For example, the sawmill purchases logs from the tree harvester and combines them in its manufacturing process with inputs such as labor and saw blades from other sources.

例如，锯木场从伐木人那里买来树木，在其加工过程中将这些木头与其他来源的输入，如人工及锯条等混合在一起。

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Cat is adding seven new product lines by 2000, including handlers and knuckleboom loaders used in the Southeast U.S. The 1997 acquisition of Sweden's Skgsjan has led to the marvelous new 570 Harvester, a six-wheel beast that grabs a fallen tree, delimbs it and cuts it to 5-foot lengths for board--in ten seconds.

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