Attend a free seminar about digital marketing on Friday, July 17 at the AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.

News at the Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Assn. Intl breakfast meeting centered around the new "level" sustainability standard and certification process. Full-scale promotion of the program kicked off at NeoCon 2009, with great interest being shown by manufacturers and designers alike.

n this week’s edition, Rich Christianson met with product managers of Biesse America in Charlotte to discuss high-speed edgebanders and super finishing units on widebelt sanders.

Our editors get a first-hand look at some of the newest innovations in office and contract furniture at the 2009 NeoCon World's Trade Fair, held at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago from June 15-17. This year, about 50,000 interior designers, office managers, corporate real estate executives and others attended the show, which featured the latest trends in office, healthcare, hospitality, residential and institutional furniture.

Rich Christianson, associate editor of Wood & Wood Products, traveled through machinery showrooms in the Southeast to bring video coverage of the latest machinery technology to ISWonline Update readers. In this episode, he tours Stiles Machinery showrooms to discuss moving blade ripsaws and easily customizable moulders.

By Wade Vonasek - Kevin Kuske, general manager of Steelcase Inc.’s wood division, talks about enhancements made to Elective Elements 6, from the company’s Wood Solutions line, as well as some other products Steelcase is showcasing at NeoCon 2009.

By Michaelle Bradford - Powermat’s new way to wirelessly charge all electronic devices from one power source won Best of Competition at NeoCon 2009. The Powermat technology can be used on any surface and can be retrofitted for countertops, desks and walls.

By Wade Vonasek - Mark Richey, owner of Mark Richey Woodworking and Design, sat down with Wood & Wood Products to discuss his shop's green energy initiatives, strategies to motivate employees and lessons learned during his 25 plus years in the industry.

By Michaelle Bradford and Wade Vonasek - Freelance office furniture designer Joey Ruiter talks about the Neos collection, which he designed with Nucraft Furniture, and is being shown at NeoCon 2009.

By Mike Wilson - James Eaton, president of Little Harbor Window Co., discusses some of the strategies his company used to implement lean production processes.