Wood & Wood Products back issues from July 2001:
53 YEARS AGO.
Jul 01, 2001 ... Plywood Goes First Class ALTHOUGH MOST people think of plywood as a material primarily used in the construction of buildings or furniture, it has many other important applications, such as high-quality luggage. Even though the plywood base of the suitcase or traveling bag is ...
50 YEARS AGO.
Jul 01, 2001 ... Furniture: Profits, Outlook WOOD FURNITURE manufacturers realized an average net profit after taxes of 5.5 percent in sales in 1950, according to a survey by Seidman & Seidman, Certified Public Accountants. The report states that the dollar amount of furniture manufacturers' ...
Evolution or Erosion?(Harden Furniture Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001; ... HARDEN FURNITURE is as card-carrying American as a U.S. furniture-making business can be. The fifth - generation owned company based in McConnellsville, NJ, has a decided preference for American-made products, from the traditional furniture styles it designs to the equipment that it uses ...
Ritter Manufacturing Purchases Crouch Machinery.(RITTER MANUFACTURING INC.)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001; ... RITTER MANUFACTURING INC., manufacturer of drilling and boring machines located in Antioch, CA, announced June 6 that it has purchased Crouch Machinery Inc., a manufacturer of edge belt sanders in West End, NC. Ritter has purchased Crouch's name and technology and plans to continue ...
Virtual Trade Show Attendees Can Win Real Prizes.(INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH Woodworking's Spring Virtual Trade Show)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH Woodworking's Spring Virtual Trade Show is open 24/7 for woodworkers seeking information about new machinery, supplies and services. This third annual event is taking place on www.iswonline.com. The ISW Virtual Trade Show consists of more than 30 leading ...
Masco Acquires d-Scan.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001; ... MASCO CORP. of Taylor, MI, announced that it has acquired d-Scan Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Masco, a growth-through-acquisitions company, is the nation's largest cabinet manufacturer and also produces other home improvement products like faucets and locks. South Boston, ...
Lignum To Make IPO.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... LIGNUM TECHNOLOGIE AG, a Schopfloch, Germany, holding company formed in December 1999 by the merger of woodworking machinery manufacturers Homag and IMA, announced its initial public offering of stock. Beginning ...
BIFMA Reduces Outlook for 2001-2002.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... THE BUSINESS and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association lowered its prediction for the value of office furniture shipments this year, now anticipating a 4.4% decline in shipments this year to $12.7 billion. BIFMA's earlier prediction, released Feb. 16, anticipated a 2.7% ...
U.S. Labor Department To Hold Ergonomics Forums.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... LABOR SECRETARY Elaine Chao will hold three public forums on ergonomics in the workplace with the aim of identifying "a final course of action" by September. The forums will be held on July 16 and 17 at George ...
American Woodmark Corp.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... American Woodmark Corp. of Winchester, VA, announced better-than-expected results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2001. The cabinetmaker reported a 10% sales increase over the fourth quarter of 2000 to a record ...
Steelcase Inc.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Steelcase Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI, announced that it will begin manufacturing office furniture systems in Kuala Lumpur, ...
Falcon Products Inc.(earnings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Falcon Products Inc. of St. Louis, MO, reported second quarter results in line with its previously announced expectations. Sales dropped from $79.5 million to $73.2 million in the quarter. Chairman and CEO Franklin Jacobs ...
Stanley Furniture Co.(earnings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Stanley Furniture Co. Inc. of Stanleytown, VA, announced that it anticipates second quarter sales will fall short of previous expectations due to weakness ...
Kimball International.
Jul 01, 2001 ... Kimball International of Jasper, IN, has announced a company restructuring. The plan will be completed in 12 to ...
Trendway Corp.
Jul 01, 2001 ... Trendway Corp. ot Holland, MI, is eliminating ...
The International Solid Surface Fabricators Association.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... The International Solid Surface Fabricators Association held its first ever tri-chapter meeting on March 21. Almost 80 ...
