Welcome to the second edition of PRODUCTIVITY BOOSTERS, a series of three e-newsletters featuring machinery and supplies from members of the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America exhibiting at the AWFS Vegas Fair. PRODUCTIVITY BOOSTERS is specially presented by the WMMA, in collaboration with Wood & Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business magazines.

As an added feature, to the right is an alphabetical list of WMMA members exhibiting at AWFS Vegas, along with each company's corresponding booth number and a link to its Web site.

At the AWFS Vegas Fair, the WMMA will present its "Find It Here" campaign, an endorsement of more than 120 exhibiting members that manufacture machinery, cutting tools and supplies. Thousands of woodworking products and solutions will be on display at these members' booths during the four-day show, July 18-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For more information, stop by the WMMA's booth No. 6117 or visit www.wmma.org.

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This month’s Productivity Boosters:

Ogden Group 1320 Industrial Drive Matthews, NC 28105 (704) 845-2785 sales@ogden-group.com www.ogden-group.com AWFS Vegas Booths Nos. 12076 and 13079

Veneer Forming Systems
The PT Veneer Forming systems, produced by RfsProtech, are used in the manufacturing of radial components for the window, door and cabinet industries. The PT series ends the need for fixtures and forms for the pressing and laminating of veneers into half-round, arch and elliptical shapes. The elimination of the need to make forms allows for quick and easy set-up of custom parts. Systems are available with a variety of curing methods, including RF, conduction heat bands and cold press.

Wisconsin Knife Works 2505 Kennedy Drive Beloit, WI 53511 (800) 225-5959 sales@wkwinc.com www.wkwinc.com AWFS Vegas Booth No. 5341

Woodworking Tooling
With more than 80 years of woodworking experience, Wisconsin Knife Works has supplied thousands of woodworking plants with high-performance tooling. WKW's broad line includes router bits, quick delivery cutterheads, finger joint cutters and an extensive line of knife steel products.

Deimco Finishing Equipment 1004 E. 5th St. Tama, IA 52339 (800) 728-8806 marv@deimco.com www.deimco.com AWFS in Booth No. 1615

Flat-Line Finishing Systems
Deimco’s custom flat-line finishing systems are designed to finish any five-face products, including raised panel cabinet doors. They are supplied in versions compatible to both conventional and UV coatings, and can include cross-transfer systems, curing ovens, stain wipers, integral sanders, automatic color change and automatic guns.

Jenkins Systems 2803 S. Taylor Dr. Sheboygan, WI 53081 (920) 452-2110 sales@jenkins-systems.com www.jenkins-systems.com AWFS Vegas Booth No. 10110

CNC Feed-Thru Shaper & Sander
Jenkins Systems Model 5104 produces all five components of cabinet and architectural doors as well as valances. Proven technology, a precision feed chain and a structurally solid design insure the production of square parts. An optional outboard fence provides the ability to precisely size products. Exclusive True-Blend contouring reduces sanding and improves product finish. Change over time is minimized with quick-change counter rotating direct drive spindles and easy to use touch-screen operator interface. Users can size, raise, arch, sand, cope, stick and edge, all on one machine.

Alexander Dodds 3000 Walkent Dr. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544 (800) 843-6337 info@dodds.com www.dodds.com AWFS Vegas Booth No. 2113

Dovetail Machinery
Alexander Dodds offers dovetail machinery to handle all dovetail applications. Systems are available for making 10 or 10,000 drawers a day. Drawer assembly machines are also available.

Carter Products Company Inc. 2871 Northridge Dr. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544 (888) 622-7837 sales@carterproducts.com www.carterproducts.com AWFS Booth No. 12088

SandTrac Monitor
Carter Products introduces a new version of its SandTrac Width Utilization Promptor/Monitor. Carter says the SandTrac helps operators and supervisors manage abrasive belt usage, improving product consistency and reducing abrasives costs. SandTrac monitors operator input, and outputs a real-time LED graph reflecting belt usage patterns directly on the front of the machine. The graph indicates where abrasive belt wear is the greatest, prompting the operator to utilize other sections of the widebelt.

Accurate Technology Inc. 270 Rutledge Rd. Fletcher, NC 28732 (800) 233-0580 info@accurate-technology.com www.proscale.com AWFS Vegas Booth No. 5206

Digital Measurement Systems
ProScale digital measurement systems are well suited for moulders, tenoners, planers, widebelt sanders and anywhere else where tooling needs to be positioned or a linear measurement needs to be made. All ProScale readings are made in inches or millimeters with accuracy up to 0.002 inch. ProScales are not affected by sawdust and wood debris. They operate on batteries so no electrical installation is required.

