WPE Lancaster 2021 will be open to many viewers on Thursday, October 14. It will return on October 13-14, 2022.

Mannheim, Pennsylvania-Woodworkers from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and beyond flocked to Wood Pro Expo Lancaster on Thursday, October 14th to participate in the opening ceremony of the two-day event. WPE Lancaster managing partner Lewis Goldman (Lewis Goldman) said: "We are very happy to see the long queue before the opening." "It has been two years since the last event, here. The crowd attests to the pent-up demand for face-to-face events.” He said that he expects a high turnout on the second day.

Due to the pandemic, WPE Lancaster 2020 was cancelled. It will return on October 13-14, 2022.

At 8 am on Thursday, Verlon Miller, a business consultant at Gehman Accounting, gave a free keynote speech to kick off the curtain. He discussed how to make confident financial decisions to maintain and grow the business. FDMC editor Will Sampson's free keynote on Friday will discuss strategies and best practices for calculating more profitable prices.

The education component of WPE includes a pair of paid classroom courses held daily in cooperation with the Cabinet Manufacturers Association. Topics include how to successfully run a small carpentry shop, invest in machinery, understand the income statement, and organize trends. Read more about the meeting. 

With the return of the popular Treadmill Project (RMP), education is unfolding in the showroom. Experts from the four exhibiting companies will explain and answer questions on various technologies such as nested CNC wiring, edge banding, and CNC dovetail processing. Participants are invited to participate in any scheduled RMP meeting for free. learn more.

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Harry Urban is the publisher of Woodworking Network. Urban has more than 30 years of experience in B2B publishing, trade shows and conferences. He has traveled extensively in North America and overseas, visiting and reporting on major manufacturing facilities and trade shows. 

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