Georgia-Pacific Plants Achieve SCS Certification.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... PRODUCTS FROM 15 Georgia-Pacific facilities recently received certification from Scientific Certification Systems to carry the Green Cross label, certifying recycled and recovered content in each product. The certification applies to 20 branded and more than a dozen non-branded ...
Weyerhaeuser Wins Three Willamette Board Seats.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... FEDERAL WAY, WA-based Weyerhaeuser Co.'s hostile takeover bid for Willamette Industries of Portland, OR, received a boost as preliminary results indicate Willamette shareholders narrowly elected three Weyerhaeuser representatives to ...
Costa & Grissom Mourns Founder.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... RANDY GRISSOM, one of the founders and owners of Costa & Grissom Machinery Co. Inc ....
NASFM To Manage NADI.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Store and Fixture Manufacturers and the National Association of Display Industries announced an agreement under which NASFM will provide administrative and management services to NADI. NADI president Dan Evans said, "We believe that with the NASFM ...
HPVA Revises Species Guide.(HARDWOOD PLYWOOD and Veneer Assn)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... THE HARDWOOD PLYWOOD and Veneer Assn. offers an updated version of its Fine Hardwoods Selectorama: A Guide to the Selection and Use of the World's Most Popular Species. The 66-page Selectorama includes classifications for 526 ...
Kagan Receives Honorary Doctorate.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... KENDALL COLLEGE of Art and Design awarded an honorary doctorate to Vladimir Kagan, a pioneer of modem design. Kagan's career spans more than 50 years. His amorphous sculptural designs of the 1940s and 1950s created a new look in American furniture. He moved from curvilinear ...
Tennessee Firm Starts Training Program.
Jul 01, 2001 ... DIXIE WOODWORKS of Wartrace, TN, has teamed with the Tennessee Technology Center to offer a nine-month woodworking course for prospective professional woodworkers. The course will begin in ...
HMA Publishes Buyer's Guide.(Hardwood Manufacturers Association)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... THE HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS Assn. has published its 2001 Buyer's Guide & Directory. The guide includes an alphabetical listing by company name, a listing of manufactured specialties by state, and a listing of manufactured ...
CMA Plans Activities at AWFS Fair.(Cabinet Makers Association)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... THE CABINET MAKERS ASSN., a national organization for professional small woodworking shops, has planned a full schedule of events in conjunction with its annual meeting and the AWFS Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair in Anaheim. CMA activities begin with a shop tour ...
E&R System Technik.
Jul 01, 2001 ... E&R System Technik will hold its 11th semiannual Woodturning Workshop on October 11-14, 2001, at the company's Springfield, MA, headquarters. Expert woodturners Barrie Field of England and Tom ...
Burns Wood Products Inc.(completes expansion)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Burns Wood Products Inc. a Granite Falls, NC, manufacturer of curved plywood products, has ...
Systems Consultants.(Trakware Systems)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Systems Consultants of Rochester, NY, has signed an agreement with Trakware ...
North American Products Corp.(expands Michigan division)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... North American Products Corp. has expanded its Michigan Division, located in Three Rivers, Ml. The expansion ...
Paul Saws & Systems.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Paul Saws & Systems has established a complete training center and help desk for its WoodEye scanning ...
Raimann USA.(Raimann USA Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Raimann USA has relocated into the Michael Weinig building located at 124 Crosslake Dr., P.O. Box 3158, Mooresville, NC 28117; sales and ...
Mercer Abrasives.
Jul 01, 2001 ... Mercer Abrasives, a division of Mercer Tool Corp. of Deer Park, NY, has ...
Louisiana-Pacific.(recovered and recycled fiber content certification)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Louisiana-Pacific has achieved certification from Scientific Certification Systems Inc. of the recycled and recovered ...
Robert Weed Plywood Corp.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... On Friday, May 18, Robert Weed Plywood Corp. of Bristol, IN, closed an agreement to purchase the assets of ...
The Lumber Market.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... The Lumber Market of Atlanta, GA, has added private trade network technology to its online wood marketplace. The private trade network ...
