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Editor’s pickSiempelkamp to build complete rice straw fibreboard plant in America

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The proposed plant layout for CalAg LCC CalAg LCC is investing over US$315 million for its new rice straw fibreboard production plant in Willows, California. The complete plant will be installed by Siempelkamp, featuring the complete range of machine technology worth EUR75 million. CalAg LLC signed the supply contract on June 14, shortly after it was acquainted with Siempelkamp’s …

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Siempelkamp

Editor’s pickIMAL-PAL celebrates huge success with increased order portfolio of EUR 11Mn

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The IMAL-PAL Group had a 1600sqm booth. Together with the Panel Alliance, the Group showcased solutions for complete plants. The IMAL-PAL group received over 1500 visitors at its 1600 m2 stand and increased its order portfolio by EUR 11 million, a record intake for any show. The Panel Alliance team, created by IMAL, PAL, GLOBUS, VYNCKE, RECALOR and TRASMEC, pooled resources to offer the best …

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IMAL, LIGNA

Editor’s pickThis bench shows the humble, old school MDF is still fit for the future

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This dental practice in Los Angeles is ahead of its time. With a futuristic design as a brief, the entire office is a utopian dream: whitewashed walls, glass facades, suspended ceilings, fluorescent lighting and acrylic grid panels above. At the centre of the reception and waiting area is a single piece of furniture consisting 592 CNC-cut MDF pieces.   The sectional variations allow …

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MDF, furniture, design, dental practice

Editor’s pickA warm, rustic wooden distillery befitting of Jack Daniel's delicious whiskey

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The event room in Barrel House 1-14, Jack Daniel Distillery, Tennessee. Whiskey maturing in barrels  If you have ever toured a distillery, you will know that it is an olfactory experience. As a barrel of whiskey matures, a portion of its contents is lost to evaporation over the years. This creates the "angel's share", a delightful scent that fills the place. In seeking ways to enhance …

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Jack Daniel, distillery, wood, timber frame

Editor’s pickPrivate lake home wrapped in hemlock façade offers comfort, warmth and respect for nature

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Set near Lake Memphremagog in Canada, this private home is a family’s desire to return to nature, simplicity and a balanced lifestyle.   The house represents sustainable construction. It is reinterpreted to define the modern house that is generously opened on the landscape. Constructed from a variety of materials including field stone, the comfort, simplicity and warmth of the …

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hemlock, canada, architects ACDF, softwood, lake house

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EGGER installs recycling facility in Romania worth EUR23.9Mn

Austrian panel giant EGGER has invested EUR 23.9 Mn in a recycling installation at its plant in Radauti, Romania, as well as in the EGGER Timberpark platforms for collecting the recycled wood. The latest investment reflects the company’s focus on a secondary, sustainable lifecycle of wood-based materials. It also reflects a worldwide …


Interzum Cologne 2017

Sylvawood 2017

Freres Lumber receives a grant to bring its plywood panels to the market

Freres Lumber Co. recently received a US$250,000 grant from the United States Forest Service to bring its veneer-based massive plywood panels (MPP) to the market. Announced late last year, Freres’ MPP – which they hope will transform the market – is designed to be an alternative to cross-laminated timber (CLT), and can be used …


"Likewood", as its name suggests, looks and feels like wood

Likewood is a range of high definition timber look panels developed by Australian company Elton Group. Replicating timber in all respects, Likewood features a CLPL facing made from wood fibre, printed with a synchronised texture and lacquered to closely replicate solid timber. It is available on 18mm, 25mm and 32mm E0 MR MDF and complemented by …


To support business growth, Epicor has released the latest version of iScala

Global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, Epicor Software Corporation, announced that the latest version of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, Epicor iScala, is now generally available. Designed especially to support small to medium midmarket companies and subsidiaries of larger …


Nigeria to abolish ban on Egyptian furniture imports

Trade and Industry Minister Tareq Qabil said that Nigeria lifted the ban on its imports of furniture from Egypt. The minister added that Nigeria had imposed a ban on imports of furniture among 25 other products since 2005, which harmed Egypt’s exports of furniture. Qabil said that Egypt raised the issue during its talks with Nigeria. …


CX JOY Wood Design Award

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WMF 2016 - Exhibitor Interview: Mr. Piergiorgio Franca, Chief Executive Officer of Biesse China 专訪比雅斯中国首席执行官Piergiorgio Franca先生

1.「智能制造」成为制造业的热点，针对这一形式，比雅斯如何应对中国市场需求？ 
Piergiorgio Franca先生：自2014年起，智能制造在全球都显得非常重要，比雅斯致力在中国市场成为行业领导者。正因为此，我们来到到中国，并努力拓展中国市场。比雅斯为中国制造企业提供可以满足客户多样化需求的生产解决方案。就家具生产和设计而言，比雅斯设备拥有高灵活性和多样性，可以协助改善生产技术，让企业在国内外更具竞争力。

Homag: Drilling and dowelling – ABD 260 Optimat

Drilling and dowelling – more efficient than ever before

CNC Drilling and dowel inserting machine - always keeping a tight grip on everything
• Incredibly fast drilling and dowel insertion
• 8 clamping cylinders keep a tight grip on wokrpieces
• Flexible handling due to lowerable center stop
• SORB TECH machine bed - heavy and sturdy

Kuang Yung: MRS-610M Optimizing Movable Rip Saw

• Choice of 1-6 movable blades
• Extra large 450 / 610 mm cutting width
• Optimizing cut function
•  American designed and developed scan system which has decades of experience since the first system made in 1996
• Worldwide success with more than 200 sets sold in the USA, Europe and Asia.
• Easy to operate, learn, update and maintain with multi-language window operating system such as English and Chinese.
• Rip 10 - 12  lumbers (3.6m each) per minute. (The results may vary according to operator performance, timber length and feeding speed)
• A 7 -10% increase in yield compared to conventional multiple rip saw

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