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AWFS 2013 exhibit space draw opens
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers recently opened its exhibit space draw for the 2013 AWFS Fair.
The 2013 AWFS Fair will be held July 24-27, 2013, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. Those interested in exhibiting at the fair may go to log on to www.awfsfair.org to download and complete the Exhibit Space Rental Agreement, and submit it to sales@awfs.org or fax it to 323.201.8232. Contact Amy Bartz, AWFS Fair sales director, with questions by email to amy@awfs.org or by calling 800.946.2937.
Xylexpo woodworking exhibition opens pre-registration
Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies, recently launched its visitor campaign and opened pre-registration for the event.
The visitors campaign includes social networking efforts, newsletters and mailings to those interested in attending the woodworking industry event. Xylexpo’s preregistration service is also now open. Industry professionals interested in visiting Xylexpo may go online to www.xylexpo.com to receive an email and coupon that can be scanned at the event’s gate.
Xylexpo will take place May 8-12, in the Milan, Italy, exhibition center Fieramilano-Rho.
Xylexpo woodworking, furniture industry show to be held May 2012
With more than four months before the woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies event Xylexpo, the show’s general manager, Paolo Zanibon, says registration figures are positive with more than 400 exhibitors and a current exhibition area of about 30,000 net square meters.
Xylexpo will be held Tuesday, May 8, 2012, through Saturday, May 12, 2012 in the Milan, Italy, exhibition center, Fieramilano-Rho. The show will extend over four halls, with halls one and three for panel processing, hall two for solid wood machining, and hall four for primary operations.
Promotional activities for the show were recently launched, and will be fully up and running at the beginning of 2012. Promotional activities use a traditional communication campaign complemented with “personal” contacts using opportunities presented from new business-to-business communication tools, according to show organizers. For more information on Xylexpo or to register, please visit www.xylexpo.com.
Xylexpo expects strong wood products show in 2012
The wood and wood-based products tradeshow, Xylexpo 2012, is planned for May 8-12, at the Milan Exhibition Center in Milan, Italy. Show organizers say that despite a tough economy, Xylexpo tradeshow exhibitors are expected to cover a larger area than the previous show with the latest woodworking technologies.
“The global economic situation presents few signs of improvement and our industry can only reflect these difficulties,” said Paolo Zanibon, general manager of Xylexpo. “But, in spite of this, exhibitor registrations for the next Xylexpo are encouraging and, so far, they suggest we might achieve an area of 45 thousand square meters, i.e. 15-20 percent more space than in the previous edition.”
Zanibon said Xylexpo hopes to be a guide for visitors through the changing wood products market. According to Dario Corbetta, marketing manager for Xylexpo, the exhibition center’s halls one and three will be dedicated to panel processing technology, while halls five and seven may be opened to panel machining. Hall four will include “first operation” machines and technologies.
“For several months now, we have been working to spread the message that our exhibition will be the ideal place to meet the widest offer, to compare solutions and to understand what the global technology industry can provide,” Corbetta said. ”A strong message we are delivering to new and consolidated exhibitors first, but that we will start to spread also among visitors in a couple of weeks; visitors have always been a valuable resource for our exhibition, boasting very high rates of international attendance, around 50 percent.”
For more information on Xylexpo 2012, visit www.xylexpo.com.
Leitz tooling co. reports success at wood industry’s Ligna 2011
Leitz displayed its latest tooling products at the company's Ligna booth.
At the wood and forestry industry tradeshow, Ligna 2011, Leitz says it received a positive response from booth attendees and strong demand for the new tooling products debuted in Hanover, Germany.
Under the company’s motto “we accelerate your processes,” Leitz presented products and services at two booths: a lightweight construction interest group and federal association of ProHolz windows. The company featured its line of diamond routers as well as coating technology and new furniture production tools. Leitz also presented its 6th edition of “Leitz-Lexicon,” a guide to products and technical information, which is also available as a DVD.
‘The Campus’ to showcase woodworking skills at AWFS Fair
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers will debut “The Campus” at its 2011 AWFS Fair, which will be an area on the show floor focused on showcasing the skills of American woodworkers.
The Campus will have three distinct areas, all focused on industry skills and training opportunities: a WorldSkills cabinetmaking competition, the smartSHOP fully-operational cabinet shop and the Woodwork Career Alliance professional evaluations. WorldSkills, an international career technical education training organization, will host its three-day cabinetmaking qualifying trials. Students from countries around the world compete for gold medals, with trail winners chosen by SkillsUSA. Those chosen to represent the U.S. will compete in WorldSkills Germany in 2013. The smartSHOP, a fully operational cabinet shop on the exhibit floor, will showcase “Simplicity in Automation for the Small Shop.”
SmartSHOP will bring automation down to scale for the modest size shops, giving attendees the chance to ask questions and see machine demonstrations. The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America will debut the Woodwork Passport Credentialing program by offering live operational evaluations using the Woodwork Manufacturing Skill Standards. The Woodwork Passport is a portable, personal, permanent record of a woodworker’s level of competency in tool and machine operations, according to the Woodwork Career Alliance.
