Wednesday, August 24, 2022
The excitement of the grand opening of the IWF Atlanta continued with the announcement of seven winners in the 2022 IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award competition on the day. Winners of the 2022 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award were announced August 23 during the International Woodworking Fair. The Challengers Award promote the development of innovative new technology in woodworking machinery, supplies, and services for the furniture, kitchen cabinets, architectural woodwork, store fixture, upholstery, or specialty and general wood product industries.
The world-renowned IWF Challengers Award recognizes innovation in products, services, or manufacturing techniques that will advance the woodworking industry overall. The winners were selected from 20 finalists, narrowed down from a field of 86 total entries.
BACCI America CNC Turning Lathe with 4 Vertical Spindles
Bacci America displayed the T4MO CNC is CNC turning lathe with 4 vertical spindles for machining a variety of solid wood elements including furniture, gunstock, knives, clothes hangers, musical instruments, etc. The machine can execute perfect milling of rounded items as well as flat surfaces and sharp edges, opined BACCI.
Biesse America T-Jet: Dust Mitigation System
Biesse America won for its T-Jet dust mitigation system. Patented by Biesse, the system removes chips and dust during milling operations.
Felder Group USA PCS (Preventive Contact System) Booth B7537
Felder Group USA won for its. PCS (Preventative Contact System) is a saw safety technology for industrial saws to keep operators safe. Movement detected within a certain threshold triggers a safety mechanism that quickly lowers the sawblade below the saw table before the blade touches any flesh.
Northtech Machine, LLC Northtech Machine iDovetail
The iDovetail from Northtech Machine is single-spindle CNC dovetailer with a three-axis system that gives it additional capabilities. The product also won a 2021 AWFS Visionary Award.
Salice America CQ Full Access Hinge
The CQ Full Access hinge from Salice is recessed and completely hidden inside the cabinet. It maximizes internal space, allowing full access to the cabinet. Three or more hinges can be used in the cabinet, making the CQ line suitable for tall, wide and heavy doors.
Taylor/Cameron/JLT Rack & Stack Flooring Nester
On display at the James L. Taylor/Cameron Automation/JLT booth, Cameron Automation’s Rack & Stack is designed to nest and bundle flooring strips up to 5″ wide and bundles up to 7.5′ long, and can handle an average of 30 boards per minute. The Rack & Stack will accurately measure each board, sort, nest and build bundles based on customers’ needs.
Topp Line the Blind Stapler
The Blind Stapler offers fast assembly while eliminating the need for pocket screws, biscuits or nails when attaching a cabinet face frame to the cabinet box.
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