The Greatest Three Months of the Year Chris Scott October is right around the corner and that means cooler weather, Halloween, turning of the leaves, football, and the BCMC. As much as I would love to talk to you about all of these things, this article will stick to the most important and my favorite one….football. Okay, after a... Read More September 2019 Issue #11242 Page 14
Solutions for Safer and More Efficient Truss and Frame Stacking Ed Serrano The increased acceleration of city infill and the popularity of apartments is creating the opportunity for frame and truss manufacturing to expand into mid-rise construction, an important growth area for the industry. However, with expansion comes a greater emphasis on quality manufacturing,... Read More September 2018 Issue #10230 Page 46
Roof Truss Stackers Sean Hubbard We started our 12-month series of product comparisons with 3 months on our foundation—floor trusses. January featured Floor Truss Roller Presses, February explored Floor Truss Chord Splicers and Finish Rollers, and March identified Floor Truss Stackers. For the next 4 months,... Read More April 2018 Issue #10225 Page 12
Floor Truss Stackers Sean Hubbard Already 3 months into this project, I hope you’re finding this series to be as interesting and informative as I am. I’m continuing to use the schedule of comparisons that I set out in the December issue. The months are as follows. Schedule of Comparisons: January ... Read More March 2018 Issue #10224 Page 12
Making a Big Impression Sean Hubbard For the nearly 1,500 attendees at the 2017 BCMC, a clear majority perused the Square 1 Design booth. Witnessing a more efficient way an individual person could stack more than four roof truss setups, or could produce more than 1,250 lineal feet of wall panels. It took considerable effort to... Read More November 2017 Issue #10220 Page 12
BCMC Factory Tour Sean Hubbard This year’s BCMC is going to be unparalleled to any other trade show for Square 1 Design & Manufacture Inc. With over 5,000 square feet of floor space, we have decided to bring the manufacturing to you. LIVE WALL PANEL MANUFACTURING ON THE SHOW FLOOR! The Spida Wall Panel Extruder will... Read More September 2017 Issue #10218 Page 12
How Important are Neatly Stacked Trusses? Glenn Traylor There is a certain obsessive compulsive behavior that motivates some fabricators when it comes to stacking completed trusses and preparing them for shipment to the customer—but did you ever think of the benefits of tight, stacked, aligned trusses? One of the most difficult parts of a... Read More July 2017 Issue #10216 Page 36
Spida’s Expanding Product Lines Sean Hubbard Well known for the best radial arm saw in the world, Spida Machinery has had a much broader product offering for many years. Square 1 Design has been expanding Spida’s product line offerings within North America in recent years. Returning from touring Spida Machinery, multiple component... Read More May 2017 Issue #10214 Page 8
Truss Stackers Sean Hubbard With the resurgence of new home construction we have seen unprecedented interest and growth in our outdoor equipment division. There are certainly many ways to accomplish the conveying, stacking and banding of the truss package. Numerous truss plants continue to stack trusses manually,... Read More April 2017 Issue #10213 Page 8