Automated Builder November 2009 : Page 242009 BCMC Show Report Continued... Lamco Forest Products showed its line of materials including Relam-LFS for structural components, engineered rimboard, and ap- pearance wood including Lamfloor material for flooring and ceiling and Lamwall interior and exterior siding materials. Manning the booth were Mélanie Cauchon, sales manager and Jacques Girard, vice president sales. For more information visit www.lamcoforest.com or circle Reader Service No. 157. LP (Louisiana Pacific Corp.) discussed its full- house building design program which includes the LP SolidStart solutions software. System is said to empower users to use to create functional designs and control efficiency while being tailor-made for specific firms. Functions for SolidStart include drawings, quotations, floors, roofs, walls all automated designed and it links to invoicing software as well as links to automated cutters. Manning the booth were, left to right, Roger O. Little, P.E., Mike Bergfeldt and Ben Midgette. Visit www.lpcorp. com or circle Reader Service No. 158. Metwood Building Solutions offers unusu- ally configured steel beams which are said to be internally reinforced to create unusually strong members. Beams are available in 3-ply, 2-ply or 4-ply depending on the structural beam use. Openings can be included for duct work, electrical and plumbing in the beams. Manning the booth were left, Kelly Callahan and Shawn Callahan. Visit www.metwood.com or circle Reader Service No. 159. MiTek Industries booth was manned by Gene Toombs, chairman, president and CEO, and Dick Marriott, Jr., president, who collectively discussed the wide ranging machinery, soft- ware and other products produced by MiTek, a Division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Co. The firm offers a full line of equipment including wall panel machinery, production machinery for roof and floor trusses, computer-controlled cutting equip- ment such as Koskovich equipment and has facilities around the world. Visit www.mii.com or circle Reader Service No. 160. Nordic Engineered Wood Products has come up with a new framing system called Enviro Wall. The system has a built-in thermal break in the wall members which provides improved envelope performance, greater structural integrity, reduced energy costs and is considered to be ‘earth friendly.’ The system includes studs, plates and headers. It includes a thermal barrier that prevents heat and cold transference through the wall and features finger jointed lumber. Manning the booth was, left, Andrew Dingman and Jean-Marc Dubois. Visit www.nordicewp.com or circle Reader Service No. 161. A unique new cutting tools called Prazi, a beam cutter, can be attached to circular saws to handle virtually any beam cutter detail. Unit will easily cut not only conventional beams but engineered lumber as well. In the booth was Bob Comings, sales manager. Visit www.praziusa.com or circle Reader Service No. 162. SL- Laser booth was manned by Jason Galek, product manager, who described the company’s laser patterning system which will function for wall panels, roof trusses and vir- tually all other configurations in construction. The computer-controlled software enables flawlessly perfect accuracy in patterning the smallest detail on various tables and surfaces. Visit www.sl-laser.com or circle Reader Service No. 163. 24 Wasserman & Associates booth is manned by Leonard Wasserman, left, and his son Rod. The company has handled a complete range of both new and reconditioned equipment for the component industry for decades. Len Was- serman is often accused of coming over on the Mayflower but strongly denies that because as he has stated, “Impossible as I was on the welcoming committee.” Visit www.wasserman- associates.com or circle Reader Service No. 164. Smart-Evolution is said to be a company capable of providing solutions for the ‘wood transformation industry.’ Among the products in the Smart-Evolution kit bag are the Smart- Set Pro Retro-Fit which gives a SmartSet Pro saw the ability to download truss files for an almost fully automatic set-up. Also, the system will handle pre-routed holes in engineered I-joists in another machine which is in use in 1,500 locations around the world. Plus its software can highly automate even a radial arm saw while giving it new life and provide speed and accuracy of a new system. Manning the Smart-Evolution booth were, left to right, Walter Girotto, Benoit Maille and Jean-Fran- cois Lachance. Visit www.smart-evolution.com or circle Reader Service No. 165. NOVEMBER 2009 Publication List |
