At the heart of all this is the automation we've applied to our wall and floor manufacturing lines. It pays off in a revolutionary new ability to respond to production demands. Automation means that we're very responsive and accurate.

Our million-dollar production equipment from Triad/Ruvo has been key. To be specific, the 32 automated screw guns in the new screw bed do their work in the time it took to put in one screw manually. They're faster than old manual welding methods they replaced for some operations, too. And we waste zero time in picking things up manually and lugging them around. Every product on the line is picked up by hoist and moved by conveyor now.

Quality has also ramped up. Automation means every operation is performed the same way every time, for superior process continuity and product consistency.

So overall our manufacturing lines are faster, more accurate, and at least 25 percent more productive. We've tallied savings in overhead, and our customers' investment is tied up for a shorter length of time. Just as important, we can now handle a wider variety of projects. It's a better way of doing things - faster off the line and more agile at every stage of production.

Automated methods have improved our performance on every product line we make. Factory construction for apartments, hotels, condos, senior living facilities, student housing, townhouses, and housing developments is now finished with unprecedented speed.

Deluxe is capable of outputting millions of square feet of modular walls and floors each year through our two highly efficient quarter-mile-long assembly lines.

It boils down to engineering our process specifically to accomplish the twin goals of greater agility and responsiveness. The Triad equipment pays off in greater productivity on the line, not to mention new speed and versatility. What we send to the site is better and easier to assemble than ever.

As far as technology is concerned, what we've seen would make a believer out of anybody.