Norra Timber continues to invest heavily in its sawmill in Kåge, with the commissioning of a brand new 300 meter long timber sorting facility and a computer tomograph that provides a detailed insight into the internal properties of every log.

Anders Grönlund, a Professor Emeritus in wood technology, was one of the first people in the world to consider using X-ray technology on logs to maximize extraction. He first started X-raying pieces of timber at Skellefteå Hospital back in the 1980 – using the same X-ray machine that was being used on patients.