IWF names Challengers Awards finalists

IWF 2014 named the 20 finalists in its Challengers Awards, which recognize the development of innovative new technology in the field of woodworking machinery, supplies and services.

The finalists and products include:

• Aiken Development LLC/Aiken Controls — nDepth 3-D Sensor

• Castle Inc. — Pocket Cutter/Screw Inserter

• Colonial Saw — Lamello Tenso Self Clamping Glue Aid

• Earth Anatomy — Earth Anatomy Thin Stone Veneer

• Friulmac Inc. — Randomax End Matcher

• Graco Inc. — ProMix PD2K

• Leitz Tooling Systems LP — Leitz DFC Dust Extraction Hoods

• Martin Woodworking Machines Corp. — Hebrock Airtronic

• Next Wave Automation — Ready2Rout

• SD Machinery — MagPi

• Stiles Machinery — Kentwood Random Scraping Machine for Flooring Industry

• Stiles Machinery — Homag Group powerTouch Control

• Stiles Machinery — Holzma dustEX

• Stiles Machinery — airTec by Homag Group

• Stiles Machinery — Microtec Scanner

• Thermwood Corp. — Cut Center

• Timesavers LLC — Automatic Opposed Self Centering Knife Planer

• Weinig/Holz-Her U.S. — Surface Structuring

• Weinig/Holz-Her U.S. — GluJet

• Weinig/Holz-Her U.S. — Evolution Vertical Machining Center