When the U.S. Department of Commerce determined that China's plywood manufacturers had sold at predatory pricing levels - below the cost of production - U.S. plywood makers cheered. But not the plywood buyers.
Several LIGNA 2013 exhibitors demonstrated how edgebanders equipped with new compressed hot air modules can achieve a high-end zero glue line at a much lower investment than laser edgebanders.
Store fixture manufacturer Premier EuroCase is among the first North American woodworking plants to use laser edgebanding in a high-production environment.
A Homag laser edgebander has been installed at Premier EuroCase, making it one of the first North American manufacturers to utilize this technology in a high-production environment.
Is there a laser in your company's future? Maybe not today, but let's not forget what the market was like when the first CNC panel saws and routers came on the scene a couple of decades ago.