6021 Yonge St., Unit 1019
Toronto, Ontario
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Tel: (416) 888-4457
The Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43216
The component industry continues to weather economic uncertainty, but history tells us that construction will help lead the recovery after this pause. When demand returns, it often returns quickly—and manufacturers who have not prepared can find themselves scrambling to keep up. That is why now is the time to press play.
Check out the recommended reading list below for a quick primer on practical strategies to eliminate saw idle time, reduce forklift operating costs and boost assembly table efficiency – plus proven solutions to get your operation ready to Feed the Beast!
BCMC READING LIST FEED THE BEAST! ARTICLES
Reassess your process organization, work through the items on your to-do list, and identify opportunities to improve. Meaningful change is rarely easy, but the resulting gains in efficiency, standardization, utilization, capacity, and profitability make the effort worthwhile.
There is no better place to begin that conversation than the Enventek booth at BCMC in Columbus, Ohio. It is time to talk shop: how to pick lumber, cut lumber, and stage truss-build materials so your existing crews can produce more trusses at a lower operating cost. In other words, it is time to talk about how to Feed the Beast!
What are your hourly production goals? What are your magic numbers? We think “A Thousand Pieces an Hour” is a good goal. Please call Ed Lim at 416-888-4457 or visit us at BCMC in Columbus, OH, and let’s talk shop to help you solve your production bottlenecks and reach your magic numbers.
Organize your lumber in your yard and eliminate excessive forklift travel and maintenance. True in-line production for a truss plant can only be achieved by building truss-by-truss. The Lumber Pickline allows you to pick your lumber by truss for any type of saw – component saws, linear saws and pullsaws. (just 5 seconds per piece equals 5,040 pieces in 7 hours)
The Lumber PickLine standalone or in combination with the Auto Feed and Auto Catch RetroC Component Saw is an in-line cutting system.
SpeedCatch – automatic lumber catcher and sorter for left side and right side of truss and cut-by-truss. Eliminates marking and handling of the cut pieces. Untouched by a human until the lumber hits the table. ( A saw feed rate of 18 pieces per minute will take 8.3 minutes to cut 150 pieces = 1,080 pieces per hour = 7,560 pieces in a 7 hour shift just try to keep the RetroC cutting at this rate)
The power of auto fill carts to organize and collate cut pieces
NEXPLATE is a next-generation solution that solves the hidden automation bottleneck of plate picking and plate distribution at the truss assembly tables – especially on million dollar high-value automated truss tables. A total plant solution that can feed collated truss plates to more than six (6) truss jigs.
F1 Pit Stop Each Truss with PlantOne TVs
PlantOne upgrades any truss station ranging from manual jigs to fully automated tables. PlantOne TV/Projection – is not your plate suppliers PDF. PlantOne TV/Projection is powerful computer aided manufacturing for truss building
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With or without SpeedCatch Carts, installing PlantOne TVs over truss build jigs is the most cost-effective way to enhance truss building efficiency.
