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Cover Story:
Wood finishing refers to the process of
embellishing and/or protecting the surface and
has become a major area of
 research
and development. Wood finishing is what with which we
have begun this month’s issue.
Industry News:
Acimall’s
relation to
development of training and promotion
operations for industry operators all over the world is
a news in itself.
the Canadian market for
residential furniture performed better than the American
market for residential furniture in the recent past.The
gap has been further magnified due to the economic
slowdown and of the US housing market and has given
reason enough to produce news in the industry.
SPE, a member of the
globally acting
Dieffenbacher
Group has set a record for the wood based panel
industry with more than 11 new dryer and grader
installations orders in the first half year. SPE
is delighted to enjoy the trust of these world-wide
producers of wood-based materials, and is pleased to
welcome these new customers.
The ‘7th Machinery, Furniture and Timber
Products Fair’ was held
from 23- 27 October 2007 in Northern Brazil. The event
housed more than 150 exhibitors, which showed new
technologies for the production of floorings, decks,
doors, windows, panel, plywood, veneer and other
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AHEC
(the American Hardwood Export Council) has commissioned
Seneca Creek Associates to carry out a major assessment
study on the risk of illegal wood entering the supply
chain for American hardwood products. Illegal wood is a
major concern and hence needs to be dealt effectively.
Fifteen
US hardwood exporting companies will take part in the
Dubai Wood Show 2008 under the banner of the American
Hardwood Pavilion and hence shows greater faith in the
fair.
Technology:
The HIPPOINT‘s
AUTOMATIC EDGE BANDING and
EDGE
TRIMMING MACHINE has found mention in this issue.
The SANDING TECHNIQUE from
the house of HEESEMANN is another inclusion in this
section.
KANEFUSA’S (TAF-C) Finger Jointing Knives is a
multi-structured material that clearly outperforms
ordinary tooling.
Advantage 60 and Advantage 70 from the house of IMA is
the compact solution for high-quality edge banding in
throughfeed operation.
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