Becker Syntema.
Jul 01, 2001 ... Becker Syntema, a satellite of the Becker Acroma Co. of Brantford, ...
Quick Machinery Co.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Quick Machinery Co. of Kelseyville, CA, has signed an agreement with Juan Nan Enterprises of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, under which Juan Nan will manufacture a line of high-production edge-gluing equipment bearing the ...
RPM Inc.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... RPM Inc. of Medina, OH, announced that it has completed a restructuring and consolidation program begun in August 1999. The program eliminated about 800 positions, or 10 ...
Howard S. Twichell Co.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Machinery distributor Howard S. Twichell Co. of Addison, TX, celebrates several anniversaries in 2001. The company, founded in 1966, celebrates its 35th anniversary. Mary Adams and Scott ...
T Bell Development Co.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... T Bell Development Co. has opened Kentucky Mill and Casework, a 27-employee architectural millwork company located at 4200 ...
PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Hafele America of Archdale, NC, has appointed Robert Sandberg as director of purchasing. Grass America of Kernersville, NC, has appointed Tom Reinbold as director of marketing. Guido Michelutti has taken the position of director of market development for Midwest ...
My Visit to a Safety Conference.
Jul 01, 2001; ... I WAS RECENTLY invited to attend a safety and productivity conference with personnel representing about 15 factories of various sizes. In attendance was a mixed bag of production foremen, plant superintendents, quality inspectors and safety inspectors. The meeting covered a lot ...
Oak's a Winner With Americans in National Arbor Day Foundation Poll.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001; ... When Wood & Wood Products initiated the Wood of the Month column in June 1986, oak was a natural choice to be the first featured wood. Red and white oaks have been perennial favorites with furniture manufacturers and buyers, consistently ranking among the top woods used for furniture and ...
What is your Company Core Spirit?
Jul 01, 2001; ... EVERY COMPANY has an essential corporate or core-spirit that is driving it toward greatness or slowly to its demise. Your company and everyone other one is no exception to this -- whether someone is part of a large multi-plant furniture company, a small cabinet shop or a company supplying ...
Laminates Front and Center.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001; ... If decorative surfaces could talk, you'd hear them shouting, "Hey, look at me!" Consider the consumers' attention span. In a retail setting, with hundreds of products clamoring to be noticed, what does it take to capture shoppers' eyes and hold their interest for more than a ...
Cabinets Get Trendy at K/BIS.(Kitchen/Bath Industry Show)
Jul 01, 2001; ... Cabinet manufacturers displayed the latest looks and styles at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Orlando. AMIDST THE CHROME, stainless steel and metal of piping, fixtures and appliances at the 2001 K/BIS Show in April in Orlando were the latest trends in cabinets. The show was ...
Component Maker Puts the Squeeze on Bending.(Bethel Furniture Stock Inc.)
Jul 01, 2001; ... "Precompression" technology allows Bethel Furniture Stock to make wood twist and curve like never before. LOOKING FOR A NEAT party trick? Try this one: Take a wood dowel, several feet long and about a half-inch in diameter. Then, with your bare hands, tie ...
RTA Makers Awake to Bedroom Market.(ready-to-assemble)
Jul 01, 2001; ... Major manufacturers of ready-to-assemble furniture see the boudoir as a new frontier for sales growth. RTA MANUFACTURERS, who have been making computer desks and entertainment armoires for the bedroom for years, are expanding their repertoire this spring to include the entire ...
Furniture Imports: Opportunity or Threat?(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2001; ... As imports of wood furniture continue to soar to unprecedented heights, the question for many U.S. furniture manufacturers is not, "Should we import?" but "How much?" W.W. "Jerry" Epperson Jr., managing director of investment bankers Mann, Armistead & Epperson Ltd. of Richmond, ...
Kellerman Woodworks Puts Strong Emphasis On Design.(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... If Kellerman Woodworks was not so committed to designing each of its customers a very special kitchen, it would probably be running less flexible machinery in its 10,000-square-foot shop. Clearly the company would have less need for its very versatile DMC Polisand widebelt sander if it ...
