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Articles 6 Anna Stamm – Advertiser Forum: Missing Cards and Speaking Up

71 Chris Scott – Stiles Machinery: Massive Moves for Mass Timber

10 Joe Kannapell: Sixty Years of Machines Part XV: Hex Heads

77 Carl Villella – Acceptance Leasing: Are You Positioned for Take Off in 2021?

17 Cullen Ellis– Spida USA: Ink Jet Printing — An Absolute Necessity for Every Panel Shop

80 Thomas McAnally: Publisher The Hiring Waves

31 Todd Drummond Consulting, LLC:

Insider’s Secrets for the Buying/ Selling of Component, Modular, and LBM Companies

39 Glenn Traylor: Does Your Truss Plant Understand the Importance of Tooth Count? 46 Ben Hershey – 4Ward Solutions Group: Rise to Operational Challenges 56 Tracy Roe – Eagle Metal:

Raising the Bar for Design Efficiency

62 John Croll – Alpine: Alpine Embarks on a New Era of Information Sharing

96 Matt Layman – Layman's Lumber Guide: Softwood Framing

Lumber Market Forecast

100 Gary Fleisher – the Modcoach: Women Are the Answer to Off-Site Construction’s Skilled Labor Shortage 102 Christopher Gould: Component Designers and the

“Wheel of Responsibility”

120 Tim Hart, SE – Simpson Strong-Tie: Build Change: My Favorite Child 139 Joe Kannapell – The Last Word On Computer Transitions

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Missing Cards and Speaking Up Anna L. Stamm

Director of Communications and Marketing Component Manufacturing Advertiser.

s the holiday season recedes to our memories, I find myself wondering:

“Will I ever receive my missing Christmas cards?”

Yes, I know for a fact that at least two Christmas cards are still out there, somewhere. Maybe they’re in a sorting facility. Maybe they were delivered to someone else’s house. Maybe they are simply gone. Maybe they will arrive tomorrow.

Ask When You’re Not Sure How do I know the cards are missing? Because someone had the courage to ask, “Why haven’t you replied to the message I put in your card?” Since then, I’ve done a little investigating, so I know there are two cards, but I’ll never be entirely sure if more than two are missing. Likewise, I wonder how many of the cards I mailed never reached their destinations! Seemingly inconsequential, a missing card is yet another example of why it is important to speak up when you’re not sure—and that applies to countless situations, both personal and professional.

Don’t Overreact When Asked (or Asking) Simply speaking up can prevent significant misunderstandings from starting (and growing). Even so, it’s still human nature to be a bit irritated before you decide to ask— and likely the person on the other side of that question may be irritated and defensive, too. But here’s the bottom line—everyone can be irritated, they just shouldn’t stay that way! The first step in resolving a miscommunication is communicating about it. The conversation may be awkward at times, but facing it is better than avoiding it. You won’t uncover the answer unless you ask the question—and someone may be very glad you chose not to make assumptions and simply asked.

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Monet DeSauw FWA 500 Floor Web Cutter • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Push Button Powered Blade Angulations Single Push Button Setting for 2 Blades per Side Electronic Digital Readouts Backup Mechanical Indicators Cuts 4 Angle Webs, Cantilever Webs (2 piece webs) & Square Blocks Magazine Lumber Feed for 3x2, 4x2 and 6x2 Lumber 12 1/2” to 48 1/2” Length Capacity (7” Minimum on Square Blocks) 60 Pieces per Minute (4) Internal 16” Blades & (1) External 16” CutOff Blade Pneumatic Blade Brake on External Blade Dust Hoods Belt Waste Conveyor (under saw) Add $3,700 for 12’ Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw) Add $1,700 for Extra Set of Blades 480 Volt / 3 Phase

FOBMO $59,000

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Automated (Truss Design Software Download) or Semi-Automated (Touch Screen Entry) Operation All Movements are Computer & PLC Controlled Comprehensive Setup Screens Display Each Piece with Setup Data 22” x 40 Tooth Blade on PAE Cut 1 or 2 Boards up to 20’ (2 Second Plunge Cut) Cut Chords, Webs, Rafters, Wedges & Stair Stringers Cut Long Scarfs by Multi-Plunging Servo Positioning on Infeed, Angle & Outfeed Pusher Over Travel Protection Ink Jet Printer Lumber Optimization Program Belt Waste Conveyor 480 Volt / 3 Phase / 60 Amp Includes 5 Day Onsite Installation & Training Optional Monet DeSauw Live Deck, Bunk Feeder & Incline Belt Waste Conveyor

