The AWFS Visionary New Product Awards, presented by the Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers (AWFS) Fair, recognize innovation and new-to-market products in the woodworking and furnishings industry.
The awards highlight products that demonstrate creativity, innovation, green/environmental leadership, quality, production impact, practicality, and user-friendliness.
The awards are judged by a panel of industry experts and were announced at this year’s AWFS Fair, held July 22-25, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The winners are:
Visionary Award: Components
- Better Vacuum Cups Inc. for the SS series vacuum cup
Visionary Award: Machinery over $50,000
- Felder group USA for the Format 4 – Tempora F-1000 high-capacity edgebander
Visionary Award: Machinery under $50,000 category
- Shaper Tools for the Shaper Bench Pilot
Visionary Award: Power Tools
- Apollo Sprayers International Inc. for the AtomiZer Black Edition spray gun
Visionary Award: Software
- Advanced Dimensions for the Leica icon iCS
- Hexagon ALPHA CAM in the field machine to machine (template to CNC)
Visionary Awards: Tooling
- Make it Snappy Tools Inc. for the iCard Indexable Carbide Countersinks
Visionary Awards: General Products
- ICRO Coatings S.pA. Isocyanate-free and formaldehyde free 2K acrylic solvent topcoat
- PaintLine for the Pro Face Frame and Door Mover
