Tokyo Trade Fair to Feature High-End Design
Tokyo, Japan – IFFT/Interior Lifestyle Living, an international trade fair, will take place October 17 to 19 at Tokyo Big Sight. The fair will showcase a broad range of high-end interior design items including furniture, textile, dining and... more »
Shaking up the Machine Tools Market
NUM started shipping the Flexium platform in 2008. NUM attributes its rapid success to both performance and business factors. The 10,000th model of NUM's new-generation CNC kernel, Flexium, has been produced within three years from launch - marking a... more »
LHG Autograding System, Major Planer Mill Retrofits Announced
Prince George, BC – The Carrier Lumber mill, here, announced last week it is investing in a major upgrade to its planer mill. ... more »
Project Director Named at Jokake Construction
Phoenix, AZ – Curtis McFarland has joined Jokake Construction as project director of its Education/Municipal Building Team, and will take over the direct management and leadership of Jokake’s public sector construction operations. ... more »
AWFI Moves, Expands Operations
South Boston, VA – The AWFI, formerly known as the American Wood Finishing Institute, is shifting operations from Southern New Jersey to Southern Virginia and expanding to serve a larger section of the coatings industry. ... more »
Students Learn Advanced Manufacturing While Building Drag Racer
Colfax, CA - Colfax High School has developed a program of vocational training courses such as wood and metal shop to prepare students for careers as cabinetmakers, machinists and auto mechanics. Under the program, the students are given the... more »
Xylexpo 2012 Exhibition Registrations ‘Encouraging’
Milan, Italy – Xylexpo 2012, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies, will take place May 8-12, 2012 in the Milan Exhibition Center at the Fieramilano fairgrounds in Rho.... more »
Kremlin Rexson Cyclomix Micro and EOS Pump Reduces Labor and Increases Productivity for Major Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer
Olympic Kitchens discovered that their 2k materials were not being manually mixed properly. Therefore, they were looking to reduce labor time and simplify the process. Their application consisted of an automatic flat-line with a three-circuit... more »
Weyerhaeuser NR Signs $30M Deal
Fremont, CA – iGATE Patni, an integrated technology and operations brand signed a $30 million contract to provide managed IT infrastructure service operations to the Weyerhaeuser NR Co., one of the world's largest forest products... more »
CNC System Helps Improve Productivity of Cut-Off and End-Finishing Machinery
An advanced application-specific CNC system from NUM has helped machine tool manufacturer Sinico to create a fully automated 9-axis rotary transfer cut-off and end-finishing machine for manufacturing volume batches of parts from metal bars and tubes.... more »
Affordable Automation Product Offers Improved Accuracy
TigerStop, linear positioning systems manufacturer, has improved its precise, and rugged automated length measuring system for chop saws call SawGear. The new SawGear 2.0 includes upgrades to its electronics, software, and hardware which increase... more »
CADCAM Software for Smaller Woodworking Companies
Birmingham, UK – Aiming at smaller woodworking companies or those considering entering the industry, Delcam has launched ArtCAM Express 2011, an entry-level CADCAM package, priced at $149. ArtCAM Express offers essential drawing tools as... more »
Bringing Jobs Back to the USA and Other Feats of CNC Automation
The Schaefer brothers, co-owners of Automated Routing, don’t like the fact that the United States is losing so many jobs to China and other areas of the world where cheap labor and government subsidies make it difficult for US businesses to... more »
Weinig Acquires MillvisionPro
Mooresville, NC – Weinig USA announced the acquisition of MillvisionPro, software provider for the manufacturing of wood component parts. MillvisionPro software capabilities offer manufacturers the opportunity for paperless processing... more »
FANUC CNC America Changes Name
Hoffman Estates, IL – FANUC CNC America Corp. officially changed its name to FANUC FA America Corp., effective September 1. FANUC FA represents the FA (Factory Automation) division of FANUC Ltd. Japan. At IMTS 2010, a new corporate FANUC... more »
UK Large Trade Exhibit Takes Place Next Week
Planit Software Ltd.’s Cabinet Vision woodworking software will be exhibiting at KBB in Birmingham, UK, March 21-24. ... more »
CADCAM Software Range Released
New CADCAM software range, ArtCAM 2010, is comprised of an entry-level version, ArtCAM Express for users new to CNC machining; ArtCAM Insignia for production machining, and ArtCAM Pro for more complex design and manufacturing, plus the ArtCAM... more »
