Woodworking technologies represented by six members of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) are among the 20 finalist products of the 2014 IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards.

What a refreshing difference it makes to talk with colleagues about a woodworking industry showing signs of economic recovery rather than one dog paddling in the murky waters of a recession.

Wood sanding machinery firm Timesavers Inc. received the Partner of the Year award at WIC 2012, the wood industry suppliers annual conference in Delray Beach, FL.

Exhibit sales for the AWFS Fair have picked up strongly as SCM Group North America, Haefele America, Blum, Timesavers, Salice, Thermwood, Planit Solutions, Grass America and companies who sat out the last edition will return in 2011, including Stiles Machinery, Biesse America, C.R. Onsrud and Weinig.

Greg Larson of Timesavers Inc. discusses new features Timesavers will feature for its sanding lines at the International Woodworking Fair, Aug. 25-28 in Atlanta.

ST. ZOTIQUE, QUE -- CNC Automation, a distributor of industrial equipment for Canadian woodworkers, will hold an open house on June 10-11.