Last year, the Stone Fabricators Alliance (SFA) expanded on its standard workshop model — typically held at the fabrication shops of various members — and held a MegaWorkshop in the St. Louis suburb of Collinsville, IL. The event included a range of equipment and tooling demonstrations, where real kitchens were fabricated on site. The second edition of this initiative took place from October 20 to 22 in the same location, and it once again included equipment and tooling demonstrations to go along with an expanded education program.
Equipment at work on the show floor included bridge sawing technology as well as multiple edge polishers, multiple surface polishers and equipment for processing scrap material into pavers and split-face wall treatments. This machinery was being used to process stone in slab and other formats, giving attendees the opportunity to see it operate under the same conditions as in a fabrication shop. In some cases, a machinery supplier partnered with a supplier of tooling and accessories to demonstrate the abilities of the combined technology.