2008 Industry News
►December 3, 2008
ISEC introduces their own brand of laboratory furniture and fume hoods to be available nationwide. The ISEC laboratory furniture product line will include custom wood, laminate-clad, and metal, plus high-performance fume hoods. For more information on this new product please visit the ISEC website, www.isecinc.com
►December 2, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is proud to introduce a cost-saving and quality improvement tool to clean abrasive belts with particles of dry ice – on the sander, during production. The CryoKinetics patented abrasive belt cleaning not only reduces the replacement costs, but it will also increase productivity from not having to stop production to frequently change belts. For more information, please contact Stephan W. Waltman, Vice President, at 616.698.7500 or swaltman@stilesmachinery.com.
►December 1, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. will be demonstrating their AutoCAD Based Manufacturing Software for the Woodworking Industry at the Expo ProMueble – Booth #4005. This exhibition will be held at the Banamex Center in Mexico City, Mexico on January 21 - January 24, 2009 between the hours of 11:00 am – 8:30 pm each day of the show. For additional information on this expo contact Microvellum at info@microvellum.com
►November 26, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce that Tony Varda has joined their team as Director of Finishing Technology to further solidify their position as the industry’s leader. For more information, please contact Stephan W. Waltman, Vice President, at 616.698.7500 or swaltman@stilesmachinery.com.
►November 26, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. announced the donation of their full software suit to St. Mary’s Academy and College located in Mary’s, Kansas. St. Mary’s is a private school located in rural northeast Kansas, with over 190 high school students attending. Presently, they serve their students with two technology education courses: Drafting I, which covers all aspects of manual drafting techniques; and Drafting II, which is a CAD course. Beginning 2009, St. Mary’s is expanding their curriculum to incorporate a Manufacturing Enterprise: Custom Cabinet Making sequence, which will be a design and production curriculum for grades ten through twelve.
►November 20, 2008
Biesse Group launches its new woodworking Machinery Manufacturing Plant in India
►October 10, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce the eighth annual Executive Briefing Conference (EBC) will be held October 11-13, 2009 in Dallas, Texas.
The EBC is a not-for-profit educational event. Any profits will be donated to advance the efforts of WoodLINKS USA, an industry education partnership that certifies entry-level skilled workers so they can become the future leaders of the industry.
Sign up to receive announcements about the 2009 EBC at www.stilesmachinery.com/ebc.
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce that Mike Capper has joined the company as the Western Regional Sales Manager.
►September 17, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is proud to announce they have been included in the Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row. An extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, the Inc. 5000 celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions or other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004 and $2 million in 2007.
►September 5, 2008
Eggers Industries, with manufacturing locations in Two Rivers and Neenah, Wisconsin, will use InPro Corporation’s Sanparrel™ rigid sheet material to clad Eggers' non-rated and fire-rated doors, as well as acoustic, bullet-resistant, lead-lined, and environmentally friendly door constructions. Class A fire-rated Sanparrel rigid sheet comes in more than 125 colors and patterns, and is InPro’s signature wall-cladding product, which is now being applied to Eggers doors. The new line will be called eiDOORS™.
Click Here for More Information
►July 31, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce Russ Suor has been appointed to the management position of Vice President – Technology. Russ joined the Stiles service organization in 1995 and has held several important positions during the past thirteen years. Most recently he served as the company’s Technical Director, Russ’ multi-faceted experiences and his technical expertise make him uniquely qualified for this appointment.
►July 2, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce they hired Reid Giving as an industrial sales engineer to cover the state of Oregon. The state of Oregon was previously covered by David Bakk, who retired from Stiles in December 2007 after 25 years of service to the company.
►June 11, 2008
Granite Mill has received the Best of State’s most prestigious honor, the Best of State Statue, in the category of Manufacturing and Production. Granite Mill joins only nine other companies or individuals, from hundreds of nominees, in Utah to receive a Best of State Statue in 2008. Granite Mill also was awarded a Best of State Medal in the subcategory of Fixtures and Furniture.
