Providing a Complete Customer Solution at Spida Wendy Boyd Since Spida Machinery began over 40 years ago, we’ve consistently adapted to ensure our products meet market demands, grown our team and expertise, and focused on ways we can continuously improve. We’ve looked at ourselves and asked hard questions, identified areas that needed... Read More December 2024 Issue #16305 Page 17
How Investment Bias Can Cost Your Company Millions Todd Drummond It appears I may have opened a can of worms with my last article, “A Case Study for Transforming Profits Through Employment Practices.” The article was a summary of the session I led at BCMC, “Case Study —Building Material Supply & Truss Manufacturing.” The... Read More December 2024 Issue #16305 Page 26
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... Read More December 2024 Issue #16305 Page 66
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... Read More December 2024 Issue #16305 Page 73
The Last Word: Rural Cousins in the Truss Business — Finding Their Niches Joe Kannapell During the challenging 1980s, gutsy cousins Larry Rogers and Dickie Vail tackled truss plant ownership. Larry put his savings on the line in 1981 and with an SBA loan began Rogers Manufacturing Co. (RMC), not far from where he had worked in northeast Louisiana. Dickie relied mostly on backing... Read More December 2024 Issue #16305 Page 168
Wall Panel Technology, Part VIII: Panel Automation From American Suppliers Joe Kannapell Plate markers, single tool bridges, and automated saws were just a few of the enhancements that filtered into wall panel shops at the Millennium. Their adoption was quickened by the consolidation of component manufacturers (CMs) and by the increasing pressure on all CMs by busy builders.... Read More November 2024 Issue #16304 Page 10
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... Read More November 2024 Issue #16304 Page 26
Step Up to the Table with Eide Eide Machinery Sales Team Thank you to everyone who visited with us at BCMC this year – what a great show! We are so pleased that we could be a part of this industry celebration and display some of the great products we have to offer. [For all photos, See PDF or View in Full Issue.] First up, you’ll need... Read More November 2024 Issue #16304 Page 44
Celebrating Success: MiTek Innovations & Connections at BCMC | FS 2024 MiTek Staff We at MiTek Inc. extend a heartfelt thank you to SBCA and all attendees for making BCMC | Framer Summit 2024 a fantastic event. From a dynamic show floor to ample opportunities to network, learn, and connect with our industry, BCMC plays a crucial role in advancing our industry, and we are... Read More November 2024 Issue #16304 Page 58
Triad Brings AI, and More, to BCMC 2024 TRIAD / Merrick Machine Company Team For seven consecutive decades, Triad wall panel and component nailing machines have led the industry in meeting the demands and needs of builders in the United States, Canada, and around the world. Today, Triad continues to meet the ever-growing needs of today’s builders by providing... Read More November 2024 Issue #16304 Page 64