CHARLOTTE -- While the FT 900 is an entry-level thermo-foil press, it is anything but basic, according the manufacturer.  Vac-U-Clamp will be demonstrating the FT 900 at Cabinets & Closets/Wood Pro Expo Charlotte on March 7-8. New users will find a built-in tutorial on the touch screen that answers virtually any question they need to ask, and also supplies hints to simplify and control the process. And one of its most distinctive attributes is a very large vacuum pump that is not found on competing machines.

A new Starbucks Reserve Roastery, the second of its kind, has opened in Shanghai, China and is considered the largest Starbucks store in the world…for now.

Firefighters were summoned to one of office furniture giant Steelcase's Alabama manufacturing locations after an external trash compactor caught fire, according to officials.

Parente will oversee the company’s aerospace, automotive refinish and industrial sales business units.

The new office concept will open in summer 2019 as Varispace Las Colinas.

CHARLOTTE --  The WineCarouselTM from StorageMotion, Inc.® is a vertical wine carousel that works like a vertical Ferris wheel. With the touch of a button, it brings your wine to you from high places, without getting a ladder.  The carousels can house from one bottle to four bottles per shelf and up to a maximum of 50 shelves.  The units are approximately 18 in.

Outgoing ACSP President Joe Lonardo shares thoughts on his tenure and well wishes for incoming ACSP President Wendy Scott.

The deadline for the 2019 Top Shelf Design Awards is approaching. Enter by January 16 for a chance to win.

Chip[s] Board was developed in response to the environmental impacts of readily disposable materials.

CHARLOTTE -- Brookhuis America will be demonstrating the Tregarne Woodwelder at the Cabinets & Closets/Wood Pro Expo Charlotte colocated events March 7-8.  The Tregarne Woodwelder has been used in the woodworking industry for over 30 years.  The radio frequency (R.F.) generator produces radio waves, via a pair of triode valves. The R.F.