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WoodTECH 2025 – is back & better than ever!

4 December 2024

WoodTECH is returning in March 2025! WoodTECH 2025 is the Australasia’s premier event for wood processing and manufacturers, and has been run by FIEA for over 25 years. The last in-person event, WoodTECH 2019, drew a record attendance. Then COVID hit. WoodTECH then ran as an online only event over the pandemic, post-COVID building boom and supply disruptions. This is no longer an issue and WoodTECH is back in-person!

WoodTECH 2025 will be held 13-14 March 2025 in Rotorua, New Zealand and 18-19 March 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. This event provides an essential and independent platform for local companies to discuss the issues of today, future directions, and evaluate the very latest innovations, technologies and operating practices to grow your wood processing and manufacturing businesses.

Attracting industry leaders, mill managers, production teams, and technology specialists in sawmilling and wood processing, WoodTECH will showcase cutting-edge innovations in wood scanning, drying, processing, mill optimisation, AI, robotics and automation.

WoodTECH 2025 partners, sponsors, and exhibitors include: USNR, MiCROTEC, ScanMeg, Leitz Tooling Systems, Arxada, HewSaw, KeyKnife/Braford Industries, Holtec Timber Technologies, AE Gibson & Sons, Tui Technology, Springer (Inc. Linck & EWD), AddWrap Packaging, IWT-Moldrup, Automation & Electronics (A&E), Comact, Nicholson Manufacturing, Acora (Inc. Gilbert, DO2, Carbotech Group), JKL, Wolftek, ILS, Engineering Computer Services (ECS), Lakeland Steel, Scion and FWPA.

Registrations are open, with super early bird rates ending on Friday, 20 December. Group rates are also available.

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