All Numbers Swell at Anaheim.(Woodworking Machinery and Supply Fair)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001; ... With an expanded exhibitor base, a record pre-registration attendance and a renovated convention center, the AWES Fair promises to be the biggest in the show's history. CHANCES ARE WHEN THE EXHIBITORS AND ATTENDEES enter the renovated and expanded Anaheim Convention Center a ...
Face-Lift for Anaheim and Convention Center.(Woodworking Machinery and Supply Fair)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2001; ... The newly renovated and expanded convention center will greet attendees and exhibitors, offering more space and exhibiting options. EXHIBITORS AND ATTENDEES of this year's AWFS Woodworking Fair in Anaheim will be surprised to see a completely renovated Convention Center. It is ...
California Woodworkers Cope with Energy Crunch.
Jul 01, 2001; ... Representatives of the California Furniture Manufacturers Assn., the Woodwork Institute of California and California Energy Commission address the Golden State's power problems. THE GOOD NEWS is that there is no threat of a rolling blackout short circuiting next month's 2001 ...
Offering Full Service Helps Mortensen Woodwork Succeed.(Mortensen Woodwork Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Mortensen Woodwork is the epitome of the WOOD 100, Wood & Wood Products annual report of fast-growing companies. The Union Grove, GA-based manufacturer of custom architectural woodwork, has grown in leaps and bounds. Annual sales jumped more than three-fold between 1993 and 1999, from $4.1 ...
EDGEBANDING.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Richter USA Inc. Richter says that its Alpha-Tape ABS edge-banding has the following advantages: high heat and impact resistant, very rigid, available in over 1,000 colors ...
MOULDINGS.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jul 01, 2001 ... JMS Wood Products JMS offers a full range of 1/2-round and full round rope mouldings in any species including maple, oak, cherry, alder and poplar. Size availabilities form ...
TRIMMING & BORING MACHINE.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Koch Machinery & Systems The Pade NS 21 double sided automatic end trimming & boring machine from Koch Machinery & Systems machines complex wood systems ...
MULTI-MOULDER.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Mikron Woodworking Machinery Inc. Mikron Woodworking Machinery offers the M645 tilting-arbor multi-moulder. The M645 produces straight edges, circles, arches, ellipses, ...
WOODWORKING SOFTWARE.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Pi Strategy Pi Strategy launches its architectural woodworking software that covers the full woodworking process from estimating to design and production. The company says it is designed ...
MOULDING.(TW Plastiglide Manufacturing Corp.)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... ITW Plastiglide Mfg. Corp. ITW Plastiglide Mfg. Corp. offers high profile bumper T-moulding made of scuff-resistant vinyl. The company says the moulding ...
CAD/CAM SOFTWARE.(computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Mastercom/CNC Software Inc. CNC Software introduces its specialized CAD/CAM software for the woodworking, furniture and plastics markets. The company says that Mastercam ...
POSITIONER/STOP.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Omga Inc. New from Omga Inc. is the FP Series, numerically controlled positioner/stop that can be made to fit any machine. The stop rides on hardened steel rails at a maximum speed of 200 fpm. The control unit is complete with a multi-function keyboard. Two RS 232 serial ports, ...
DUCTING SYSTEM.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Nordfab Nordfab introduces Laser Quick-Fit, a new ducting system that uses a laser-welding manufacturing process. The company says that ...
MACHINING CENTER.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... Masterwood group USA Masterwood group USA offers the Project 323 machining center that features 17 or 30 independent vertical spindles, 6 independent horizontal spindles arid up to 5 spaces to mount various machining spindles. The Project 323 can be equipped with up to 30 tool ...
FOIL FINISHES.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2001 ... National Products Inc. National Products Inc. markets Fennel Interlocking PVC Tambour products. It offers a variety of transfer foil finishes available in stainless steel, silver metallic, black matte ...