PFM Production Winter '05 Issue

Choosing the Right Saw
Advice from manufacturers and industry experts on questions you should ask, features to consider, and why matching a saw’s capabilities to your operation are important when buying a double mitre saw for production framing. Tips for maximizing production efficiency and maintaining saws in top condition are also included. Read this online.

Importing: Points to Consider
Production framers can cut costs if they choose to import moulding themselves instead of buying through distributors. But there are many issue to deal with before importing becomes worthwhile. Here is a look at some of the major issues involved. Read this online.

Measuring Your Production Performance
Analyzing your production and setting standards can have a real impact on your profitability in today’s market. Contributing Editor and industry consultant Jim Parrie, Ph.D., CPF, presents some of the latest thinking and techniques production framers can use to get an accurate handle on how well their production lines are performing. Read this online.

Do the Math!
Contributing Editor Jay Goltz explores the differences between contract and custom framing from a financial angle and finds that they are, in fact, quite different businesses. Read this online.

Quick Tips
Easy ideas to improve production efficiency include color-coding all hand tools by location, using adjustable worktables for maximum worker comfort and production, and cutting tips for better plastic moulding corners. Read this online.

Resources
OEMs can find new hospitality industry leads through Hotels Quarterly Construction Newsletter, which offers information on new projections throughout the world along with names of developers, architects, and interior designers for each property. Read this online.

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