ACMP at Delhi Wood 2009

From one source and now available in India — American technology for small business and large companies. The American Center for Wood Processing, Pvt. Ltd. is proud to introduce USA technology to sawmills, furniture, cabinet, and intermediary wood product producers.

The American Center for Wood Processing Pvt. Ltd. is pleased to be a part of the inaugural Delhi Wood. We have specifically picked this event to announce to the woodworking industry our introduction to the Indian market. We are looking forward to the opportunity of showcasing our products, services and dedicated technical support to the market.

The American Center is a private corporation made up US companies with support from the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA), www.wmma.org, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Its aim quite simply is to provide to the Indian market the best US woodworking industry products backed up by technical service, warehousing, and demonstration facilities in country. The following members of the American Center will be exhibiting at Delhi Wood:

Castle Inc., founded in 1985, has developed the industry standard for Low Angle Screw Pocket technology for assembling kitchen cabinets, furniture and case goods. The simplicity of the method, its flexibility and wide spread application have made it the defacto industry standard which has transformed the processes of thousands of woodworking shops. The technology allows for many applications where clamping is difficult or impossible.

C.R. Onsrud, Inc., the inventor of the Inverted Router® that has become the standard replacement for the conventional overhead router. An Inverted Router® is simply more versatile, more accurate, safer and easer to operate. The added flexibility and improved performance alone make the Inverted Router® the obvious choice for anyone who has ever used one.

Hermance Machinery Company, in business since 1902, provides complete systems and individual new, used and reconditioned woodworking machinery. In addition, Hermance is a manufacturer of the Helical Cutterhead designed for molders, planers and jointers.

James L. Taylor Manufacturing makes machinery for edge gluing and optimization of wood. Machines include automated Clamp Carriers, manual Panel Clamps, Door Clamps, ripsaw and chopsaw optimizers and return conveyors.

Mattison Rotary Lathes, LLC & Western Cutterheads, Inc. offers the most advanced woodturning system in the world for producing architectural and furniture parts. Mattison Rotary Lathes has pioneered dramatic improvements in the quality and quantity of manufactured wood turnings. The typical cycle rate for a chair leg or stair baluster is 16 seconds, making per piece costs as low as 2 Rupees!

Morris Wood Tool, founded in 1874, is a manufacturer of industrial quality cutting and woodworking tools including custom twist drills, boring bits, countersinks, router bits, cutters and much more.

Safety Speed Cut has been manufacturing high quality panel processing machinery for over 50 years. It builds a full line of Vertical Panel Saws, Panel Routers, Wide Belt Sanders and its newest product offering, Edgebanders. Its products are profitable investments because they process a wide range of material quickly, accurately and safely.

The Original Saw is a quality manufacturer of radial arm saws, horizontal beam saws, arbor motors and controls. The radial arm saw product line rages in size from a 300 mm blade capacity with 600 mm cross cut capability to a 550 mm blade capable of cutting 200 mm thick material in a single pass.

Unique Machine & Tool Co. is known as a leader in the Door Manufacturing industry. Whether you produce 1 door a day or 1,000, Unique has UNIQUE solutions to your door production needs. Come see “Bob”, it can make 150 complete cabinet doors in 1 day!

In addition, through the WMMA, the following 2 companies will be exhibiting:

Komo Machine, Inc. understands that providing the fastest, most accurate and dependable CNC machine is only the beginning of meeting its customers’ needs. That’s why the Komo Innovative Solution goes beyond the machine, delivering a level of comprehensive support that’s unrivaled in the industry. Komo manufactures high-speed, precision 3, 4, and 5 axis, multi-spindle CNC machining centers and CIM-Tech CAD/CAM software. You get a lasting commitment from Komo and long-term solutions for you.

U*C Coatings Corp. is the premier manufacturer and supplier of wood protection products serving the logging, lumber, furniture and woodworking industries worldwide. Its products conserve natural resources and improve your production yields, so you make more wood products – and more profitable products – from each cubic meter of wood.

ANCHORSEAL®: wax end sealer for logs and lumber prevents end checking; LogSavers®: 10 cm plastic stitches for logs – prevent splits in the ends of logs from growing larger;

Shade-Dri®, mesh shade fabric for logs and lumber – protects logs and lumber from the sun, wind, rain and dirt and;

BATES Glue Release protects gluing equipment from dried glue mess — reduces clean up time.

