EDMONTON -- The 2018 AWMAC National Convention will take place May 31 - June 2 at the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton’s four-diamond luxury hotel that stands high on the bank overlooking the largest urban parkway in North America, The North Saskatchewan River Valley.

Multi-billion dollar firm Universal Forest Products will invest over $6 million to restructure a vacant facility into a manufacturing plant, creating 120 jobs in South Carolina over the next few years.

FIRST Championship to let young people to showcase their STEM inventiveness, learn about careers in automation; April 18-21 in Houston; April 25-28 in Detroit.

Manufacturing Institute partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America on STEP Initiative to recruit young women into manufacturing.

Georg Frey of Lignum Consulting presented Industry 4.0 basics at Wood Pro Expo.

The number one issue which results in poor edgeband quality is chipped edges at the banding/panel interface.

Creating the optimal layout starts with data collection.

Chicago Scenic Studios provides woodworking, metalworking, sculpture, sewing, finishing, electrical work, interactive development and automation.

Since the very beginning of my involvement in 3D lamination, I’ve been aware of the problems associated with producing very long parts (4-foot-plus) in a membrane press.  One of my earliest experiences providing technical support involved a part that was 4 feet wide and nearly 8 feet in length. “I can’t even get one-third of the parts to come out acceptably,” said this frustrated producer.