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New Improved Design! Solid 48” x 72” Frame and Arm Construction Minimizes Flex on the Saw Frame Direct Drive 7.5 HP Motor with 18” Blade (230/460 Volt) Minimum Angle of 10 Degrees with 36” Stroke for Long Scarf Cuts Automated 160 Degree Angular Movement Variable Stroke Limiter & Plexiglass Shield for Operator Safety MDF Profiled Saw Bench Top Provides a Safe Working Platform Dust Extraction Outlet 20’ of MDF Bench Top with Automated 20’ Length Stop & 10’ Gravity Conveyor Workstation, Control Cabinet Enclosure & 17” Touch Screen Integration

Monet DeSauw DeSawyer 2000 Automated Saw

Touch Screen User Interface with Backup Mechanical Controls 3 Operating Modes: Auto, Semi-Auto & Manual All 20 Axes of Movements are Computer & PLC Controlled Comprehensive Setup Screens Display Each Piece with Setup Data Anti-Collision & Optimizing Programming Auto Calibration Productivity & Time Tracking Maintenance Diagnostics Variable Speed Conveyor (0-50 Flights per Minute)with Powered Hold Downs (1) 30” x 80 Tooth Blade (27 3/4” Scarf on PAE) (4) 16” x 40 Tooth Blades (13 1/2” Scarf on Centerline) Pneumatic Blade Brakes on all 5 Blades 16 1/2” to 20’ Length Capacity (11” Minimum on Square End Blocks) Vibrating Waste Conveyor Under Saw 480 Volt / 3 Phase Includes 4 Day Onsite Installation & Training Add $2,300 for Extra Set of Blades Optional Live Deck, Label Printer, Ink Jet Printer, Catcher Display & Incline Belt Waste Conveyor. $293,000 FOB MO

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Serial Control System Includes all Plug & Play Wiring MangoTech/Spida Truss Cutting Software Add $4,500 Two Day Onsite Installation & Training Add $850 for 12 Month Phone & Virtual Tech Support Add $275 for Spare Blade Add $558 for Saw Laser Guide Add $1,050 for Dust Collector Excludes Freight & Customs Charges

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New Monet DeSawyer 2000 Component Saw ! W NE $280,000 Base Condition: New Location: MO

New, Monet DeSawyer 2000, computerized, five-bladed component saw, sets up in 15 to 17 seconds, can run in manual mode, downloads projects from a network or manually using display screen controls. Features all powered movements, cuts from 15" 90/90 cuts to 20 foot length, 2 x 3" to 2 x 12" lumber depths and internal brakes are standard. Options include enhanced servo controls featuring autocalibration, catcher's display and either shaker or belt scrap conveyor and incline. 440 volt, 3 phase electrical. www.woodtechsystems.com

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Sixty Years of Machines Part XV: Hex Heads

“hex” descended upon the component saw business at BCMC in 1981. Fortunately, this hex turned out to be a good “spell,” one that quickened Joe Kannapell the search for a machine that could cut any piece. Speed Cut, Inc. introduced the Timbermill, a 6-bladed (or hex-headed) solution. The incumbents Clary and Idaco, and upstart DePauw, who offered only 4-bladed saws, were upstaged and quickly had to go back to the drawing board. The most vexing cutting issue then was the increased incidence of scissors trusses, which required 5 saw cuts. Some enterprising CMs, like the Shoffner plants, could cut them with DePauw saws as long as the butt cut was around ¼”. But larger butt cuts were increasingly common as vaulted trusses with energy heels (higher heels for insulation) or vaults beneath bastard (dual-pitched) hips proliferated. Their bottom chords had to be separated and man-handled onto a Metra-Cut Saw. Four-bladed saws constrained truss designers, who were able to “cut anything” with increasingly powerful software like On-Line Data’s Sketch Pad. But they were often chastised for sending pieces to the shop which couldn’t be easily cut. Angles less than ten degrees, scarf cuts more than 30 inches, and single piece bottom chords were verboten. The result was less-than-optimal designs, mis-cuts, and/or costly handwork. Speed Cut, Inc. was ideally situated in Corvallis, Oregon, the heart of the Northwestern timber industry. They had previously developed automated machinery to cut hip rafters. And they became aware that their Metra-Cut saw was considerably less productive than a component saw. They also had to understand what pieces it usually cut. With this knowledge, their prior cutting expertise, and their name recognition, Speed Cut was able to gain rapid acceptance of their first component saw. In the process, they popularized the acronym “PAE” for Pivot Angle Elevation, illustrated by the three vertical scales shown here. Later, these measurements were known simply as “centerlines.”

