Industry Updates
Curated trade, equipment, and market updates for frame-shop owners — each article includes an XKY take on what it means for your line.
For frame shops
What is changing in framing — and why it matters
We add a handful of curated updates each week with an XKY perspective on equipment, trade, and market shifts. Latest added July 13, 2026.
Altendorf will celebrate milestone at IWF
Altendorf will celebrate its 120th anniversary at IWF 2026 in Atlanta, showcasing its full machine range at Booth B7972. The company emphasizes intuitive operation, short setup times, and maximum productivity. The F 35 s
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Put new to work for you
The article promotes IWF Atlanta 2026, highlighting that thousands of buyers return to see and source new machinery, technologies, and supplies. It states that almost 1,000 top manufacturers are already booked, including
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Golden Eagle Provides Industrial-Grade Cutterhead Solutions
Golden Eagle will showcase its Finger Joint Cutterhead Series at the 2026 IWF in Atlanta. The series includes three configurations: Combination, Integration, and Replacement types, designed for industrial woodworking lin
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Designing the Built Environment Starts at IWF
The article announces the IWF Design Collective at IWF Atlanta, a curated showcase of design-driven finishes, surfaces, cabinetry, components, and lighting technologies for the designer-specifier community. It highlights
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Robotic Solutions will demonstrate an automated finishing process at IWF
Robotic Solutions will demonstrate an automated finishing process at IWF 2026 in Atlanta, featuring a CMA Robotics Inverted Shuttle System loaded and unloaded by a KUKA robot. The KUKA robot picks cabinet doors and place
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These 5 Trade Shows Are Where New Tools Make Their Debut - SlashGear
The article lists five trade shows where new tools debut: International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta (Aug 25-28, 2026), the largest North American woodworking show with over 26,500 attendees and 1,000+ exhibitors; E
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CMA will host shop tour and BBQ
The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) is hosting a pre-IWF event on August 24, featuring a behind-the-scenes tour of Atlanta Cabinet Shop led by Gary Balcom, followed by a BBQ social gathering at Dark Horse Woodworks. Par
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Woodworkers ‘power up’ at IWF
IWF 2026, North America's largest woodworking event, will be held Aug. 25-28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The theme is 'Power Up Your Business,' featuring new technology, machinery, materials, and sup
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Where mass timber and woodworking intersect
IWF Atlanta introduces a new Mass Timber and Prefabricated Construction Products collection, showcasing cross-laminated and glue-laminated products and technologies for the first time at a North American woodworking show
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IWF Education Conference adds mass timber, innovation tours
The IWF Education Conference returns Aug. 25-28 in Atlanta with an expanded program for wood products industry professionals, including new sessions on mass timber construction, prefabrication, wood industry innovation t
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Pillar and Larick to debut three new machines at IWF
Pillar Machine and Larick Machinery will debut three new machines at the 2026 International Woodworking Fair (IWF) in Atlanta: the MG2 miter gluing machine, OTF Confirmat screw drilling and doweling machine, and CMJ-HSK
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