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With Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Washington, D.C. for a state dinner, a question top of mind for the lumber and forestry industry is whether a new Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) will be negotiated.

An innovative solution from Smart Picture Technologies now allows those in the field, or even customers, to simply take photos with a smartphone and then upload them to the cloud where all the necessary measurements can then be extracted from the images.

Gene Wengert discusses the impact of moisture content on office furniture.

An attractive finish with thin paper foil is now possible with the Barberan MS 25 system placed in line with the wrapping or postforming machine.

A newly developed nanocoating process for cabinets and other surfaces has been introduced by Cosentino that creates a crystalline shine and gives the material resistance to scratches, stains, UV rays and temperature shock.

Lumber exporter and secondary wood products manufacturer Patrick Lumber Company has closed on a $20 million loan from U.S. Bank to support its growth and provide working capital. The Portland firm was founded in 1915.

David Paine has joined Biesse America in the position of Product Area Manager, where he will oversee and direct sales in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Paine is an industry veteran with a strong background in manufacturing and CAD/CAM software.

We've been taught that woodworking companies have their typical location, products, services, way of talking to the world, and so on. But you get paid more when you're an outlier; commoditization is what happens when everyone in an industry pretty much does/sells/has the same thing.

TigerStop has promoted Mike Anderson from Southeastern regional sales manager to product manager of saw systems. Kevin Trowell, formerly with Beisse, will take over Anderson’s previous role as Southeastern regional sales manager.