Woodworking Industry News

HMA elects officers, board for 2022

Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, Missouri, was elected president of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) at their National Conference and Expo in Miramar Beach, Florida, March 24. Other board members and officers were named at the event.

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Häfele breaks ground on massive NC warehouse expansion project

Archdale, North Carolina – Häfele America Co. broke ground April 4 on a massive $13 million expansion to its warehouse facility here. Located in a large field between the street and the outer wall of the current Häfele America Co. Archdale, North Carolina warehouse, the expansion will add 94,200 sq. ft. of High-Rise Distribution Center space. That will bring the facility to 221,200 sq. ft. in total, increasing overall storage capacity by 60 percent. 

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Make your own DIY ribbon mic

Did you ever want to make a ribbon microphone? If so, the Frank Olson Twins website is the place to go. This site is a place where old audio technology not only lives, but "rules." A ribbon microphone is a type of microphone that uses a thin aluminum, duraluminum, or nanofilm of electrically conductive ribbon placed between the poles of a magnet to produce a voltage by electromagnetic induction.

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ANCA’s new video academy

ANCA recently launched "The ANCA Academy," a series of videos that cover a different technical topic each month. The second video in the series is called "Machine Basics: Starting Up Your Machine Before Grinding."