Williams & White Machine Inc.

Since its inception in 1957, Williams and White Machine Shop Limited has been closely associated with the sawmilling industry. Our products are designed to increase production and quality in the mill. In the early 1960s, we worked closely with MacMillan Bloedel engineers to develop babbitted water guides for edgers as well as manufacturing chain cut off saws. In 1966 we built our first stretcher roll for MacMillan Bloedel's New Westminster Division Sawmill. This machine has been in constant use ever since and is still producing excellent results today. In 1969 we developed our first air strain Bandsaw Bench which was superceded in 1976 by our Trac-Tru bench. These tools provide greater accuracy, ease of operation and standardization of design for the sawfiling trade. In 1972, we introduced our patented Dish-O-Matic system of stretcher rolls for easier saw maintenance, which allows the filer to level and tension the saw in the same operation, greatly speeding up the reconditioning process. In 1988 we developed our Dish-O-Matic 11 roll system. It lets the filer level in two directions and tension the saw on the stretcher, an invaluable feature especially when using large saws, as the filer does not have to turn the saw plate over. In 1985 we worked closely with the British Columbia Transit System to develop a self-propelled rail grinder to polish the tracks of the light rapid transit system. This self-propelled vehicle is used every