Roof Trusses
Wood trusses are widely used in single and multi-family residential, institutional, agricultural and commercial construction. Their high strength-to-weight ratios permit long spans, offering greater flexibility in floor plan layouts. They can be designed in almost any shape or size, restricted only by manufacturing capabilities, shipping limitations and handling considerations.
Floor Trusses
The most trades-friendly method of creating a floor system, floor trusses offer strength and unique flexibility. Click here to learn more.
Saws
Truss operations with over $1 million in sales require specialized equipment to cut pieces quickly and accurately. The three primary types of saws are component, linear, and pull. Each come with various options from the completely manual, to the mostly computer-driven.
Truss Production
Building trusses, turning cut pieces and plates into finished, ready to erect building components, is done with specialized machinery. This is basically a two-step process; the first step is placing the pieces in a jig to ensure correct placement and alignment, the second is pressing, but which the pieces are locked permanently in place by pressing steel plates into the joints from both sides.
Stacking, Banding, Shipping
The process of getting built trusses safely to the job site requires special handling and specialized equipment. As with other parts of truss production, stacking can be mostly manual, and shown here, or highly automated.