Tools/Machines

Bosch introduces an industrial-grade wet/dry dust extractor with a maximum 300 CFM capacity that filters fine dust, coarse dirt and liquids.

Festool is introducing a limited-edition SYS-MINI with 74-piece Centrotec bit and chuck set and the ST-BAG, a transport and storage solution for Festool’s lighting tripod and surface inspection light.

Omega National Products has introduced new door mount pullout wood drawers for waste/recycle containers.

Lenox is introducing a new range of jig saw blades for cutting wood, metal and laminate.

Grass America introduces the new Tiomos H hinge, a fully recessed, hidden hinge system.

This is a big category, and a woodworker often has to wade through a lot of peripheral information before zoning in on an appropriate piece of equipment.

Having one machine complete several tasks is more of a European than an American notion.

Compass Software has enhanced its staircase production software by providing internet-based drawing compatibility and augmented reality viewing.

Milwaukee Tool has recently added two ‘low-profile’ organizers and two tool bags to its Packout tool storage line.

CabWriter, a developer of cabinet design software, has released Version 2.0 of its CabWriter Pro, CabWriter Home and CabWriter CNC programs.

Rehau offers an expanding range of modern custom cabinet doors in high-gloss, matte, glass, metallic and natural designs for European-style frameless cabinets.

Dewalt introduces the new 20-volt Max XR 5” random orbit sander, jigsaw and router for professional cabinet makers and installers, trim carpenters, builders and remodelers, residential painters, furniture makers, and general contractors.

Next Wave Automation introduced the CNC Hammerhead, its largest machine to date, which features a steel frame, steel gantry supports and a rigid, interlocking aluminum table at IWF 2018.

Hardware manufacturer Häfele America Co. has a new hidden fastener, the ixconnect Spreading Connector (SC 8/25), chosen as a finalist for an IWF 2018 Challengers Award.

Stiles Machinery is showcasing a wide range of solid wood manufacturing solutions at IWF 2018 in Atlanta, including several new machines starting at under $100,000.

The Felder Group introduced its Format-4 Creator 950 CNC machine center at the German trade fair, Ligna.

Sames Kremlin has made its Xcite Light Airmix manual spray gun even lighter.

DeWalt has added top chests, workbenches, and rolling cabinets ranging from 26- to 52-inches wide as well as 18- to 21-inches deep to its metal tool storage line.