Cabinet Hiring, Robotic Woodworker Topped October News
Cabinet Robot; Sunco Re-Opens; Jasper-Jofco Merger

Cabinet Hiring, Robotic Woodworker Topped October NewsMasterBrand Cabinets hiring 125 at its Auburn, AL cabinetry plant was among the most viewed stories in October. But MasterBrand also has openings posted around the country, including a  Dubois County Senior Environmental Specialist in Jasper, IN; and Finish Improvement Manager in Waterloo, IA; an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist in Louisville.

Also on MasterBrand Cabinets help-wanted list are a general manager for Kinston, NC and a Nigh Shift Production supervisor in Ferdinand, IN.

MasterBrand competitor Masco cabinets is focused on containing costs, closing a countertop plant in New Jersey (11th most view story in October) and later announcing flat earnings, hit by a drop in European revenues - down 12% - even though North American revenues rose 4%.

The robotic cabinetmaker was the topic of a presentation at Wood Tech Summit in Vancouver last month, with the plans for a lights-out cabinet factory enthralling attendees,

Here are the most view reports in October at WoodworkingNetwork.com:

1. Thonet-Commissioned Wood Bike Priced at $70,000
2. A Cabinetmaker and His Robot
3. Herman Miller Lands Huge Furniture Order from ExxonMobil
4. Unique Joinery Wins Deal for New Breed Furniture
5. Cabinetmaker's Former Assets To Be Auctioned
6. Group Fights Hardwood Plywood Antidumping
7. Murphy Plywood CEO Sues Relatives
8. Restoration Hardware Sued for Copying Chair Designs
9. MasterBrand Cabinets Hiring 125 in Auburn
10. Jofco and Jasper Furniture May Merge
11. Masco to Close NJ Countertop Facility
12. Video: Woodworking Robot at Work at Ro-Bois-Tic
13. Wood Component Firms View Technology on Tour
14. JELD-WEN Recalls 171,000 Wood Bifold Doors
15. Flexibility, Small Footprint Trending Woodworking CNC Machines

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