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We tend to think in terms of black and white, good and bad, but reality is seldom that straightforward. For example, take the case of needing to ask someone for help. In my experience, that leads to three kinds of people. Who Hears Your Dilemma Most of us are slow to ask for help. Perhaps...

The advent of floor trusses gave us new insights that continue to be refined today. They also gave us a peek into whole house design with the promise of a fully componentized house. For the first time, they challenged us to build something that people could live on top of, rather than just...

When I am planning for the BCMC event, I know that our fabricators in the US like to touch and feel the new Spida Machinery and talk all things innovation. As a dedicated machinery company, we don’t have to think of how to make a new nail plate or what is the next best thing in...

If you knew now that a promotion or career move would eventually lead to divorce and ruin your relationship with your children, would you think it was worth the sacrifice? When I’m doing a consultation and ask this during my employee best practices training, everyone thinks this question...

ANSI/TPI 1 is a practical guide to manufacturing metal plate connected wood truss. It considers rational expectations and reasonable manufacturing capabilities that help ensure a sound product. Due to the nature of wood, cutting equipment and processes gaps do occur. These gaps can cause...

Did you know that any existing automated saws output can now be boosted by switching from a forklift lumber picking process to that of a Lumber PickLine? That’s right, we have proven that a Lumber PickLine will boost the cutting output of all the major automated linear saws out there,...

With BCMC 2023 rapidly approaching, we can feel the excitement growing! We hope you’ll stop by to see what we have to offer in Indy. As shown in these photos from BCMC 2022, we’re proud to show off our WizardPDS®. [For all photos, See PDF or View in Full Issue.] This...

At Moducore, a Bill of Materials (BOM) is more than just a simple list of materials and parts. It is the backbone of your production process, and harnessing its true potential requires an advanced and interconnected system. Our BOM solution lies at the heart of our software, but its real...

For many, the first thought that comes to mind when they hear the word “broker” is “middle man,” and extrapolating that into thinking that by using a middle man, the funding costs will be more expensive. It’s a false assumption. And it goes deeper than that. Some...

The U.S. economy started the second half of 2023 with a sense of resilience and more optimism than last year at this time. Inflation has been trending downward since its peak in June of 2022; the Federal Reserve hit the ‘pause’ button on interest rate hikes; the job market has been...