84 products entered into IWF 2026 Challengers award competition
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IWF News
Woodworking Industry News
84 products entered into IWF 2026 Challengers award competition
By
Larry Adams
June 4, 2026 | 1:53 pm CDT
Eighty-four new products available from 65 companies exhibiting at the International Woodworking Fair 2026 comprise the field of contestants in the IWF 2026 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award competition. IWF is North America's largest wood products technology and design show that will be held August 25 - 28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Of the 84 contestants, 20 finalists will be announced on June 16.
The IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award is a world-renowned competition recognizing companies demonstrating exemplary achievement in the development of products, services, or manufacturing technologies and techniques created to advance the industry. A panel of nine distinguished judges, all recognized professionals drawn from across the industry landscape, reviews and analyzes each entry.
From the full field of contestants, 20 finalists are selected to perform live demonstrations for judges' review on the day preceding the show opening. Judges render final decisions to select winners based on demonstration outcomes. Seven winners will be announced on IWF 2026 opening day, Tuesday, August 25. The finalists will be on display in The Challengers Award Gallery throughout the duration of the show.
The entrants
• 7robotics | 7robotics' Pallet Building System with Robotic Nailing & Stacking | A10228 • Apollo Sprayers International Inc | Apollo Sprayers POWER-6 VS HVLP Electric Painting System | B6453 • Apollo Sprayers International Inc | Apollo Sprayers AtomiZer 7700 Black Edition HVLP Turbine Spray Gun | B6453 • Bacci America Inc. | ICON | B7373 • BAI FU CO., LTD | Drawer slide adapter | C1267 • BIESSE | B/0n - Biesse Unified Human Machine Interface (HMI) | B7535 • BIESSE | Entry Level Batch one line | B7535 • Buttonfix Limited | Button-fix Type 2 COMPACT panel hanger | BC435 • CabBuilder Software | CabBuilder Software | C1546 • CabinetPartsPro | PartNester | A10147 • Century Components | MagnaBase Deep Drawer Organizer | C2758 • Con-Vey | o | B8320 • Decoral System USA Corp. | Enrico Piva | A10443 • Edge Automation Inc | Edge Automation CabSort™ Vault: Eliminating Sorting Constraints in Cabinet Manufacturing through Label-Independent Identification, Intelligent Buffering, and Automated Kitting | A10741 • Elgin USA | Elgin Fury | A11205 • ETP Transmission INC | ETP HYDRO-GRIP ER | B6528 • Fastmount | Fastmount SLX Range | C1134 • Federal Brace | Magnetic ADA Modesty Panel Attachment Kit | C1263 • Federal Brace | United Modular Floating Shelf Hardware | C1263 • Federal Brace | Fortis Heavy-Duty Adjustable Floating Support Bracket | C1263 • Felder Group USA | creator 1250 | B5000 & B5010 • Felder Group USA | F1000 performance | B5000 & B5010 • Felder Group USA | K 740 S X-motion PCS | B5000 & B5010 • Felder Group USA | AutoPos system | B5000 & B5010 • FixChip USA | FixChip CNC Cabinet Connector System | BC324 • Frontier ERP Software | Frontier ERP | BC1014 • Fuji Spray | Fuji Spray Q5 PRO | BC328 • Gemini Industries | ColorTools High-Performance Waterborne Wood Stain System | C846 • Grex Power Tools | Grex L32 - 18 Gauge Narrow Crown Stapler | B4446 • Guffey Systems | Guffey Systems' Flex Spray Station U-Shape Rail Kit | C2762 • Hafele America Co. | Häfele Free Slim | C1940 • Hafele America Co. | Häfele Slim6 | C1940 • Henkel Corporation | Henkel Adhesives - Low Outgassing Flat Lamination | B4828 • Italiana Ferramenta S.r.l. | Symetra - Hanging system for integrated wall panels | C1758 • Jartek US Inc. | Jartek | A10240 • Klaes