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 June 19, 2026.
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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WoodTech 2026 set to showcase advanced manufacturing technologies for the furniture and woodworking industry
WoodTech 2026, the 39th edition of the woodworking technology exhibition, will be held at the Istanbul Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre from 22 to 25 October 2026. Organized by RX Tüyap in cooperation with the Woodworking
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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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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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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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MATEC 2026 closes first edition in Milan as Plast, Xylexpo and Composites Future unite to redefine woodworking, plastics and composite materials industry in Italy
MATEC 2026, the first edition of a new integrated trade fair in Milan, closed successfully. It combined Plast (plastics and rubber machinery), Xylexpo (woodworking and furniture technology), and Composites Future (compos
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Rethinking CNC: How to automate without buying new machinery
Ennis Henry, sales specialist at MachMotion, presented at the Closets Conference & Expo in West Palm Beach, Florida on June 15, 2026. He discussed how custom closet and storage manufacturers can automate existing CNC mac
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Laguna Tools names Justin Cormier as vice president of operations
Laguna Tools, a manufacturer and distributor of premium woodworking and metalworking equipment, has appointed Justin Cormier as vice president of operations, based at the company's Grand Prairie, Texas location. The anno
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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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Blue Elephant CNC expands woodworking production line with next-gen furniture CNC solution
Blue Elephant CNC has launched a new furniture CNC solution to expand its woodworking production line. The machine is designed for panel furniture, cabinet making, and custom woodworking. Production is underway at the co
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31 Nations sign Stockholm Declaration as Europe strengthens commitment to sustainable forest management
31 European nations signed the Stockholm Declaration at Forest Europe's tenth Ministerial Conference, reaffirming commitment to sustainable forest management, cross-border cooperation on climate change, biodiversity, wil
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