The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) is a trade association representing the commercial interests of its 200 members. The membership is made up of USA manufacturers of woodworking equipment, cutting tools and accessories. Together, the membership accounts for over 75% of USA output of woodworking machinery. Reliability, versatility, and diversity are all characteristics of machinery and tooling made in the USA and made by WMMA members.

The WMMA website, www.wmma.org, includes a database of its membership in five languages. The database includes contact information and is searchable by equipment type with links to individual member websites.

The WMMA is a proud supporter and board member of the American Center for Wood Processing which is providing a unique opportunity for US woodworking equipment companies to successfully enter the Indian market.

WMMA Receives U.S. Commerce Department Matching Funds to Establish Marketing and Service Center in India

The American Center for Wood Processing will help U.S. companies sell their woodworking machinery, cutting tools and supplies in the Indian market

October 30, 2008 – Philadelphia, PA – The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA), a trade association of U.S. manufacturers of woodworking machinery, cutting tools and supplies, announced today that the U.S. Commerce Department has awarded it $183,000 in matching funds to develop WMMA’s Marketing and Service Center in Bangalore, India, which will open by the end of 2008. Start up and marketing support will be provided with the assistance of the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration (ITA) under its Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP). Initial funding has been provided by WMMA.

The facility, to be named the American Center for Wood Processing, will be a fixed facility and have staff dedicated to marketing, servicing and selling U.S. woodworking machinery, cutting tools and supplies in India. It will provide U.S. companies in India with facilities to warehouse and demonstrate their products as well as train end users, service technicians and their dealer networks. The American Center will also have professional staff to carry out market research and business development activities; market and sell participants’ product lines; organize participation in Indian woodworking industry trade fairs; and demonstrate, service and maintain products of participating members.

“The Market Development Cooperator Program helps small and medium-sized U.S. businesses compete and win in the global marketplace, especially in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets,” said Commerce Manufacturing and Services Assistant Secretary William G. Sutton. “This public-private partnership with various non-profits and their members promotes American companies’ growth through exporting, job creation in the United States and contributes to America’s economic health.”

“This is an inventive, focused project aimed at increasing business and generating jobs for U.S. companies,” said WMMA President Tom Onsrud. “The WMMA is delighted to offer this service to all companies within the U.S. woodworking community. The partnership with the Commerce Department will provide the jump start we need to get this project up and running.”

To learn more about the American Center for Wood Processing in India, U.S. companies which manufacture woodworking machinery, cutting tools or supplies can participate in a webinar sponsored and hosted by WMMA and the Commerce Department on Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. Go to https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=9Q1N to register.

About the India Market

India’s economy grew by an average 8.9 percent from 2001 to 2007 and is expected to exceed 7 percent this year. Its rapid economic growth has set the stage for fundamental change among the country’s consumers. The same energy that has lifted hundreds of millions of Indians out of desperate poverty is creating a massive middle class centered in the cities. If India continues its recent growth, average household incomes will triple over the next two decades and it will become the world’s 5th largest consumer economy and will have 580 million middle class consumers, rising from today’s 50 million.
The above bodes very well for the U.S. woodworking industry as increased incomes and a larger middle class will create explosive demand for more and better housing, wood household products, retail outlets, hotels, office space and furniture.
About the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America® (WMMA®)

Founded in 1899, the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America is a professional trade association composed of nearly 200 U.S. manufacturers of woodworking equipment, cutting tools, and supplies and whose purpose is to promote the interests of its members serving the woodworking industry. Distributors, suppliers and consultants to the industry also belong to the association as Associate Members. Manufacturer members design, build and sell equipment, tooling, supplies, and components used in the manufacture of all types of wood products. Members’ products are used in furniture, door and window, flooring, and kitchen cabinet manufacturing plants; plywood and particleboard mills; lumber mills; shipyards; mobile home and pallet manufacturing plants; home workshops; plus a wide variety of associated wood processing operations. Many members also serve the plastics, ceramics, stone, solid surfaces, and non-ferrous metals market machining aluminum, brass, copper, and other non-ferrous metals. WMMA® members’ equipment is sold worldwide. To learn more about WMMA, visit www.wmma.org.

Fernley & Fernley, Inc.
Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America is professionally managed by Fernley & Fernley, Inc., a fourth generation family firm in the association management business representing over 30 trade associations and professional societies. Fernley & Fernley holds the distinction of being among the first to receive national accreditation from the AMC Institute, and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and is the longest established association management company in the country. Throughout the years, Fernley & Fernley has maintained a solid reputation as a leader within the association management field and in the wide spectrum of industries it serves. To learn more about Fernley & Fernley visit www.fernley.com.