GmbH & Co. KG | Klaes_IT_Solutions | A10040 • KNAPP Connectors | Nested Case Goods Connector | C2032 & A9528 • Kouros Tools | Miter Clamp | A10129 • Kouros Tools | Sand-R-Light PRO | A10129 • Kouros Tools | Kouros Modular Cabinet Assembly Platform | A10129 • Kouros Tools | Euro-Line | A10129 • Kouros Tools | Coping Sled | A10129 • Krautzberger North America | Krautzberger Patented Pre Air Valve Technology | BC433 • Kundig USA Inc. | KÜNDIG Regent, Biggest Planing and Sanding Machine for Glulam & Timber Elements | A10102 • Lexington Manufacturing | Lexington Signature Slim Shaker Cabinet Door | C870 • Listone Industria e Comercio de Madeiras Ltda | Listone | C1734 • LMT Onsrud LP | Ultra Marathon | B4613 • LX Hausys | LX Hausys Premium Panel: BORTE | C1310 • Mereen-Johnson LLC | Operator-free Robotic Dovetail System, RDT1020 | B5511 & A9728 • MICROJIG | MATCHFIT Router Grid Guide System | A11101 • Miltec UV | New Route to Ultra Matt UV Finishes Without Excimer Nitrogen Costs | B5900 • MOD | LEDTL-9 | C2658 • MOD | Drawer Power | C2658 • Northtech Machine | Northtech's iGlueSRCD; Automatic Glue Applicator for Stile & Rail Cabinet Doors | B7335 & A9930 • OMNIROBOTIC INC | PSA-80 Pro robotic sander | A10309 • Oneida Air Systems | Oneida XT14 Cyclonic HEPA Dust Extractor | B4747 & A9831 • Oneida Air Systems | Modular Enclosureless Filter (MEF) System | B4747 & A9831 • Oneskin, Inspiring Panels | UltraMatt 5N | C1721 • OSI Machinerie Inc. | Karine Bolduc | B4121 • PaintLine | ProDryingRack Adjustable Depth (PDRAD) | BC521 • PaintLine | Pro Face Frame & Door Mover (PFFDM) | BC521 • Pillar Machine / Larick Machinery | OTF - (On-The-Fly) Bore and Dowel | B7729 • Rangate | Rangate FLEX™ Tooling System | B8417 • Rubio Monocoat | USA Oil Plus 2C | BC939 • Rubio Monocoat | USA DuroGrit | BC939 • Rubio Monocoat | USA SheenPlus | BC939 • SainSmart | SainSmart | A10915 • Sano Handtrucks LLC | The SANO LiftKar: Elevating Cabinet Makers | A9941 • Scilm America | Scilm America | C2022 • SCM North America ACCORD 500 EDGE: One Machining Center. Total Flexibility | B6953, B6973, B7153, B7173 & A9614 • Stiles Machinery | Venjakob VEN AIR VORTEX: High Quality Coating with Reduced Filter Cost | A9840, B4835 & B4853 • Stiles Machinery | ORRA™ Velocity Sorting Solution: A Structural Shift in Automated Assembly Sorting | A9840, B4835 & B4853 • Titebond | Titebond Instant Bond Medium Jet Black |C1851 • Titus Group | Damped Push Latch S3 | C2570 • TSARSI | TSARSI | BC823 • U.S. Futaba, Inc. | U.S. Futaba - Harn Alunan T7 | C1340 • Uneeda | EKASILK 3 Sided Sanding Sponge | C946 • Vancouver Automation | PSP | A10020 & A9923 • Vanguard Digital Printing Systems | Vanguard Digital Natchez UV-LED Flatbed Printer | A10601 • WEINIG USA | WEINIG Scan Rip 310 | B6035 • WEINIG USA | Holz-Her Glu Jet Redesign | B6035 • Whiteside Machine Company | Simpli-Switch Tongue and Groove System | B5417 • Wilsonart | Wilsonart® Thinscape® Composite Tops | C1326 • Wurth North America | Vitap Infinity | B7557 & B7353
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Larry Adams is a Chicago-based writer and editor who writes about how things get done. A former wire service and community newspaper reporter, Larry is an award-winning writer with more than three decades of experience. In addition to writing about woodworking, he has covered science, metrology, metalworking, industrial design, quality control, imaging, Swiss and micromanufacturing . He was previously a Tabbie Award winner for his coverage of nano-based coatings technology for the automotive industry. Larry volunteers for the historic preservation group, the Kalo Foundation/Ianelli Studios, and the science-based group, Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST).
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