Business and Growth 500 (formerly PROFIT 500) as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies. Growth 500 identifies and celebrates the most important and innovative businesses across Canada that have grown significantly