IWF 2022: Approaches to Computer Automation Vary by Plant Size and Product

With more than 750 exhibitors booked and hundreds more to come, IWF 2022 is on track to deliver more woodworking technology and design innovations. Woodworking machinery makers have continuously improved the operation of equipment, with electronics simplifying set-up and operation. From freestanding floor machinery to highly sophisticated, high volume CNC production systems, visitors to IWF […]

Hymmen Says Digital Print Patent Ruling Bars Sale of Barberán Jetmaster in Germany

Dusseldorf, Germany—Hymmen, the Bielefeld, Germany-based supplier of floor manufacturing systems, says it won in its long-running digital printing patent infringement against Barberán S.A., based in Barcelona, Spain. Both firms exhibit at the International Woodworking Fair, selling conventional and digital imaging and finishing systems for flooring and panel. Hymmen says the ruling was handed down in […]