Innovations at Interzum 2013 were among the top viewed stories this week including a look at thick wood textured surfaces, fish-skin laminates and the plasma energy alternative to lasers and conventional gluing.

Also in the news, a woodworker takes to Kickstarter to raise money for his pinhole cameras made from wood; laser bander opens new doors for a cabinet firm; Vecoplan outfits one of the world's largest wood pellet plants and Advanced Cabinet Systems launches a new furniture division.

Here are the week's most viewed articles:

	Laser Banding Opens New Opportunities for Cabinet Door Firm By Karen Koenig | Updated: 05/09/2013 4:50:00 PM Schenk Architectural has expanded its Stijle branded cabinet door line since installing a laser edgebander. Read more
	Wood Products Start-up Seeks Investors at Kickstarter By Wade Vonasek | Updated: 05/17/2013 7:38:00 AM Woodworker Elvis Halilović, through his brand ONDU, recently unveiled a series of pinhole cameras made from wood, and is using the website Kickstarter to help boost production. Read more
	Thick Wood Textures Make Interzum Impression By Bill Esler | Updated: 05/16/2013 1:10:00 PM At Interzum 2013, veneer and laminates cross paths, with thick textured surfaces on the rise. Laminates add depth, and wood panel products go deeper still to distinguish themselves in the market. Read more
	Vecoplan Wins Massive U.S. Wood Pellet Plant Order By Bill Esler | Updated: 05/20/2013 6:39:00 AM Vecoplan won a $25.7 million contract from German Pellets Gmbh, which will begin construction on the world's largest wood pellet plant, in Urania, LA. It is double the size of a Woodville, TX plant going on line now. Read more
	Cabinets Fly at Kitchen Kompact By Karen Koenig | Updated: 05/10/2013 8:53:00 AM Producing thousands of cabinets is all in a day’s work for the Indiana-based Kitchen Kompact. Read more
	Advance Cabinet Systems Launches Furniture Division By Bill Esler | 05/21/2013 Advanced Cabinet Systems has launched Sandhill Furniture, a new division of ACS for the educational, commercial, and residential markets. ACS makes laminate casework and retail store fixtures. Read more
	Fish-Skin Laminate, Inventive Hardware Win Interzum Prizes By Bill Esler | Updated: 05/14/2013 12:09:00 PM Salmon skin on a board, embossed panels, textured veneers, distressed lumber, and fabric laminates - plus inventive hardware - were among entrants who won a finalists quality prize in the 2013 Interzum award: for intelligent material & design. Here's a slide show: Read more
	Ligna 2013: Edgebander Plasma Retrofits for Seamless Joints By Bill Esler | Updated: 05/12/2013 11:35:00 PM Plasmatreat showed an updated version of its plasma energy alternative to lasers and conventional gluing to attain seamless 'zero joints' edgebanding and 'open surface lamination' at Ligna 2013. Read more
	Wood Refinisher Sees Advantage with Made in USA Certification By Wade Vonasek | Updated: 05/17/2013 9:54:00 AM All-Things-Wood.com has been named Made in USA Certified, the first home improvement contractor in the country to receive the designation. Read more
	Creative Cabinets Works in $1 Million Plant Investment By Bill Esler | 05/18/2013 | Creative Cabinet Works broke ground on a 17,000-square-foot facility to house a new showroom and cabinetry fabrication operations. Read more