Supply Chain Issues

Robot material handling in Stiles booth at IWF

WMMA/WMIA merger finalized

The results are in and the merger of two machinery associations — the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) — have been approved. A new association the WIA, becomes official on Jan. 1, 2024.

By Larry Adams, October 26, 2023 | 3:32 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Machinery association's merger plan takes next step

The expected merger of the Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) took another step toward a final vote with a town hall meeting on Oct. 12.

By Larry Adams, October 12, 2023 | 2:26 pm CDT

Executive Briefing Conference

See what's happening at the Executive Briefing Conference 2023

The hot buttons in the woodworking industry, including reshoring/nearshoring, employee recruitment/retention, new technology and material trends, leadership skills and other best practices, are among the topics being addressed at the 2023 Executive Briefing Conference - the Woodworking Network Summit.

By Karen M. Koenig, September 27, 2023 | 5:00 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Video: Europe's largest cut-to-size hardwood production site

In recent years Pollmeier expanded its beech sawmill facility in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to become Europe´s largest production site for cut-to-size hardwood.

By Larry Adams, September 14, 2023 | 3:15 pm CDT

Canadian News

U.S. softwood lumber duties are 'unfair, unjust and illegal'

Canada has filed a judicial review of a U.S. Department of Commerce tariff ruling that the Canadian government describes as an "unfair, unjust and illegal" extension of U.S. import duties on Canadian softwood lumber products.

By Larry Adams, August 23, 2023 | 9:08 am CDT