Articles from Wood & Wood Products (February 1, 2007)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Andersen Corp.			60
Angular Saw Systems.			84
Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers.			36
Auto "V" Grooving of Weston, ON, is readying plans for its first U.S. fabrication plant in Las Vegas, NV, a new business model that will allow small custom cabinet shops and countertop fabricators to submit their solid surface countertops and cabinet production orders to be fabricated using v-grooving technology.			110
Backset latch.			71
Bill to aid domestic furnituremakers.			163
Boise Building Materials, a division of Boise Cascade LLC, is building a new 80,000-square-foot distribution center on a 27-acre site in Milton, FL, near Pensacola.			44
Built-ins are a functional part of student living units: 1963.			162
Cabinet sales streak ends at 127 months.			233
Chisels and bits.			77
CNC bandsawing machines.			65
Combination machine.			65
Coming events.		Calendar	330
Corbels and drapery brackets.			67
CPSC announces recall of 'Cars' toy chest.			160
Delmac Machinery Group of Greensboro, NC, has become the U.S. importer of Dott. Bonacin electric case clamps from Pesaro, Italy.			55
Design trends in kitchen cabinets: a brief look at what's hot in kitchen design.			1032
Drawers.			66
DUX Area Inc., a manufacturer of industrial spray equipment based in Seattle, WA, announced the addition of four distributors to its dealer network.			59
East Teak Fine Hardwoods Inc.			77
Edgebanding.			51
Employee recruitment and retention Part 1--recruiting strategies: if you are having difficulty attracting new top-quality employees, you need to find out why and institute changes.	Dossenbach, Tom		1209
Entries sought for 2007 Kline Memorial Scholarship.			169
Environmental awareness: KCMA takes action in CARB rulemaking.	Koenig, Karen M.		615
Environmentalists claim Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek violate SFI rules.			124
Figuratively speaking: Sapele's ribbon striping and other popular figures make it a perfect substitute for South American mahoganies.	Kaiser, Jo-Ann		832
Fingerprint-resistant stainless steel.			78
Folding door fitting.			80
For much of the woodworking industry green grows slowly: as the green building movement picks up steam, challenges such as awareness, cost and material availability make the progression gradual, but steady.	Vonasek, Wade		2131
Foresbec Inc.			16
Gate closer.			76
Gator Door Acquisition LLC of Clearwater, FL, substantially acquired all of the assets of Hudson, FL-based L&S Supplies Inc.			32
GE Commercial Finance--Corporate Lending announced that it has provided a $160 million asset-based credit facility to Huttig Building Products Inc., a domestic distributor of millwork, building materials and wood products used principally in new residential construction and home improvement.			53
Heian, a manufacturer of CNC routers and machining centers, opened a new factory in Miyakoda, Japan.			47
Helmitin Adhesives.			13
Herman Miller.			82
Hill Wood Products.			52
Hinges.			70
Island legs.			49
Jointer.			94
KCMA sees a greener future with ESP.	Christianson, Rich		711
KCMA'S new certification program calls for environmentally sound stewardship: the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn.'s work in developing new programs helps keep cabinetmakers competitive in the global marketplace.	Koenig, Karen M.		4023
Keyless cam lock.			81
Kindel Furniture under new management.			108
Knobs and pulls.			72
Laminate countertop.			52
Laminates.			55
Laser alignment.			97
Laser templating.			56
Lead paint hazard leads to furniture recall.			74
Lifting & positioning equipment.			92
Lighting solutions.			61
Los Angeles-based Phillips Plywood Co. Inc., a distributor of hardwood lumber and composite wood panels, named Columbia Forest Products its 14th annual Vendor-of-the-Year.			50
Luxury Custom Group.			15
Michael Weinig AG.			26
Moisture meter.			91
National cabinet conference features two KCMA keynote presentations: timely addresses on environmental stewardship and the outlook for the cabinet industry for 2007 and beyond are open to all Texas Woodworking Show delegates free of charge.		Industry overview	703
OFS Brands, an office furniture manufacturer based in Huntingburg, IN, announced it is acquiring Carolina Business Furniture of Archdale.			28
Olympus Partners, a private equity group based in Stamford, CT, reportedly is buying WII Components Inc., a manufacturer of engineered wood doors, and kitchen and bath components, for $295.5 million, according to United Press International.			54
Panel saws cut through lean manufacturing: advancements in panel saws give greater flexibility to manufacturers striving to be lean.	Kaiser, Jo-Ann		2519
Patrick Industries Inc. of Elkhart, IN, a manufacturer of component products and distributor of building products, acquired the net assets and business of Phoenix, AZ-based American Hardwoods Inc.			37
Pella Corp.			95
Planer/moulder.			117
Plant Maintenance Direct of Rochester, MI, a direct sales division of pneumatic products for the woodworking industry, has spun off from Reading Technologies Inc.			58
Proportioner.			81
Racks.			73
Roger Shaw & Associates.			25
Router bits.			99
Saw blades.			75
Seeing the forest for the trees: a new study says global forest levels, as a whole, are experiencing transitions from shrinking to growing.	Vonasek, Wade	Interview	1442
Smart new tableware made from wood scraps: 1953.			353
Soft-Close adapter.			53
Soft-close technology.			57
Stacker.			108
Steelcase's strategy for an environmentally sound, profitable business: Steelcase's business strategies continue to line the pocketbooks, but not the landfills.	Coleman, Katie	Cover story	2430
Stiles Machinery Inc.			18
Stiles Machinery Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI, announced the availability of its updated Panel Processing Course Catalog.			60
Table legs.			57
Tafisa of Lac-Magantic, QUE, recently installed a new Wemhoner 4-foot by 16-foot melamine press, completing a $12 million investment, which includes an addition to store more melamine papers and particleboard.			71
Techno Inc.			15
The GLobe Gozette reported that Flexsteel Industries Inc. of Dubuque, IA, has laid off an additional 10 employees in January and that the plant's upholstery division, maker of the company's residential furniture, has reduced production to one line.			98
The KCMA in action.			894
Thermwood Corp.			22
Tool cabinet.			66
Tools.			67
Total housing starts up, but single family starts down in December.			104
Trend Distributors.			20
Trendway Corp.			26
Turnings.			64
TV lifts.			35
United Industries.			61
Vacuum cup.			77
Vecoplan LLC.			13
Veneer.			60
Westby Moulding and Millwork.			42
Woodworkers' environmental alphabet.	Koenig, Karen M.		664