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Custom cabinets in reach with automation

By Cindy Atoji Keene

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 15, 2012

Bordeaux finish with sable glaze on cherry. Natural finish with caramel glaze on maple. These might sound like gourmet dishes, but for Volker Braun, director of manufacturing at Metropolitan Cabinets and Countertops in Norwood, these keywords specify custom kitchen cabinet styles and finishes. As Braun manages production, it is about square corners and right angles, as he takes the art of cabinetmaking and elevates it to a highly automated process that creates details without the cost and time of hand craftsmanship.

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