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SawStop offers patent as CPSC considers rule

Apr 18, 2024 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

At the end of February, SawStop offered to dedicate its U.S. patent, No. 9,724,840, to the public if a proposed rule requiring safety technology on all table saws becomes effective. “As the pioneer in safety technology for table saws, SawStop believes such a standard will radically improve the overall safety of all table saws sold in the United States.
I+D draws record number of entries

Mar 2, 2024 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Innovation+Design (I+D), organized by the International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD), is receiving strong interest from the next generation of makers and designers. “It is exciting to see how the Innovation+Design event has grown over the past five years,” says David Blair, executive director of ISFD, of the juried competition and exhibition.
Active Interest Media acquires Taunton Press

Feb 5, 2024 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

I’m excited to announce that Active Interest Media (AIM), the parent company of Woodshop News, has acquired The Taunton Press, a consumer media and book publisher, based in Newtown, Conn. Taunton’s titles include Fine Woodworking, Fine Homebuilding, and Fine Gardening. AIM also publishes Popular Woodworking and Woodsmith, along with dozens of boating, homebuilding, collecting, gardening, cooking, and writing titles.
Mark Richey Woodworking granted FSC Leadership Award

Dec 29, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Each year, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) recognizes uncommon excellence that advances responsible forest management and forest conservation with FSC-US Leadership Awards. This year, Mark Richey Woodworking was unanimously chosen for the award. Mark Richey Woodworking operates a 130,000-sq.-ft., approximately 100-person factory that is powered by wind and solar and collects and burns manufacturing waste for heat in a biomass furnace.
WCA issues second Diamond Credential

Nov 28, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Lizzy Conley, program director of Cabinetmaking & Millwork at Madison College, recently became only the second person to earn the Diamond Credential from the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA). Conley joins Patrick Molzahn, her predecessor at Madison College, to earn this distinctive honor.
Stiles Machinery unveils SmartCabinet

Oct 31, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Stiles Machinery announces the launch of its latest CAD/CAM software solution, SmartCabinet. SmartCabinet was designed to address the gaps that currently exist for small- to mid-sized woodworking businesses, offering user-friendly software to streamline the design and engineering process for professionals, according to the company.
Forecast calls for fewer home sales

Sep 29, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Typical home values are predicted to rise 6.5 percent from July 2023 through July 2024, as tight inventory conditions continue to place upward pressure on home prices, according to Zillow. “Just over half as many homes were listed for sale in July compared to the same month in 2019, and 29 percent fewer new listings entered the market in July than what was typical this time of year prior to the pandemic.
News from the Cabinet Makers Association (CMA), Microjig, Häfele America Co. and AkzoNobel

Aug 23, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) announced the results of its annual election for the organization’s board of directors as well as the installment of its officers for the next year. The general members of the CMA elected Terry Steffey of Dibbleville Woodworks (Fenton, Mich.) and re‐elected board member Gregory Paolini of Gregory Paolini Design (Canton, N.C.). All board members serve three‐year terms.
High turnout at Stiles’ customer event

Jul 26, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Stiles Machinery welcomed nearly 130 manufacturers from across North America to its Manufacturing Solutions Seminar, held June 14-15 in High Point, N.C.This bi-annual event showcases solutions to current challenges facing the manufacturing industry and highlights the newest advancements in industrial machinery, software, and streamlining processes. “This latest Manufacturing Solutions Seminar was attended by a variety of customers, all with one thing in common: getting better.
Häfele partners with Century Components

Jun 26, 2023 | woodshopnews.com | Tod Riggio

Häfele America Co. has entered into a nationwide distribution agreement with Century Components, a U.S. manufacturer of kitchen cabinet and organizational accessories. Starting immediately, Häfele said it will offer the full range of Century Components products through hafele.com as well as its nationwide sales and distribution network.