U.S. – The International Woodworking Fair (IWF), to be held in Atlanta from August 24 to 27, announced the 21 finalists of the Challengers Award. 

The IWF Challengers Award is recognized as an achievement for excellence in the industry and as it is celebrating its 50 years there is much anticipation about the technologies and supplies selected as finalists this year.

IWF is a platform to reveal talents and innovations and the Challengers Award is where suppliers for the wood working industry are distinguished for their development of innovative products and technology. IWF will feature the finalist in a special gallery in Building B. and the winners will be announced on August 24th, 2016. These are the 21 technologies and supplies as Challengers Award Finalists:

• Accuride International – Senseon Secure Access System

• Atlantic Machinery / VITAP – Vitap CNC Acoustic Panel Boring Machine

• Bacci America Inc – CNC for Shaping & Sanding Cabinets Doors Outside Profile

• Cefla North America – Cefla Inert Coating Technology by Sorbini

• Doucet Machineries Inc – Doucet In-Motion Crosscut Saw

• Fastenlink – Fastenlink fasteners

• Giben – Giben by Anderson nested CNC

• Holz-Her – Ltronic edgebanding technology

• Holz-Her/Leitz Tooling Systems LP – Multi Tool/QuattroForm Cutterhead System

• Koch Machinery – Paul Optimizing Crosscut saw

• Leitz Tooling Systems LP – ProfilCut Q Premium Cutterhead System

• LMT Onsrud LP – Polaris Compression

• Luxhammar Corp – Luxhammar Thermal Modification Process

• Red Horse USA, Inc – Winbag inflatable spline & install adjuster

• Riverside Tool Corp – SuperSand CNC sanding tool

• Salice America Inc – Salice Air

• SonicAire – SonicAire 2.0 dust exhaust fan

• Taurus Craco Machinery – WOOD-ED Table

• Utility Composites Inc – Raptor Polymer Composite Nails

• Weinig Group – Weinig System Plus