FDM - July 2009

acquires
Environments Inc.
Sauder donates
furniture to flood
victims

S W Products Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stylmark Inc., recently acquired privately held Environments Inc. Environments, a 40-year-old company, specializes in custom fixtures, casework, furniture and millwork for retail and business spaces.

“This acquisition enhances Stylmark’s strategy of expanding into other retail markets, such as food and hospitality, as well as commercial and institutional interiors,” said SW Products’ CEO Ken Ritterspach.

Environments will continue to trade under the Environments brand and maintain operations at its facility in Minnetonka, Minn.

Sauder Woodworking is donating furniture to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, residents recovering from the 2008 floods. Working through the United Way of Cedar Rapids, the company is giving away 1,500 pieces of furniture.

“We have quietly assisted in furniture donations for many of the recent natural disasters,” said Kevin Sauder, president of the company. “People can’t really use our donations until after the homes have been restored and rebuilt, but then they see the need for furniture. We feel it’s important to share with those in need.”

Abet Laminati opens
Calif. office, warehouse

Abet Laminati recently opened its Richmond, Calif., office and warehouse.

The 17,000-square-foot location reduces electrical use by almost 80 percent with several large skylights, and overhead lighting will be used only when needed on rainy days.

For more information, call 800-228-2238.

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July 15-18, AWFS Fair, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas; www.awfsfair.org.

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Nordson to conduct live
video product demos

Nordson Corp. recently announced it will conduct live video demonstrations online for customers interested in testing Nordson’s adhesive dispensing systems, eliminating the need to travel to one of the company’s facilities.

The demos will be live and interactive featuring customer-specified products or samples.

The first live video demos were conducted at Nordson’s application and technical support lab in Duluth, Ga., in March 2009. Customers participated in full-scale online testing, demonstration and evaluation of automated adhesive dispensing systems.

Customers were able to request and see different adhesive volumes, dispensing speeds and adhesive patterns in real time. Process variables and adhesive system performance were monitored, adjusted and documented during each step of the testing process.

For more information, email adhe-siveleads@nordson.com.

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Sept. 19, Grizzly Industrial tent sale, Muncy, Penn.; www.grizzly.com. Sept. 24-25, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2009, Toronto, Canada; www.merchandisemart.com.