SCM Group’s Lean Productions Seminars will feature educational sessions and technical demonstrations targeting lean robotic automation.

Is your lean initiative sticky or stuck? In 25 years of facilitating lean transformations in a variety of business and industry environments I have discovered that many a well-intended business owner strays from the lean path after the excitement and adrenaline rush has subsided. Why is lean not sticky enough for some?

The average size of a kitchen in newly-built single family homes is 161 square feet, just under 13 feet by 13 feet, according to new research from the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA).

CAMBRIDGE, Ma. – Strong gains in home renovation and repair spending are expected to continue into next year before tapering, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The LIRA projects that annual growth in home improvement and repair expenditures will continue to increase, surpassing eight percent by the second quarter of 2017 before moderating somewhat later in the year.

A large office furniture manufacturer has now implemented Leitz EdgeExpert (high-shear) pre-mill tools on all edgebanders.

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Assn. has enhanced its level certified product database to allow purchasers to identify furniture products that meet specific sustainability criteria.

Registration is now open for the Stiles Machinery two-day Manufacturing Solutions Seminar, hosted November 15 and 16 by Stiles Machinery at its High Point, North Carolina technology showroom and finishing lab

CONOVER, N.C. – The 2016 Upholstery Frame Workshop will be held Thursday, November 10th, 2016 in the Community Room at Conover Station, 403 Conover Station SE, in Conover, North Carolina. The workshop is being organized by N.C. State University Wood Products Extension, Catawba Valley Community College, and MSC.

Weyerhaeuser Co. said it is exploring strategic alternatives for its timberlands and manufacturing operations in Uruguay, including a possible sale of the business.

Targeted marketing, creative videos, expanded showrooms and of course, social media, are among the ways the 2016 WOOD 100 companies are spreading the word about their products and services.