It’s that time of the year again folks, and by all accounts it’s been a pretty special year.

Our team is taking a well-earned break over the festive season, and we will be back in the second week of the new year.

If you need assistance during that time your best bet will be checking out the online help system that can be found here.

We hope you enjoy reading this newsletter and from everyone at ENDUROFRAME®, we wish you are Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

These fabrication sheets are a must have for all truss assemblers, and now have updated information. Click here to download.

Australia-based licensees should be expecting printouts of these in the mail shortly.

Got some good ideas on how to increase factory output? Figured out how to ensure that all frames are manufactured in a quality manner?

See what others have come up with at our ENDUROFRAME Best Practices page. Got an idea you would like to share with others? If so submit to us at eh@enduroframe.atlassian.net.

It has been noted that a number of licensees are not aware of this detailing option and still see noggings, headers and sills that look like the picture to the left.

Find out more information here on how to resolve this issue.

The official recommendation from Markem-Imaje is to have them turned off for no longer than 14 days, but we would recommend turning them on for at least 1 hour every week. If this isn’t possible, you will need to refer to the long term shutdown procedure as found in the Markem-Imaje manuals.

PLC's have batteries in them that retain the programming and the values (e.g. calibration factor) when the machine power is off. But like all batteries, they can go flat. See this post for more information.

Now would be as great a time as ever to do your yearly maintenance (and any other maintenance you’ve missed during the year). See this article for more.

Tip: If you’re turning off the power to the rollformer over the break, turn it off at both machine and mains (especially if in high lightning area).

Need access to the Online Help system?

The online help system is the key to getting any manufacturing issues resolved quickly and simply. This is now an extensive resource with hundreds of pages of support information, trouble shooting tips, how to, artilces, best practices, and more. It will help you to get the most out of your ENDURO® rollformer. If somebody in your team needs to have access please send an email with their name and email address to eh@enduroframe.atlassian.net and we will organise access to this valuable resource.