Production of woodworking machines in the SR of Croatia

Industry of woodworking machines in the SR of Croatia makes 50 percent of the Yugoslav production of such equipment, and the majority of its products have been placed on the domestic market. In spite of a limited raw material base, the domestic timber industry indicates a high degree of production growth thanks to a higher level of finalization of its products and better utilization of the available volume of wood. For further promotion of this very important industrial activity in domestic standards, there is a need for new machines that would be much more suitable for the specific properties of home-grown wood species and adequate to the specific perspective conditions of production in the timber industry of this country. Employing highly skilled work force and cooperating with the scientific institutions, the industry of woodworking machines in the SR of Croatia could, in the period from 1981 to 2000, achieve the adequate constructive solutions as well as more rational and intense production. In this way, this branch of our production of machines would pave a way to a faster development of domestic timber industry and reduce the imports of equipment.