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Rich Christianson
President/Owner/C-Level

Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.

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WMS Products

Premier Fluid Systems is pumped up for WMS

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Premier Fluid Systems (PFS), a leading supplier of vacuum pumps in Canada since 1985, will exhibit a selection of its broad product line at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the International Centre. Known as Travaini Canada, PFS has vacuum and centrifugal pump installations in thousands of industrial sites across Canada and the U.S., and around the world. 
By Rich Christianson, August 10, 2019 | 10:39 am CDT
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WMS Products

Grass Canada will display full range of Euro hardware at WMS

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Grass Canada, a member of the international Grass group with a 20-year history in the Canadian market, will present its latest slide and hinge systems, flap and corner cabinet systems and other distinctive kitchen cabinet products at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the International Centre.
By Rich Christianson, August 10, 2019 | 10:09 am CDT
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WMS Products

Ardis offers modular all-in-one software solution

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Ardis, a developer of optimization and production software specifically designed for processing sheet stock, will demonstrate its latest products at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo, Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Ardis designs its software as a modular all-in-one platform, which the company says “allows us to focus on your current needs with a future-proof software solution.”
By Rich Christianson, August 8, 2019 | 12:06 pm CDT
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WMS News

N.R. Murphy’s new owners gear up for WMS

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - N.R. Murphy Ltd., a full-service supplier of dust collectors and other air quality solutions, will exhibit under its new ownership for the first time at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Oct. 31-Nov. 2. While celebrating its 75th anniversary last year, Hélder Armas, Norm Murphy's son-in-law and formerly the company’s sales and marketing manager, became N.R. Murphy’s new president. Armas’ wife, Lori Armas, is co-owner.
By Rich Christianson, August 6, 2019 | 1:39 pm CDT
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Wood Pro Expo Lancaster

Martin’s Woodworking Machinery to display Northtech’s precision ripsaw at WPE

LANCASTER, PA -- Martin's Woodworking Machinery of Dundee, NY, will display the Northtech SLR-14SC straight line ripsaw at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster Oct. 17-18. The machine is capable of processing boards up to 18 in. wide into strips as thin as 3/16 in. thick. The SLR-14SC has a maximum depth of cut of 3-1/8 in. when using a 14-inch blade. Equipped with a 15-hp variable saw motor and a 1.5-hp feed motor, the ripsaw can operate at speeds ranging from 40 to 140 fpm.
By Rich Christianson, July 30, 2019 | 9:56 am CDT