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7robotics is excited to announce and proud to present Robotic Demo Days on February 17th and 18th at 7robotics’ headquarters. This special, 2-day event will showcase current customer projects as well as two operating robots to customers and business associates. 

Grass America, a leading supplier of functional hardware to the cabinet industry, announces the Kinvaro Series of Lifter Systems, with smooth, quiet action and sleek European design.  The series includes a variety of designs — parallel lifters, bi-fold lifters, lift-up systems, and drop-down systems — that all provide quick and easy access to the vast amounts of storage space of large wall cabinets.

Hymmen announced that Engineered Floors has become the first manufacturer in the United States to purchase a Hymmen JUPITER Digital Printing Line. Engineered Floors has also signed a license agreement with i4F for digital printing technologies. Hymmen and i4F’s patent partnership gives i4F exclusive licensing rights for all Hymmen’s digital printing patents and technologies for flooring production.

7robotics—a growing robotic integrator and automation company in Roseburg, Oregon—has expanded their team. Since September 2021, 7robotics has added 3 new faces to their development and technical departments. Headed by Joey Koenig, 7robotics’ Business Director, the company’s new additions will help develop and expand business services as well as solve the increasing problem of staffing through manufacturing improvements and process automation.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has entered into an agreement to acquire 60% of Chinese decor paper producer Minglian New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. and form a joint venture, comprising a state-of-the-art decor paper plant in the city of Xingtai, Hebei Province, China.

Consumers and designers are increasing pressure on the furniture industry for a more powerful sustainability message.

Top materials suppliers have responded by getting behind the best materials story any industry can tell: Decorative composite wood panels are Climate Positive Now. It’s a claim that no other building material can make, and it resonates well with designers and the next generations of consumers.

EGGER Group was able to achieve two awards in sustainability ratings: Prime status in the ISS ESG Corporate Rating and the EcoVadis silver medal.

Bjelin Sweden AB has announced plans to join the click furniture revolution by utilising Välinge Innovation’s Threespine technology in a range of furniture in solid oak.

NeoCon 2021 is set to take place October 4-6 at The Mart in Chicago. After a year of event cancellations including last year’s NeoCon due to COVID, attendees and show officials are looking forward to three days of educational presentations that explore timely topics within the growing sectors of workplace, healthcare, hospitality, education, and more. 

Since live attendance will have limited capacity and programming registration is required, keynotes and educational sessions will also be available to all NeoCon registrants via NeoCon’s new online platform, the NeoCon Hub. These do not require separate registration.

Jinsoo Kim, a student at Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, won the Best of Show award in the 2021 AWFS^® Fresh Wood Competition after judges reviewed 24 finalist projects of from 12 different high schools and colleges in the U.S. at the 2021 AWFS^®Fair in Las Vegas, Nevada. All 24 Fresh Wood student finalists went home with monetary prizes ranging from $250 to $1,000, along with trophies and software prizes.