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Slideshow: See new products from PDS on display at Charlotte show

Precision Drive Systems (PDS) will display new products plus a visual aid at the co-located Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and Wood Pro Expo Charlotte, March 6-8 in the Charlotte Convention Center.

By Angel Kipfer, November 26, 2018 | 10:39 am CST

Woodworking Industry News

Wood Dr.: Canadian purchases of U.S. sawmills could drive lumber prices higher

Gene Wengert, the Wood Dr., believes these purchases may lead to additional shortages of lumber used in home construction in the U.S.

By Karl D. Forth, November 26, 2018 | 9:27 am CST

Woodworking Industry News

Amy Hornby named KBIS show director

In 2014, Hornby became the KBIS sales manager and in 2017 she assumed the associate show director position for KBIS.

By Karl D. Forth, November 26, 2018 | 8:38 am CST

Components & Sourcing

How a wooden pencil maker in Tennessee competes with Chinese imports

Since 1916, Musgrave Pencil Company has been making pencils in Shelbyville, Tennessee, a locale one known as Pencil City. Its products are increasingly specialized.

By Bill Esler, November 25, 2018 | 11:43 am CST

Woodworking Industry News

Contract furniture survey solid despite tariffs, material costs

Michael A. Dunlap & Associates released the results of its October 2018 Quarterly MADA / OFI Trends Survey.

By Karl D. Forth, November 23, 2018 | 12:55 pm CST

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Technology

Industry 4.0 -- The Connected Factory -- Part 1

This article will try to put Industry 4.0 into proper context and provide a roadmap for companies to follow.

By Georg Frey and Sepp Gmeiner, November 23, 2018 | 11:13 am CST

Woodworking Industry News

Wisconsin records largest number of WCA skill evaluators

Wisconsin has now overtaken California for the largest number of Accredited Skill Evaluators in the country.

By Karl D. Forth, November 21, 2018 | 1:20 pm CST

Closets Conference & Expo News

Slideshow: Plus Closets exhibits storage solutions at Charlotte show

Plus Closets offers custom wholesale solutions for storage systems, which will be exhibited at the co-located Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and Wood Pro Expo Charlotte, March 6-8 in the Charlotte Convention Center.

By Angel Kipfer, November 21, 2018 | 10:59 am CST

Canadian News

Western Forest buys lumber producer Columbia Vista

Columbia Vista is a lumber manufacturer that focuses production on Douglas Fir specialty products for the Japanese and U.S. markets.

By Karl D. Forth, November 21, 2018 | 9:05 am CST

Columbia Forest Products acquires Ecuador hardwood veneer mill

The purchase is tied to a long-term sourcing agreement for FSC-Certified wood from fast-growth hardwood plantations in the region that will be used to make Columbia’s MPX hardwood plywood panels.

By Karl D. Forth, November 21, 2018 | 8:36 am CST