Hardwood specialist Danzer has further increased its capacity for sliced flooring deck layers. Last month, four new drying kilns have been put into operation, at its Darlington, Pennsylvania, facility. Danzer is now able to produce sliced flooring deck layers from …

Using Blender technology as the design engine, Microvellum Fluid Designer enables a customer to design kitchens, closets, bathrooms, office spaces, and other interior spaces within a professional, modern drawing environment.   Fluid Designer allows one to layout interior scenes quickly …

IMA Klessmann GmbH is expanding its production capacities at the Lübbecke location with a hall of around 3,000 m² in size for the assembly, installation and initial commissioning of fully automated production facilities. The construction of an additional production hall …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since …

WoodWorks, the Wood Products Council, has launched an updated version of its free carbon calculator, providing more options for buildings made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products. Using wood products that store carbon instead of building materials …

Hardinge Inc., a leading international provider of advanced metal-cutting solutions and accessories, has acquired the assets of the Voumard Internal Diameter (ID) Grinding Business from Peter Wolters GmbH in Rendsburg, Germany.   Voumard was founded in Neuchatel, Switzerland nearly 70 …

In September 2016, the Brazilian exports of wood products (except pulp and paper) increased 13% in value compared to September 2015, from $209.5 million to $237 million, as reported by ITTO (The International Tropical Timber Organization).   The value of …

Mastercam 2017 for SOLIDWORKS is a CAM application that is fully integrated into SOLIDWORKS. Users can program parts directly in SOLIDWORKS using Mastercam’s industry-leading toolpaths and machining strategies.   In addition to all the improvements to Mastercam Mill and Lathe, …

A staple show of the Mexican trade fair market for 22 years now, Magna ExpoMueblera is being organized for the first time by Deutsche Messe for this edition. Scheduled to be held from January 18 to 21, 2017 at the …

The American Wood Council today announced the election of Stimson Lumber CEO Andrew Miller as the new AWC chairman for a one-year term, effective beginning January 2017.   Allyn Ford, chairman of Roseburg Forest Products was elected the first vice-chairman …