Blum is purchasing a 75.1% stake in the Austrian company System Industrie Electronic GmbH, a merger expected to generate welfare synergies.

SATURN has been a breakthrough in manufacturing digital decor paper produced by Hymmen. SATURN is an industrial digital printing line with water-based inks that can be integrated into the existing production processes of the customers. It is a standard machine …

Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning are increasingly important to the manufacturing industry. Sandvik has partnered with IBM on several digital key projects. How will digital activities impact traditional manufacturing? At Sandvik, work has begun …

AkzoNobel, manufacturer of the Chemcraft® brand of Industrial Wood Coatings, announces that Duval Paint & Decorating, Inc., has joined its growing distribution network. Florida-based Duval Paint & Decorating needed a high-quality line of wood coatings to offer its loyal client …

Digitalization—also known “digital transformation”— is currently a hot topic in the wood industry. While some companies work with tablets and adopt digital tools, others work with handwritten order lists. Every production process has its pros and cons, but how can …

On 1st October 2018, around 250 students began their studies at the Faculty of Wood Technology and Construction at the Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences. The budding engineers not only benefit from theoretical lessons but also from shared knowledge that …

Huu-ay-aht First Nations (“Huu-ay-aht”) and Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western”) announced that they are working together to explore potential alternative ownership structures in Huu-ay-aht’s traditional territories pursuant to the Reconciliation Protocol Agreement.   This collaborative effort may also …

From next September 10 to 13, Shanghai will be hosting the 1st edition of the Shanghai International Furniture Machinery & Woodworking Machinery Fair, a new event born of the collaboration between CIFF and WMF-International Woodworking Machinery Fair.   The exhibition …

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has launched a collaboration with Vepa, a leader in project furniture design. The aim of this collaboration is to further demonstrate the value of powder coating technology as …