There's A Method to His Madness…Advanced Building & Components Overhauls its Wall Panel Line

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There's A Method to His Madness…Advanced Building & Components Overhauls its Wall Panel Line

  • At Advanced Building & Components, a materials handling quandary caused management to choose a highly automated line of wall panel equipment.
  • ABC worked with their equipment supplier to create a tailor-made, cutting-edge automated system with one specification: handle the studs only once.
  • Although resistant at first, the ABC production staff appreciates the new technology and it’s contribution to remedy the materials handling problem.
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2005 Jan/Feb

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