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International Wood Processing Fair and Furniture Manufacture
IWF attends to the worlds largest carpentry market with an unmatched presentation of the most recent technology in the industry that drives machinery, components, materials, trends, intellectual leadership and learning. The Commercial Fair and the Conference are the destination chosen by tens of thousands of attendees representing more than 30 commercial sectors. IWF attendees experience everything new and what comes in manufacturing, innovation, product design, learning, networks and emerging sectors in the largest carpentry event in North America. For the world carpentry community, from small workshops to large manufacturers, IWF is the place where the carpentry business does business.
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Wood supply as raw material is essential for the world carpentry industry and wood processing, which will meet in Ligna 2025 in Hannover from May 26 to 30. As a reflection of this, the Forest Section of the world leading fair will show all aspects of the optimized methods for the use of wood. Modern -scale modern forest machinery, mobile sawmills, smart logistics and safe transport - such as technical pioneers in the use of wood as material and energy - will be the protagonists, together with the crucial efforts to preserve forests as a sustainable source of raw materials for future generations and prepare them for the challenges of the future.

Elegant, ecological and resistant: the wood treated with the millenary technique called Yakisugi challenges the weather and the passage of time. In the world of design and construction, a Japanese ancestral technique is gaining prominence. This is the Yakisugi (also known as Shou Sugi Ban), a method that consists in burning the surface of the wood to make it more resistant and attractive. Although it may seem contradictory, exposing wood to fire gives natural protection against moisture, insects and deterioration over time.

This week saw a landmark celebration at Combilift?s global headquarters in Monaghan, marking the 10th anniversary of the highly successful OEM Engineering Traineeship?a collaborative initiative between Combilift and the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). The event, which welcomed past graduates, current trainees and local educators, underscored the programme?s evolution from a local skills initiative to a cornerstone of regional industrial development.