An industry veteran offers his opinion of the challenges, and solutions, facing the North American furniture industry.

If you don't staff your company with engineers - people educated to save you money and improve customer satisfaction - don't complain when competitors take your markets.

Success means never having to say you're sorry.

Learn the pros and cons of insert tooling.

A new UV finishing system returns substantial savings and zero waste.

Solutions to the effect large swings have on sales, as a general trend, as the result of seasonality or as a result of changes in product mix.

Check out these tips on pricing right and how you can avoid common pitfalls.

Having problems with solid wood panels? The problem is probably the machining, not the gluing.

A new air compressor improves all aspects of the manufacturing process at new woodworking plant.

Since October 2000 the wood products industry has lost over 100,000 jobs across the United States. Imported furniture now accounts for more than one-third of retail sales. Prices for many wood products are falling. Many companies are trapped in a no-profit zone, and many more are heading there.