Most changes in wood manufacturing result in only incremental improvement. On rare occasions, technology takes a leap forward, usually first implemented by top tier manufacturers, years before smaller companies could afford the investment. But the next leap is immediately accessible to all shops.

Industrial investment group Adcuram acquired a controlling stake - 98.57 percent - in luxury kitchen cabinet manufacturer Poggenpohl.

Romania’s Ministry of the Environment released a new website allowing real-time tracking of all timber transports across the country. The new map-based interface is intended to thwart illegal logging.

A series of fiery, live blast tests on three cross-laminated timber structures have been conducted at Tyndall Air Force Base by WoodWorks in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and Softwood Lumber Board.

Gerber Technology says it will support the newly expanded at Catawba Valley Community College located in Hickory, N.C.

Decorative printed laminate panel that is embossed in register with the printed wood grain pattern will be shown by Germany's Poggenpohl on cabinetry at KBIS 2017, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show running Jan. 10-12 in Orlando.

Chadwick Industries, Corp., a Huntertown, Indiana-based custom woodwork manufacturing shop, is launching a new division, Bella Innovative Modern Cabinetry. It will product RTA cabinetry using the Lockdowel fastener system.

Superior Cabinets says it has seen significant growth with its Fusion Finishes line of cabinets on MDF and it has quickly become the top selling product. It will bring them to KBIS 2017 in Orlando, Florida January 10-12.

KBIS 2017 opening ceremonies kicks off with a keynote from Peyton Manning, former quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

Who is your favorite economist? Many in the woodworking industry would reply that it would be Alan Beaulieu, president of ITR Economics.