On advice from CNBC's The Profit, Kensington Garden Rooms invested in precision cutting technology to ramp up the production of its gazebos. Available with a host of amenities, sales of the red cedar outdoor rooms continue to grow.

While Masco second quarter sales increased 4 percent to $2 billion, cabinetry sales fell 3 percent. Masco is the maker of cabinet brands KraftMaid, Merillat, and Quality Cabinets.

Even basic vacuum pumps shown at IWF 2016 are new and improved, with energy consumption and low noise output at the forefront of new features. Many manufacturers will be showing off their latest vacuum technology.

AutomaTech Robotik has launched an Industry 4.0-ready robotic solution, completely integrated for panel manufacturing. And its name is Ernest.

American Outpost, a manufacturer of handcrafted conference tables and office furnishings, will expand into a new facility in Macon, Georgia. The company says it grew over 700 percent last year.

Pike Lumber Co. has announced plans to expand its operations in Indiana and double its production. The lumber producer is investing $3.4 million to expand and equip its Milan, Indiana-based manufacturing facility. Plans also call to add up to 15 new jobs by 2020.

FDMC magazine's annual Pricing Survey is open for bidding. Editor Will Sampson expects the 2016 edition to reveal why bids vary so much on cabinetry and millwork projects. Woodworkers nationally submit bids for one or more of several master projects.

Taurus Craco Machinery Inc. and Mimbus, provider of products for machine operator training, have introduced new on-the-job training simulators for wood products manufacturers.

Canfor Corp. has officially opened two new pellet plants in British Columbia to produce biofuel from the company's sawmills. A $58 million joint venture with Pacific Bioenergy Corp., the Chetwynd and Fort St. John pellet plants have a combined annual capacity of 175,000 tonnes.

The Franklin Furniture Institute at Mississippi State University will hold its Make it in America Reshoring Summit on Thursday, August 11.