In my three-day media tour of Taiwan wood machinery manufacturers, I saw both the individual machines that the Taiwanese have as well as the integrated machine systems they are building.

EdgeTech's countertop saw may not be for everyone, but if mitering countertops is something you do frequently, you have to admire the engineering and design.

LIGNA 2015 in Hannover, Germany will feature a future technology showcase from the RFID Factory, which will have its own stage at the exhibition along with Aboco Informationssysteme and 20 others.

Furnishings retailer IKEA launched bedside tables, lamps and desks with embedded smartphone, tablet, iPhone and iPad chargers that eliminates cables and the need for grommets and plug in ports.

While women in woodworking are becoming more common, Heather Hull-Scarpelli stands out for the less-traditional role she holds in the workplace – that of a technical sales specialist.

Particleboard and MDF consumption is projected to grow in North America through 2016, hitting 10% in 2015, buoyed in part by the strengthening of the U.S. housing market.

Woodworking Network will sponsor a North American trip to interzum and LIGNA, the world’s largest wood manufacturing shows in Germany.

The woodworking industry’s two largest trade shows, interzum and LIGNA 2015, will take center stage in May before a global audience. New innovations in woodworking technology will be on display.

Technology for a backlit vanity mirror with with a TV that is invisible until it is turned on won two patents for Electric Mirror. The application took years to make their way through the US Patent Office.