Member News & Information

WMMA Room Block for IWF 2012

The WMMA has a room block at the Westin Peachtree Plaza for any member or members seeking accommodations for the IWF. The rate is $138/night. The Westin is located within walking distance to the GWCC and is serviced by the IWF provided shuttle service. Click here for the group housing form and click here for the individual housing form.

Alan Beaulieu Webinar " The Future is Your Decision" - Now Available for Download!

If you were unable to join WMMA's chief economist Alan Beaulieu's presentation or would like watch the presentation again and share it with colleagues, the recording and presentation are available by clicking here. To download only the presentation, please click here.

Note: if you do not have Windowns Media Player, The webinar will not be viewable unless you have this codec installed https://www3.gotomeeting.com/codec?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com).

The Winter 2011 Economic Outlook Report produced exclusively by the Institute for Trend Research® (ITR) as an exclusive benefit of your WMMA membership, is now available. In it you will find industry-specific NAIC code data on Housing Starts, Panel Processing, Millwork, Household Furniture, Office Furniture, Plastics Products, and Plastics Material.

WIC 2012                           
One Industry...One Conference…Endless Opportunities!

May 2 -4, 2012
April 30-May 1, 2012 - Board and Committee Meetings

Location: Marriott Delray Beach, Delray Beach, FL

Check back for more details.

Membership Renewals for 2012

We are about to begin a new membership year for WMMA. The WMMA ask for your continued support for this important organization.  Now more than ever, we need to be a voice for industry growth and innovation; to further educate ourselves, share our experiences, and ensure that we meet the challenges of the future. Your participation is both vital and greatly appreciated.

All 2011 members will recieve their membership renewals in early December.

If you are mailing in your renewal with a check or credit card payment, be sure to submit a completed and signed official WMMA renewal form with your payment. You should have received one with in your renewals packet or you can always click here to print one.

If you have any questions , please email Association headquarters at info@wmma.org or contact or call Angela Hernandez at 323-215-0315. If you are interested in becoming a member, contact Jim Beach at jbeach@wmma.org.

A Success for WMMA Members

The WMMA organized a pavilion on the exhibit floor of the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS) held at the Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, Canada October 27-29. Canada housing starts are on pace to hit 206,000 units in 2011 or about 2 ½ times the level of the US when considering the population differential. The 3,000 attendees (est.) to the WMS came with a purpose and many of the exhibitors wound up with a large ratio of leads to total visitors.
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The Show

Size: estimated 4,500 sq. meters (45,000 sq. ft.)

No. Visitors, estimated: 3,000

No. of exhibitors, estimated: 125

The major dealers were present (Normand, Akhurst, CNC Automation, Allied, Taurus Craco) but some of the larger players like Biesse, Weinig, and Homag were either not there or had very small representation.

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WMMA Rallies Support for Manufacturing Invenstment Bill

The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) is urging the wood products industry to support a proposal now before Congress to create a tax-free savings program for manufacturers that is similar to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

Connecticut legislators have introduced separate bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the Senate to establish the Manufacturing Reinvestment Account Act. The act would allow manufacturers to save pre-tax dollars to invest in plant, equipment, job training or workforce development. Much like an IRA, funds would build up tax free.

With an MRA manufacturers could make annual contributions up to $500,000 over a period of seven years. If a manufacturer contributes $500,000 annually and the account earns interest at 5 percent, with a 15% tax rate on amounts distributed from the MRA, after seven years the manufacturer would have approximately $3.6 million to reinvest in his or her business.

WMMA Treasurer Jamison Scott said wood products manufacturers and their suppliers should contact their area representatives and urge passage of the bill, which is currently under consideration by the House Ways and Means Committee. Click here to learn more.

      

IWF Has the Power to Connect

The power to connect you to buyers, 365 days of the year.

Are you a supplier? You need to connect with the International Woodworking Fair 2012. Are you a manufacturer? You need to be here. IWF is the connecting point for the industry. As an Exhibitor at IWF 2012 your company will be showcased both at the show and at IWFatlanta.com.

IWF 2012 starts NOW with E-blasts, Community, Videos, Mobility and the Website, then culminates in 4 days of Face-2-Face, Education, Networking and more buyers than you will find anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere.

IWF is where the material processing and design industry comes together to solve problems and find solutions, where you can share ideas with old friends and new and where you can connect and reconnect with your customers.

Click here for more details.

Industrial Dust and Wood Dust Public Policy Activity

Dust has become an issue at the forefront of  today's public policy rule makers. Check out the action alerts for proposed revisions in NFPA standards affecting woodworking facilities. 

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Here's Where to Find Woodworking Machinery

WMMA's popular Product Guide for wood industry buyers and manufacturers is one of the most comprehensive resources in the woodworking industry. It contains up-to-date woodworking machinery products and contact information on and links to more than 200 member companies. Purchasing executives and other key decision makers in all types of woodworking installations worldwide, including furniture, cabinet, sawmill, millwork and plywood plants as well as nonwood applications in ceramic, composite, laminate, nonferrous metal, plastic and stone find this guide useful.