FEATURE

Solid-wood processing moves further upstream at IWF 2026

At IWF Atlanta 2026, solid-wood equipment stretched from cutting tools and lumber scanning to dust collection, structural timber and factory-built wall systems. ... Read more.

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

This week, we look at how solid-wood processing is moving upstream, with IWF technologies addressing yield, tooling, scanning, dust collection, mass timber and prefabrication. We also examine family business succession, from valuation and governance to estate freezes, trusts and intergenerational transfers. Together, the articles consider two very different challenges: improving production today while preparing ownership for tomorrow across Canadian manufacturing.

– Tyler Holt, Editor

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COLUMN

Getting Family Business Succession Right

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