(M. Bohlke Corp. facilities located in Fairfield, Ohio)

Fairfield-Ohio / Rietberg (Germany), in October 2017:

“Our strategy is to maintain a technical head start,” says Manfred Bohlke.

Manfred is the founder and President of the successful American company, M. Bohlke Veneer Corp. Today, the company is investing even more in cutting edge technology to take its equipment to the next level. The newly developed cross-feed veneer splicer Kuper ACR with EVB (end-splicing and trimming machine) has just been put into operation.

“We originally wanted to purchase a Kuper CrossRunner, but we decided in favor of the higher capacity machine. The benefits for us were compelling,” says Manfred Bohlke. The  machine ensures more flexible production at a consistently high standard. The intelligent control system of the ACR allows perfectly coordinated processes.

“The ACR also allows very fast processing of narrow and wavy veneers,” says Marty Jones. Jones is the Product Manager of Kuper’s North American sales partner, Stiles. He adds, “That is possible due to the infeed transport belts that take the pre-glued veneers, align and measure them, and transport them to the splicing zone. Depending on the strip width, the integrated first strip pull-in facility switches on automatically.”

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2016 is a big year for us—we’re celebrating our 50th year in business!

Our company was founded in March 1966 by President Manfred Bohlke. Mr. Bohlke’s first glimpse into the North American wood veneer industry began in the early 1960’s. He had come to America to buy Walnut logs for his German mentor. It was here that he saw the vast possibilities of the American forests. We have come a long way these past five decades and expanded our offerings to include a 100,000 square feet lumber warehouse, a Vtec reconstituted wood line, bamboo veneer, custom faces, and reclaimed wood.

Visit our timeline to see just how much the company has evolved over the years.

Thank you to our customers, vendors, employees, and our community for their partnerships and trust. None of this would have been possible without your support.

We have a lot of exciting things planned for the year and we invite you to join us in celebrating this monumental achievement!