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MACHINERYROW Microtec Purchases Lucidyne In a move that creates one of the largest wood products scanning companies in the world, Microtec has acquired Lucidyne Technologies, Inc. Microtec has been delivering technologically advanced scanning and optimization systems for 40 years, and is a premier scanning company across Europe. Lucidyne has been an industry leader in scanning and optimization throughout North America since 1985. This acquisition expands both companies’ product lines, geographical reach and, perhaps most importantly, brings the two highly advanced technologies and technology teams together. The opportunities provided by this acquisition to the wood products industry are significant. Lucidyne’s products will now be enhanced by the availability of the entire Microtec product line. Together there will be a mill-wide integrated scanning opportunity. Microtec and Lucidyne will be introducing co-developed products that bring the best of the companies’ technologies together, including Lucidyne’s patented Perceptive Sight Intelligent Grading platform. Microtec’s headquarters will remain in Bressanone, Italy, while Lucidyne’s operations will remain in Corvallis, Ore. There are no anticipated changes to staffing, support, plant operations or customer interaction, according to the companies. Customer support will remain an important top priority. “Microtec and Lucidyne are eager to work together as the world’s largest wood products scanning company, delivering unparalleled results to our industry worldwide,” the companies state.
WMF Is Still Scheduled September 7-10 Under the threat of COVID-19, many exhibitions have been cancelled or postponed. However, one that is moving forward as scheduled is the Shanghai International Furniture Machinery & Woodworking Machinery Fair (WMF), in conjunction with with CIFF (Shanghai), which will be held September 7-10 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai Hongqiao, China. WMF will gather more than 400 woodworking and furniture production equipment manufacturers, and showcase a series of complete manufacturing solutions. Visitors can also visit CIFF (Shanghai) with the same badge to experience a series of innovative furniture designs. WMF is definitely one of the best sourcing platforms in woodworking and furniture machineries. Many industry equipment manufacturers have confirmed their participation in the September fair. Guan Jianhua, chairman of HOMAG, a long-term partner of WMF, said that though facing the severe challenges brought by the epidemic, they have not stopped promoting the development of China’s home furnishing and woodworking industries. They will launch new equipment and technologies that are more relevant to the needs of the Chinese market at WMF. BIESSE, which also belongs to the furniture production equipment sector, also supports WMF. Their China regional CEO, Piergiorgio Franca, says, “Although the current epidemic situation is not clear and the furniture woodworking industry is also uncertain, we will still work together and hope for a better tomorrow. Since the first WMF was held in 1986, BIESSE has never been absent. BIESSE will bring the latest equipment for the industry. We look forward to meet- ➤ 53 50
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