Date : April 29, 2016
As a major sponsor of the International Code Council’s (ICC) Building Safety Month, the American Wood Council (AWC) will host a complementary four-part Disaster Resistant Wood Frame Construction webinar series in May. AWC is also sponsoring the third week of …
Date : April 29, 2016
According to a Scientific American article, Americans dispose of approximately 130 million cell phones each year. Consumers upgrade their cellphones every 18 months, on average, and the waste created by these discarded phones produces heaps of environmentally toxic material. Researchers …
Date : April 29, 2016
Microvellum Inc., the leading cabinet and manufacturing software provider, announced the conclusion of its first annual TechCon 2016 event – Microvellum’s North America User Group Conference. The event which drew more than 140 woodworking professionals, Microvellum Software users, technicians, …
Date : April 25, 2016
A new era is about to begin in edgebanding chemicals. US-made XCEL-EDGE products are designed to make cleaning of laminated panels faster, easier and better than ever before. No more settling for chancy off-the-shelf product solutions. Go with XCEL-EDGE to …
Date : April 25, 2016
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and other forest groups around the world welcome the official signing of the United Nations agreement on climate change that was reached late last year in Paris. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among …
Date : April 25, 2016
Stiles Machinery, Inc. recently partnered with RT Machine Company located in Pennsylvania, further supporting the wood-processing market. The collaboration with Stiles Machinery gives RT Machine Company access to the industry’s largest portfolio of products as well as the largest team …
Date : April 19, 2016
The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) presented its 2016 Wooden Globe Educator of the Year Award to Scott Nelson, president of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA). The award ceremony was held April 14during the annual Woodworking Industry …
Date : April 19, 2016
The American Wood Council (AWC) unveiled a revised 2015 Manual for Engineered Wood Construction, which contains design information for structural lumber, glued laminated timber, structural-use panels, cross-laminated timber, poles and piles, I-joists, and structural composite lumber. “With the introduction …
Date : April 18, 2016
Mastercam is expanding its CAM software family in cooperation with Tornos, manufacturer of machines designed to produce parts requiring extreme precision and quality, to offer their TISIS users integrated CAM features from the Mastercam Swiss product. CNC Software is partnering …
Date : April 18, 2016
Window and door manufacturer Pella Corp. has nominated Tim Yaggi as its new president and CEO. He replaces former CEO Pat Meyer, who left the window and door manufacturing giant in October after the board decided new leadership was needed. …
