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2005 August
- Do you have a handle on the costs of operating your plant? Discover some of your peers’ methods with the Ideas for Understanding Your Manufacturing Costs track at BCMC 2005.
- Make sure your manufacturing staff doesn’t miss the Quick Response Man-ufacturing session, which will explain how to push product through your plant more efficiently.
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2005 August
- The focus of this article is to direct component manufacturers where to find accurate regional, state and metro information sources for crucial economic data and analysis.
- Economic conditions at the national level and local/regional level may are likely to exist due to factors such as demographics and weather.
- Regional economies and their trends can differ dramatically. Component manufacturers may find it necessary to adjust their business strategies from region to region.
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2005 August
- The 11th Annual MSR Lumber Producers Council held a workshop in early June.
- In one session, an industry panel discussed topics on labor, grade stamps, mold, the availability of 2x3 lumber and ANSI/TPI 1’s new repetitive member factor.
- In another session, Francois Robichaud of Forintek East Canada, highlighted the results of a lumber usage survey distributed to component manufacturers.
Article
2005 August
- Telling a good story, a technique called narrative teaching, can make your safety training meeting come to life.
- Look for interesting "props" that can drive home points in both a humorous and graphic manner.
- Always ask specific questions to get training interaction started. Avoid "war stories."
Article
2005 August
- In the last several years, linear saws have become quite popular with component manufacturers by offering greater flexibility than traditional component saws.
- Servo-driven motors are the technology behind linear saws. Servo technology continues to advance at a rapid pace in the building components industry.
- While linear saws are ideal for onesie-twosie set-ups, the standard component saw is the best type of saw for producing multiple accurate parts produced very quickly.
Article
2005 August
- The primary goal of The Load Guide is to provide a design load calculator for each uniquely loaded roof and floor structural component that anyone involved in designing a building can use as the basis of their design.
- A secondary goal is to help ensure that everyone involved in a construction project agrees on the applied loads.
- It is important to have the person responsible for determining the loads to agree to and sign off on the loads to be applied to each uniquely loaded roof or floor component. TLG makes it easy.
Article
2005 August
- This plant can store 103 trucks of material indoors.
- Can cut 35,000 pieces (165,000 board-feet) of lumber each day.
- In the future, Shelter’s goal is to be able to hire 315 full time employees with annual sales topping $110 million.
Article
2005 August
- One concept fosters a progressive view of the future of component manufacturing: If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
- This industry is nowhere as close as it should be to achieving a true state of “automation.”
- Things that were previously a component manufacturing focus are being weighed against enhancements that will improve productivity or cycle time in all areas of plant operations: billing to design to manufacturing to shipping.
Article
2005 August
- In the last several years, linear saws have become quite popular with component manufacturers by offering greater flexibility than traditional component saws.
- Servo-driven motors are the technology behind linear saws. Servo technology continues to advance at a rapid pace in the building components industry.
- While linear saws are ideal for onesie-twosie set-ups, the standard component saw is the best type of saw for producing multiple accurate parts produced very quickly.
Article
2005 August
- After a long struggle to keep in compliance with covenants in their credit agreement and a failed recapitalization attempt, Trussway’s only option was to restructure the company financially.
- Their financial restructuring was completely via a five-month pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing process.
- Trussway’s financial storm dating back to 1998 has finally blown over, and the company is enjoying financial health, prosperity and growth in its core multi-family segment.
Article
2005 August
- Bevel cutting can be a very dangerous operation in the truss plant especially since 90 percent of One Minute Poll respondents say they use a table saw.
- There are about six different methods of installing valley trusses that are used in the field.
Article
2005 August
- The Canadian-U.S. softwood lumber dispute causes business uncertainty and lumber cost volatility.
- Congress needs to hear from our industry every chance we get that we are in favor of an enduring negotiated trade agreement.
Article
2005 August
- After a long struggle to keep in compliance with covenants in their credit agreement and a failed recapitalization attempt, Trussway’s only option was to restructure the company financially.
- Their financial restructuring was completely via a five-month pre-packaged Chapter 11 filing process.
- Trussway’s financial storm dating back to 1998 has finally blown over, and the company is enjoying financial health, prosperity and growth in its core multi-family segment.