Festool has given its innovative Domino joining system a major upgrade, creating a bigger, stronger joiner that will handle an almost unlimited array of large projects with the same precision and accuracy of the original model.

To help expand its brand presence at national retail and hospitality chains, MaxLite appointed John Fredian to Vice President of Sales, National Accounts.

Ultracraft Cabinetry will add production capacity for its Destiny line of cabinets this June.

Indiana Furniture broke ground yesterday on a 30,000-square-foot addition to its office furniture manufacturing facility in Jasper, IN. The company said it is investing more than $6 million in the expansion, which is slated to be operational by September.

Enlisting consumers in fighting wood pests, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service launched a multi-state public education campaign, and begins a bark beetle recovery strategy.

A study released last month supports the use of timber in tall building construction.

Masonite International Corp. has completed its acquisition of Baillargeon Doors Inc., a manufacturer of wood flush doors for architectural applications. Financial details of the March 26 acquisition were not disclosed.

Zep Inc. introduces Zep Commercial Clear Shell as means of preventing mold and mildew growth on virtually any surface, using Chitosan, an antimicrobial by-product of crab shells as its main ingredient.

This is the third installment of a series on new products that I recently tested. Pigmented conversion varnish is our subject for this week.

Holzma showcased a number of innovations at the Nürnberg Expo in Germany. New debuts included the new 2 series CNC panel saws and continued with the concept of the “grow-as-you-go" saw.