DHI is utilizing a high-tech manufacturing system to produce one of the leading technology suppliers to the building industry. The success is based on the automated production process Rosette Systems developed with its partners. In one shift, framing panels (including floors, walls and roof panels) are produced for one house, using the heaviest schedule of galvanized steel coil (sch. 90) as the raw material. Due to automation, three operators are able to produce 1,800 linear feet of wall panel in an eight-hour shift, which is about the requirements of 2.5 houses.

The Rosette connector technology is designed to make light gauge structure assembly possible with a high degree of automation. A modern assembly line provides a fully integrated, computer CAD-controlled, automated production line of light gauge steel wall frame panels and roof trusses.

In a single shift, three operators can produce all the structural components for two average-size houses, or about 2,500 linear feet per shift. Each component is produced only when needed, and delivered to the work site pre-assembled. Contractors do not need to set aside room for inventory or subassemblies.

The assembly line forms continuous slit steel material thereby eliminating almost all waste. CAD-controlled measuring provides detailed prefabrication notching, punching and cutting of the steel members, including all utility holes. This produces clean-cut details with consistent industrial quality. Precision components enable contractors to produce a precision skeleton for a building. Quality is compounded with no direct cost, only all-important quality benefits.

The competitive edge of Rosette lies in its simplicity. A single Rosette connector has the same strength of six to eight sheet metal screws. Only one connector is required at any connecting point. No jigs are needed because the accuracy of the connector produces consistently secure quality.