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Larry
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Larry Adams is a Chicago-based writer and editor who writes about how things get done. A former wire service and community newspaper reporter, Larry is an award-winning writer with more than three decades of experience. In addition to writing about woodworking, he has covered science, metrology, metalworking, industrial design, quality control, imaging, Swiss and micromanufacturing . He was previously a Tabbie Award winner for his coverage of nano-based coatings technology for the automotive industry. Larry volunteers for the historic preservation group, the Kalo Foundation/Ianelli Studios, and the science-based group, Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST).
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued modified air permit for Enviva Biomass’ Ahoskie wood pellet plant that will allow it to substantially increase the production of pellets from 481,800 oven dried tons to 630,000 oven dried tons per year.
VIDEO: New saw may mean new business
In this video, Scott Griggs, president and CEO of MJB Wood Group, shared that the recently purchased Homag Sawteq B-500 CNC saw from Stiles Machinery has out-paced the company's expectations and requirements, and has given them the capability to take on new business.
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Larry Adams,
February 21, 2023 | 11:52 am CST
Engineered wood absorbs carbon dioxide and gets stronger
Rice University scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger.
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Larry Adams,
February 21, 2023 | 11:05 am CST
Industry design veteran joins Gat Creek as company unveils two new collections
Expanding the company’s design expertise, Gat Creek recently added Rick Schroeder to its creative team. Schroeder, a past president and chairman of the American Society of Furniture Designers and winner of multiple ASFD/ISFD Pinnacle Awards, brings decades of furniture design experience at large case goods companies.
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Larry Adams,
February 21, 2023 | 10:59 am CST
Cefla Finishing holds certification seminar for dealer technicians
Cefla Finishing, a supplier of finishing, decoration, and digital printing solutions, invited its dealers' field service technicians to its finishing laboratory in Charlotte, N.C., for exclusive training on installations of our Prima, Unidry-G, and FL-12 batch oven.
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Larry Adams,
February 21, 2023 | 9:58 am CST
Terry Holleman: More than 50 years of cabinetmaking, but always an artist
What does a successful, custom cabinetmaker and woodworker do when they retire? If you’re Terry Holleman, a 50-year cabinet-making veteran, you return to your creative roots: making fine art.
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Larry Adams,
February 21, 2023 | 1:06 am CST
Atlas Copco Group celebrates 150 years of innovation
Company marks milestone with historic $150,000 clean water charity donation.
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Larry Adams,
February 20, 2023 | 4:20 pm CST
Showplace Cabinetry continues to grow
The employee-owned cabinet company continues to grow in every respect.
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Larry Adams,
February 17, 2023 | 3:37 pm CST
Hettich Group turnover up 10 percent from 2022
The Hettich Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of furniture fittings with headquarters in Kirchlengern, Germany, generated sales of around €1.5 billion (US$1.6 billion) in 2022.
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Larry Adams,
February 17, 2023 | 12:48 pm CST
Research examines carbon neutrality of sustainably sourced biomass in U.S. Southeast
BETHESDA, Md. – A peer-reviewed study has been published in the scientific journal, Nature, that found that the wood pellet industry has met the overall condition of forest carbon neutrality in the U.S. Southeast between 2000 and 2019.
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Larry Adams,
February 17, 2023 | 11:18 am CST