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Since Speed Cut, Inc. was not affiliated with another entity, we negotiated a marketing agreement to distribute the Timber Mill to our customers. Despite our recent purchase of the DePauw saw, we needed to gain time to redesign that product. However, we were not alone in responding. By the mid-1980s, Clary introduced their Master Saw and Idaco their International Saw. About the same time, Alpine purchased Speed Cut and aggressively marketed the Timbermill. Belatedly, we brought out our aptly named Hex-Cut Saw. But, by then, the Timbermill had become the dominant component saw. Late in the 1980s, competitive pressure continued to propel cutting innovation. Digital indicators replaced manual scales. Belts and vibrating conveyors replaced â&#x20AC;&#x153;drag-chains.â&#x20AC;? Upgraded guarding and safety systems were incorporated. And motorized movement of all saw axes became standard. But a significant limitation of the component saw remains, even today. The end of the board may be more than one foot from the nearest support (see diagram). Any bowing or crowning at the end of this unsupported lumber cantilever creates a varying butt cut and uneven heel height. However, this drawback did not prevent the fully powered component saw from dominating machinery sales for the next ten years. Next Month: The DePauw Decade Since 1970, Joe Kannapell has worked as programmer, Chief Engineer, Marketing Manager, and Sales VP for MiTek, plus 7 years at truss plants, retiring at the end of 2020.

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We wanted to enter new markets. Enter Simpson Strong-Tie. Jonathan Spalding Owner, Affordable Truss New Haven, Kentucky

orking with outdated software left Affordable Truss struggling with efficiencies. They needed improved speed, accuracy and organization, along with more robust reporting capabilities. By partnering with Simpson Strong-Tie, Affordable radically transformed their capacity to streamline and scale. Simpson installed powerful new software that helped harmonize workflows across their entire business. They trained Affordableâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designers to be far more efficient, and provided expert advice on updating facilities, equipment and operations. Now, Affordable Truss can enter new and bigger markets, increase profitability and provide clients the detailed reporting they depend on.

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CLARY MASTER COMPONENT SAW • 5 Blade Component Saw • Powered Angulation & Carriage • Pneumatic Blade Brakes • Waste Conveyor (under saw) • Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw - new belt in Fall 2020) • 460 Volt / 3 Phase Video available upon request $8,250 FOB NY Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2006 Koskovich Omni Miser RTWF Linear Saw 2006 Koskovich Omni Miser linear saw, Model RTWF (Roof Truss Wall Frame), processes square and angle cuts with printing on one edge, Servo controlled angulation axis of movement, Auto Deck for 6′ to 16′ feed of 2×3 through 2×12 material, Includes automated lumber advance (LASM), powered exit roller, vibrating trash pan L -to- R, 5 HP, 3450 RPM arbor motor, computer monitor, console, spare blade and all available spare parts. 208-230/460 volt, 3-phase saw electrical, 110 volt, 1-phase computer electrical. 16 CFM @ 90 PSI air required. Needs new lumber infeed belts. $31,970 FOB CO Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com.

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2017 Spida Rapid Stop Length Automation with Upcut Saw 2017 Spida Rapid Stop plate marking automation, model 1114 length automation with 16 foot long pusher device with 14 foot length marking capabilities, combined with a Lauderdale-Hamiton 24″ upcut saw with foot-pedal controls, configured for 90 degree wall panel cutting. Includes Spida cutting/marking software. Conveyor length is 20 ft infeed and 10 ft outfeed. Upcut saw cuts up to (2) 2×6″ boards stacked and blade cutting sheath. Sold for $29,000 new plus cost of upcut saw. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical required. $23,970 FOB CO Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com.

