The AWFS Fair show floor will offer the option of viewing "Software & Technology" in action with its SMART! (Special Machinery and Relevant Technology) seminars.

Fastener manufacturer Starborn Industries Inc. has launched a new website in honor of its 50th anniversary.

The all-day, hands-on seminar is structured as an interactive simulation game.

CHICAGO – Dewey presented an expanded collection from Fixtures Furniture by izzy+ at NeoCon.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Steelcase Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of office and institutional furniture with annual sales of $2.4 billion, reported great progress in its continuing efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.

Roseburg Forest Products announced it will close two of its operations in South Carolina later this year: the Orangeburg laminating plant which the company purchased from Decolam back in 2007; and its particleboard facility in Russellville.

Biesse says its wood manufacturing machinery unit has received new orders totaling almost €12 million from Howdens Joinery Co., a U.K. kitchen cabinetry firm.

Powin Corp., a contract manufacturer of furniture and industrial goods, says it is considering increasing its manufacturing in Mexico because China is becoming too expensive.

FORT LAUDERDALE, F – Jefco Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of marine and specialty hinges, was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for six safety violations following a January incident in which a worker suffered an amputation of three fingers while operating a mechanical power press.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has added formaldehyde and seven other substances to its Report on Carcinogens, what the HHS describes as: "a science-based document that identifies chemicals and biological agents that may put people at increased risk for cancer."