FDM - October 2006

Collins Pine to
register forests
Top Drawer to hold open house

Collins Pine Co. has joined
the California Climate Action
Registry, a group of organizations
voluntarily taking action on
climate change. Collins will work with
the registry to annually track, report and
certify the greenhouse gas emissions
(GHGs) from its operations.

Collins will also track and register the GHGs sequestered through the management of its 94,000 acres of timberland in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. For more information, contact Cami Waner at 503/471-2212.

At its fifth annual open house, Top Drawer Components Inc., Apache Junction, Ariz., will introduce its 100 percent UV coating technology and its use of real-time manufacturing intelligence. The event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26 and 27.

Also included will be tours of the facility, which features lean production management systems for TDC’s dovetail drawer production, as well as prize giveaways, discounts and catered lunches.

For more information or to RSVP, call 800/745-9540 or visit www.topdrwr.com.

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Stiles introduces
new Solid Wood
Technologies division

Stiles Machinery Inc. has introduced a new division focused on machinery for the solid wood industry. The launch of Solid Wood Technologies is a direct response to customers who require machinery for solid wood applications in addition to panel processing. Products offered by the new division were displayed at IWF. Solid Wood Technologies is part of the Total Production Solutions offered by Stiles.

Robert Slater has been named vice president, Solid Wood Technologies by Stiles. Speaking at an I WF press conference, Slater said that moulders would be offered by the new division under the Kentwood name. Three Kentwood moulders were on display at I WF. More models were to be introduced. Wadkin Visage profile grinders will also be available from the new division. In addition, the first training session for solid wood equipment was scheduled to start in early October.

Stiles also announced that it is partnering with System TM of Denmark for additional products for the new division. Stiles will offer System TM products such as optimizing equipment for solid wood applications, material handling devices, crosscut saws, automated breakdown systems, stacking systems and grading lines.

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