Stirling Machinery has officially launched **WoodPro** in Australia — a new range of smart stand-alone woodworking machines designed for the way modern timber manufacturers actually work.
Big Machine Brains, Built-In.
That is the principle behind the range. WoodPro takes the digital controls, servo positioning, and recipe-driven logic that manufacturers expect from high-end automation and builds them into the stand-alone machines that workshops rely on every day — thicknessers, spindle moulders, surfacers, wide belt sanders, panel saws, and more.
The goal is simple: make every operator your best operator.
Across Australia and New Zealand, skilled operators are becoming harder to find. In too many workshops, critical know-how still lives in the hands of one or two experienced machinists. Setups take longer, mistakes cost more, and capacity is limited by who is available on the floor.
WoodPro is designed to change that. Rather than asking workshops to choose between traditional machinery and modern technology, WoodPro brings the two together — giving manufacturers access to machines that are easier to run, easier to repeat, and better suited to businesses that need strong results without relying on guesswork.
That means fewer sneak-up passes. Less wasted timber. Fewer bottlenecks caused by one person being tied up on setup. More repeatability, more confidence, and a smarter path to productivity.
The range supports key timber manufacturing applications across furniture and joinery workshops, moulding operations, and sawmills and GLT businesses, with product families spanning thicknessing, surfacing, spindle moulding, panel sawing, wide belt sanding, and more.
Craig Honeyman, Managing Director of Stirling Group, said the launch reflects where the market is heading:
“Our industry is changing. Skilled operators are getting harder to find, and workshops cannot afford to keep relying on feel, workarounds, or hope.
WoodPro is our answer to that. It brings smart engineering into the stand-alone machines manufacturers use every day — so the process becomes more accurate, more repeatable, and easier for more people to run well.
We are not interested in selling ordinary machines. We want to help customers build workshops that are stronger, smarter, and better prepared for the future.”
— Craig Honeyman, Managing Director, Stirling Group
A key part of the WoodPro launch is Stirling’s investment in training and capability-building through Stirling Academy, where the first WoodPro showroom is being developed to support live demonstrations and practical training for the next generation of timber machinists.
WoodPro is now available in Australia and New Zealand through Stirling Machinery.
To learn more, visit https://woodpro.com.au or contact the Stirling Machinery team.
