Glue being applied to sheets of veneer in strips.
Glued sheets of plywood being stacked.
Machine which stacks the cut veneer.
Layering of veneers with glue.
Overview of plywood stacking area.
Thin, cut, veneer strips being transported to the gluing area via a conveyor system. Each bracket has a sheet of veneer in it.
Thin, cut, veneer strips being transported to the gluing area via a conveyor system. Each bracket has a sheet of veneer in it.
Veneer being cut and stacked on the lay-up line.
Cut veneer in stacks (known as hot stack) waiting to go the press.
Electrical board in the plant.
Veneer being cut and stacked on the lay-up line.
Aerial of North Central Plywood.
Aerial of North Central Plywood.
Aerial of North Central Plywood taken at a low altitude.
Aerial of North Central Plywood taken at a low altitude.
Cut veneer on its way to be glued.
Cut veneer on its way to be glued.
Unidentified female employee filling in imperfections on the plywood before it is stacked.
Unidentified employee monitoring the stacking of the veneer.
Sheets of veneer on their way to be stacked via the conveyor.
Top view of sheets of veneer on their way to be stacked via the conveyor.
Bottom view of sheets of veneer on their way to be stacked via the conveyor.
Sheets of veneer on their way to be stacked via the conveyor.
Two unidentified employees stacking sheets of plywood.
Out feed where veneer has been cut into various sizes and is sorted by grade.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Debarked log on a lathe and about to be peeled into veneer.
Raw veneer as it is coming off the log.
Debarked log on a lathe, ready to be peeled.
Debarked log being peeled on a lathe.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from a low altitude.
Aerial perspective of North Central Plywood taken from a low altitude.
Plywood sheeting.
Debarked log in a lathe about to get peeled.
Close up showing emissions coming out of North Central Plywood's beehive burner.
Promotional shot of finished North Central Plywood product.
Plywood sheeting on a conveyor belt.
In-feed to the lathe where the logs will be peeled into veneer.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood. Stamp on side of plywood reads: "NCP Select Tight Face"
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Stacked sheathing plywood used for underlay as it has knots in it.
Close up of different samples of plywood manufactured by North Central Plywood.
Cut veneer being stacked by two unidentified employees in preparation for gluing.
Sanding area where plywood is sanded and bound together ready to be shipped to market.
Sanding area where plywood is sanded and bound together ready to be shipped to market.
Sanding area where plywood is sanded and bound together ready to be shipped to market.
Unidentified employee stacking veneer in preparation for gluing.