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Video: A look at award-winning Top Shelf designs

The Top Shelf Design Awards are an annual celebration of designers who create innovative closet and home organizational designs. Each entry is evaluated on two factors: 50 percent of the score is based on appearance and design creativity, while the other 50 percent is based on functionality and the quality of materials and construction.  Here is a video showcase last year's winners.

Closets Conference & Expo Products

2024 Closets Expo preview video: CCF custom drawer boxes

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – CCF Industries, a manufacturer of standard and custom drawer boxes, will showcase its extensive capabilities at the 2024 Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois, April 17-19 at the Schaumburg Convention Center. "If you can draw it, then we can build it,” is CCF's motto, Customers can choose from a wide variety of materials including 16 solid wood species, Baltic birch plywood, melamine, NAUF panels, and FSC materials. Side thicknesses include ½ in., 5/8 in., and ¾ in. Drawers can be assembled with dovetails or dowels.

Woodworking Industry News

3D printing with sawdust?

The BioMatters team at the University of Michigan has developed a method to 3D-print "concrete structures" using sawdust. The team at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and Digital Architecture Research & Technology (DART) Laboratory is using sawdust created at the Fabrication Laboratory at Taubman.

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Video: Take a tour of a powder-coating MDF finishing line

In this GoPro video, viewers can tour the length of the UV-cured powder coating process for medium density fiberboard. This video from DVUV LLC of Cleveland was shot by a GoPro camera following MDF components traveling through an MDF powder coating line. The line utilizes ultraviolet (UV) light to instantly cure the coating. The total process time from start to finish is 20 minutes and uses a minimal amount of heat, which is crucial for heat-sensitive substrates like wood.