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The Kreator has landed
2024 is a milestone year for Australian manufacturing. Why? Because the Kreator has arrived. It is the first-ever large-format hybrid 3D printer + 5 axis CNC milling machine to reach local shoes. As such, this revolutionary piece of equipment is set to disrupt homegrown design and innovation. The brainchild of [...]
Can-Do with Biesse
Steve and Michelle Simmonds know the value of family and relationships, and the value the right partner can bring to their company. Recently, Steve and Michelle partnered with Biesse to provide their first CNC nesting machine to improve their technological advantage, meet the demands of a busy workshop and increase [...]
Another jewel in the crown for The Stirling Group
In another exciting development for The Stirling Group, they have now become the authorised Australia and New Zealand distributors of Casadei Busellato woodworking machinery. The Italian manufacturer’s product line includes 5-axis CNCs, wide belt sanders, spindle moulders, thicknessers, surfacers and sliding table saws, and more. The Stirling Group’s Craig Honeyman [...]
Three timber industry trends to revolutionise your business
As with all industries, it’s important for cabinetmakers and shopfitters to adapt to design trends in order to remain relevant and competitive, and meet the changing demands of consumers. Taking the trend theme even further, today, we look at three trends that one supplier, the Stirling Group, has identified in [...]
To Need a Machine
Henry Ford once said, “To need a machine and not buy it, one will ultimately discover, that you have paid for the machine and don’t own it.” We should take note of Ford because in 19 years almost seventeen million Model T Fords were built, half the world’s automobile production. [...]
Fitouts and Trends – the RV Focus
Swimming with Manta Rays on the Great Barrier Reef, exploring hidden gorges in Karijini, West Australia, or hitting the red dusty highways of the outback, Australia has a lot to offer. You can do this in style in a recreational vehicle that through good design is a virtual home away [...]
Stirling Group, in your corner
Stirling Group brings together three specialist brands: Stirling Global (Machinery), Accurate Australia and New Zealand (solid timber tooling and consumables), and Panel Tools (tooling for CNC machinery). Since 2001, Stirling Group has grown to become an industry leader, dedicated to delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions and service to growing companies in [...]
Dekton Cutting: Do You Dare?
When sintered stone first entered the market, architects, designers, and stonemasons excitedly rushed to explore its potential. At last, they had a material that was hard, heat-proof, stain and UV-resistant - and available in a wide range of colours. The only problem? Sintered stone is not easy to cut. Saw [...]
The Winning Edge
An edge bander, like a CNC processing centre, or nesting machine is a major capital investment for any company producing cabinets. While a simple machine is still available, most are now fitted with some sort of logic control that have simplified the setup of these once difficult to use machines. [...]
Laying down foundations for a well-networked Innovation Nation
In 2020, a new breed of machinery supplier entered Australia’s shores. Operating under the name Innovync (rebranded from Unimac Machinery, established in 2015), the supply hub focuses on delivering a blend of high-end European machinery and exceptional after-sales service to clients across Australia and New Zealand. This month, Supplier takes [...]
Biesse Group 20 Years in Australia
A machine from Biesse Group could have made the floor you are standing on, the window where you look out onto the World, the door you pass into the sunlight, the furniture you sit on or the cabinets in your kitchen and bathroom. Since 1969, Biesse have manufactured technology for [...]