►June 2, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of a new 100,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility located near their High Point, North Carolina regional office.
ISEC, Inc. announces the promotion of Mike Polanchyck to Senior Vice President and his appointment to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Polanchyck is a veteran ISEC employee having been with the company for over 28 years. He has most recently held the position of Vice President and Regional Manager of ISEC’s Northern California Region. Mike will continue to oversee the Northern California Region and will take on additional Corporate responsibilities as a Board of Directors member.
►May 28, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. today announced Andrew Peel as Manager of Production & Engineering Software (Toolbox). Andrew brings with him four years of technical support experience, customer relations skills, and video production experience. His role will primarily focus on the needs of our customers, making sure their concerns are answered and put as top priority. For more information visit: www.microvellum.com.
►May 15, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. today has announced the donation of their full software suit to Washougal High School located in Washougal, Washington. This nearly $102,000.00 donation further emphasizes Microvellum’s continued support of woodworking education. For more information visit: www.microvellum.com.
►May 5, 2008
ISEC, Inc. is pleased to introduce Chris Stoudt as our new Southeast Regional Manager, based in Orlando, FL. With over 15 years experience in the construction industry, his background includes general contracting, owners representation and real estate. He will be responsible for all operations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
►April 22, 2008
Stiles introduces a dust management solution
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce they have entered into an exclusive collaboration to provide a dust management solution to fulfill their customers’ needs. Click Here for Details
►April 14, 2008
The Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.), formerly NASFM, celebrated the 37th anniversary of its awards presentation on Tuesday, March 18, during an awards ceremony in the McCormick Place West Ballroom in Chicago. The presentation, held at the end of the first day of GlobalShop, presented 62 awards to 43 projects for the innovation and quality of their retail environment designs.
Bernhard Woodwork Ltd produced one of 12 Global projects that were selected for a Grand Prize in the category “Softline Shop within a Store” for Saks Fifth Avenue: 8th Floor Shoe Department at the flagship store in downtown NYC.
►March 20, 2008
Canterbury Flooring Unveils Custom Millwork e-Catalog with 11,000 Profiles.
Click Here for Details
►March 20, 2008
Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman’s Club Donates $15,000 to Hardwood Forest Foundation
Click Here for Details
►March 7, 2008
Häfele Opens New Showroom in Chicago
Click Here for Details
►February 19, 2008
Pollmeier has launched the International Beech Design Award campaign
For more details on the contest, how to enter or just browse some of the fabulous early entries, visit www.european-beech.com
►February 19, 2008
Star Moulding & Trim celebrated its 50th anniversary January 1st 2008.
David F. O’Keeffe purchased Star Moulding & Trim in 1958. The business was located in the heart of Chicago until 1974 when Dave expanded to a larger state of the art facility in Bedford Park, Il.
David J. (D.J.) O’Keeffe was promoted to president from vice president. D.J. O’Keeffe (Dave’s son) has been in management at Star for the past 16 years. David F. O’Keeffe moves to chairman of the board.
►February 01, 2008
Lynden Door Inc. Achieves Chain of Custody Certification
Click Here for More Information
►January 17, 2008
Stiles Introduces Flexible 3D Press
The new Wemhöner Eagle membrane press is designed for a variety of 3D products using veneer and/or rigid thermo foil. Ideal for a new product or manufacturing start-up of 3D components, this press line has the ultimate combination of flexibility and productivity.
►January 11, 2008
New Planit Ready Partnership Formed
Planit Solutions and ETemplate Systems today announce a seamless integration between their respective products. This integration allows users of both systems to perform detailed as-built jobsite measurements using ETemplate Photo, and bring this data directly into Cabnetware and Cabinet Vision as an accurate layout for the design process.
