ShopBot on the Road
IWF 2018 in Atlanta
From August 22nd through August 25th, ShopBot Tools exhibited at the International Woodworking Fair, located in the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. ShopBot founder, Ted Hall, kicked off the schedule of events by delivering his talk "CNC and the Changing Face of Manufacturing" at the IWF CNC Symposium, presented by FDMC Magazine and Woodworking Network. Ted spoke to a captive audience about the history of CNC in general, and ShopBot specifically, highlighting the advantages of CNC-infused workflows. Ted was followed by other CNC industry leaders who presented on topics including CNC software selection, efficiency, tooling, among others.
Over in our booth (unfortunately numbered 666), ShopBot showed the 4’x8’ PRSalpha, equipped with the Automatic Tool Changer, as well as a ShopBot Desktop with a 24”x18” work bed. Our offerings demonstrated the diversity of tools we offer to assist woodworkers of all types. On the 4’x8’ tool, we had a cabinet making demonstration to show how raised panel doors and cabinet casework can be cut accurately, repeatably, and efficiently, all without changing tools by hand. On the Desktop, we demonstrated how furniture makers can carve intricate, 3-dimensional forms (which was demonstrated with a chair seat at the show) with great accuracy, repeatability, and speed.
Our booth hummed with visits from many woodworking professionals either looking to introduce CNC into their workflow, or coming to share success stories as recent–or long-time–ShopBot owners. We really enjoy the rare opportunity when woodworkers poke their heads out of their shops to show us what they’ve been up to with their ShopBots! We look forward to seeing everyone again at AWFS 2019 and IWF 2020!
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