The AWPL Advisory Board provides an avenue for direct corporate involvement with the Laboratory, its staff, students, and researchers. Advisory Board companies also enjoy "first-in-line" privileges and discounts for all executive education and employee training programs conducted by the AWPL. Members also have the opportunity to participate in sponsored research conducted through AWPL and the College of Architecture. Equally important, Advisory Board membership provides a fertile ground for participating companies to nurture relationships with tomorrow's technological leaders, and thus serves as a means of attracting the best and brightest to their organizations -- truly a "win-win" opportunity for all involved.

Full membership in the AWPL Advisory Board extends to corporations a full range of services, including:

• An opportunity to support and interact with a Georgia Tech faculty, staff person, or graduate student doing research and/or teaching in an area of mutual interest;

• Participation in the AWPL staff-in-residence program, which provides office space, equipment use, and access to all training and education programs for a Advisory Board company employee;

• Discounted training programs designed for specific executive and employee training needs and delivered either at the AWPL or on site;

• Participation in an annual Research Review Day conducted exclusively for Advisory Board companies, as well as in periodic open houses, presentations, demonstrations, and other opportunities to interact with faculty and students and industry collaborators;

• Information about graduate students, their interests, resumes, expected graduation dates, and availability for summer internships;

• Abstracts of relevant dissertations and theses or full copies upon request, and periodic notice of new AWPL research reports.

Specialized services can also be negotiated on a case-by-case basis, according to the needs of the Advisory Board member. In addition, full members have the right to appoint a representative to the Advisory Board, which meets annually to provide guidance and assist in long-range planning for the AWPL, including setting its research agenda.

AWPL Advisory Board Charter Members:

American Woodmark Corporation: Toccoa and Jackson, Georgia: www.americanwoodmark.com

Manufacturer of kitchen cabinets and vanities for remodeling and new home construction. 16 manufacturing facilities in the US including the automated parts plant in Toccoa and the assembly plant in Jackson.

Langdale Industries, Inc: Valdosta, Georgia: www.langdaleindustries.com

The largest fully integrated privately held forest products company east of the Mississippi River that includes land management, primary lumber manufacturing, pressure treatment and utility poles, oriented strandboard, medium density fiberboard, export company, secondary manufacturing and affiliated businesses.

Mortensen Woodworking, Inc: Union City, Georgia: www.mortensenwoodwork.com

Second generation privately held company concentrating on high-end custom millwork. The firm is highly automated with CNC machines for the cabinetry line and custom millwork. Mortensen has performed custom installations in commercial, resort and exhibition centers in Georgia and throughout the Southeastern US.

SCM Group Usa, Inc: Duluth, Georgia: www.scmgroup-usa.com

SCM Group, Spa: Rimini, Italy: www.scmgroup.com

SCM was formed in the late 1940's and has grown to become the largest woodworking machine manufacturer in the world of CNC machines. SCM provided the initial impetus and commitment of machines and resources for developing AWPL in collaboration with the College of Architecture to foster training, research and development.

Southern Staircase: Alpharetta, Georgia: www.southernstaircase.com

Southern Staircase designs and manufactures custom and straight stair systems for residential and commercial installations. Stair systems are designed through the use of CAD and manufactured with CNC and custom techniques.

South Georgia Cabinet Company, Inc: Ray City, Georgia

A family owned and operated business utilizing CNC technology for manufacture of laminated casework for commercial and residential closet and cabinetry systems with emphasis upon motel/lodging renovations and health clinics.

Planit Solutions, Inc.: Tuscaloosa, AL: www.Planitsolutions.com
Planit is a leading developer of software products servicing the woodworking and sheet metal fabrication industry. Planit products assist in the design and manufacture of goods such as cabinetry and countertops for commercial and residential markets, furniture, fixtures and custom products.