Vortex Tool Company Inc. 5605 Jelinek Avenue, Schofield, Wisconsin 54476 (800) 355-7708 info@vortextool.com www.vortextool.com AWFS in Booth No. 5008

CNC Router Start-Up Package
Vortex Tool Company can provide a comprehensive tool package for new and used CNC router start-ups. The Vortex Tool Start-Up Package includes everything from router and boring bits to changing stands, collets and tool holders. The Vortex staff will consult with you to determine your router applications and select a specific set of tools and accessories to get your machine operating efficiently. Most items are in stock for immediate shipping.

CryoKinetics 2620 S. Oliver Wichita, KS  67210 (316) 681-0080 Rfriend@cryokinetics.com www.cryokinetics.com

The Delta V-a Plus Hybrid Blaster can remove paint, stain, glue, mastic, tar, asphalt, burnt-on hydrocarbons, mold, fire damage, grease, grime and more. It can be used to clean buildings, ovens, trucks, production lines, factory equipment, conveyors, presses, etc. It blasts aggressively with dry ice or almost any other media such as baking soda, rice, corn products, etc.

Super Thin Saws Inc. P.O. Box 299, Route 2 Moretown Commercial Center Waterbury, VT 05676 (800) 514-SAWS sales@superthinsaws.com www.superthinsaws.com AWFS Booth No. 16072

Splitting Saw Blades
Super Thin Saws' FL Series splitting saws are designed specifically for the production of sawn veneers, using double vertical arbor splitting units. The saws use double-hub, tapered-rim circular sawblades, to achieve maximum stiffness with minimum steel thickness and minimum kerf. The uniquely high stiffness-to-kerf-squared ratio allows users to achieve maximum yield and maximum feed rate, with minimum lamella size variation.

Great Lakes Custom Tool Mfg., Inc. 101 N. Old Peshtigo Road Peshtigo, WI 54157 (800) 873-4528 info@glct.com www.glct.com AWFS Booth No. 13163

Helicarb Cutterhead
The patent-pending Helicarb cutterhead offers the woodworking industry cutters that feature a continuous, one-piece replaceable twisted carbide blade — not a segmented design. The blade produces a smooth shearing action, like a scissors when cutting, and reduces tear-out. The one-piece twisted blade is replaceable, and can be easily sharpened with proper grinding — keeping downtime to a minimum. The Helicarb cutterhead can be jointed to attain a multi-knife finish and achieve true running accuracy within 0.0005-inch.

Larick Machinery, Inc 4000 Main St. PO Box 308 Timnath, CO 80547 (970) 224-3061 info@larickmachinery.com www.larickmachinery.com AWFS in Booth No. 13100

Profile Sander
Larick Machinery's Model 360 can tilt either forward or backward to minimize the depth the profile goes into the wheel, and to keep the abrasive as flat as possible on the wheel. It also has a simple, stationary, rigid, but removable fence, and features both vertical and horizontal spindle adjustment from the front of the machine. Horizontal spindle adjustment allows the operator to quickly make fine adjustments of sanding pressure without moving the fence. The newly re-designed Model 360B uses an inverter for speed control, and the spindle tilts easily with a crank and easy to read scale.

Komo Machine, Inc. 11 Industrial Blvd. Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 (800) 643-5089 info@komo.com www.komo.com AWFS in Booth No. 5322

Fusion CNC Router
The New Fusion Series CNC Machining Centers from Komo Machine Inc. can be equipped with a fully automatic Material handling system. The system will load, unload and clean the table in one pass to give your company the speed and precision that is needed to keep your machine running in its most productive state.

Safranek Ent., Inc. 4005 El Camino Real Atascadero, CA 93422 (800) 553-9344 sales@hersaf.com www.hersaf.com AWFS in Booth No. 23002

Insert Tooling
At this year's AWFS Fair, Safranek Enterprises Inc., will introduce the newest addition to the Her-Saf Insert Tooling line, Round-Over Insert Quick Change cutter with bearing — available in a 1/8-, 3/16- and 1/4-inch radius.

The PRODUCTIVITY TIPS series is presented by the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (www.wmma.org) in partnership with Wood & Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business (www.iswonline.com).

The opinions expressed are those of the individual companies responding to each question and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the WMMA, W&WP and CWB.

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