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Productive our renewable energies “Our ability to create all of the string wiring in our prefab

"On many jobs within

shops greatly reduces installation time in the field,” Rose said.
“We’ve designed and built specialty wire spooling tools for
division, we’ll prefab
Prefab combiner box/inverter our 'fab shops as well as custom material handling tools for
this application and have been able to greatly impact not only
production in the ‘fab shop but also site logistics, which is
particularly important for solar jobs with massive footprints.”
assemblies that are

prewired, tested and
In addition to enhancing margins and realizing the improved
safety, quality, productivity, and economies of scale associated
quality-controlled and
of greater predictability in ways we didn’t foresee when we
first started incorporating prefab,” he said. “With lean thinking
By Susan Bloom | Excerpt from Electrical Contractor - Published in August 2020 then package them on a with a controlled environment, “we’re also seeing the benefits
material-handling cart of and efforts in advanced work planning, we’re striving to get
farther in front of our work than ever before, which improves
our own design that we our ability to predict a given project’s outcome and exercise
more control over our own destiny.”
ship to the job site and
Looking ahead, Rose believes that prefab will continue to
install from. The intent is evolve as the industry increasingly looks to automation,
modular and volumetric modular builds, and third-party
to eliminate as much waste manufacturer/vendors to help manage labor shortages.
as possible in all forms." “ The term ’construction manufacturing’ is now being used,

and I believe it’s the next step just beyond ‘prefab,’” he said.
- STEVEN ROSE, “While launching a prefab operation from scratch can be
very daunting, even for the most seasoned contractor, the
"The term construction Corporate Director of bottom line of ‘why’ to pursue prefab is fairly simple—adapt or
Prefab/Packaging
die. Companies that can prefab and package effectively will
manufacturing is now survive, and most that are unable to won’t be in business in 25
years."
being used, and I believe

it's the next step just

beyond prefab."

t Rosendin, prefab activities were
instituted two decades ago to
improve profit margins but have
A evolved to deliver so much more.

" Today, our ability to provide greater value
to the customer is a critical factor in the
‘why’ we do what we do,” said Steven Rose,
corporate director, prefab/packaging.

According to Rose, Rosendin has extended
the prefab concept to some unexpected
processes. Another example involves solar
string wiring for large utility-scale solar
projects.

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