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.
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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Take Advantage of Learning and Development Opportunities
The IWF 2026 Education Conference offers practical, tested ideas and techniques from woodworking insiders to help businesses achieve real-world success. IWF Atlanta is North America's largest showcase of machinery, mater
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FSC UK partners with Professional Woodworking Expo 2026 to strengthen industry collaboration and innovation
FSC UK has partnered with Professional Woodworking Expo (PWE) 2026, a trade event for the UK woodworking and joinery industry, taking place at NEC Birmingham from 23 to 25 June 2026. The event expects over 6,000 visitors
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IWF Announces 2026 Challengers Award Finalists
IWF has announced 20 finalists for the 2026 Challengers Award from 84 entries by 65 exhibiting companies. Finalists will demonstrate live on August 25, 2026, with seven winners announced on August 26. The list includes e
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Stirling Machinery to showcase advanced wood processing solutions at WoodTECH 2026 in Rotorua and Brisbane
Stirling Machinery will exhibit at WoodTECH 2026 in Rotorua (18-19 June) and Brisbane (23-24 June), with Managing Director Craig Honeyman presenting on workforce innovation and technology integration to address skills sh
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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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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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