BIFMA office furniture group elects 2016-2017 board
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association recently announced the election of new officers, including its first Canadian president.
IKEA recalls 29 million dressers and chests after third child fatality
IKEA recalled 29 million Malm and other dressers and chests after a third tip-over incident. In February 2016, a 22-month-old child was entrapped and died. IKEA is moving beyond a repair kit remediation program launched in 2015. It covers furniture made between January 2002 and June 2016.
By
Bill Esler,
June 28, 2016 | 8:21 am CDT
Show off your veneer skill in Oakwood Veneer video contest
Woodworkers are encouraged to enter Oakwood Veneer's first-ever 2016 “Tricks of the Trade” video contest. The competition will include a grand prize of $2,500 to spend at Oakwood, along with two $500 runner-up and ten $50 honorable mention awards
By
Karl D. Forth,
June 27, 2016 | 9:34 pm CDT
SawStop wins Supreme Court action in antitrust suit against Black & Decker
SawStop maker SD3 won U.S. Supreme Court support in its antitrust lawsuit against Black & Decker, Robert Bosch, Makita and other toolmakers, of conspiring to boycott its table saw safety technology. The court denied efforts to stop the case.
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Bill Esler,
June 27, 2016 | 1:59 pm CDT
Laminate panel carries whiff of charred shou sugi ban
Wilsonart's latest contract laminate panel designs include Weathered Char, a line reminiscent of fire finished shou sugi ban wood surfaces. The line celebrates the 'beauty in things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete; designs made to admire; not analyze and not fix."
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Bill Esler,
June 27, 2016 | 1:18 pm CDT
Log shortage blamed for Weyerhaeuser plywood mill shut down
Weyerhaeuser plans to permanently close its lumber mill and plywood mill in Columbia Falls, Montana, by the end of the summer. "For some time now our operations in Montana have been running below capacity as a result of an ongoing shortage of logs in the region," said Doyle R. Simons, president and chief executive officer.
By
Bill Esler,
June 25, 2016 | 9:34 pm CDT
WB Manufacturing's million-dollar setup
Cabinet and caseworks manufacturer WB Manufacturing invested $1.6 million in new technology to improve the production of its products. The setup is on target with Industry 4.0, where production is networked with little to no operator interface. View the slideshow to see some of the technology and products manufactured inside the Thorp, Wisconsin-based firm's 225,000-square-foot facility.
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Karen M. Koenig,
June 24, 2016 | 5:19 pm CDT
Technology talks at cabinets & caseworks operation
WB Manufacturing takes Industry 4.0 to the next level with its fully integrated, lean workcell. The Thorp, Wisconsin-based company manufactures cabinetry and casework for the educational, office, industrial and health markets.
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Karen M. Koenig,
June 24, 2016 | 5:00 pm CDT
Laminate panel firm Kronospan to invest $362 million in Alabama mill, hiring 160
Kronospan, a manufacturer of laminate panel and particleboard, will invest $362 million to expand its operations in Calhoun County, Alabama, adding 160 jobs to its workforce.
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Robert Dalheim,
June 24, 2016 | 4:31 pm CDT
Jointing, gluing, splicing, and grading veneer: how it's done
Veneer Tech, a manufacturer of high-technology veneer and other wood products, shows how it's able to splice 8 million sq. ft. of veneer monthly.
By
Robert Dalheim,
June 24, 2016 | 2:46 pm CDT
