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December 2024 #16305 Page #48
Inspiration for Automation in 2025
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fter the wonderful success that was BCMC 2024, I decided to take a quick holiday…to Japan! Having never visited that fascinating country before, I was excited to see what I might find.
Edmond Lim, P.Eng. LimTek Solutions Inc.
While waiting in line for the Ubako and Owakudani Ropeways, I found myself studying and being mesmerized by the simple automation used in their cable car system. It is a massive and impressive feat of engineering that is both simple and immense.
In fact, it gave me my “A-ha moment” when this reminded me of the ingeniousness of Larry and Dave Dalson of Enventek and all of the engineering they have accomplished.
From Enventek, we have achieved a lumber gripping auto feeding component saw, a chainfed Lumber PickLine, and now a Collated Plate Dispensing machine will help many truss fabricators squeeze out even more trusses.
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