Component Runner, LLC

BCMC 2013
San Antonio, Texas
October 08-10 2013

Chip Dean represented Component Runner, LLC at BCMC this year and immediately sensed a new sense of optimism that's been missing for the past 6 years. Business has improved in all regions of the country and truss plants are once again investing in their production facilities with auto-jigging systems such as the "Planx" system by MiTek and MiTek's hotest addition to their machinery line, The "Blade" (see below).

Overall, it appears that most plants are struggling with their limited design capacity even though their production volume is still only around 50% of plant capacity. This means that more and more customers are starting to look at design outsourcing as a viable solution for overflow design needs.

Chip received a private demo of MiTek's next major release of SAPPHIRE Structure and was impressed with the new features that will improve designer efficiency through a cleaner workflow.

Chip Dean inside MiTek SAPPHIRE Structure

MiTek displayed their new single bladed saw aptly called, "The Blade" They're selling like crazy as more and more people are adapting their production to "Just in Time" as the speed and accuracy of this saw makes it a viable option for production runs as well as the one offs.

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MiTek Announces Component Runner, LLC

[Source: MiTek Press Release, January 11, 2008]

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