July/August 2018 President and CEO's Message: Getting to "WIRC" to Help the Industry's Future: One of the five-year goals of WMIA’s strategic plan, which the Board of Directors approved during WIC 2018 earlier this year, is to partner with…
May/June 2018 Chairman's Message: Celebrating and Honoring Our Past: 2018 marks WMIA’s 40th anniversary—that is, the 40th anniversary of the merger between the Woodworking Machinery Importers Association (WMIA) and the Woodworking Machinery Distributors Association (WMDA). In WMIA’s history, as well…
How Are We Doing? As you may recall, in the fall of last year we conducted a member survey to measure your level of satisfaction with the benefits and service you derive from your WMIA membership, and the overall value of…
August 2017 Chairman of the Board's Message: Send 'Em to Camp! The WMIA-sponsored Wood Technology Industry Institute (WTII) Boot Camp, held at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS, is an overview of how a real shop runs, and it’s one…
May/June 2017 Chairman of the Board's Message: A New Chairman's Welcome: At the recent Woodworking Industry Conference (WIC) in Palm Springs, CA, David Rakauskas of Colonial Saw Co., Inc. became WMIA's new Chairman of the Board. (See related story below.)…