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July 2024 #16300 Page #42
Time to Make Time for a Feed The Beast Plant Tour!
Edmond Lim, P.Eng. LimTek Solutions Inc.
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e’ve reached July and BCMC in Milwaukee, WI is only three months away. Whether you’re planning on traveling to Milwaukee or not, I highly recommend that you take the time to make time to attend our upcoming Feed the Beast truss plant tour!
As reported in my January 2024 “Inspiration to Feed The Beast!” article, the best way to get over the fear factor of just-in-time production is to tour and talk to truss plants that are using Enventek’s Process Organization Technology. Once again, Travis White of Tindell’s has graciously agreed to host another open house on Wednesday July 24, 2024 in Knoxville, TN.
Shown is Tindell’s 270 ft Double Lumber PickLine that has reduced operating costs by eliminating two full-time forklifts, allowing two forklift drivers to be redeployed. No forklifts running around all night is a cost savings and a significant safety improvement during the day and at night.
Tindell’s is a large truss plant with two side-by-side Fully Loaded RetroCs. These saws are capable of filling 150 carts without lumber catchers. Each RetroC is a two-person operation needing just one lumber Picker and one Sawyer. In today’s tight labor market, any reduction in labor is welcome, especially for the labor-intensive task of catching and stacking lumber.
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