FRY REGLET Architectural Metals:Alpharetta, GA.: www.fryreglet.com 
Originally, Fry Reglet, founded in 1948, was focused on plaster accessories. Today, Fry Reglet’s brand and product line has expanded to include metal wall panels, column covers, aluminum reveals, mouldings, and GRAGP, a universal wall cladding system. Fry Reglet has been involved with Eduardo Lyon’s PhD thesis work with design and manufacture of a “Dimensional Curved Wall Panel Systems of Wood Products”. The CNC machining for this work has been conducted at AWPL and is presently exhibited in the AWPL foyer. This work is also under investigation by Andres Cavieres, COA PhD candidate as applicable to cladding systems with options of materials.

Häfele Americas: Archdale, NC. www.Häfele.com/us/
Häfele is a world leader in furniture, cabinet, architectural hardware and access control hardware technology. Häfele has provided support equipment to AWPL, workstation systems and serves as an on-going resource for hardware and fixtures for students participating in COA programs conducted at AWPL. The Häfele Mobile Laboratory makes annual visits to Georgia Tech COA and AWPL as part of their regional tours. Häfele has provided product and materials support to both the AWPL academic projects and the GA TECH Solar Decathlon Project managed by the College of Architecture Program.

Hardwoods Inc.: Mabelton, GA.: www.hardwoodweb.com
Hardwoods Inc. (Atlanta Hardwood Corp.) is a wholesale and retail distributorship specializing in Appalachian Hardwoods for both domestic and export. The firm also distributes panel products in the AL/FL/ GA area. Affiliated companies include AWPC, Huntersville Hardwoods, Inc.; Hardwoods Inc of Alabama; North Georgia Hardwoods, Inc; North Georgia Hardwood Center and White County Moulding. Hardwood Inc has been very supportive of interaction with COA students field visits, materials options, project evaluations and affiliated with AWPL industry association (GA AWI, WCMA) related plant tours.

Ad Hoc Members

Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute: Atlanta,GA.: www.innovate.gatech.edu
Enterprise Innovation Institute helps enterprises improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology and innovation. The Institute is comprised of : Commercialization Services; Entrepreneur Services; Industry services (strategic business services, Lean enterprise, Q C management / International standards, Energy management, trade adjustment services) ; Community Policy & Research Services.

Staff engineers are located at Georgia Tech and Regional Offices across the State of Georgia. Please refer to the web site for additional information.
Charles Estes, Traditional Industries; Art Ford, Regional Manager, South Georgia ; David Apple, Regional Manager, North Georgia represents Enterprise Innovation Institute for the meeting. AWPL has engagements with staff engineers addressing Lean , 5S and process flow systems, evaluations, audits applicable to the manufacturing environment.

Georgia Forestry Commission: Macon, Georgia: www.gfc.state.ga.us

The state forestry commission is charged with promoting sound forest management practices, rural forest fire protection, and utilization of the state's forest resources. The commission is now embarking upon a major policy change through a Proposal for Forest Products Marketing Report to the Governor and State Legislature to promote utilization of the forest resources.

Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources: Athens, Georgia: www.forestry.uga.edu

UGA's School of Forestry and Natural Resources was founded in 1906 through an endowment from George Foster Peabody. It is the oldest school of forest resources in the South. The school's mission is to prepare leaders in the conservation and sustainable management of forests and other natural resources; to discover ways to restore and better use the earth's natural resources; and to put into practice forestry and natural resources knowledge.

Guests

AEROQUEST, Inc.: Lawrenceville, GA: www.aeroquest.com  
Aeroquest personnel have been creating top quality custom aircraft interior products since 1982. During this time Aeroquest has provided galley and vanity countertops for all of the major business aircraft manufacturers. Aeroquest also manufactures premium quality cabinets, solid surface materials, galleys, gallery annexes, fiberglass composite lavatories, showers, and window shades. AWPL was introduced to Aeroquest by David Apple, GA TECH Enterprise Innovation Institute (formerly EDI) to conduct CNC machining demonstrations. AWPL (Kevin Shankwiler-PI) is conducting a series of CNC machining application studies of design / machining with resin based composites applicable to the aircraft industry.