Here’s What Six Homebuilders Are Saying about the Houses of 2045

Predicting the future is tough but a select group of builders is making big predictions about what houses will look like in 20 years. If you grew up on the Jetsons – or maybe Blade Runner or the Back to the Future movies – there were all sorts of crazy predictions about the kinds of […]

Hymmen to Feature Digital Lacquer Embossing Presentation at IWF

A live talk by flooring expert Sebastian Bazyk on Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLEplus) for SPC flooring highlights Hymmen’s IWF presentations. Hymmen, the technology provider for flooring, other high-end surfaces and engineered wood, is presenting a special educational conference session at this summer’s International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta on the role digital printing will play in […]

The Correlation Between Automated Technology and Manual Labor: 1 to 4

One of the most common questions I encounter is the relationship between automated technology and manual labor, particularly in the context of CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines. People often wonder about the tangible benefits of integrating CNC technology into their operations. How much time can a CNC machine truly save? Will it significantly transform their […]

Growing into Technology

It’s no surprise that most woodworkers are challenged by technology and even more confused by the term G-code. For generations, manual labor tooling has been the backbone of our profession. Consider the simple handsaw transformed into a motorized handsaw. The two were similar enough so as to maintain cognitive correlation of each tool and its […]

Success—in the Form of Automation

I graduated from high school in 1999—a year early. I was 17 and eager to enter the U.S. Navy. I had been preselected to attend Basic Underwater Demolition Seal Training (BUD/s) and on my first day of training, to say that I was intimidated would have been an understatement. I had heard the stories and can say […]