2009 Mango Apollo with Automation 2009 Apollo Saw with Mango Automation – Featuring, Direct-Drive 5.5 HP motor, cuts 4×2, 2×3 through 2×12 material in EITHER 90° or 180° quadrants, from 9.5° +/- ,and up to 37” cuts with a 17.75” carbidetip blade. Features power angulation and length, stroke limiter, powder-coat finish, and miter-cut pins. Featuring 20 ft Mango Automation, with flat-panel, touch-screen input. System set up for truss cutting and runs with any truss software to automatically set for length and angles, includes upgraded, custom built 30 ft conveyor (20 ft infeed side, 10′ ft outfeed side). Spida software upgrade available including installation for an additional $28,000. 480 volt , 3 phase electrical required $$21,970 FOB CO Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com.

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SAWS

2007 Alpine X4 Linear Saw 2007 Alpine X4 linear saw, includes saw only. From the OEM's brochure, "..ability to cut one, two, three or four boards at the same time. Will cut extremely long scarf cuts (60 inches or more). Cuts standard truss parts from any lumber width". Cuts from 2x4" through 2x12" lumber. Servo controls, self-diagnostics, small parts outfeed at front of saw and touch screen PC controls. Material feeds from left to right. Prints up to four (4) 1 1/2" edges. 15 HP motor, 22" carbide-tipped blade. Includes manual and spare blade. 230 volt, 3 phase electrical. 10 CFM at 90 PSI air required. $19,990 NOW $7,990 FOB MS. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

2003 Koskovich 5-Blade Auto Omni Component Saw Koskovich 5-blade automated component saw includes [3] 20 inch blades, [1] 30 inch blade and [1] 12 inch blade. Fully automated setup with full power length and all axis angulation, single-sided setup from operator console, 2x3 through 2x12 and 4x2, 20’ to 9” @ 90°/90°. Cuts lengths from 2'-6" to 20' and 4x2 orientation from 1'-6" at 90/90 or 2'-6" at 4-angles. Includes shaker-pan waste conveyor with factory side pans. [1] 30" and [3] 20" spare blades, any available spare electronic boards or parts. Currently under power and in operation. Digital readout of length needs repair. Available after October 7, 2019. 208/240/480 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp, and 120 volt, 1 phase electrical, 90 Amp electrical required. $16,970 NOW $9,970 FOB CO Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com.

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Safety Speed Manufacturing model 7000, vertical panel saw, 3 HP induction motor, 64 inch crosscut, 2 inch maximum thickness, accuracy within 1/64th of an inch, 10 foot welded steel frame with integrated stand and linear V-guides, enclosed counterweight system, adjustable vertical and horizontal rules. Quick changes from vertical to horizontal cutting. Includes machined aluminum material rollers, hold down bar, wheels, quick stop gauges and material hold downs. Dust collection ready. Options available include lower frame extensions, digital readouts, laser guide, stop bar, vacuum and midway fence. 208-230/460 volt, 3 phase electrical (208-230 single phase, 2 HP power optional +$100.00). $8,699 Base, FOB MN.

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2000 Auto-Omni Component Saw 5 Blade Automated Component Saw. Computer, Enclosure & Stand. Remote Monitor. Matthews Ink Jet Printer. Feed Conveyor Upgraded with Trucks at 6" Centers (for faster cutting). Shaker Waste Pan. Excludes Incline Waste Conveyor. Avaialble in March 2020. $25,900 NOW $22,500 FOB OH Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2003 Koskovich 5-Blade Auto Omni Component Saw Koskovich 5-blade automated component saw includes [3] 20 inch blades, [1] 30 inch blade and [1] 12 inch blade. Fully automated setup with full power length and all axis angulation, single-sided setup from operator console, 2x3 through 2x12 and 4x2, 20’ to 9” @ 90°/90°. Cuts lengths from 2'-6" to 20' and 4x2 orientation from 1'-6" at 90/90 or 2'-6" at 4-angles. Includes shaker-pan waste conveyor with factory side pans. [1] 30" and [3] 20" spare blades, any available spare electronic boards or parts. Currently under power and in operation. Digital readout of length needs repair. Available after October 7, 2019. 208/240/480 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp, and 120 volt, 1 phase electrical, 90 Amp electrical required. $16,970 FOB CO Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com.

