According to Mike Lind, CEO of Leitz Tooling, a manufacturer of machine tools for processing wood and advanced materials, the biggest trend in the industry is its customers' customers becoming more demanding and having their demands met at lightning speeds.

"There is a lot more data being generated in the wood industry these days," says Jonathan Adams, CEO of Innergy, a data management systems supplier with offices in Florida and Minnesota. 

"The most significant trend that we've seen in our business has really been the move to what they call 'full access,' or frameless cabinetry," says Lary Skow, CEO of Northern Contours.

Technology trends like Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things automate woodworking factories to allow mass customization of furniture, flooring and cabinetry, a consumer driven market trend, says Jason Howell, president, Weinig/Holz-Her.

"One of the biggest trends affecting technologies in the woodworking sector right now is the different types of substrates and materials being used in place of wood," says Marty Berman, owner of Amber Millwork in Kelowna, British Columbia

"One of the biggest trends I see in the market is going back to using wood in buildings, and especially tall buildings," says Lisa Ayala, Sales Manager with Accsys Technologies