Planning for BCMC and Our Featured Machinery Wendy Boyd When I am planning for the BCMC event, I know that our fabricators in the US like to touch and feel the new Spida Machinery and talk all things innovation. As a dedicated machinery company, we don’t have to think of how to make a new nail plate or what is the next best thing in... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 17
Sacrificing Your Family Relationships for Bad Company Employment Practices Todd Drummond If you knew now that a promotion or career move would eventually lead to divorce and ruin your relationship with your children, would you think it was worth the sacrifice? When I’m doing a consultation and ask this during my employee best practices training, everyone thinks this question... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 25
Feed Any Component Saw with a Lumber PickLine Edmond Lim, P.Eng. Did you know that any existing automated saws output can now be boosted by switching from a forklift lumber picking process to that of a Lumber PickLine? That’s right, we have proven that a Lumber PickLine will boost the cutting output of all the major automated linear saws out there,... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 46
Unlock Your Factory’s Potential with Moducore’s Bill of Materials Thomas Griffin At Moducore, a Bill of Materials (BOM) is more than just a simple list of materials and parts. It is the backbone of your production process, and harnessing its true potential requires an advanced and interconnected system. Our BOM solution lies at the heart of our software, but its real... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 60
Building Your Own Home – Part VI: Exteriors and (Almost) Utilities Last month, I thought we would be completely dried in with utilities run by the end of July, but instead we are almost dried in and utilities remain on the to-do list. We had some issues matching the metal siding and roofing colors with the stone color, which necessitated having a hands-on look... Read More August 2023 Issue #15289 Page 78
When is a Smart Time to Buy Machinery? Wendy Boyd Determining the smartest time to buy machinery depends on various factors, including your specific needs, budget, market conditions, and the nature of machinery itself. When we have a conversation with our customers to help them determine their machinery requirements and decide whether it is... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 17
Increase Net Profits by Properly Understanding, Scheduling, and Processing Rush Orders Todd Drummond The summertime build season is upon the industry. For most wood component manufacturers (CM), and other manufactured suppliers of building materials, the lead time of new orders typically easily exceeds four weeks. Inevitably, a salesperson will ask, “Hey, can you do me a favor? I have an... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 25
Anticipation and Optimization Edmond Lim, P.Eng. A greenfield truss plant is a rare opportunity to implement processes as designed within start-up constraints without the push-back of change by existing plant personnel. It is a breeze to teach and train new people to follow our process organization technology as laid out in a brand new plant.... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 46
Building Your Own Home – Part V: Coming Out of the Ground Since breaking ground, the progress made by the foundation and framing crews has been amazing. I know everyone says the fastest part is drying it in, but still I was surprised with the speed everything happened. The foundation crew, an Amish group out of Logotee Indiana, about 2 hours away,... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 78
Design Connections: Reducing the Risk of Truss Collapse Geordie Secord Last month’s article, Preventing Truss Collapses, talks about some of the job site mistakes that can lead to truss collapses. I have no scientific data to back this up, but it is my belief that all truss collapses could be prevented by following proper lifting methods and bracing of the... Read More July 2023 Issue #15288 Page 84