Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

The Art of a Lumber PickLine

Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

Of course, if you’re starting a truss plant from the ground up, it’s a snap to include an Enventek Lumber PickLine in your plans. The real beauty of the Lumber PickLine, however, is that it can be easily configured for existing truss plants – whether inside the plant or outside...

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January 2025
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Stephen Keller, PE

Penetrating the Shallow Depth Floor Market: How Posi-Strut® Can Be Your Best Solution

Stephen Keller, PE

In today’s light-frame construction market, wood web floor trusses are commonly used in many multifamily projects. Builders, structural engineers, and general contractors often view wood web trusses as the default floor system for projects requiring 18 inches or greater depth. However,...

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January 2025
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Page 54
Ed Serrano

Free Your Mind, Free Your Factory: The Hidden Upside of Lean Frame Manufacturing

Ed Serrano

What do a former First Lady and today’s most forward-thinking frame fabricators have in common? More than you might think. Consider this quote, “The more we simplify our material needs, the more we are free to think of other things” – Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor...

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January 2025
Issue #17306
Page 64
Thom McAnally

How We ‘Serve Two Masters’ at The JobLine

People often ask what makes The JobLine unique compared to other industry recruiters. It’s a straightforward question, but the answer is far from simple. While most recruiters rely heavily on resumes to gauge a candidate’s fit, The JobLine takes a completely different approach....

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January 2025
Issue #17306
Page 96
Geordie Secord

Design Connections: The Personal Side of The JobLine

Geordie Secord

Past articles by Thom and myself have discussed some of the things that make The JobLine stand out from other recruiters. In fact, Thom’s article in this issue also focuses on what makes us different. But, I’d like to shed a more personal light on this difference by sharing my own...

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January 2025
Issue #17306
Page 104
Marco Gagnon

What Equipment Does Your Future Hold?

Marco Gagnon

With 2024 coming to a close, we look at the year that was and the years to come in equipment development. This past year saw our company bring out two new pieces of equipment in its product offering. These pieces were added to a line-up that already included our successful BCE-Gantry, BCE-Finish...

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December 2024
Issue #16305
Page 66
Panels Plus Team

Nailing Wall Panel Production with Panels Plus

Panels Plus Team

Imagine transforming your production process with reliable and innovative equipment. Dayspring Construction did just that, and we’re excited to share their success story with you. The Problem Dayspring Construction had a definite need to improve efficiency. The company was using a...

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December 2024
Issue #16305
Page 73
Thom McAnally

How to Measure Your Design Team’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Design teams are made up of people, and as we know, people can drive profits or create costly errors. When your design team is a mix of seasoned and newer individuals, and you add off-shore or subcontract service providers, understanding their individual skill levels becomes essential. Do you...

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December 2024
Issue #16305
Page 96
Todd Drummond

A Case Study for Transforming Profits Through Employment Practices

Todd Drummond

The following is a summary of the seminar I gave at this year’s BCMC show on October 8th, 2024. If your mind is open, I am handing you pure gold to help your company meet the challenges negatively affecting everyone now and in the coming years. Case Study —Building Material Supply...

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November 2024
Issue #16304
Page 26
Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

An “A-Ha Moment” at BCMC 2024

Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

As teased in last month’s article, “F1 Pit Stop Each Truss,” the Enventek Collated Plate Dispenser was unveiled at BCMC 2024 Milwaukee. To many truss fabricators, it was an “A-Ha moment” to see a machine in action that solved a truss fabrication bottleneck that many...

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November 2024
Issue #16304
Page 52
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