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February 2024 #16295 Page #17
Reaping the Benefits of the Spida Wall Line System
By Wendy Boyd Chief Customer Officer Machinery Group Spida Machinery
ver 7 years ago, we introduced the first of our new generation Spida Wall Extruders to the market. Today, we have taken a massive step further and it just keeps getting better. Recently demonstrated at BCMC 2023, the Spida Raked Wall Extruder can do it all – and it is only one part of an entire process that reaps the benefits of using a Spida system.
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It all starts with one operator at the Wall Extruder placing the top and bottom plates into the Extruder and clamping in place, followed by feeding the first component of the wall (a stud/window opening, etc.) between the plates, and then the nails are fired automatically through the plates into the component. This process is repeated until the wall is completed. The accuracy of the Extruder means that plates only need a simple ID and the computer keeps track of all of the details. So the Extruder can produce a constantly moving line of walls, material handling is key. Feeding this beast is crucial for consistently high production numbers. Our features expedite the process by bringing the stud and stud combinations to the operator at just the right height to enable the operator to place them into the wall with minimal movement. We can supply a curved conveyor that turns the component 90° and allows components to be staged and moved parallel to the line to save space – OR – our over-framer can be deployed, which is a small conveyor that elevates the studs that then are pushed onto a sloped skate conveyor and fed down to the operator. Component builders always face the time-consuming and troublesome process of nailing C corners and L studs. Our Stud Extruder helps expedite the process with its placement at the foot of the conveyor. This machine nails together a variety of combinations including C’s and L’s, double studs, triple studs, and fire and cabinet blocking. Also computer controlled and driven by the same file on the Extruder, this is a marriage made in heaven, ensuring accuracy of the components both in construction and staging order. The last piece in the wall puzzle for some manufacturers is the door and window openings, and we have these covered as well. Generally prebuilt on a table and fed onto a chain conveyor, they are brought over the
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