Stiles Appoints Charles Martin as Project Manager for Engineered Systems

Charles Martin brings 25 years of industry experience to Stiles Machinery. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Stiles Machinery Inc. announces the addition of Mr. Charles Martin as Project Manager within the Engineered Systems department. With his new role, Martin will be working on large-scale and custom projects in a project engineering and management function, to further…

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Office Furniture Makers AIS and Haworth Enter an Agreement

Contract furniture manufacturer Haworth of Holland, Michigan, has purchased a stake in the Massachusetts-based office furniture maker AIS that is expected to broaden the product lines that Haworth now offers to small and mid-size businesses. We currently focus on that market directly, through our ‘Start-It-Up’ program, and indirectly through our alliances with Groupe Lacasse, United…

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Stiles Machinery Adds Northeast Regional Service Center

New service center strengthens Stiles’ commitment to support a significant NE customer base GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Stiles Machinery announces additional service capabilities in the North East region. John Criscione, Jaime Irizarry and Melissa Partazana will join Stiles Machinery effective September 1, 2012. John, Jaime and Melissa come to Stiles with over 30 years of…

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Stiles Machinery Announces Strategic Partnership with McFarland & Associates

Stiles adds McFarland & Associates as a new distributor, expanding market share in the Great Lakes region. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Stiles Machinery Inc. announces that they have added McFarland & Associates as a new distributor for the great lakes region. McFarland & Associates will exclusively represent the complete line of Stiles products in northern…

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Brandt Introduces New Ambition 1110F Edgebanding Machine

New Brandt Ambition 1110F offers small shops flexible entry into edge processing GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Brandt introduces the Ambition 1110F entry-level edge bander for small to medium sized shops that specialize in cabinetry, closet organizers, displays or case goods. The Ambition 1110F features a joint trimming unit that makes a perfect cut for optimum…

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System TM Partners with Microtec for Fast and Precise Cross-Cut Saw Solution

New System TM cross-cut saw with Microtec Goldeneye scanner increases capacity up to 40% GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – System TM introduces the new Opti-Kap 5000 with Microtec Goldeneye scanner providing fast and precise cross-cutting for manufacturers of wood flooring, windows and doors, moulding and millwork, kitchen cabinets, furniture, and cut components. The solution is ideal…

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Weeke Introduces New ABD 050 Dowel Insertion Machine

Weeke CNC dowel insertion machine increases efficiency for producers of frameless cabinetry GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Weeke introduces a new ABD 050 computer numeric controlled (CNC) dowel insertion machine that performs high speed drilling, gluing, and dowel insertion. It offers horizontal and vertical drilling capabilities for any shop that produces frameless cabinetry, furniture, components and…

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Weeke Introduces New Vantech CNC Router with Material Handling

Weeke CNC router increases high-end capabilities for shops that use a variety of materials GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Weeke introduces the new Vantech 510 MH computer numeric controlled (CNC) router that performs vertical drilling, intricate machining, part sizing, and contour for medium to large shops that use wood, plastics, composites, non-ferrous metals and solid surfaces…

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Homag Introduces New woodCAD/CAM Design-to-Machine Software

New woodCAD/CAM software simplifies manufacturing process with integrated project management tools GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Homag introduces new woodCAD/CAM software to perform parametric 3D design and modeling of furniture and components for custom wood workers and shops that work with small lot sizes or have a high degree of product variability. WoodCAD/CAM gives shops the…

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