Vecoplan has ramped up manufacturing capabilities at its High Point, NC, facility and added Eduard Dirksen, senior manufacturing engineer.

Case goods manufacturer Dynamic Wood Solutions’ move to a larger facility will allow the company to hire two to three additional employees by year’s end.

Laser systems can be used to customize products for a wide range of applications and industries, including: award and wood engraving, signage and gun stock checkering.

Briquetting is gaining ground as a technology that provides a cost-effective, environmentally responsible solution for wood processors.

Regardless of the size of the woodworking shop, it is important to keep in mind these three items when selecting dust collection equipment.

The best practices in manufacturing can help in producing the highest quality product possible, but all that can go for naught if the moisture content is incorrect.

Items to consider before making a software purchase for your wood products company.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE: LPX) reported today that it has adjusted its 2011 results to reflect a non-cash impairment charge related to its investment in its U.S. Greenfiber joint venture due to information received after the release of earnings.

Lumber production dropped 6% and International Forest Products (Interfor) reported a net loss of $6.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.

According to news reports, International Veneer Co. will plead guilty on March 1 in U.S. District Court to charges that the South Hill, VA-based company smuggled $2.6 million of veneer to Syria over a four-year period.