Sažetak The forestry and timber industry are strong sectors in the economies of European
countries. The current trend of introducing forestry management that respects the various …

Sawmilling operations represent one of the most important phases of the wood supply chain,
because they connect the conversion flow of raw materials into finite products. In order to …

Compiling the research on forestry ergonomics, which is still a marginal field in terms of the
sheer volume of published forestry-related articles, gives a good foundation and guidance …

Sažetak Technical development and system optimization during the last decades have
targeted more efficient, socially acceptable and ecologically sustainable ways to use forestry …

Sažetak Forwarding technology is well established in use around the world but, at the same
time, forwarders are expensive machines that require a good planning to ensure the …

In recent decades, the use of forwarders in agroforestry systems has been increasing. In
agroforestry systems, the possibility to use these machines in various operational contexts …

In mechanized harvesting of wood operations, in a cut-to-length system, occupational noise
is emitted by self-propelled forest machines, which compromises the safety and health of …

Sažetak The position and shape of the feed channel (FC) in low-power woodchippers
significantly affect the way machine operators' upper limbs move. The execution of …

Research Highlights: A low-cost experimental system was developed to enable the
production monitoring of small-scale wood processing facilities by the means of sensor …

Timber harvesting, especially motor-manual felling, in Croatia, as in many other countries, is
one of the most hazardous economic activities. Consequently, the aim of this paper is to …