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2011 OMNI MISER II LINEAR SAW

• Model RT (Servo Controlled Roof Truss Saw) • Cuts 2x4 thru 2x12 Lumber up to 16' • Auto Deck • Ink Jet Printer (One Face) • Crooked Lumber Sensor

• 5 HP (230 Volt) Motor with 16" Blade • Computer with Enclosure & Stand • Custom Built Live Deck (over Auto Deck) available at additional cost • Video available upon request • Price is US Dollars

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Ink Jet Printing — An Absolute Necessity for Every Panel Shop Cullen Ellis, Spida Sales and Technical Manager

eing in this industry for the last 16 years, I’ve been inside many panel fabrication shops. The one thing they all have in common is the requirement to accurately cut and mark wall components which are then put together as a complete frame. The original and most simple way to achieve this was, of course, with good ol’ plan, tape measure, and pencil, which is effective but time consuming and has the element of human error. When I started working with Mango Tech back in 2004, they were developing the computerized manual plate marking system which provided a faster and more accurate way of laying out plates and other components. Utilizing a drop-down stud stencil that the plates passed underneath, the pusher stopped at the appropriate stud or component locations for just enough time to allow the operator to scribe a mark using a pencil. This system, which is still very effective, provided a faster and accurate way to mark plates while removing the human errors. Fast forwarding 13 years and many installs, Mango Tech had toyed with the idea of ink jet marking but never put it into development. Spida also had a plate marking system very similar to Mango’s so, after the two companies were combined, the decision was made to start working on an ink jet marker. It took about 12 months to get the first working prototype, and I was fortunate to be visiting New Zealand when they were running the initial demonstrations. Seeing it in person, I was completely blown away. The speed and accuracy of this new system, even during its initial development, has been mind blowing. The first set of pieces I witnessed run through the printer were around 12’ long and it took less than 3 seconds to process with completely legible, accurate, and detailed information magically appearing on the lumber. After so many years of watching the manual plate marker stop and

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start its way through a set of plates, I knew this was going to be a game changer for us and the days of the plate markers were numbered! Now we have been developing a range of machines around this technology and have something for any shop – from small low-volume shops and start-ups all the way through to high-volume linear saws with live decks. Through working with customers and drawing on the extensive knowledge of our installers, sales team, and programmers, the software has evolved to include many features, all available at the machine level through an intuitive and user-friendly touch screen interface. Some of the key features are as follows. Optimization – Once you have configured a list from your available stock, the software will optimize your lumber and tell you what stock is required to load in what order. This can be set to look forward into the current job or batch of jobs as many panels as you like. Then the operator can pick a good balance point of optimization vs. sorting, as often looking too far into a job, especially the big ones, makes sorting a nightmare. Batching – The operator can select any components they would like to process on the saw from the whole panel down to just the plates. Any members can be isolated and cut on the fly (such as headers), which can be very useful when wanting to cut one type of stock all at one time. Pre batching – The supervisor is able to create batches from files from the office level, which gives them a printable pick list, a pre-determined waste amount, and an accurate time estimate on how long the batch should take to process through the saw. Configurable printing – You can print as much or as little information as you like on each member. The label feature gives you 4 choices from a list of options (panel name, member name, etc.) and the mark feature gives you up to 3 pieces of information about the attachment that prints between each mark.

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Best of all, we have a range of options to suit your budget and production needs.

GOOD RAPID STOP SPRINT: Already have the saw? The rapid stop sprint is designed to marry up to existing saws, and we can provide outfeed tables too if required. This system is hand load and will cut up to the capacity of your saw. There would be no saw automation on this system, but the all of the other features are available in the software. https://www.spida.com/machines/rapid-stop-sprint/ SPRINT ZERO: The Sprint Zero is an all-in-one package designed to work with a standard chop saw. It incorporates the pusher, ink jet marker, chop saw table, and outfeed. You can provide your own chop saw or look to our sales staff for our recommendations on a suitable unit. The Sprint Zero is ideal for a start-up company or smaller company, and you can expect around 230 pieces per hour depending on what you are cutting. https://www.spida.com/machines/sprint-zero/

