GRAND RAPIDS - The Wood Component Manufacturers Association elected new officers to its board of directors at the annual Fall Conference and Plant Tour Event, held Aug. 21-23 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Elected to the WCMA board of directors are Todd Dennison of Brown Wood Inc., Mark Paisley of Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers.

Regency, Inc. has chosen Lockdowel EClips snap-together fastening for its Legacy conference tables. To allow for up to a 24-foot table to be built without tools from flat packaging, the company has incorporated Lockdowel glue-less, screw-less assembly.

Kinsley Construction, York, Pennsylvania, said it was selected as general contractor for a new addition at Conestoga Wood Specialties’ headquarters building in East Earl, Pennsylvania. .

Heating wood through a special chamber, Penn State researchers have discovered a way to kill destructive pests, like the emerald ash borer.

Vero Software enjoyed a strong showing at AWFS Fair 2017, where the company drew visitors from 11 countries and demonstrated its CNC woodworking solutions in the booths of 30 machinery partners.

Precisions Drive Systems (PDS), a global provider of high-speed precision spindle motors, support, and repair based in Bessemer City, North Carolina, has announced that it recently launched a newly redesigned website.

It took 1.5 million gallons of water to douse the four-alarm fire at Weaber Lumber, news sources report.

A Polymer Solutions Group (PSG) company, Sasco Chemical, announced that it has acquired the wood release agent product line of Michelman, Inc., a supplier of release agents to the engineered wood market.

Companies can host their own event Friday, October 6.

A global push for lighter vehicles has led some automakers to consider an unlikely substitute for steel: wood.