If you’re in the business of roof truss manufacturing and you’re looking at ways to increase your market share, it’s time to consider adding floor truss manufacturing to your operation.
Recent research shows that the global floor truss market is anticipated to rise at a considerable rate between 2024 and 2031, due to elements like technological advancements and increased demand. Wooden or steel floor trusses are a fundamental structural element used in the construction sector, particularly for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. Not only do floor trusses keep floors level and sturdy, they support weight and provide stability to the overall structure. The interconnected members offer superior strength-to-weight ratio compared to traditional joist systems. Many opportunities exist within this market, and Spida floor truss solutions can help you capitalize on them.
Common Perceived Barriers to Entry in the Floor Truss Market
There are a number of factors which tend to make manufacturers think twice about adding floor truss production to their factory. However, there have been great strides made in regard to innovation, application, and demand for this market over recent years.
Three common perceived barriers to entry are:
- Limited understanding – when it comes to floor truss manufacturing, there is still a lack of awareness of the benefits of floor truss solutions and the advanced technologies and developments in this space.
- The perception that floor trusses are not worth the investment – floor trusses are often quicker to manufacture and install, and they produce less material waste, meaning they can be a more cost-effective option.
- Fluctuating cost of raw materials – due to changes in global supply and demand, costs may go up and down. However, if you’re already in the roof truss manufacturing business, you’re already aware of any such fluctuations of lumber, so the same would apply to lumber floor truss manufacturing.
Key Drivers for Floor Truss Manufacturing
A number of drivers are contributing to the growth in this market, including:
- Innovation – there are continuous technological advancements happening in this sector which are contributing positively to the efficiency and effectiveness of floor truss products, floor truss manufacturing processes, and solutions.
- Increased demand – the growing demand for floor truss products and services is being driven by several factors including the rise of prefabricated construction methods, demands for cost-effective building solutions, population growth, and changing consumer preference.
- Growth in the construction sector – due to population growth and increased urbanization, there is an increasing demand for new residential, commercial, and industrial buildings as well as renovations to existing buildings. Floor trusses play a key role in this construction, providing builders with an efficient, delivered direct to site, solution.
- Floors truss solutions becoming more affordable – innovation, increased competition, and economies of scale are making the manufacturing and installation of floor truss solutions more cost effective and accessible.
Spida Floor Truss Solutions
At Spida Machinery, we have a range of products that are suitable for floor truss manufacturing and offer floor truss solutions customized to your requirements too.
A typical example of one of our floor truss solutions starts with our Rolsplicer. The Rolsplicer is a flow-through system, allowing you to continuously produce long lengths of chords required for floor trusses. Designed to splice two pieces of lumber together, using nail plates to create one long piece, it’s quick, safe, and reliable (and you’ll have it in your factory for decades!).
Transfer the chords from the Rolsplicer to our Floor Truss System, which is the hero in our solution. The Floor Truss System contains a durable solid-steel top table, ideal for assembling the floor trusses, and the Floor Preset Roller is used to press the webs and plates of your floor truss.
The Floor Truss System is available as a ‘side eject’ or ‘end eject’ option depending on your operation and space. The side eject option contains pop-up assist mechanisms on the finishing side of the table to allow the operator to grasp the truss for removal. The end eject option contains pop-up steel rollers to assist in moving the truss to a Finishing Press at the end of the table.
The floor truss is then moved down the rollers and finishes up on our Floor Truss Vertical Stackers which come in left- and right-hand options to align with your floor truss manufacturing process. The Floor Truss Vertical Stackers are designed to store multiple floor trusses, take up less yard space, and make for easy transportation of floor trusses.
We specialize in working with fabricators, understanding what they want to achieve in their factory, their layout, and workflow processes, and then we recommend the best floor truss solution to meet their needs.
Cullen Ellis, Spida USA Product Specialist explains, “We understand no two businesses or factories are the same. We pride ourselves on taking the time to listen to your pain points and challenges, what you’re wanting to achieve with your floor truss manufacturing, recommend a solution then deliver to that.”
The floor truss market is a growth opportunity for you to increase market share. Visit our website to read more about our Spida Floor Truss Solutions, and please get in touch to learn more about how Spida Machinery can support you on this journey.