DC Distributing returns to WPE Lancaster with edgebanding matches
LANCASTER -- DC Distributing will display edgebanding to match the new 2018 Pionite 2Be collection.
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Harry Urban,
May 2, 2018 | 5:04 pm CDT
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Zappos exec: Get to know your customer
LAHAINA, HI -- Alex Genov, Head of Customer Research at Zappos, told Wood Industry Congress (WIC) attendees to do what it takes to understand customers as people and not as demographic statistics. Genov said Zappos, the giant online shoe retailer that is owned by Amazon.com, empowers its customer service employees to do whatever is necessary to make customers happy. Zappos employees may make decisions on refunds and exchanges without input from management. His presentation was delivered during the Joint WMIA/WMMA Technology session of WIC on May 2.
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Harry Urban,
May 2, 2018 | 4:24 pm CDT
WMMA says proposed tariffs already affecting steel prices, plans to survey members
LAHAINA, HI -- Several members of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) Public Policy Committee said today that they have already seen significant increases in steel even though the Trump Administration's proposed 25% steel tariffs on Europe, Mexico and Canada have been stalled to at least June 1. The comments were made during the WMMA Public Policy Committee's annual meeting at the Wood Industry Conference.
According to Todd Herzog, the Public Policy Committe Chairman and President of CNC Machinery manufacturer Accurouter,
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Harry Urban,
May 1, 2018 | 8:15 pm CDT
Flexibility in production will help to meet demands of customers, says Leitz CEO Mike Lind
According to Mike Lind, CEO of Leitz Tooling, a manufacturer of machine tools for processing wood and advanced materials, the biggest trend in the industry is its customers' customers becoming more demanding and having their demands met at lightning speeds.
See Uneeda electric and pneumatic random orbital sanders at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster
LANCASTER -- Uneeda’s extensive range of EKASAND E-Series electric sanders and pneumatic random orbital sanders are available in vacuum and non-vacuum options and will be on display at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster October 18-19. All Uneeda sanders are available in PSA and Hook & Loop and deliver consistent performance for a smooth finish.
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Harry Urban,
April 26, 2018 | 8:29 am CDT
Two ways to achieve the P-System groove
LANCASTER -- Colonial Saw's Lamello P-System is based on a groove with an undercut, into which connectors with various functions can be inserted, ensuring form-locking anchorage.
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Harry Urban,
April 20, 2018 | 9:10 am CDT
O'Shea Lumber custom moulding at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster
LANCASTER -- O'Shea Lumber specializes in domestic and imported hardwoods and softwoods and custom hardwood moulding and flooring. Its production facility houses dry kilns, automatic grading and handling systems and a computerized tally system. In house milling capabilities include S2S, S4S, straight-line rip, R2E moulder blanks, gang rip, and custom and stock mouldings.
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Harry Urban,
April 19, 2018 | 6:55 am CDT
Live edge slabs make the most of under-utilized Eastern hardwoods
LANCASTER -- Wood'N SLABS asks, "How do you improve on Mother Nature?"
While the company said you cannot improve upon a 100-year-old magnificent tree, you can enhance it. It is possible to mill the most beautiful slabs to be used in ways that only your imagination can inspire.
According to Wood'N SLABS, typically the largest/oldest logs found in Eastern forests are not sawn commercially. Often they get chopped into firewood. Instead, the company mills these logs into slabs.
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Harry Urban,
April 18, 2018 | 8:42 am CDT
Video: Flatten your panels easily during lay up
LANCASTER -- Charles G G Schmidt & Co. says that when used in conjunction with bar clamps, Larry’s Clamp is the fastest and easiest way to flatten boards when making glued up panels. Using two hands to hold and operate this air operated unit, fingers are safely out of the way when activating the clamp. Five hundred pounds of pressure ensures flat and even panels.
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Harry Urban,
April 17, 2018 | 1:00 pm CDT
Leadership Forum explores emerging technologies and critical issues
ATLANTA -- Woodworking Network's Leadership Forum is a top-level conference aimed at executives from North America’s largest woodworking and/or most innovative companies. It is meant to be a TEDx-style conference presenting fresh ideas on wood industry materials and technology, presented with flair, and heavy dose of peer to peer networking and audience interaction.
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Harry Urban,
April 17, 2018 | 8:32 am CDT
