WCMA members: serving your needs for 75 years.FOR THE LAST 75 YEARS, WCMA WCMA Williams College Museum of Art (Williamstown, MA) WCMA Western Canadian Music Awards WCMA Working Capital Management Account WCMA Wood Component Manufacturers Association WCMA Window Covering Manufacturers Association members have recognized that the key to their success is serving their customers' component needs better than anyone else. Over the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time association and its members have seen many changes in their markets, customers, technology and ways of doing business. Since 1929, the industry has evolved from the production of rough dimension to more value-added semi- and fully-machined wood components for a variety of applications including cabinetry cab·i·net·ry n. Cabinetwork: finely detailed cabinetry. Noun 1. cabinetry - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) cabinetwork , furniture, mouldings and millwork, flooring, staircases, store fixtures and other specialty wood products. These components are made from a variety of hardwoods, softwoods and engineered wood materials. A Make vs. Buy Cost Analysis conducted for the WCMA indicated that furniture and cabinet manufacturers, who outsourced their components, achieved a much higher return on equity compared to those who produced their own parts. This study convinced many furniture and cabinet manufacturers to outsource more of their components as a way to increase their profitability. Rising costs of doing business have caused finished wood product manufacturers to look for cost-effective component suppliers to improve their competitive position. Reliable, just-in-time delivery of components allows finished wood product manufacturers to lower their inventories and increase their turnover rates, resulting in higher profit margins. Purchasing components also helps furniture, cabinet and millwork manufacturers to respond more quickly to changes in the marketplace for new products and designs. The buying public benefits by having more choices in their customized furniture, cabinets and related goods, AND having them delivered more quickly. To meet this increased demand for just-in-time outsourced components, WCMA members have expanded their capabilities and are able to provide a wide range of components for a variety of applications with shorter lead times. WCMA members have invested in new equipment so they can meet the growing demand for precision components. This has greatly improved their productivity levels and made them more competitive with other suppliers. Many WCMA members have adopted lean manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. techniques to streamline their production, lower costs and reduce waste. In addition, computerized optimizing saws, CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication machines and other new machining processes have allowed WCMA members to better utilize their valuable raw materials and produce high-quality precision components while minimizing waste. Their investments in production efficiencies have benefited WCMA customers through shorter lead times and lower costs. WCMA members produce a variety of rough-, semi- and fully-machined wood component products for the furniture, cabinet, building products and related decorative wood product industries. Some of these components include cut-to-size blanks, edge-glued panels, solid and laminated laminated /lam·i·nat·ed/ (-nat?ed) having, composed of, or arranged in layers or laminae. laminated made up of laminae or thin layers. squares, dowels, mouldings, turnings, tablc and chair parts, cabinet doors and parts, frame stock, staircase staircase - jaggies parts, interior trim, millwork, engineered wood components and many other specialty wood products. WCMA member companies are located throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada, predominantly near timber supplies. One-Stop Shopping The WCMA makes it easy for component buyers to find WCMA members who can produce the specific wood component products they need. A component buyer does not need to look any further than the WCMA, as the combined capabilities of all WCMA members can meet every wood component need. One call to the WCMA office at (770) 565-6660 or a visit to www.woodcomponents.org can connect you to a wide variety of component manufacturers who can service your needs. WCMA Wood Components Buyer's Guide Included in this Wood Components Buyer's Guide is a "WCMA Product Source Guide." (See page 23.) This breakdown of WCMA member companies by product category is a handy reference source for locating suppliers for dimension and component products. A complete list of "WCMA Member Companies" is also included. (See page 33.) WCMA Member Match[TM] Program The WCMA's Member Match[TM] Program was created to "match" component buyers' needs with our members' production capabilities. It is a computerized database retrieval system that provides prospective buyers with a list of all WCMA member companies that can produce the specific component products they need. This computer-generated list is immediately faxed or E-mailed to component buyers so they can contact manufacturers with their exact specifications. This