IWF announces 22 Challengers Award finalists.ATLANTA, GA -- Twenty-two products have been selected as finalists in the internationally recognized Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award competition, the most ever in the history of the program sponsored by the International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-USA. A total of 74 companies submitted 96 entries to compete for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. award. The Challengers Award recognizes advancements in technology or significant contributions to environmental improvement. It focuses on companies that have distinguished themselves by developing innovative technology in products, services or manufacturing techniques. It challenges IWF IWF Interworking Function IWF Internet Watch Foundation IWF Independent Women's Forum IWF International Weightlifting Federation IWF Internationaler Währungsfond (German; IMF) IWF Independent Wrestling Federation exhibiting companies to develop revolutionary, creative, ingenious, forward-thinking technology, materials, services or safety devices that advance the industry. The finalists, Listed alphabetically by company, not according to rank or score, are: Accu-Systems Inc.--feed-through CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication double-end machine Biesse--Skipper CNC machining center Cadcode Systems/Winstep LLC--WINStep data standard Doucet Machineries Inc.--Jomeks Oy Superfast crosscut saw Dubois Equipment Co. Inc.--3-D UV oven ETemplate Systems, a division of Tri-Tech Solutions Inc.--digital measuring system Hickory Springs Mfg. Co.--Preserve flexible polyurethane foam Holz-Her U.S. Inc.--Kundig Brilliant (oblique) sanding unit Holz-Her U.S. Inc.--Vario NC Plus CNC aggregate head Martin Woodworking Machines Corp.--sliding table saw with a tilting range of 92 degrees Navy Island Plywood Inc.--grading standards Onsrud Cutter LP--QuadraMax PCD PCD polycystic disease. cutter Planit Solutions--Jobsite Companion RollUp Systems LLC--profile cutting system SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Group USA Inc.--CNC double-end tenoner Stegherr Maschinenbau GmbH & Co.--crossjoint milling machine Stiles Stiles can refer to: People
Stiles Machinery Inc.--Climate Technologies Corp. Fumes-to-Fuel VOC (Vertical Online Community) See vertical portal. Abatement with a Payback Stiles Machinery Inc./Titus Tool--Titusonic Ultrasonic Fastening System Unique Machine & Tool--3503 triple-end tenoner Weinig Group--Valu-Vision Weinig Group--Conturex Among these finalists, seven outstanding winners will be selected by a panel of 10 judges during the Last round of judging, which takes place on Aug. 22, one day before the opening of IWF 2006. These seven winning products each will receive a Challengers Award during a special awards ceremony scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 23, in the auditorium of Building C of the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. . |
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