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February 2024 #16295 Page #24
Big Changes are Coming to Our Industry he winter months are normally the time to make changes to your processes within your area of influence. Depending on how your company is structured for decision-making, your influence Todd Drummond and actions to stay competitive in the face of ever-increasing challenges will determine the long-term viability of your company and your individual career. What has been true for decades will no longer remain the same whether or not you embrace the changes.
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Technology enhancements will change how components are manufactured and how the projects are processed within the office, including the design. TDC has witnessed some genuinely mind-blowing game changes in the manufacturing and design processes.
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The building industry markets are not as strong as they have been, and the market uncertainties will continue to create significant downward pressures on retaining profits. Greater manufacturing capacities with slowing building markets are not a recipe for sustainable margins and profits.
My sole purpose is to provide enhanced perspective and training to help companies improve their processes to survive changing market conditions and thrive. If you have been in the component manufacturing (CM) industry for a few decades or more, then you have witnessed changes within the manufacturing process, such as automated saws and auto jigging. I am old enough to remember when the manual TimberMill™ 6-blade component saw was high-capacity cutting technology. Yes, there was a 6-blade TimberMill™ saw. Now the changes, and technological upgrades, within the manufacturing process are increasing at a faster pace. Fact: The standard automated 5-blade component saw is outdated in both capacity and accuracy. Most CMs are still “enhancing” their cutting capacity with the same technologies that have been around for decades, including 5-bladed and linear saws. What is perceived as the tried and true methods are quietly being left behind. If your group is using the same automated 5-bladed component saws that have not really changed in decades, the results are pale in comparison to what can be achieved. No, the one-size-fits-all solutions are not the best solution for all the cutting or the assembly. Automated material movement equipment looks impressive, but many systems are not increasing manufacturing capacities.
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