The Real Cost of a Component Saw Michael Bell When The Truss Company purchased its first RetroC component saw in 2014, the company was understandably skeptical. At the time, the RetroC was still a relatively new product, and some questioned whether it could hold up in a high-volume production environment. The saw would be expected to... Read More August 2026 Issue #18325 Page 49
NexPlate: The Next Step in Truss-By-Truss Plate Picking Michael Bell At a high-volume truss plant just outside Denver, Colorado, one person now keeps 14 build stations supplied with plates — truss by truss, across six tables. Not long ago, that same job meant carts of partial plates scattered across the floor, boxes and totes stacked wherever space was... Read More July 2026 Issue #18324 Page 58