If you are a furniture manufacturer or foam conversion business in the southeast that loves to stay up-to-date on the newest, and hottest, manufacturing trends it's likely you attended the recent Home Furnishings Manufacturing Solutions Expo in Greenville, South Carolina. This year's show brought out the latest products, services, and machinery innovations from a global range of suppliers all aiming at helping manufacturers improve production and stay ahead of regulatory environmental policy.
At this year's HFMSE expo, Chemique Adhesives displayed a variety of adhesive and application
Manufacturers across the entire industry supply chain were well represented not only on the exhibition floor, but also during exciting displays of advancements at the manufacturing excellence awards. Taking home the Manufacturing & Supply Chain Innovation Awards were Ashley Furniture Industries - Manufacturing Innovation; and Bassett - Supply Chain Excellence. The Product Design and Innovation Awards went to both Southern Motion - Upholstery and Motion, and Hooker Furniture - Case Goods. Winners of the Domestic Manufacturing Excellence Awards for demonstrating on going commitment to domestic manufacturing through investments in operational efficiency and continuous manufacturing improvement processes were Klaussner Home Furnishings - Operation Excellence; and for continuous improvement - Jackson Furniture.
The Importer of the Year Award went to A.R.T. Furniture, and Upholstery Supplier of the Year was Glen
In all, year two of the Home Furnishings Manufacturing Solutions Expo was a great success. A diverse and well represented group of the industry's best manufacturers and suppliers turned out, placing on full display their continuous improvements, technical innovations, and showed their contributions to an ever-evolving industry that spans the globe. If your business operates anywhere in the home furnishings supply chain, you need to visit this show in 2019.