Video: A closer look at award-winning 'Visionary' products

The AWFS Fair Visionary New Product Awards are prestigious awards recognizing exhibitors for innovation and new-to-market products, which includes any product that has been introduced to the industry since the 2021 AWFS Fair. 

The Visionary Awards showcase were located in the main lobby in front of the West Hall during AWFS 2023, July 25-28 in Las Vegas.

The AWFS Fair Visionary New Product Awards recognizes exhibitors for innovation and new-to-market products, which includes any product that has been introduced to the industry since the 2021 AWFS Fair.

The winners of the 2023 Visionary NEW Product Award by AWFS Fair, with truncated video descriptions, are:

Components:
3M for the 3M Xtract Cubitron II Net Disc 710W


Hardware:
Shaper Tools for the Plate + Hardware Catalog


Machinery Over $50,000:
Altendorf Group for the Hand Guard


Machinery Under $50,000:
Northtech Machine LLC for the iGlue, automatic dovetail gluer


Industry 4.0:
Nederman for the Save


Power Tools:
Disston Co. for the Blu-Mol Xtreme QuickCore Holesaw System


Tooling:
True Position Tools for the Transfer Tool


General Category:
SurfPrep for the SurfPrep Foam

The Visionary Awards showcase were located in the main lobby in front of the West Hall during AWFS 2023, July 25-28 in Las Vegas.

The AWFS Fair Visionary New Product Awards recognizes exhibitors for innovation and new-to-market products, which includes any product that has been introduced to the industry since the 2021 AWFS Fair.

The eight products were chosen from a list of 19 finalists. 

The finalists were:

Components 
3M, Booth 1063, 3M Xtract Cubitron II Net Disc 710W 
Prevost Corp., Booth 3468, Prevost PPS SQ Compressed Air System 

Hardware 
Mockett, Booth 3258, Oceanic Plastic Pull 
Shaper Tools, Booth 809, Plate + Hardware Catalog 

Machinery over $50,000 
Altendorf Group, Booth 501, Altendorf Group HAND GUARD 
Nutek Machinery, Booth 1523, Alphard Custom 
Total Finishing Solutions, Booth 854, VD Finishing Simple Dynamic System 

Machinery under $50,000 
Northtech Machine LLC, Booths 801 and 1000, Northtech's iGlue, Automatic Dovetail Gluer 
Next Wave CNC, Booth 539, Shark RS1000 Pro 
Oneida Air Systems, Booth 2900, SuperCell Turbo 

Industry 4.0 
Nederman, Booth 1759, Nederman SAVE 
Vesta 360, Booth 1913, Vesta 360 Software 

Power tools 
Disston Company, Booth 3853, Blu-Mol Xtreme QuickCore Patented Holesaw System 
SawStop, Booth 2013, SawStop 10" Compact Table Saw 

Tooling 
FISCH, Booth 3060, ProFit Click & Drill MAX Patented Holesaw System 
Micro Jig, Booth 3262, FITFINDER 
True Position Tools, Booth 3916, Transfer Tool 

General category 
Combilift, Booth 1573, Combilift CB15-5E 
SurfPrep, Booth 3047, SurfPrep Foam 

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