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.
SCM at IWF: Advanced Technology, Automation and a Stronger North American Organization to Support Customer Growth
SCM will showcase a comprehensive range of woodworking technologies, automation solutions, and digital services at IWF 2026, with a nearly 25,000 sq ft booth. Highlights include the Lean Cell (entry-level high-speed nest
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Stiles to bring mass timber and off-site construction solutions to new IWF showcase
Stiles Machinery will participate in the International Woodworking Fair's new Mass Timber & Pre-Fab Showcase, debuting at IWF 2026 (August 25-28, Atlanta). Partnering with HOMAG Group companies Kallesoe, System TM, and W
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Mass Timber Office Tower in Tauranga secures New Zealand’s top property industry honour
Mareanui, an eight-storey mass timber office tower in Tauranga, New Zealand, won the Rider Levett Bucknall Supreme Award at the 2026 Property Council New Zealand Property Industry Awards. The building uses over 2,700 cub
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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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