Italian woodworking companies to exhibit at Ligna 2011
The upcoming Ligna international trade show will feature more than 300 Italian manufacturers exhibiting the latest machinery, technology, tools and equipment for the processing of wood and wood-based materials in Hanover, Germany. Italy will represent the largest foreign delegation at the show, second only to German manufacturers. The Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association, Acimall, will attend the event at its own exhibition space to provide information and documentation to those interested in the group or the industry they represent. Acimall will also present its annual report 2010, which the group says provides a detailed picture of Italian woodworking technology, and an in-depth analysis of the trends and dynamics of main competitors. Acimall will distribute the latest edition of its catalog at Ligna as well, offering a comprehensive review of all Italian woodworking companies. Ligna will take place from May 30 through June 3, in Hanover, Germany.
The view from Interwood Taiwan
Interwood Taipei 2011is a major machinery exhibition held in Taiwan every three years. We asked Elli Tsailing Hung, project manager at the Taiwan Trade Center in Chicago, about the show and the current woodworking business environment in Taiwan.
“In general, Taiwan’s wood machinery focuses on customized products, the prices are reasonable compared to Europe and the States,” he told CabinetMakerFDM. “The manufacturers keep making improvements on key components and after-sale services. In addition, due to the limited resources of wood (available in Taiwan), they also put efforts on how to reuse materials.
“The Taiwanese woodworking machinery industry has a history of more than 40 years and now ranks No. 4 in the world for exports. Over the years, the industry has specialized in providing machinery for both production of mass-produced and customized wooden furniture, while adapting to changes in market demand,” Hung said.
Interwood, known as the Taipei International Woodworking Machinery and Supplies Show, is one of the three largest professional woodworking machinery exhibitions in Asia. The last exhibition in 2008 drew 182 exhibitors using 1,070 booths, and more than 3,800 domestic and international visitors. The number of buyers from Russia, Mexico and India grew sharply, according to Hung.
More than 180 companies are expected at the 2011 event, held every three years.The United States has traditionally been the largest export market for Taiwan-made woodworking machinery, but China claimed the top export destination in 2010, according to the Taiwan Directorate General of Customs and Interwood Woodworking and Furniture Digest. In the 2008-2010 period, Hong Kong, Canada and Vietnam were also major export destinations.
According to Taiwan Economic News, the global downturn has reduced machinery exports. Woodworking equipment exports declined 13 percent in 2008 to $590 million. Machinery makers have focused on saving customer’s costs, developing non-woodworking machines using core technologies, and seeking smaller orders. Newer machines featured better control technology, higher output and accuracy.
Taiwan Trade Center’s Hung said that more than 180 companies are using 1,100 booths in the 2011. The show will be held July 7-10 at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall and features a full range of woodworking machinery related tools, parts and accessories, raw materials, and other related items. For more information email the show directly.
Free webinar: Automating the Small to Mid-Size Shop
What: CabinetMakerFDM Woodworking Business E-vent
When: May 19, 2011
Join us for the CabinetMakerFDM Woodworking Business Spring E-vent, a complimentary and convenient online trade show featuring five educational webinars on the wood products industry.
Featured webinar: Automating the Small to Mid-Size Shop by Kevin Ward, A Ward Design
An avid proponent of practical and pragmatic automation, Ward discusses how small to medium size shops can best incorporate CNC into their production to improve flow, efficiency and quality. Using his own experience of running a successful custom cabinet shop, Ward shares practical tips that will help you avoid common pitfalls in the automation process.
President and CEO of A Ward Design, Winter Haven, FL, Kevin Ward came out of the construction trades to eventually run a successful cabinet shop, specializing in high-end residential work. He has developed an automated production system and groomed a talented staff to achieve successful growth despite the down economy.
Register now to attend this and other presentations designed specifically for wood products business owners and managers:
“Pricing Strategies for the Recovery” by Will Sampson, CabinetMakerFDM
“Planning to Succeed in a Lean Transformation” by Jim Lewis, lean consultant and author
“Zero Setup and Batch One Manufacturing” – presenter to be announced soon
“New finishing technology” – presenter to be announced soon
Can’t make the date? No problem. Register now for the CabinetMakerFDM Woodworking Business E-vent and access the archived educational sessions for up to 90 days after the live event on May 19.
Ligna to cover wood use with demonstrations, seminars in Germany
Ligna in Hannover, Germany will cover the full wood-utilization spectrum at this “Making More out of Wood” trade show, running from May 30 through June 3.
The trade show will offer many topics on wood use. A furniture assembly workshop, lightweight.network, will host live demonstrations on wood furniture assembly at the central “Plaza” platform. The demonstrations from machinery manufacturers and component suppliers will show how wood furniture products are assembled to be lightweight yet extremely stable. On May 31 and June 1, the ”Think Light” international conference on lightweight panels will offer 13 presentations by suppliers with an overview of the latest production processes and product developments.
Other sessions at Ligna include: timber windows; innovative wood-based construction solutions; business and export forum on bioenergy; NRW – making more out of wood; and FEMADE – international trade show for the forestry, wood and furniture industries.