2008 Industry News
►December 3, 2008
ISEC introduces their own brand of laboratory furniture and fume hoods to be available nationwide. The ISEC laboratory furniture product line will include custom wood, laminate-clad, and metal, plus high-performance fume hoods. For more information on this new product please visit the ISEC website, www.isecinc.com
►December 2, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is proud to introduce a cost-saving and quality improvement tool to clean abrasive belts with particles of dry ice – on the sander, during production. The CryoKinetics patented abrasive belt cleaning not only reduces the replacement costs, but it will also increase productivity from not having to stop production to frequently change belts. For more information, please contact Stephan W. Waltman, Vice President, at 616.698.7500 or swaltman@stilesmachinery.com.
►December 1, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. will be demonstrating their AutoCAD Based Manufacturing Software for the Woodworking Industry at the Expo ProMueble – Booth #4005. This exhibition will be held at the Banamex Center in Mexico City, Mexico on January 21 - January 24, 2009 between the hours of 11:00 am – 8:30 pm each day of the show. For additional information on this expo contact Microvellum at info@microvellum.com
►November 26, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce that Tony Varda has joined their team as Director of Finishing Technology to further solidify their position as the industry’s leader. For more information, please contact Stephan W. Waltman, Vice President, at 616.698.7500 or swaltman@stilesmachinery.com.
►November 26, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. announced the donation of their full software suit to St. Mary’s Academy and College located in Mary’s, Kansas. St. Mary’s is a private school located in rural northeast Kansas, with over 190 high school students attending. Presently, they serve their students with two technology education courses: Drafting I, which covers all aspects of manual drafting techniques; and Drafting II, which is a CAD course. Beginning 2009, St. Mary’s is expanding their curriculum to incorporate a Manufacturing Enterprise: Custom Cabinet Making sequence, which will be a design and production curriculum for grades ten through twelve.
►November 20, 2008
Biesse Group launches its new woodworking Machinery Manufacturing Plant in India
►October 10, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce the eighth annual Executive Briefing Conference (EBC) will be held October 11-13, 2009 in Dallas, Texas.
The EBC is a not-for-profit educational event. Any profits will be donated to advance the efforts of WoodLINKS USA, an industry education partnership that certifies entry-level skilled workers so they can become the future leaders of the industry.
Sign up to receive announcements about the 2009 EBC at www.stilesmachinery.com/ebc.
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce that Mike Capper has joined the company as the Western Regional Sales Manager.
►September 17, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is proud to announce they have been included in the Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row. An extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, the Inc. 5000 celebrates the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, independent – not subsidiaries or divisions or other companies – as of December 31, 2007, and have at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004 and $2 million in 2007.
►September 5, 2008
Eggers Industries, with manufacturing locations in Two Rivers and Neenah, Wisconsin, will use InPro Corporation’s Sanparrel™ rigid sheet material to clad Eggers' non-rated and fire-rated doors, as well as acoustic, bullet-resistant, lead-lined, and environmentally friendly door constructions. Class A fire-rated Sanparrel rigid sheet comes in more than 125 colors and patterns, and is InPro’s signature wall-cladding product, which is now being applied to Eggers doors. The new line will be called eiDOORS™.
Click Here for More Information
►July 31, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce Russ Suor has been appointed to the management position of Vice President – Technology. Russ joined the Stiles service organization in 1995 and has held several important positions during the past thirteen years. Most recently he served as the company’s Technical Director, Russ’ multi-faceted experiences and his technical expertise make him uniquely qualified for this appointment.
►July 2, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce they hired Reid Giving as an industrial sales engineer to cover the state of Oregon. The state of Oregon was previously covered by David Bakk, who retired from Stiles in December 2007 after 25 years of service to the company.
►June 11, 2008
Granite Mill has received the Best of State’s most prestigious honor, the Best of State Statue, in the category of Manufacturing and Production. Granite Mill joins only nine other companies or individuals, from hundreds of nominees, in Utah to receive a Best of State Statue in 2008. Granite Mill also was awarded a Best of State Medal in the subcategory of Fixtures and Furniture.
