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Premiere Issue
Welcome to the first Uneeda Website Newsletter, "Smoother Times". This is the first of many newsletters that will keep our subscribers up to date on what is happening at Uneeda. We will include articles about new products, technical information, current industry happenings, trade shows, features on some of our customers, as well as movie and book reviews. We hope you find these articles useful as Uneeda looks forward to bringing you the most up to date information in the industry.
Industry Trends
Employers and employees involved in the manufacturing of kitchen cabinets will benefit from a new Alliance signed recently between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA).
Through the Alliance agreement, OSHA and KCMA will work together to provide association members and others with materials, guidance and access to training resources that will help them protect employees' health and safety, especially in reducing and preventing exposure to amputation hazards.
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Ask the Expert
Over the years our customers have asked many technical questions about our products, applications, and general sanding advice. Uneeda thought others could benefit from the answers to many of these important topics.
Learn the answers to this issue's questions...
- What papers do you have available for my Bosch 3727DVS?
- Do you have a parts list or some kind of catalog where we can order our [orbital sanders] parts from?
- Looking for a pad to clean a wide belt sander 37" inch timesaver...can you help me?
- What is considered the best grit of sand paper and/or process to prepare veneered surfaces for staining?
- We are looking for a wide belt cleaner that is a spray on, hose off application. Do you carry anything like that?
- Which type of paper (silicon, aluminum, sand, etc.) would be best for sanding bowls on a lathe; and what is the most economical way to buy it (rolls, sheets, etc.)?
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Featured Customer
We are highlighting California Door Company, a premier and elite wholesale manufacturer of kitchen cabinets and drawer fronts.
Conceived as a "mom and pop" operation founded by Joseph Rossi as Cabinet Door Company, success came with a customer-driven approach.
Joseph's son, Edward saw a niche within the industry and established California Door Company in 1988. The company, which opened with 25-30 employees, began by tackling the challenge to succeed in a very demanding market acquiring other smaller shops within the region to become a leader in the industry.
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Technical Education
What is sandpaper? Many of us use sandpaper for various sanding and grinding applications. However, most of us do not know how sandpaper was developed or how it came to the current form.
The name "sandpaper" is actually a misnomer, as most coated abrasive products contain neither sand nor paper. Generally, they consist of some type of abrasive mineral, which can be organic or synthetic; flexible paper or cloth backings; and adhesives.
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Featured Product
Uneeda has been the U.S. distributor of Cosma machines and Edruflex brushes for over 15 years. All of the Edruflex brushes sold by Uneeda, are designed to minimize hand sanding to help reduce manufacturing costs while offering a more consistent finish.
The Edruflex brushes are suited for sanding raised panel kitchen cabinet and entry doors as well as moldings and other profiled surfaces. These brushes are designed to work on the Cosma machines but can also be easily retrofitted on existing machinery.
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News and Events
Uneeda Enterprizes exhibited at the New England Expo in Hartford, CT May 2nd and 3rd. We met with many potential customers and look forward to assisting them with their abrasive needs.
Our next tradeshow is the International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair (IWF) being held in Atlanta, GA. Come visit us at booth #2506 and bring your raised panel doors to run through our Cosma machine.
Future Shows:
Northwest Expo (November 13-14) Booth #405 Tacoma, WA
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