service is free of charge to dimension and component buyers. WCMA Online Source Guide A user-friendly searchable database Refers to databases on the Web that are searchable by typing in a query. The term is quite redundant because all databases are searchable. In fact, that is one of their major features. is featured on the WCMA's Web site: www.woodcomponents.org. Visitors to our Web site are able to identify companies that have the production capabilities to produce the wood parts they need. The Web site includes an interactive database that allows dimension and component buyers to search for manufacturers of specific wood components. The searchable database used for this Source Guide features three search categories: Products Required, Machining and Species. Drop box menus allow a buyer to select criteria for the product he needs from the categories. Once a buyer has defined his specific criteria, a search is completed and a list of suppliers that can produce this product appears. This list includes all WCMA members that have the capability to produce the product as defined by the buyer. It shows the company name, location, telephone, fax and name of a contact person. Also included is an E-mail link to the contact person. On this screen, there is also a "more info" button for each member company. By clicking this button, the buyer goes to a page that features a particular member company, including additional products it produces and a contact form. This page features a hyperlink A predefined linkage between one object and another. See hypertext. hyperlink - anchor to the member company's Web site for obtaining further information. The WCMA's Web site also includes information on the association's many activities and programs, publications available, list of member companies and a calendar of upcoming events. We hope you will visit our Web site and check out our interactive Source Guide. Trade Promotion WCMA advertisements are placed in the annual directory and buyer's guide issues of the major woodworking magazines. The WCMA exhibits at several woodworking trade shows held throughout the world. The WCMA displays the various products produced by its member companies and distributes free copies of the Wood Component Buyer's Guide to interested component buyers and users who visit the booth. A large number of sales leads A sales lead is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in purchasing a product or service, and represents the first stage of a sales process. The lead may have a corporation or business associated with the person(s). are obtained at these trade shows that are passed on to all WCMA members for follow-up. Component buyers are able to shop for all of their component needs in one stop by visiting the WCMA's booth at these trade shows. Industry Research and Market Studies The WCMA conducts a number of proprietary technical and market studies to help its members identify new markets and improve their companies' competitive positions. WCMA members rely on the annual WCMA Dimension & Component Market Study to keep them informed of current business conditions and industry trends. The Wage & Benefit and Cost of Doing Business Surveys allow members to compare their costs of doing business and wage structures with other member companies. These studies help WCMA members identify and make necessary improvements in the financial, marketing and labor management areas. The various WCMA studies are also extremely helpful to members and provide assistance in the critical areas of product costing, technology adoption decisions, measuring yield improvement and implementing cost-reduction efforts. These valuable studies are the only ones conducted for the wood components industry and are available to all participating WCMA members. This gives WCMA members a distinct competitive advantage and the benefits are passed on to their customers through greater production and management efficiencies. WCMA Meetings and Seminars The WCMA holds an annual business meeting designed to help its members improve their companies' operations. The 2005 Annual Meeting will be held in Destin, Florida For Céline Dion's single by the same name, see Destin. Destin is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, commonly known as "The World's Luckiest Fishing Village."[1] Destin has grown from a historic fishing village to a premier resort destination. , April 23-26. Selected speakers and topics will cover the highest priority needs and interests of WCMA members. Topics include: lean manufacturing techniques; how to compete in today's global marketplace; export opportunities; improving the bottom line; yield-improvement opportunities; and how to recruit, train and retain key employees. These meetings are designed to help WCMA members improve their companies' operations. Wood Technology Expo The WCMA's 2005 meeting will include the biennial biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annual or a perennial. In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. Wood Technology Expo. The Wood Technology Expo was established as a way to encourage more interaction between woodworking machinery manufacturers and WCMA member companies. A select group of manufacturers of