Moving Factory Automation to The Construction Site. Innovative New Tool for the Construction Industry Took Over Three Years to Develop
Innovative New Tool for the Construction Industry Took Over Three Years to Develop with One of The Top Teams in Motion Control. Technology that 20 Years Ago Would Have Filled the Back of A Pickup Truck, Now Can Be Carried in One Hand! The New Bedford Tool & Gauge Co. name draws its heritage from the whaling ships that sailed from New Bedford, MA in the 18th century, but its technology is game changing for the construction industry in the 21st century. With a reported labor savings of 15% to 30%, this new approach streamlines the building process from framing to finish.
Tualatin, OR July 15, 2009 – New Bedford Tool & Gauge Co. introduces ‘Jobsite Automation’ with SawGear by putting CNC technology in the carpenter’s tool chest. This is a portable, no maintenance, automated length measuring device with CNC servo motor control built to survive the rough and tumble world of the jobsite at a price every carpenter can’t afford to be without.
SawGear replaces the tedious, repetitive measure & mark steps by introducing jobsite automation to the construction worker. Now, when a cut is needed, the user enters a dimension, slaps the board up against the SawGear stop, and makes the cut with confidence.
“Smart contractors are always looking for ways to increase their profit margins to be more competitive” says Jonathan Williams, a developer of SawGear. “I’m kind of a geek, so I set out to design the ultimate, innovative tool.” “Just watching the average carpenter in his native habitat, willing to be a bit scientific, and timing all of his activity, you quickly see that there is a disproportionate amount of time spent on the measure, mark and align process of cutting a board to size. We were astounded by the improvements we saw on the jobsite by eliminating these steps. Getting cuts that are accurate the first time without having to go through this tedious process not only made the carpenter much more productive, the whole job went far more smoothly.”
According to the Construction Productivity News Letter by Jim Adrian, most studies show that less than 60% of a construction worker’s time is actually spent on construction. Making that time more productive has a multiplying effect on the whole job both in terms of cost savings and total time to completion. The innovation that SawGear brings to the construction industry could be a game changer for those who adapt to it early.
For more informaiton on SawGear, visit our website at www.sawgear.com or e-mail sales@sawgear.com.
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