Cleereman Industries is excited to welcome our newest team member, Ray Tharpe. Ray is joining our team as our Sawmill Sales & Design Specialist.

With a lifetime dedicated to the forest products industry, Ray brings an exceptional depth of knowledge, hands-on experience, and leadership to our team. As a fifth-generation logger and sawmiller, the lumber industry has been a part of his life from the very beginning.

Throughout his career, Ray has more than 26 years of experience working in hardwood & sawmills, operating and servicing virtually every type of machine from log intake to finished lumber. His background includes 15 years in professional lumber manufacturing, with 12 years in upper management, where he helped lead operations, improve efficiency, and solve complex production challenges.

In addition to his manufacturing experience, he spent 11 years as the owner and operator of RTM Industrial Maintenance, a nationwide millwright and installation company specializing in industrial equipment installation, maintenance, and repair. His expertise also includes mechanical and structural engineering, as well as 26 years of troubleshooting and repairing industrial mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.

What sets Ray apart is his practical, hands-on knowledge. Having professionally operated and installed nearly every piece of equipment found in a conventional hardwood sawmill, Ray understands the challenges our customers face and is passionate about finding solutions that improve performance and reliability.

Paul Cleereman says this is exactly what makes Ray such a valuable addition to Cleereman Industries. Over his years in the sawmill industry, Ray has built, installed, run, and troubleshot sawmill equipment firsthand — not just ours, but equipment from other manufacturers as well. That kind of well-rounded, hands-on background goes far beyond sawmill sales; it's a long history of real, boots-on-the-ground work in the mill. That depth of experience means Ray doesn't just understand our equipment on paper — he understands it the way our customers do, from years of installing, running, and fixing it himself.

Outside of work, Ray is a devoted family man and proud father. When he's not at the mill, he enjoys spending time with his daughter Addi, being outdoors hunting & fishing, and riding side-by-sides.

Please join us in welcoming Ray to Cleereman Industries. His extensive experience, industry knowledge, and commitment to the forest products industry make him a tremendous addition to our team, and we're excited for Ray to join our team.

Cleereman Industries
www.cleereman.com · 715-674-2700

Cleereman Industries unveiled the revolutionary Premier Bandmill at EXPO Richmond to widespread crowd acclaim.  As with every piece of sawmill machinery from Cleereman, the Premier Bandmill was created by first analyzing every fail-point of other manufacturers, listening to customer concerns about their current band headrig problems and maintenance challenges then putting 70 years of sawmill expertise to work solving those issues.

That’s why every Premier Bandmill has the exclusive Cleereman dead shaft design to run smoother, longer.  Why top and bottom wheel shafts and bearings are rated for 50,000# of strain.  Why bottom shaft deflection is non-rotating in comparison to other manufactures to eliminate heat and vibration.  Why high-speed dynamic balancing speeds of up to 12,500 SFPM, allowing for maximum RPMs with less vibration than competitor’s who stick to designs of a previous century.

Why, because it is a Cleereman Premier Bandmill.  Designed to last, to run, to perform for generations.

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www.cleereman.com · 715-674-2700

Cleereman Industries, one of the leading manufacturers of top-quality sawmill equipment, is proud to announce the purchase of CPF Manufacturing in Crandon Wi. CPF; a fully equipped and staffed, fabricating and machining facility. Paul Cleereman, VP of Cleereman Industries, said this new facility will be for the Cleereman Edger and Bandmill divisions along with some other Cleereman product lines. With our new Edger line and building bandmills for our Lumber-Pro’s this purchase made sense. The 20,000 square foot facility is equipped with overhead cranes and has large machining capabilities that include three large boring bars, turning centers, drill presses, etc. as well as a full range of large welding positioners and several welders. The facility also has a large drive through media blast cabinet that is used for complete paint and rust removal of large equipment. This will be extremely useful when rebuilding Cleereman equipment for customers.

 The newly acquired facility had a long-standing business relationship with Cleereman Industries for over 30 years and did a lot of machine work for Cleereman Industries including our new Edger Boxes. Due to the unexpected death of Larry Colburn one of the owners and a good friend of Cleereman Industries the opportunity arose to purchase the facility and create a stable and ongoing employment for all of the employees and the Crandon community. As well as providing a turn-key solution to Cleereman Industries for increasing demand for not only our Edger line but all lines of Cleereman equipment.

The Crandon location also allows us to draw from a different talent pool of employees from a different region then our current Newald facility. Cleereman looks forward to providing Crandon and the surrounding communities with great employment opportunities.      

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www.cleereman.com · 715-674-2700

Richmond, VA - May 21, 2021 - Cleereman Industries introduced the latest addition to a now complete line-up of primary breakdown machinery.  Building upon a long-term reputation for superior customer service and long-lasting machinery that includes all types of material handling, debarkers, carriages, trimsaws and the revolutionary LumberPro, Cleereman Industries is approaching optimized edging the same way.  Company vice president, Paul Cleereman stated recently that with the successful addition of Cleereman Controls, a division of Cleereman Industries that provides setworks, scanning, optimization and flow control systems, adding a line of optimized edgers was the next logical step.

The new Cleereman edger line was produced following an extensive review of all major edgers currently available to locate fail-points and recurring maintenance issues with the goal of building the most efficient, durable and affordable optimized edger available today.

Poly belt drive system to eliminate chains and sprockets, huge 3 15/16” mandrels, full 1” thick main frames, revolutionary preliminary placement infeed table design, ductile saw collars, 8” chromed, knurled driven rolls, remote greasing and standalone oils system are just a few examples of how that is accomplished.  The new line of Cleereman Optimized edgers utilizes Joe Scan heads and is available in many standard configurations including; optimized and non-optimized, 2 or 3 saw, 4” & 6” depth of cut, 42”-54” wide options and even combination gang models.  In addition, every Cleereman edger comes with Cleereman Controls so you never deal with multiple vendors, providing a single point of contact for any unforeseen challenges for the life of your machine.

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Cleereman Industries

715-674-2700

www.cleereman.com