This year, the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association’s (WMIA) Educational Foundation awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to those wishing to pursue a career in wood technology and machinery. A record number of applications for scholarships were received, along with a record number of female applicants.

The Wood Industry Conference, run jointly by the WMIA and WMMA, gathers in Mexico April 12-15.

Bert Lewyn, a founding father of the Woodworking Machinery Importers Association (WMIA), died in his sleep on Sunday, January 3. A holocaust survivor born in Germany in 1923, Lewyn came to the U.S. in 1949 and settled down in Atlanta.

The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association’s Educational Foundation has awarded $29,000 in scholarships to 11 high school and college students. Students were selected during the Wood Industry Conference in San Antonio.

The WMIA-sponsored Boot Camp, June 1-5 in Pittsburg, KS, is designed to provide sales professionals, sales managers, product managers, and executives a shortcut to a broad understanding of the industry's manufacturing processes

During the 2015 Woodworking Industry Conference (WIC) in San Antonio, TX, members of the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) elected a new slate of officers to lead the Association for the next two years.

The 2015 Wooden Globe Winners were awarded this morning at the Wood Industry Conference in San Antonio. Winners include Pittsburg State educators Doug Hague and Charles Phillips; Menck Windows for innovation; and New England Casket for technology.

Ten ISO members met for the first time with US/TAG and OSHA at the New York offices of ANSI for a five-day summit to review and comment on current TC 39 SC 4 machines standards.

Ten ISO members met for the first time with US/TAG and OSHA at the New York offices of ANSI for a five-day summit to review and comment on current TC 39 SC 4 machines standards.