The Ashland, Wisconsin facility is the largest manufacturing operation with more than 160 employees. This facility specializes in manufacturing hardwood picture frame mouldings. Its product lines currently contain more than 100 profiles on pine, oak, ash, poplar, maple, cherry, and alder. Volume through puts range between 350,000 - 500,000 linear feet per week.
All mouldings start as rough sawn lumber of random length and width.
The rip-stock is milled into mouldings, which are then sanded and finished. To improve employee and plant safety, minimize company liability, and reduce disposal and material costs. Larson Juhl is now using HVLP spray guns in seven of its nine finishing processes. Finishing operations are the largest part of the manufacturing process. As many as eleven finishing steps may be required for a single moulding.