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Harry Urban is the publisher of the Woodworking Network. Urban has more than 30 years of experience in business-to-business publishing, trade shows and conferences. He has travelled extensively throughout North America and overseas visiting and reporting on major manufacturing facilities and trade shows.

Becker to reintroduce the VTLF 2 Series vacuum pump at WMS 2019

The original Becker VTLF rotary vane vacuum pump was launched into the CNC router hold-down market more than 27 years ago and became the world’s most popular pump with well over 50,000 units currently operating worldwide

By Harry Urban

Alaska's Dreamworks Cabinetry uses flat-packing to serve remote schools

Cabinets for Meade River School, 466 miles away from Fairbanks, will be trucked up the "haul road" and flown in via C-130 Hercules Charter flights from Deadhorse, Alaska.

By Harry Urban

Slide Show: Trendspotting at Ligna

Beyond the buzzwords like Internet of Things, and Smart, the production cells demonstrated at Ligna were real time proof of exciting developments that are here now and also a glimpse of what is to come.

By Harry Urban

The PushThru podcast creator, Jeff Finney, to present at U 40 Leadership Conference at AWFS

Inspired by Woodworking Network’s 40 Under 40 program, the Under 40 Leadership Conference allows current and future woodworking industry leaders to get up to speed with the latest in technology, management and marketing in today’s business environment.

By Harry Urban

Video: How Industry 4.0 can be enabled by 5G

At Hexagon Live, Ericsson's V.P., Erik Josefsson, discussed how cellular connectivity through 5G can be foundation for Industry 4.0

By Harry Urban

Video: Ferwood's 10-step process to recondition woodworking machines

Lifting the lid on used machinery reconditioning.

By Harry Urban

Richelieu launches trendy Autore Collection

Autore consists of more than 400 pulls and knobs that stem from the creative journeys of 16 leading European designers.

By Harry Urban

Video: Exoskeletons and the shape of things to come in woodworking

LAS VEGAS -- Industrial exoskeletons, robotics and exotic new materials and manufacturing techniques are just a few of the subjects that will be addressed by a panel that looks at short- and long-term trends in the woodworking industry.

By Harry Urban

Bella IMC offers to assist Wood-Mode dealers

Bella IMC™ (Innovative Modern Cabinetry) of Northeast Indiana is reaching out to the Wood-Mode dealers left with unfulfilled orders.

By Harry Urban

Industry mourns the loss of Kerry DePape

Kerry helped lead the way by actions and words. Since 2001, Kerry was involved in AWMAC and was a voice of influence on AWMAC’s boards and committees.

By Harry Urban