Buoyed by the housing reovery, Fortune Brands sales increased 11 percent year-over-year to $1.3 billion during the second quarter, with its Masterbrand and Norcraft cabinet sales rising 17 percent.

Pella Corp. will acquire custom window and door maker Reilly Windows & Doors effective August 1. Terms of the acquisition, announced July 27, were not disclosed.

Wood-Ed Table is a unique virtual training system that simulates four different types of woodworking machines (band saw, dimensioning saw, planer and router) on the same virtual table.

As the office has evolved to allow a more creative and collaborative workplace, educators have taken note, bringing those same features to classrooms, school libraries, lunchrooms and other common areas.

This August, Timber Products will once again exhibit at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, Georgia. We are excited for the chance to connect with our customers – from the US and abroad - in person.

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.