Steve and his wife Mindy traveled to Atlanta, GA in early 98 to the International Woodworking and Machine Show, to see first hand all the newest technology and machines available on the market. "It was a huge investment, the largest amount I can ever imagine spending on a single piece of equipment". The Steigerwald’s felt that this step is  necessary to bring Steigerwald Kitchens & Baths into the 21^st Century.

The Anderson Stratos Router speeds production up by completing much of the mundane cutting and routing necessary in the early stages of the cabinet building process. Steve and his craftsmen had been depending on a custom cabinet computer system called Cabinet Vision. While allowing Steve to design cabinets and simultaneously providing the cut lists, the information still had to be interpreted by humans.

The state-of-the-art CNC operates with a stand-alone computer that interprets the cut list and while doing the cutting and routing. The CNC does require an AlphaCam "post-processor".

Now, the Cabinet Vision program provides CAD (computer aided design) information, and this is sent to AlphaCam (computer aided machining). Alpha Cam interprets the CAD information and puts it into language the Router can understand. The Router assigns tool paths and put the steps together to make the process the most efficient. The CNC has a 4’ x 8’ worktable and holds the material down with a vacuum. It will even lay out the raw material to eliminate the most waste. The CNC holds up to 7 tools at one time, has a 10-hp motor and achieves 10,000 RPM.