SFA Workshop Unites Fabricators for Education and Networking
EAST HARTFORD, CT – Approximately 100 fabricators, suppliers and other industry professionals turned out for the Stone Fabricator’s Alliance (SFA) Workshop, a two-day event hosted by American Floor Covering Inc. and built around continuous live demonstrations. The gathering, which took place on June 4 and 5, 2026, opened with a welcome happy hour the evening of June 3rd and kept demos running across the shop floor throughout both days.
Attendees watched live thermoforming and fabrication demonstrations led by host Joe Durfee, segment radius techniques and fully automated German-made Burkhardt-Löffler machines in action. Comandulli ran a demonstration of its automated edge profiling and polishing equipment, while Stonepeak/SapienStone showed through-body porcelain cutting.
The vendor lineup ran deep across Thursday's schedule. Big Dog Adhesives demonstrated its SeamLock adhesive, Superior Stone Products showed the Gold Evolution EXT system and GranQuartz ran porcelain cutting using its Machete blade. MB Stone Care handled marble and granite face polishing, while afternoon sessions covered Aardwolf America's portable DSA07 drill stand, FillaChip's quartz, porcelain and ceramic repair, and Alpha Professional Tools' quartz resurfacing system paired with its BMP-700 and Kirara polishers. Quail Leasing Corp. walked attendees through equipment financing options. An SFA-hosted industry roundtable, which centered largely on tariffs, anchored the midday program.
Friday shifted toward software, glass and installation. Moriah Architectural Glass demonstrated glass vanity fabrication and Stonify presented its all-in-one software platform for stone shops. InnoChem LLC covered miter seam color matching, stain removal and porcelain chip repair, and Chemical Concepts closed the program with its Tile Ace Max system for large-format tile installs.
The SFA's next workshop is set for October 8th and 9th in Olivette, MO, hosted by Stone Fabricators. A demo schedule for the fall event has not yet been announced.
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