Plan to be in the Las Vegas Convention Center on July 16, the day before AWFS Fair exhibits open.

During the Woodworking Network Finishing Symposium July 16, Phil Stevenson of AWFI will discuss establishing a finishing system, setting up finishing standards, performance measurements and developing training.

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Phil Stevenson of AWFI will discuss establishing a finishing system, setting up finishing standards, performance measurements and developing training.

The full-day finishing symposium will look at a variety of new and emerging finishing technologies and best practices.

ATLANTA -- It has been estimated that 25 percent of manufacturing cost is in finishing, but it can increase the value of the finished product by 50 percent or more. The IWF Finishing Symposium will be held August 21, 2018 in the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta, the day before IWF exhibits open on the show floor.

ATLANTA – If you want to improve your finishing consistency, it’s best to build a system that will last. Phil Stevenson of AWFI, a leading finishing consultant, will talk about knowledge power versus tribal knowledge in the pursuit of creating a finishing system at the IWF Finishing Symposium is set for August 21, 2018 in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, the day before IWF exhibits open.

The full-day event will look at new technologies and best methods that finishers could use in their business.

Waterborne finishes for wood products will be discussed by Leslie Smith, market development manager for Sherwin-Williams.

Learn about new finishing technology and techniques at IWF 2016 Finishing Symposium, August 23, the day before the IWF exhibition starts.