If a Smartphone could recognize a human face, couldn’t they recognize logs from a photo? That was the question asked by the creators of the Timbeter app. The application works by taking a photo of a timber pile or container truck of logs and the Timbeter does the number crunching. 

More than 1,000 years ago, the dimensions of the Japanese Yumi, or longbow, was finalized. The size was fixed at a little more than two meters and the use of laminated construction was agreed upon. In the 1600s, after hundreds of years of tweaking, the final design was agreed upon, and, to this day, the bow is made from a two-piece bamboo and wood laminated construction.

WEST WAREHAM, Mass. -- Master Millwork has obtained $6 million in loans from Rockland Trust to expand its business. The expansion will enable Master Millwork to almost triple in size, going from 25,000 sq. ft. to 67,000 sq. ft. of facility space with manufacturing equipment and solar power for green-energy operations. To assist with the increase in production once construction is complete in January 2022, the business plans to hire up to 30 new employees.

The Tomra Recycling business unit of Norway-based Tomra Group says it has strengthened its offering for the global wood recycling sector by becoming “the first in the world to use deep learning, a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), in wood recycling applications.”

Panda USA a manufacturer of wood cabinetry opened a 300,000-sq-ft factory in Surat Thani, Thailand.  Panda USA also owns factories in China, Myanmar, and Malaysia.

Great Southe,rn Wood Preserving Inc., a producer of pressure treated wood has acquired the assets of Escue Wood Preserving Inc. of Millwood, Ky.

ARCADIA, Wis. – Ashley Furniture Industries has been designated a 2022 bronze-level Military Friendly Employer by VIQTORY, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that connects military veterans with education and career opportunities in civilian life.

FORT MILL, S.C. -- WEIMA America, the North American subsidiary of WEIMA Maschinenbau, GmbH, has named Madison Burt as its chief executive officer. Burt has been a member of the leadership team of WEIMA America Inc. for more than a decade. He is currently serving as vice president of sales and marketing. He will step into his new role on Jan. 1, 2022. A graduate of Mississippi State University, Burt has an extensive background in engineering.

A new business model proposed by Weinig intends to offer more flexibility and access to the latest technologies.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Woodworkers looking for ideas to start or take their digital marketing activities to the next level will get some useful guidance when Darrell Keezer takes to the WMS Live stage during the 2022 Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo (WMS).