Technology

I know just enough about wood to be dangerous. The professionals know wood inside out. There are things you learn from years of experience that the home hobbyist might just not know. What I do know well is manufacturing software, and I’d…

During the 2021 AWFS Fair, Brian Clancy brought his CNC advice to an educational session. He shared how he researched his purchase, integrated it into his shop, and learned how to make the most of its capabilities. We asked him to share…

ANCA is well known for offering standard and special custom solutions for its customers. When ANCA designs a custom solution, we give our customers tailored options with shorter set-up times. In an increasingly challenging market, companies…

There are many theories in the industry on the best way to prolong fingerjoint cutting knives to have them produce a better chip load. There are just as many ways in practice that don’t follow the recommended guidelines, too, like fewer…

Ash is the most popular wood species for making bats, prized for its flexibility, which players believe gives more “whip”; its grain provides a larger sweet spot and lightness combined with toughness and durability. But a green monster—and…

COVID-19 has caused a sharp increase in the demand for home renovations. People are spending more time at home through the pandemic; our homes have become our offices, schools, and cafeterias. With that shift comes a surge in home…

Compact yet powerfully productive. Technologically advanced, yet super simple to operate. Loaded with the latest in CNC, laser, and robotic automation, yet affordable to own. These are just some of the hallmarks of the 5th Generation CNC…

Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, is slated to be the site of Western Canada’s tallest mass timber office building. This July, PC Urban Properties Corp and Hines announced plans to develop a 10-storey, 196,000-square-foot mixed-use office complex,…

LestaUSA has announced its entry into the wood market to allow furniture and woodworking manufacturers of any size to increase capacity by 50% without the need to hire additional staff. This is possible thanks to their self-learning robotic…

Sometimes to make finishing faster, it’s not about the actual finishing, but it has everything to do with how you handle the parts you’re working on. That’s some of the thinking behind a new spray finishing system developed by Nathan…

Recognition of the benefits of living and building with wood—from aesthetics and performance to cost and sustainability—is growing worldwide.

Wood has been used as a building material for millennia. Still, it has only been relatively recently that the physical and psychological benefits of incorporating natural elements like wood into our buildings have been studied, quantified,…

Shipping costs can be one of the largest expenses for businesses that use Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping. Let us walk you through 9 methods that will help you cut your shipping costs by up to 20%.

Preparing your packages for shipping is an essential part of ensuring the safe and timely delivery of your shipment. When it comes to packaging a shipment, one of the key aspects to keep in mind is that you use the right materials.

Inovem, a college technology transfer centre serving the furniture and woodworking industries in Quebec at Cegep de Victoriaville, has recently concluded research on the development of environmentally friendly wood veneer tubes.