A
Th e
Component Manufacturing dverti$ dverti $ er
Don’t Forget! You Saw it in the
Adverti$$er
June 2024 #16299 Page #17
Design, Innovation, and Software Combine for Perfectly Sheathed Walls Wendy Boyd Sales and Marketing Manager Spida Machinery
e take pride in actively working with industry and our customers to ensure the machinery and equipment we manufacture is fit for purpose, effective, and continuously improving. One such example of this is in wall sheathing. While machinery for sheathing wall panels has been around for a number of years, the status quo in the industry has come with a number of limitations and areas where customers have demanded improvement. We’ve listened. Over the last few years, the team at Spida Machinery have been busy working on perfecting such a machine. We’re excited to announce the launch of our Sheather 5 Gun 2 Saw machine!
W
The intelligent design of the Sheather 5 Gun 2 Saw addresses key customer feedback, as well as providing additional benefits! Watch our Sheather 5 Gun 2 Saw video to see this machine in action!
You Asked, We Listened One of the issues customers have with most sheathers is the fact that the bridge moves, meaning the operator does not have as much control and there’s an increased likelihood of shiners occurring. The Sheather 5 Gun 2 Saw bridge is stationary and the wall frame is automatically grabbed, the frame thickness is confirmed by a laser sensor, and the wall frame is then pulled through the machine, under the fixed gun bridge while the plates are nailed by the two fixed guns. It’s at this time that the stud is also grabbed from underneath, allowing straightening of any bowed studs, before the nail gun runs, leading to virtually no shiners compared to what’s present on other sheathing machines. Another area that was often spoken about was the labor-intensiveness of sheather machines. The Sheather 5 Gun 2 Saw is a ‘Set and Forget’ machine. One-touch automation allows the operator to load each frame, hit ‘start panel’ and the machine will do the rest. The entire wall is nailed off without the operator being involved, so the operator can spend time on other tasks, before or after the sheathing component, on the wall line, or preparing other materials. Continued next page
PHONE: 800-289-5627
Read/Subscribe online at www.componentadvertiser.com
FAX: 800-524-4982