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Drexler Heritage: Changing to Meet Consumer Demand

"We have seen a 17 to 18 percent increase in wood yield with Nesterwood."

— David Lewis, VP, Upholstery Manufacturing, HDM

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Ethan Allan Reinvents Frame Production

"Since we started using NESTERWood, our frame yield has improved by roughly 10%, and the productive capacity at each plant has increased."

— Cliff Thorn, VP of Manufacturing, Ethan Allen

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HM Leads the Way in Frame Construction

"We operate 24/7, and NESTERwood provides us the confidence to run on the weekends without management or programming staff."

— Kevin Hefner, Owner, HM Frame

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Century Furniture Saves Time, Reduces Waste with NESTERwood

"NESTERwood has provided Century with double-digit improvement in our nesting yields."

— Steve Bowman, Century Furniture

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NESTERwood Helps Southern Furniture Become a World-Class Manufacturer

"Utilizing NESTERwood’s Rolling Nest feature, a process that allows a new frame layout to start at any point within a sheet where the previous frame finished, an order that originally consumed 25 sheets of plywood was done using only 19 sheets. On average, we expect to achieve a material savings of 20% with this software."

— Shea Teague, Manufacturing Manager, Southern Furniture

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Airline Manufacturing Co. Helps La-Z-Boy Prevent Production Disruptions

"Even after the first nesting, NESTERwood keeps working in the background to improve the efficiency of our programs. It always gives us better yields than we ever had before and has made our routers more productive."

— Tim Vann, Dir. of Product Development, Airline Manufacturing

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NESTERwood Helps Basset Furniture Eliminate Part Inventory

"We have no inventory of frame parts anymore; frames that are cut today are upholstered tomorrow."

— Mark Jordan, VP of Upholstery Operations, Basset Furniture

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