ExhibitorShowcase NWFA 2010
Clarke American Sanders
Show Stoppers
Booth 621
Clarke’s CE7 Pro+ (pictured) and SE7 Pro+ edgers are equipped with a bright, natural LED light. Additionally, the pair feature a two-speed motor and reduced vibrations, improving control and producing a more consistent finish.
www.americansanders.com
Read about what the following advertisers, all exhibitors at the NWFA Convention, are presenting in Washington, D.C.
Dean Hardwoods Booth 827
Dean Hardwoods is showcasing its array of exotic and domestic species at the NWFA convention, including its teak and maple specialty flooring seen on the cover of Hardwood Floors’ December 2008/January 2009 issue. The company also offers wenge, sapele, cherry, walnut and other species to recreate certain design themes.
www.deanwood.com
3M
Bostik Inc.
Booth 611
Booth 409
3M is displaying its Easy Change Sanding System for sanding specialty inlays, borders and patterned hardwood floors. It removes edger scratches and drum chatter marks, and its new disc eliminates center-hole tear-out, making the system an excellent alternative to bolt-on discs, the company says.
www.3M.com
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Bostik’s UltraSet SingleStep is a one-part, trowel-applied, tacking, moisture-cure urethane adhesive and moisture vapor protection membrane. Bostik says this scientifically formulated adhesive and membrane is tenacious, has low moisture permeability and is formulated with patented Thickness-Control Spacer Technology to ensure proper membrane thickness between hardwood flooring and the substrate.
www.bostik-us.com
Dura Seal
Booth 811
Dura Seal offers its 350 VOC Polyurethane as the VOC-compliant version to its existing oilbased finish. This product applies just as easily as the company’s traditional oilmodified polyurethane and retains the same features that have been part of the Dura Seal heritage, the company says. The product is available in three sheens: stain, semi-gloss and gloss.
www.duraseal.com
Franklin International Booth 515
Franklin International says its Titebond 531 Moisture Control System solves the challenges of moisture transfer from concrete subfloors to wood flooring by reducing the moisture transmission. Titebond 531 is fully warranted when used as directed with recommended Titebond wood flooring adhesives.
www.titebond.com
Glitsa American Booth 509
Glitsa is displaying its full line of wood floor finishing products, including GlitsaMax commercial waterborne finish; Infinity II, a low-VOC, single-component finish; the Glitsa Gold Seal System; and the company’s line of maintenance products and Safeglides felt floor protectors.
www.glitsa.com
Grill Works Inc. Booth 526
Due to popular demand of its one-direction vents, Grill Works has added two sizes to its flush, no-frame model. This model is most commonly used in wallmount applications for return air, and it coordinates well with the baseboard, the company says. T-slots on the back are available at no charge for easy installation and removal when a duct needs cleaning.
www.grillworksinc.com
Lico Machinerie Inc. Booth 109
Lico’s rip systems improve yields in many ways, the company says. Its newly designed third generation machine features a dual edging separator, settings for select curve and straight sawing, a surface optimization that reads a board’s shape, and optimized busting. Well-known features of previous models are also present.
www.licoinc.net
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ExhibitorShowcase | NWFA 2010 Lignomat USA Ltd.
Mercer Abrasives, div. of Mercer Tool Corp.
Booth 807
Lignomat’s RH Monitor is for checking temperature conditions and relative humidity changes. Lignomat’s RHL data loggers can track how well desired humidity is kept; the results can later be viewed on a Bluetooth device such as a Blackberry phone. The RHL data loggers can also track readings, times and dates of concrete moisture testing.
Booth 600
Mercer says its improved floor screens cut faster and last longer than before. The heavyweight, open-coat screens allow for fast, clean finishing. Likewise, Mercer Blue flooring abrasives last 15 percent longer than other brands, the company adds. Mercer also offers premium hardwood floor scrapers and thick no-shed stain applicators.
www.mercerabrasives.com
www.lignomat.com
Mirage/Boa-Franc
MAPEI Corporation Booth 445
MAPEI says a single application of its new Ultrabond ECO 995 provides both superior bonding and moisture vapor emission control of up to 15 pounds in MVER or 85 percent relative humidity. This one-component, ready-to-use, 100 percent solids, moisture-cure urethane system is ideal for all types of wood flooring, including exotics and bamboo, it adds.