►June 2, 2008
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of a new 100,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility located near their High Point, North Carolina regional office.
ISEC, Inc. announces the promotion of Mike Polanchyck to Senior Vice President and his appointment to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Polanchyck is a veteran ISEC employee having been with the company for over 28 years. He has most recently held the position of Vice President and Regional Manager of ISEC’s Northern California Region. Mike will continue to oversee the Northern California Region and will take on additional Corporate responsibilities as a Board of Directors member.
►May 28, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. today announced Andrew Peel as Manager of Production & Engineering Software (Toolbox). Andrew brings with him four years of technical support experience, customer relations skills, and video production experience. His role will primarily focus on the needs of our customers, making sure their concerns are answered and put as top priority. For more information visit: www.microvellum.com.
►May 15, 2008
Microvellum, Inc. today has announced the donation of their full software suit to Washougal High School located in Washougal, Washington. This nearly $102,000.00 donation further emphasizes Microvellum’s continued support of woodworking education. For more information visit: www.microvellum.com.
►May 5, 2008
ISEC, Inc. is pleased to introduce Chris Stoudt as our new Southeast Regional Manager, based in Orlando, FL. With over 15 years experience in the construction industry, his background includes general contracting, owners representation and real estate. He will be responsible for all operations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
►April 22, 2008
Stiles introduces a dust management solution
Stiles Machinery Inc. is pleased to announce they have entered into an exclusive collaboration to provide a dust management solution to fulfill their customers’ needs. Click Here for Details
►April 14, 2008
The Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.), formerly NASFM, celebrated the 37th anniversary of its awards presentation on Tuesday, March 18, during an awards ceremony in the McCormick Place West Ballroom in Chicago. The presentation, held at the end of the first day of GlobalShop, presented 62 awards to 43 projects for the innovation and quality of their retail environment designs.
Bernhard Woodwork Ltd produced one of 12 Global projects that were selected for a Grand Prize in the category “Softline Shop within a Store” for Saks Fifth Avenue: 8th Floor Shoe Department at the flagship store in downtown NYC.
►March 20, 2008
Canterbury Flooring Unveils Custom Millwork e-Catalog with 11,000 Profiles.
Click Here for Details
►March 20, 2008
Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman’s Club Donates $15,000 to Hardwood Forest Foundation
Click Here for Details
►March 7, 2008
Häfele Opens New Showroom in Chicago
Click Here for Details
►February 19, 2008
Pollmeier has launched the International Beech Design Award campaign
For more details on the contest, how to enter or just browse some of the fabulous early entries, visit www.european-beech.com
►February 19, 2008
Star Moulding & Trim celebrated its 50th anniversary January 1st 2008.
David F. O’Keeffe purchased Star Moulding & Trim in 1958. The business was located in the heart of Chicago until 1974 when Dave expanded to a larger state of the art facility in Bedford Park, Il.
David J. (D.J.) O’Keeffe was promoted to president from vice president. D.J. O’Keeffe (Dave’s son) has been in management at Star for the past 16 years. David F. O’Keeffe moves to chairman of the board.
►February 01, 2008
Lynden Door Inc. Achieves Chain of Custody Certification
Click Here for More Information
►January 17, 2008
Stiles Introduces Flexible 3D Press
The new Wemhöner Eagle membrane press is designed for a variety of 3D products using veneer and/or rigid thermo foil. Ideal for a new product or manufacturing start-up of 3D components, this press line has the ultimate combination of flexibility and productivity.
►January 11, 2008
New Planit Ready Partnership Formed
Planit Solutions and ETemplate Systems today announce a seamless integration between their respective products. This integration allows users of both systems to perform detailed as-built jobsite measurements using ETemplate Photo, and bring this data directly into Cabnetware and Cabinet Vision as an accurate layout for the design process.