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Bill Esler
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Bill wrote for WoodworkingNetwork.com, FDMC and Closets & Organized Storage magazines. 

Bill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines; and in secondary wood manufacturing for WoodworkingNetwork.com.

Bill was deeply involved with the launches of the Woodworking Network Leadership Forum, and the 40 Under 40 Awards programs. He currently reports on technology and business trends and develops conference programs.

In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation; six years with the U.S. WoodLinks; and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers. 

Bill volunteers for Foinse Research Station, a biological field station staddling the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one of more than 200 members of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

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Management

Flexsteel Furniture Gets With It in Major Rebrand Project

Flexsteel, the 120-year-old furniture products manufacturer, revised its brand across all media, explains Julie Bizzis, SVP Strategic Growth, including options to share its products directly to social media inspiration outlets such as Pinterest and Houzz, bringing users a new way to connect and advance the Flexsteel brand to the social stratosphere.
By Bill Esler, October 8, 2015 | 9:52 am CDT
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WMS News

Wood Ed Training Simulator Headed for Toronto

Wood Ed, a woodworking machinery virtual reality training system, is being distributed in North America by Taurus Craco Machinery. Developed by Mimbus, the training system provides a safe yet realistic approximation of woodworking machinery for training new equipment users. It will be shown November 5-7 at thre WMS 2015 show in Toronto.
By Bill Esler, October 7, 2015 | 11:16 am CDT
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Cabinets

Premier EuroCase To Supply UltraCraft Cabinet Gloss Panels

Specialty panel producer Premier EuroCase says it will produce Reflekt high-gloss acrylic panels for UltraCraft Cabinetry, the largest manufacturer of full-access cabinetry in the United States. The collaboration between the two companies developed when UltraCraft sought out a superior high-gloss surface for their custom cabinet catalog.
By Bill Esler, October 6, 2015 | 2:26 pm CDT
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Management

Where Wood Industry Innovation Comes From

It's an indefinable quality, and its origins are not always predictable - but we can say innovation thrives in environments that don't thwart or stifle it. So while entrepreneurs may have an edge in originating an idea - no one to quash a it - they may also suffer long odds against success, bowing to constraints on resources.
By Bill Esler, October 5, 2015 | 9:48 pm CDT
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WMS News

Compact, Simplified CNC Solutions To See at WMS 2015

Owners who thought their shops that were too small for a CNC router or machining center, or that found them too complicated to run, will will be able to learn more about compact and simplified solutions during a conference sessions and at the WMS 2015 woodworking machinery show in Toronto.
By Bill Esler, October 5, 2015 | 11:47 am CDT