Offsite Tours | Monday, February 17
Running alongside our workshop series, the 2025 offsite tours will spotlight Phoenix’s cutting-edge prefabrication facilities. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at state-of-the-art operations from K2 Electric, MKB Construction and SurePods and Digital Building Components and see firsthand how their advanced production techniques can elevate your projects. Join us to see the practical applications of a prefab shop, gain insight into concepts like how to set up a shop and improve workflows and how different systems are being implemented to take learnings back to your own facilities.
With limited spots available, act fast to secure your place and ensure your team doesn’t miss out on this incredible opportunity!
Registration fee includes upgraded refreshments, transport to and from the tour facility, access to state-of-the-art production facility with guided tour and 1-2-1 Q&A with operations teams and senior leadership.
SurePods & Digital Building Components Tour Agenda: Revolutionizing Construction With Modularization
SurePods is a North American leader of factory-built bathroom pods. Since 2004, SurePods has been crafting modular bathroom units, making SurePods the longest producing pod company in the nation. To date, over 20,000 bathroom pods have been installed around the United States and Canada.
Through building information modeling and lean manufacturing, discover how SurePods delivers custom, ready-to-install bathrooms for healthcare, hospitality and multi-living projects through efficient worfklows, from design through production to delivery and installation.
Digital Building Components is a manufacturer of prefabricated custom exterior and structural wall systems designed to deliver a smarter, faster project approach.
Digital Building Components, founded in 2016, focuses on advancing the way the industry builds. We are a collaborative team of engineers, modelers, designers, managers, fabricators, and builders that can help determine which prefabricated components are right for your project.
Countless hours of model coordination are efficiently transformed into precisely manufactured components using our digital fabrication approach. This method significantly reduces the need for rethinking and remeasuring, as each product is crafted to meet your project's specific specifications.
Our unique integration of automated technology with skilled craftsmanship takes place in a controlled factory setting, optimizing the construction process. This synergy results in a lean construction operation characterized by minimal material waste and reduced labor costs in the field.
By utilizing automated machines that build components directly from the model, we eliminate the need for paper drawings, reducing both waste and the chance of human error
The Result? A smarter, quicker, and more effective way of constructing buildings.
Tours Available on Monday, February 17:
Time Slot 1: 9.00-11.00am 4 PLACES REMAINING
Time Slot 2: 12.00-2.00pm 16 PLACES REMAINING
Strategic Overview: Discover how SurePods’ and Digital Building Components' prefabrication process has revolutionized key healthcare, higher education, hospitality and multifamily core markets with its innovative products and processes.
Modular Workshop: You will be divided into small groups to walkthrough the shop floor, taking a deeper dive into the workings of each production line and station. You will see:
- How to optimize shop layout for next-level efficiency
- Live demonstrations of innovative welding, cutting and assembly process
- Quality control and testing
Q&A & Networking: Join an open floor Q&A with the operations teams, learn more about what SurePods and Digital Building Components have to offer and hear their lessons learned and how they have maximized productivity and efficiency across their facilities.
K2 Electric Tour Agenda: Transitioning to a Complete Manufacturing Facility With a One Piece Flow
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, K2 Electric was founded in 2003. Since then, it has grown into an organization of 300 professionals and is a prominent player in the electrical contracting industry, particularly in the Phoenix area. In the Tucson market, 50 skilled employees are dedicated to delivering high-quality services to owners.
The K2 Prefabrication division began in 2016 with just a couple of connexes and a tarp. In February 2023, K2 Electric embarked on its lean journey. As part of this initiative, K2 invested in starting its manufacturing shop, officially launching the K2 Electric Manufacturing Facility in September 2023. Specializing in electrical contracting, K2 Electric provides a wide range of services, including commercial and industrial electrical installations, maintenance and repairs. The team combines technical expertise with a commitment to excellence, ensuring every project is completed efficiently and to the highest standards.
Tours Available on Monday, February 17:
Time Slot 1: 9.00-11.00am 20 PLACES REMAINING
Time Slot 2: 12.00-2.00pm 28 PLACES REMAINING
MKB Construction Tour Agenda: A Digitized, Data-Driven Approach to Manufacturing Process & Capabilities
MKB Construction Prefab offers a new way of building: a simplified, innovative and streamlined design and production process with greater precision in a more productive and safer environment. MKB Prefab expanded into a larger, 120,000 square foot facility in Gilbert, Arizona, in 2023. MKB Prefab changes the way major building companies approach and execute their large-scale commercial projects.
Tours Available on Monday, February 17:
Time Slot 1: 9.00-11.00am 13 PLACES REMAINING
Time Slot 2: 12.00-2.00pm 3 PLACES REMAINING
Strategic Overview: Discover how MKB Construction has digitized their complete workflow on the factory floor with a centrally located cloud-based information gathering, storing and monitoring system – providing schedule certainty and a higher level of execution and detail, while offering a key selling point for their prefab services.
Prefabrication Workshop: You will be divided into small groups to walkthrough MKB’s four production lines and learn more about how their engineering firm is vertically integrated into their workflow.
Discover:
- The factory dashboard that showcases progress, quality execution, costs and other key metrics, setting them apart from their competition
- The tracking of granular-level data on job execution, cost and quality defects
- How roll forming automation has ensured traceability and quality
- The use of tablets and digital workstations to access engineering models, schedules, panel statuses and other production data
Q&A & Networking: Join an open floor Q&A with the operations teams, learn more about what MKB has to offer, hear lessons learned and walk away with the next steps to create your own fully digitized shop floor.