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2–3× productivity in energy-wood collection
StemMaster produces unprocessed energy wood significantly more efficiently than traditional single grip biomass heads.
European forest machine technologyfor demanding conditions
We offer innovative attachments for young forest management as well as traditional harvester heads for global timber harvesting. We also offer forest industry technology services and international sales and marketing expertises.
Areas of expertise
Wide product range of attachments and know-how for a global customer
StemMaster continuously collecting biomass head. Suitable also for fuel management operations
Harvester heads, hydraulics and mechanics — deep forest-machine engineering know-how
Know-how and technology services for forest-machine R&D projects
We offer wide partner network worldwide
With our 45 years of experience, we comprehensively serve all needs of the forest machine industry and customers.
Challenges
Young forest mechanized effective harvesting and fuel management are our specialities.
TuLaCo solves productivity and sustainability challenges in the forest-machine sector by combining its own product innovations, forest industry R&D and international customer service in one package.
Mechanized harvesting of young forests and energy-wood handling are our speciality.
Updating young-forest logging up to a new level. The most sustainability way.
Increasing energy-wood handling productivity and its costs in every level
The continuously collecting method is the key issue for effective Fuel management and wildfire risk prevention.
We offer to forest industry skilled and reliable partner to boost up their operations. We have a solution for your demanding challenges.
Early cleaningFirst thinningEnergy-wood collectionBiomass harvestingFuel managementWildfire risk control
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Flagship product
StemMaster
Continuously collecting felling and biomass head for young forests
StemMaster is a unique felling and continuously collecting head and built for forest with a small diameter trees and fuel management operations. It is especially designed for dense young forests and selective precommercial thinning to enable the remaining trees to grow faster and healthier.
- Easy to use. Requiring only few days of training
- Continuous-feed felling and biomass head
- StemMaster can process energy wood 2-3x faster than traditional biomass heads
- Designed for young forests, energy-wood collection and fuel management operations
- Fits various brands and sizes of base machines — including used machines
- Supports base-machine life-cycle extension and sustainable forest harvesting
Benefits
Why machine manufacturers and contractors choose TuLaCo
We combine our own product innovation, industry R&D and international export sales into one package — for demanding forest-machine operations.
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Suited for dense young forests
Early clearing, first thinning and young-forest harvesting — continuous-feed and collection keeps the work rhythm steady.
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Energy wood and biomass handling
Even small stems are collected effectively and economical way — young forests are utilized better.
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Fuel management & wildfire risk control
Efficient harvesting reduces fire-risk material. It decreases wildfire-risk.
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Installable on multiple base machines
Fits various brands and size classes — including used machines. Supports machine life-cycle extension.
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Export-ready package
Targeted for global markets and StemMaster technology is proven and ready for international market entry together with the partner network.
Services
Our product and service portfolio
Scalable service packages for forest machine manufacturers, industry R&D organisations and international dealers.
StemMaster product family
StemMaster harvester head
Turkka Lastunen Consulting Oy Ltd is developing an environmentally friendly, continuously collecting biomass and energy wood StemMaster harvester head product range, including the ability to do mechanized fuel management forest operations globally. The product range head can be attached to a variety of brands, models, and sizes of base machines existing around the world. StemMaster can also be mounted with heads on used base machines, which means recycling the used machines. The European Union is our co-funder and enables the professional execution of the project.
Product development & technology services
Product development and technology services
Turkka Lastunen Consulting Oy Ltd. provides expert services for forest machines, harvesting equipment and mechanised bioenergy solutions. Machines and equipment are built together with our partner network. We also offer support in export sales and internationalisation for forest machine customers. We combine expertise in machine engineering and the forestry sector, turning innovations into functional machines and equipment. Our strongest expertise lies in modern harvester heads and their application to bioenergy harvesting needs. First freely any direction felling harvester (Dangle) head, introduced in 1982, was developed by the expertise of the Lastunen family.
Export sales & marketing consultancy
International export sales and market openings
We help forest machine manufacturers open new markets and build partner networks. Long experience in Latin America, Europe, Asia and North America.
- Market analysis and country-level go-to-market plans
- Building dealer and partner networks
- Operative export-sales support
- Trade-show and customer-visit preparation
European-made forest machine solutions
Industry partnership and representation
European forest machine solutions for demanding conditions. We connect manufacturers, contractors and markets — and act as a trusted bridge from Finland to the world.
- Agency and representation arrangements
- Technical support in the field
- Training and commissioning
- Long-term partnership across the machine life-cycle
Process
How our cooperation works
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Customer need analysis
Together we walk through the use case, conditions, base machine and goals.
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Technical solution and business case
We offer StemMaster with the right service package or a tailored R&D concept — together with the economic case according to the customer wishes.
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Delivery and ongoing support
Installation, commissioning, training and support — also in export markets together with our partner network.
Decades of experience at the forefront of forest-machine engineering
History and references
Hands-on work with forest machines
Turkka Lastunen testing the LAKO 80 Harvester head in 1983
LAKO 550 debarking acacia wood in Asia, 2004
LAKO 52 handling a big pine tree in 2013
LAKO 5-series debarking hardwood in 2015
Partners and references
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