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September 2020 #12254 Page #16
Spida PieceMaker Linear Saw — A Piece-Full Alternative Cullen Ellis, Spida Sales and Technical Manager
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recently had the pleasure of helping our engineering installation crew install and commission the first Spida PieceMaker Linear Saw in North America. While more than 24 saws in the last 24 months have been sold and installed in Australia and New Zealand, this is the first saw to make its way to the USA. Now permanently located at TrusPro, two hours north of Los Angeles in Guadalupe, CA, its journey to installation has been a long-planned and wellearned achievement.
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“It was one of the stars of Spida’s 2019 BCMC booth, as it is one of the most comprehensive Linear Saws at an amazing price point in the market today. Interest in the PieceMaker was staggering at the show and, with 5 shows per day of the saw cutting, we were never lacking in an audience for this beauty.”
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The PieceMaker’s journey to the USA started in August 2019 for its appearance at the BCMC Show in Columbus, Ohio. At the show, we were able to talk about the saw with many frame, truss, and component company owners and their purchasing staff. Having this impressive piece of machinery on the show floor for everyone to see really made our job of explaining its features and benefits easy. Then, after the show, it was time to get the PieceMaker settled into its new home in the USA. Several times, we thought we had the opportunity and the stars aligning for an installation date, but lots of unexpected hurdles kept getting in the way. Finally, the time was right and this new saw was ready to make its in-service debut in the US market…. but then there was Covid, so we put it back into the wrapper again. Even so, we knew it would be worth the wait! Eventually, the PieceMaker was destined for TrusPro, where the owner was in need of a saw to replace his aging ALS. He was actively seeking an alternative to the limited options currently on offer in the US market and the PieceMaker hit the target completely. We signed the deal back in February 2020, expected to install it in March, and then it became one of several Spida installations put on hold for the pandemic.
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