The Cutting Edge — September 2003

Export Development

U.S. Import and Export Trade Statistics, By Harold Zassenhaus (zemg@erols.com)
A summary of major trends of U.S. import and exports for the first quarter 2003 are provided. Statistics are reported for all woodworking equipment and its three component parts: machines, cutting tools and, accessories and parts…

Public Policy

More Tax Relief – More Incentives for Customers? By John Satagaj, (email@jsatlaw.com)
Several years ago, the European Union (EU) challenged a long time United States tax program as a subsidy that violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. The program was the Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) that provided tax relief for certain foreign sales that included foreign based content. The WTO ruled the program was indeed a subsidy...

Product & Engineering Standards & Export Development

More on the CE mark for Tooling, By John Schultz, (jschultz@superthinsaws.com)
For North American tooling manufacturers hoping to export their products to the European Union, it is important to understand the procedures for getting the CE mark for those products. The CE mark is a declaration that a product meets EU safety, health, and environmental standards. It is often referred to as a sort of a “passport” for your products...

Education & Scholarship

WMMA Scholarship Student Accepts the Challenge
This summer, Accu-Router sponsored Tennessee Tech Mechanical Engineering student Philip Huss, for a 60-day internship. Diving right in, Mr. Huss actually wound up taking over the job of an Accu-Router employee half-way through the summer. After reading the report on his summer experience, you may ask yourself, “Who is the next valuable employee who is going to walk through MY door?” WMMA’s Education & Scholarship program could introduce the two of you, if you choose to participate…

Association News

WMMA President Granger Retires from 3M Company
At the August 2003 meeting of the WMMA Board of Directors, WMMA President Chuck Granger announced his retirement from 3M Company after 37 dedicated years of service. In adherence with the Association Bylaws, (Art. VIII, Sec. 8), he officially submitted his resignation as President of WMMA, and remains as President…

Websites Highlight the U.S. Manufacturing Message
Over the last several months, the fight for the future of U.S. manufacturing has been heightened across all forms of media: newspaper, television, radio, internet, magazines, local activity and word of mouth. This is just the type of exposure needed to spread the awareness and get in the ear of our legislators. Here are just a few Internet sites which are spreading the word…

Member Notes

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WMMA Staff Information Charles A. Granger President Peter Perez Vice President Jim Laster Treasurer Kenneth R. Hutton Executive Vice President Bill Norton Director of Marketing & Information Jean McCann Director of Committees & Editor, Cutting Edge Raylene Torres Director of Meetings Karen Boyle Member Services Coordinator G.A. Taylor Fernley Management Liaison John Satagaj & Kevin Horan Legislative Counsel 1010 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 639-8888 Harold Zassenhaus Export Director 7758 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 306 Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 652-0693 Joseph Mc Hale Legal Counsel © 2003 by Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America, Philadelphia, PA. All rights reserved. This publication or any parts of it may not be reprodcued in any form without writeen permission from the publisher. For permission to reprint articles or to send correspondance, write to: WMMA®, 1900 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1498, Phone: (215) 564-3484. Fax: (215) 963-9785. E-mail: wmma@fernley.com. The opinion expressed in any articles by outside consultants are their own views and not necessarily those of the WMMA®.