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Custom cabinet and closet design software often has designers scrambling to figure out instructions for CNC machines, forcing them to think ahead to manufacturing while they are trying to focus on design. KCD enables designers to design without worrying about instructions for the CNC machine or its operator, with:
 

There is much cause to celebrate since the first containers of AraucoPly® plywood made their way from Chile to the United States in 1997. Despite temporary setbacks caused by the economic downturn in 2008 and a wildfire that devastated one of its manufacturing plants in 2012, AraucoPly has made giant strides in growing its customer base throughout the United States and Canada.

Four installations suggest some applications of the surfaces for the furniture and interior design industries

Intermac, the division of the Biesse Group responsible for designing and marketing machinery for working glass, stone and metal processing technologies has signed two preliminary agreements to acquire two Italian companies that are both leaders in their reference sectors. Intermac reached an agreement to acquire 60% of Movetro s.r.l. and, in joint venture with Donatoni Macchine s.r.l., to purchase Montresor & C. s.r.l..

Accuride^® International will showcase new and recently enhanced movement solutions, including drawer slides, and Senseon^® Secure Access electronic locking system at the AWFS^® Fair 2017 on July 19-22 in Las Vegas in Booth 4601. 

Hanwha L&C Corporation and Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces announce a joint-venture agreement to build a manufacturing facility in Temple, Texas, supporting expansion and growth of the Hanex Solid Surfaces and Wilsonart® Solid Surface product lines. The more-than-125,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility provides both companies with added capacity and onsite product development capabilities to service their respective North American solid surface customers.

Conestoga Wood Specialties Announces Exciting Innovations and Advancements to its Very Attractive, Affordably Priced Le Marcin Range Hood Line

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, will exhibit its recently acquired wood coatings products and services at the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) Fair in Las Vegas from July 19 to 22, 2017. NASCAR® champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. will make a special appearance at Axalta's Booth 9800 in Hall C3 of the Las Vegas Convention Center on July 19 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.  Axalta acquired the North American industrial wood coatings business from...

The July 6 edition of the Federal Register announced the withdrawal of EPA's proposed “Direct Final Rule" of the Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products after the agency received adverse comment.  The Direct Final Rule would have extended the TSCA Title VI compliance dates, therefore the compliance date for labeling composite panels reverts back to December 12, 2017.

As technology continues to shape the way we interact with the world around us, Stiles Machinery Inc., in partnership with HOMAG, is equipping the manufacturing industry with innovative solutions designed to increase efficiency and dramatically reduce downtime during production. With the recent introduction of tapio, the world’s first digital platform designed to coordinate the entire value chain of the wood industry, along with many other smart manufacturing solutions, Stiles continues to strengthen its mission to put new technologies and new ways of thinking to work for manufacturers of all sizes.