ATLANTA - Eighty products from 62 companies have been entered for the 2012 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards competition.
Presented every two years, The Challengers Awards recognize seven outstanding exhibiting companies for innovative woodworking machinery, supplies and services. The Challengers Awards program, which was inaugurated at 1966 IWF, is designed to encourage companies to develop revolutionary, creative, ingenious, forward-thinking technology, materials, services or safety devices that advance the industry.
A panel of judges will review and analyze each of the 80 entries and select 20 finalists just prior to IWF Atlanta, scheduled for August 22-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center. The judges will meet with representatives of the 20 finalist products the day before the show opens to select the winners. The winners will be announced on the first day of the show.
Following is the list of Challengers Awards entries. Woodworking Network will provide additional coverage of the Challengers Awards and the individual products in a special digital edition issued in June 2012.
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Accu-Systems, Inc. |
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Allmoxy |
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BENZ Incorporated |
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Bessey Tools North America |
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BIESSE AMERICA |
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BIESSE AMERICA |
N.C Drilling Center |
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BIESSE AMERICA |
Biesse Automated Nestling Cell |
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Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation |
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Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation |
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Blum, Inc. |
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Blum, Inc. |
COMPACT BLUMOTION |
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Cim-Tech |
Solid-CIM 3D |
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Colonial Saw Company, Inc. |
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Columbia Forest Products |
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Custom Accents / Handisolutions |
Helix Cable Manager |
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Deulen Tools |
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Dieffenbacher, Inc. |
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Element Designs Inc. |
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ETemplate Systems |
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FS Tool Corporation / FS Cruing |
AEROTECH UNIVERSAL |
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Giben America, Inc. |
Prisma6000 ECOtech |
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GRACO, Inc. |
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GRACO, Inc. |
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GRACO, Inc. |
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GRACO, Inc. |
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Hafele America Co. |
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Hafele America Co. |
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Hafele America Co. |
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Hettich America |
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Interprint, Inc. |
Premeer |
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INVIS (North America), Inc. |
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James L. Taylor Mfg / JLT Clamps / Cameron Automation |
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James L. Taylor Mfg / JLT Clamps / Cameron Automation |
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Kanefusa USA Inc. |
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KCD Software |
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| Kings Mountain International | MYKMI |
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Kremlin by EXEL North America |
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Leitz Tooling Systems, Inc. |
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Leitz Tooling Systems, Inc. |
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Leitz Tooling Systems, Inc. |
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M.L. Campbell |
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Martin Woodworking Machines Corp. |
MARTIN T75 Sliding Table Saw |
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Maximum, LLC |
"Sure Stop" Lazy Susan Bearing and Detent |
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Micro Jig, Inc. |
Micro Jig GRR-Ripper |
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Milesi USA |
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Miltec UV |
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Mohawk Finishing Products |
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Newman Machine Company, Inc. |
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Nordson Corporation |
PURBlue 4 PUR Adhesive Melter |
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Northern Apex Corporation |
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Oneida Air Systems, Inc. |
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OSI Wood Machinerie |
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OSI Wood Machinerie |
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Panel Processing |
Eco-Finish Woodgrain Print |
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Prevost Corporation |
One-push Safety |
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Prime Estimating & Software Services, LLC |
Prime6400 |
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QuickScrews International Corp. |
Spiral Point Funnel Head Screws |
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Rev-A-Shelf, Inc. |
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S D Machinery |
MagPi |
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Sherwin-Williams Company, The |
Sher-Wood Water-Reducible Zero VOC Spray Stain |
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Sherwin-Williams Company, The |
Sher-Wood F3 - Formaldehyde Free Finishing |
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Stiles Machinery Inc. |
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Stiles Machinery Inc. |
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Stiles Machinery Inc. |
LED Lighting |
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Stiles Machinery Inc. |
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Techniks, Inc. |
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The Moisture Meter Company, LLC - AB Brookhuis |
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TigerStop LLC |
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Timesavers, Inc. |
CNC Profile Sander |
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Tisfoon Ulterior Systems |
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Uniboard |
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USNR |
ADEC-Automatic Dryer Exhaust Control |
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Vollmer of America Corp. |
Vollmer CP200 Top & Face Grinder |
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Voorwood Company |
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Weinig / Holz-her |
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Weinig / Holz-her |
Weinig Lineal Moulding Cell |
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West Wood Products |
Stainable Prints |
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Whiteside Machine Company |
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Wood Technology, Inc. |
Electric Height Adjustable Desk Frame |
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WoodEye North America, Inc. |
WoodEye 5 |
Rich Christianson is Associate Publisher and Editor at Large of Woodworking Network. During his 25+ years covering the wood products industry, Rich has toured hundreds of manufacturing plants throughout North America, Europe and Asia. His reporting has covered everything from the state of the industry and impact of wood imports to technology and environmental issues. In his current capacity he is responsible for editing the daily Woodworking Network Update newsletter and coordinating events including the annual Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and Canada’s biennial Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo.
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