Automated Solutions for Roof Truss Manufacturing Shane Dittrich Using the Past to Build the Future The partnership between House of Design and Alpine, an ITW Company, is focused on helping clients address the challenges in the component manufacturing industry – labor and demand. The foundation of our truss system solution is robotics, helping... Read More December 2020 Issue #12257 Page 66
Addressing Labor Challenges with Robotic Automation Shane Dittrich U.S. manufacturing is faced with two challenges in today’s market – an aging population and a shortage of workers, both challenging issues for component manufacturers. However, rather than focus on the negative, let’s focus on the positive note that the demand for building... Read More October 2020 Issue #12255 Page 68
Robotic – Automated Solutions for CMs Shane Dittrich Alpine & House of Design are Partnering to Bring the Latest in Automated Solutions to Component Manufacturers At a trade show last fall, my business partner and I met a third-generation owner of a truss plant. He was in search of ideas, perhaps a fresh perspective, new technology maybe?... Read More September 2020 Issue #12254 Page 64