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Willows, CA – August 8, 2018 – Hardwood plywood market leader Columbia Forest Products has signed an agreement with MDF producer CalPlant I to be the exclusive sales agent for all MDF produced at the new manufacturer’s Sacramento Valley-based facility, according to CalPlant I CEO Jerry Uhland and Columbia President and CEO Brad Thompson.

CINCINNATI - AUGUST 13, 2018 - Formica Corporation, the inventor of laminate, today announces an exclusive licensing agreement with ARAUCO to manufacture and sell Formica® Brand Thermally Fused Laminate (TFL). Under this agreement, 25 of the best selling Formica® Brand TFL designs will be stocked by ARAUCO and available in the Formica® TFL Quick Ship Program. 
 

Grand Rapids, MI, August 8, 2018 – Stiles Machinery will demonstrate highly-efficient networked production and software integration techniques at the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, Georgia, August 22-25, 2018. The presentation, delivered by Scott Cruickshank, Director of Software Solutions at Stiles, will explore how Industry 4.0, IoT, and innovative software solutions can help manufacturers of all sizes to maximize yield while minimizing time and labor costs.

Charlotte, North Carolina – Montresor’s edge polishing machines of the Luna Series are simple, easy-to-use and innovative for the production of all kinds of profiles on slab thicknesses up to 2.5 inches (60 mm). The Luna 7.4’s very simple tilting movement system greatly reduces maintenance costs and electrical power consumption. The conveyor belt runs over heavy duty-resistant stainless steel tracks precisely guiding special mechanical pressure rollers. The Luna 7.4 can also be used to produce backsplash. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 2, 2018) – Diamond tool manufacturer Diamut, which became part of Biesse Group in 2002, has announced that it will open a new tool restoration operation run by highly trained Diamut operators and engineers on the Biesse Group campus in Charlotte.  The company’s customers and distributors who use Intermac and other cutting-edge glass and stone machines will be able to send their worn tooling to the Charlotte facility to have it re-profiled and restored, a process often known as “redressing,” starting in early September.

Westwood, MA, and Laval, QC, August 1, 2018 – 2020, the world's leading provider of applications and enterprise solutions dedicated to interior design, space planning and furniture manufacturing, today announced the launch of the latest version of its comprehensive enterprise manufacturing solution, 2020 Insight. This new release incorporates improvements and new functionality that have been requested from a wide range furniture manufacturers to meet their specific business requirements.

Laval, Quebec – July 30, 2018 – Following the successful completion of a $53 million investment in Val-d’Or in 2017, Uniboard is pleased to announce an additional $38.5 million investment for its Val-d’Or facility and is the second phase of a major upgrade project to build a world-class particleboard and thermally fused laminate (TFL) facility in Val-d’Or.
 

Cleaf surfaces were chosen for Cafezal, the first Milanese roastery boutique dedicated to Specialty Coffees.
The interior design by Studiopepe has interpreted the roastery coffee house in a post-modern urban environment. Bespoke furniture designed on soft forms; intelligent play of patchworks inspired by elements from the nature but recalling contemporaneous forms.

Central Point, Oregon – July 19, 2018 – Microvellum Software, a leading software development company, specializing in AutoCAD-based CAD/CAM/CIM technologies, today announced they will be revealing new technology to streamline the process of designing, detailing and engineering custom products for residential and commercial cabinet makers.

The Hettich Technical Assistant helps fabricators in assembling, installing and adjusting the Hettich products and provides further small processing tools. Being mobile, it offers advice whenever needed: as an Internet solution under https://web.hettich.com/en-de/hettich-technical-assistant or via the Hettich app.