woodworking machinery, equipment, software and business solutions exhibit at the Wood Technology Expo. Representatives of these companies discuss the latest technological developments in the woodworking industry that offer solutions to wood processing Wood processing is an engineering discipline comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing. Many countries, notably Sweden also produce tar from pine trees. challenges for dimension and component manufacturers. These sessions help WCMA members to be efficient, low-cost producers through the adoption of the latest technology. Manufacturers of materials handling Materials handling The loading, moving, and unloading of materials. The hundreds of different ways of handling materials are generally classified according to the type of equipment used. , gluing and dust collection equipment; fingerjointers; moulders. Planers; cut-off cut-off Anesthesiology The point at which elongation of the carbon chain of the 1-alkanol family of anesthetics results in a precipitous drop in the anesthetic potential of these agents–eg, at > 12 carbons in length, there is little anesthetic activity, and ripsaws; routers; tenoners; CNC machinery; dry kilns dry kiln n. A heated chamber in which cut lumber is dried and seasoned. Noun 1. dry kiln - a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber kiln - a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks ; optimizing equipment; finishing systems; yield improvement systems; software and business solutions will be represented. Attendees have an opportunity to discuss problems and solutions for their specific companies on a one-on-one basis. Annual Plant Tour Event Every fall, WCMA members tour the production facilities of several dimension, component and related woodworking companies. These plant tours provide WCMA members with a unique opportunity to observe other innovative woodworking manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. . The annual plant tours have become the WCM WCM Web Content Management WCM World Class Manufacturing WCM Warning Coordination Meteorologist WCM Wireless Connection Manager WCM Wavelength Channel Module WCM Württembergische Cattunmanufaktur (German cotton manufacturer) A's most popular event. The 2004 WCMA Plant Tour Event will be held on September 26-28 in southern Maine. WCMA members will tour the production facilities of seven leading woodworking operations that produce components, furniture, cabinetry, lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to , mouldings and specialty wood products. These tours allow WCMA members to discover new manufacturing techniques, exchange ideas and learn about alternative manufacturing methods. The tours provide WCMA members with a unique learning opportunity and helps them maximize their production effectiveness for the benefit of their customers. 2004-2005 WCMA Calendar of Events August 26-29: Exhibiting of the International Woodworking Fair--IWF 2004, Atlanta, Georgio September 26-28: WCMA Plant Tour Event, southern Maine October 10-13: Exhibiting at Association of Suppliers to the Furniture Industry Fair--ASFI Fair, Birmingham, England April 23-26: WCMA Annual Meeting, Destin, Florida July 27-30: Exhibiting at the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. Suppliers Fair--AWFS Fair, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nevada For further information about the WCMA's programs and activities, or if you wish to become a member of the association, please contact the WCMA office. Wood Component Manufacturers Association 1000 Johnson Ferry Road Ferry Road is one of the major roads of Edinburgh, Scotland, and is often referred to as an area in its own right. It runs from the eastern end of Davidson's Mains village in the west, to Leith in the east, passing through Goldenacre on the way. , Suite A-130 Marietta, GA 30068 Tel: (770) 565-6660 Fax: (770) 565-6663 Email: wcma@woodcomponents.org www.woodcomponents.org WCMA at 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 2004 Visit the WCMA at booth #A-443 to receive o free copy of our new Wood Components Buyer's Guide and assistance in locating suppliers for the wood components you need. The WCMA will cosponsor co·spon·sor tr.v. co·spon·sored, co·spon·sor·ing, co·spon·sors To function in the capacity of a joint sponsor of: corporations that cosponsored a marathon. n. a technical seminar, "Integrating Lean Manufacturing Into Your Business," on Saturday, August 28, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The seminar will give you practical ideas on how to implement lean manufacturing in your plant or how to fine-tune the lean processes you already have in place. Speakers include Frank Hammitt, a leading lean manufacturing consultant who has helped implement lean in a number of manufacturing companies. Rick Lovorn and Chris Crawford Chris Crawford may refer to:
STEVE LAWSER, CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. Executive Director Wood Component Manufacturers Association Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia GR6, and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,748, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs. |
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