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Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario
  • EVENTS
  • PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS
    • Lean Training
    • Sales Training
    • Leadership Training
    • Digital Marketing Training
    • Cyber Security Training
    • WMCO/CME Health & Safety Excellence Program
  • MEMBERS ONLY AREA
    • Login
    • Profile
  • WHY JOIN WMCO
  • JOIN NOW
    • Testimonials
  • MEMBERS DIRECTORY
  • WMCO NEWS
  • ABOUT WMCO
    • Our Cluster
    • Our History
    • Our Vision & Mission
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    • Government Funding for Manufacturers
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Plant Tour Focus Group – Art for Everyday

Through-put challenges created by bottlenecks in production are common challenges for all manufacturers. Driving wasteful steps out of your process to decrease your lead times for product is a true... read more →
  • November 7, 2016
  • Michelle Holden
  • News, Plant Tour Focus Group

BWA PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUP ATTRACTS 34 COMPANIES ACROSS CLUSTER REGION!

Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members... read more →
  • May 4, 2016
  • admin
  • News, Uncategorized

Plant Tour Focus Group – Woodland Horizons

Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members... read more →
  • May 4, 2016
  • Michelle Holden
  • News, Plant Tour Focus Group

BWA FEB 24 PLANT TOUR INVOLVES MEMBERS TO BRAINSTORM NEW PROCESS INTEGRATION!

Critical thinking is a skill truly transferable from one manufacturing process to another to enhance continuous improvement. Read on to learn how BWA uses member plant tours to spread the... read more →
  • February 29, 2016
  • Michelle Holden
  • News

BWA JAN 27-2016 PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUP DRAWS 25 COMPANIES TO SHARE AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES!

Adoption of new technology to move towards “Mass Customization” draws BWA member from far and wide! Read on! Mass customization sounds like an oxymoron, and to traditional manufacturing thinking, it... read more →
  • February 19, 2016
  • Michelle Holden
  • News

BWA PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUP BRINGS LEAD TIME REDUCTION IDEAS TO MEMBERS.

We all know that the shorter your lead times, the more appealing that is to potential customers. How many customers have you lost due to long lead times? How do... read more →
  • February 24, 2015
  • Michelle Holden
  • News

BWA PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUPS BRING VALUE TO FAMILY BUSINESS OWNERS!

Seventeen BWA member companies travelled across the cluster region to learn from each other through the BWA Plant Tour Focus Group format. Cabinet makers today vary in size, and when... read more →
  • January 23, 2015
  • Michelle Holden
  • Uncategorized

BWA PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUPS BRING VALUE TO FAMILY BUSINESS OWNERS!

Seventeen BWA member companies travelled across the cluster region to learn from each other through the BWA Plant Tour Focus Group format. Cabinet makers today vary in size, and when... read more →
  • January 23, 2015
  • Michelle Holden
  • News

BWA PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUP BRINGS MEMBERS TOGETHER FROM ACROSS CLUSTER REGION!

BWA plant tour focus groups concentrate on continuous improvement, and allow members to share and learn from their challenges and successes while building important industry networks! 18 BWA manufacturing members... read more →
  • October 24, 2014
  • Michelle Holden
  • News

BWA PLANT TOUR FOCUS GROUP EXAMINES DESIGN TO ERP TO MANUFACTURING

Cabinet Shops are beginning to embrace technology that streamlines the customer experience all the way through manufacturing. Read on to learn more! The Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster region is fully... read more →
  • May 17, 2014
  • Michelle Holden
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