www.mapei.com
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Booth 115
Mirage/Boa-Franc is now expanding its offerings with new products that revitalize the red oak species and make it even more attractive, the company says. Its new Alive Series stands out for its lightly brushed looks, and Handcrafted Oak’s (pictured) addition to the Sweet Memories Series is in step with today’s styles, the company adds.
www.miragefloors.com
ExhibitorShowcase | NWFA 2010
National Wood Flooring Association Booth 139
The NWFA is the industry’s leading resource for technical information, professional training, industry contacts, industry reports and career advancement. More than 3,600 wood flooring professionals from all over the world make the NWFA their first call for all their wood flooring needs; the association invites attendees to its booth to see why.
www.nwfa.org
Padco Inc. Booth 401
Padco’s BigMouth Bucket is a natural companion to its floor applicators. This high-capacity bucket holds up to two gallons of finish, and it has an extra-large opening for easy filling. With the bucket’s high capacity, contractors make fewer trips to refill, which lessens strain. Contractors can pour a line of finish directly onto the surface during application, and then spread for what Padco says will be a fast and flawless finish.
www.padco.com/floortools
NuStair
PoloPlaz
Booth 111
Booth 1127
NuStair fits over existing carpeted stairs. In just one day, stairs can be transformed into a solid hardwood staircase, the company says. The company stocks prefinished Brazilian cherry, maple, mahogany, white oak and red oak. Custom colors are available on request.
www.nustair.com
PoloPlaz Zenith is a non-ambering, commercial-grade, 2K waterborne polyurethane finish formulated to protect all residential and commercial wood floors with heavy traffic volumes, the company says. Zenith is VOC-compliant and suited for LEED projects.
www.poloplaz.com
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ExhibitorShowcase | NWFA 2010
ProTeam Inc.
Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling Inc.
Booth 732
Booth 1007
ProTeam says its Super CoachVac HEPA is the most powerful and cleanest backpack vacuum on the market. Its 10-quart high efficiency HEPA Level filtration system makes it ideal for ridding large, hightraffic buildings of airborne particles such as mold, yeast and bacteria. This model comes with a three-year warranty on parts and labor.
Sheoga is once again displaying its precision milling on its unfinished, prefinished and hand-scraped flooring in 12 species and in widths ranging from 2Âź to 6Âź inches. Wider widths are available upon request.
www.sheogaflooring.com
www.pro-team.com
Taylor Lumber Inc./Sunshine Flooring
Ridgefield Industries
Booth 711
Booth 903
Ridgefield Industries is presenting its new High-Output Flush Wood Vent. This vent offers increased airflow, and its integrated sliding damper is adjustable and easily removed. The company has also added a back bevel on all of its louvers for a touch of class, it says.
www.getwoodflooring.com
Taylor Lumber, with locations in California and Ohio, is showcasing its unfinished solid and engineered plank flooring. Options include rift-and-quartered or plainsawn, and customers can make special orders for longlength, herringbone and exotic flooring. Available species include red oak, white oak, maple, cherry, hickory, ash and walnut. Exotics are available by special order.
www.taylorlumberinc.com
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Tramex Ltd.
W.D. Flooring
Booth 1027
Booth 817
Tramex’s CmeXpert uses three operation modes: Digital Non-Destructive meter for instantly measuring moisture content in concrete floors and floor screeds; Plug in Wood Probe for accurate moisture readings in wood from 7 to 40 percent; and Plug in Humidity Probe for relative humidity, temperature, dew-point and mixing ratio readings.
www.tramexltd.com
W.D. is showcasing some of its more than 450 products, including unfinished plank and strip flooring, along with its prefinished Select, Mountain Grade™ and Conservation Grade™. The company is highlighting its new wire-brushed (pictured) prefinished oil/wax/stain products in Conservation Grade™. It says its proprietary grading flips old grading standards to create consumer-based products.
www.wdflooring.com
U.S. Sander LLC Booth 212
U.S. Sander is demonstrating its Diamond Jet dust containment system and UFO orbital sander at the NWFA convention, along with its other sanding equipment and parts and its new catalog.
www.ussander.com
Wagner Electronics Booth 213
Wagner Electronics is showcasing the Rapid RH, which provides a fast, accurate moisture test for concrete. Also at the convention is the company’s signature line of non-invasive handheld wood moisture meters designed with patented technology to make them virtually unaffected by surface moisture and wood temperature.
www.wagnermeters.com
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