CMMA tour of Bayer Built Woodworks in Belgrade on October 25

Bayer Built Woodworks, Inc. is located in Belgrade, Minnesota.  It was founded in 1982 by the Bayer family and remains family owned today.  Bayer Built Woodworks is a two-step distributor of millwork, selling exclusively to building product retailers.  Their product offering includes pre-hung doors, mouldings, and deck railing, as well as pre-finish service and capabilites.  In 2004, they branded the Acclimated Entry Systems line of exterior doors.  These doors are designed to withstand the rigors and unpredictability of the Midwest climate.  Bayer Built Woodworks and Bayer Trucking together consist of over 450 employees, 375,000 square feet of warehouse, production, pre-finish, and more than 60 trucks.

Some tour highlights:

• Approximately 500,000 square feet under one roof
• State of the art finishing processes with robotics
• Automated inventory picking system for doors
• Integrated RFID software for door machining and finishing specifications
• Unprecedented next day or next truck customer delivery schedules

Presentation:  Jon Bayer will speak about automation.  He will give an overview of the following topics:

• Overview of the company
• Basics of robotic integration 
• RFID integration
• Service Model