Universal Forest Products Unit Implements Software to Track Tooling
Granger, IN –UFP Granger has implemented software to track their molder template library, machine setups, and the life-cycle of their tooling. The tool-tracking software was developed by Intooligence LLC, located in Elkhart, IN. ... more »
Eco-Friendly Solution Replaces Toxic Solvents Used In Weapons Cleaning
Walter Surface Technologies is proud to support the Canadian Armed Forces Army, Navy and Air Force divisions with Bio-Circle, a green cleaning alternative to solvents. Like many civilian industries that require clean parts and tools, the Canadian... more »
Roseburg Plants Receive Compliance Certification
Dillard, OR – All Roseburg composite panel plants have been certified as compliant with the Composite Panels Association’s, Eco-Certified Composite (ECC) certification program. ... more »
Sherwin-Williams Introduces Formaldehyde-Free Varnish
Cleveland, OH – Sherwin-Williams, through its Product Finishes division, has introduced formaldehyde free Sher-Wood F3 Kemvar Varnish for industrial wood finishing applications. As a drop-in replacement for conventional conversion varnish... more »
Wind turbine gear production accelerated by CNC refurbishment of gear shaper
Advanced gear shaping software and motion control hardware from NUM has been used to bring an old manually-controlled gear shaper machine up to modern day control standards. The five-axis Stanko machine is now controlled by a NUM Axium Power CNC... more »
Rockler, Forestry Group Planting Hardwood Trees
Medina, MN – Rockler Woodworking & Hardware partnered with the Hardwood Forestry Fund to plant more than 10,000 hardwood trees as part of an event celebrating Earth Day on April 20. ... more »
NOVI Intros Cabinets with Edge-Banding Technology
San Diego, CA – NOVI Industries has introduced Inovia Cabinets into the North American market. The Cabinets use aluminum edge banding technology along with high quality adhesives.... more »
EUMABOIS Meets With Russian Wood Industry
St. Petersburg, Russia – At a recent “Forestry Forum” held here, Franz-Josef Bütfering, president of the European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers (EUMABOIS), met with Russian officials and expressed concern... more »
Green CNC Machines: Too Good to Scrap … Buy, Rebuild, Sell Back
When you’re as aggressive as Edgecombe Furniture, staying in the furniture business isn’t a question – it’s a statement! ... more »
Canadian Forest Industry and Environmental Groups Sign Conservation Agreement
Toronto, Canada – Twenty one member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and nine environmental organizations, recently announced an agreement – the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement – that applies to... more »
Virginia Tech Announces Workshops
Blacksburg, VA -- Noting that housing industry activity remains weak complicating the recovery in wood products even as the economy seems to be recovering somewhat, the Department of Wood Science & Forest Products at Virginia Tech (VT)... more »
EPA Requires Remodeler Certification
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) has alerted homeowners that a new law instituted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) effective last spring, requires remodelers working in homes built before 1978 to test... more »
Architectural Systems Announces Association with Veritas
New York, NY – Architectural Systems, Inc. (ASI) announced a new relationship with Veritas, a system of translucent ResinArt panels and versatile hardware systems. Working with Veritas exclusively in the New York metropolitan area, ASI... more »
Timber Products Receives CARB Certification Exemption
Springfield, OR – Timber Products Co., an environmental hardwood plywood company, announced that it has been approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as an ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resin manufacturer of wood products. ... more »
India Trade Fair Attracts More Than 20,000
Bangalore, India – Indiawood 2010, a trade fair for the woodworking industry located outside of the United States and Europe, recently attracted 468 exhibitors from 29 countries and attracted 23,364 visitors over a five-day period. ... more »
C.H. Briggs Release 2010 Catalog
Reading, PA – C.H. Briggs Co. recently introduced “The Big Green Book,” a new catalog featuring 600 pages of products and services in hardware, board and surfacing materials. ... more »
Remodeling Group National Winners
Des Plaines, IL – The 2010 Evening of Excellence capped a recent week-long event for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) that also included its Spring House of Delegates Meeting, held at the Wyndham Phoenix, in... more »
Timber Products Names Spectrum Division Specialist
Timber Products Co., an environmentally oriented company in hardwood plywood, has appointed Lori Burke to the new position of Spectrum Division Product Specialist. In her new role, Burke will serve as the lead contact between the sales team and the... more »
Xylexpo 2010 Meets Its Exhibition Goals
Organizers of Xylexpo 2010 report that the global economic misery affecting the wood industry is not stopping applications from exhibitors from around the world. Some 550 companies are expected to exhibit during the 22nd Xylexpo, the biennial... more »
Economic Success Around the Corner But only if you can make the turn
By Mike Botta In a few short weeks, many of woodworking sharpest business minds will be gathering in California for a think-tank approach to success in the post recession. ... more »