BETTER SPRINT S600: The Sprint S600 is an upcut saw with automated clamping and cutting capabilities. Once the boards are loaded in place and the operator initiates the first cut, then they are free to collect the pieces as they gather on the outfeed. Once one board or stack (2) of boards is finished, they load another set to begin the process again. The blade is completely encased in a switchmonitored lift-up hood, coupled with the mandatory two-handed controls, which ensures the operator remains safely away from the blade at all times. Capacity here is up to 300 pieces per hour depending on what you are cutting. https://www.spida.com/machines/sprint-s600/ SPRINT M600: The Sprint M600 upcut saw has characteristics very similar to the S600 with the added feature of being able to do angles. The quadrant plate rotates down to 20 deg on both sides giving it the ability to cut raking walls and angled plates. https://www.spida.com/machines/sprint-m600/

BEST TORNADO SERIES: The Tornado is the ultimate in frame component saws — this linear saw has a live deck infeed and can process up to 500 pieces per hour. The innovative waste and short piece delivery system ensures all members are delivered to the operator on the outfeed. With this much capacity, the Tornado can keep up with 2–3 wall lines with ease. Fully automated cutting cycles, a laser correction system, and a fully enclosed cabinet make for a lightning fast, super accurate, and safe machine to operate. The ability to double-stack boards also helps to keep the production numbers high. https://www.spida.com/machines/tornado-m500/

Please give us a call and we can chat about all of our available options or even customize something that will suit your needs and budget.

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1995 Koskovich Auto Omni Component Saw 1995 Koskovich Auto Omni saw, S/N AO950056 4-blade automated saw includes [1] 29 inch blade and [3] 19 inch blades. Includes scrap incline. Fully automated setup with full power length and all axis angulation, single sided setup from operator console, 2×3 through 2×12, 12 degree minimum angle to -71.6 maximum angle. 20’ to 2′-4” @ 90°/90°, includes owner’s manual and any available spare parts including [6] spare blades. 208/240/480 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp, and 120 volt, 1 phase electrical, 100 Amp electrical required, 90 psi air. $14,990 FOB SD Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

2004 PCS/Mitek Twin Axis Sheathing Saw Automated cutting of sheathing (x & y axis) as directed by design software output Saw blade is enclosed for operator safety, reduced noise & dust extraction Computer with Computer Enclosure 460 Volt / 3 Phase $7,000 in repairs in 2015 Excludes Dust Collector Price in US Dollars. $17,900 NOW $11,900 FOB AB. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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NEW! New Monet DeRobo Linear Saw New, DeRobo linear saw by Monet organizes "fill" boards to increase optimization of each board, can produce unlimited scarf cuts, cuts 1 or 2 boards at a time and cuts webs, chords, wedges, rafters and open-stair stringers. Works with all major connector plate manufacturer's software. Features include 22 inch blade, left-to-right feed direction standard, lumber push and pull grippers for more accuracy, ink marking on the 1 1/2" face of the incoming boards and small piece capture and delivery to the front of the saw for easy access. Infeed deck and bunk feed are shown as options only. 480 volt, 3phase. $181,000 Base Price, FOB MO.

IDACO WEBMATIC FLOOR & ROOF WEB SAW • Four 5 HP Saw Motors (230 Volt / 3 Phase) • Cut 2x4 and 2x6 up to 20' Long • Hydraulic Powered Material Feed, Length & Angle Settings • Belt Waste & Incline Conveyor $5,900 FOB TN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2002 (REFURBISHED IN 2014) MAX CUSTOM CUTTER Model WA420 (4 High - 20' Capacity). Refurbished in 2014 by Eide Machinery. Automated Length & Angle Function as directed by Truss Design Software. Operator Station with Computer & Touch Screen Control. 20' Left Hand Measuring System & 16' Infeed Roller Conveyor. 6.17 HP Motor with 25.6" Blade. 220 Volt / 3 Phase. Installation & Operator Training available at additional cost. $39,500 NOW $14,900 FOB MN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

2006 Hundegger SC-1 Linear Saw

COMPUTER & CABINET FOR 2005 ALPINE SPEED CUT EXPRESS SAW $2,500 FOB Manitoba Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2006 Hundegger model SC-1 linear saw, roof truss cutting functions including angle drive unit, bevel drive unit (needs repair) with auto-loading stacking conveyor system, auto-discharge18’ timber capable in-feed and out-feed, electronic controls and operator console hydraulic unit, automated clamping system, 16 nozzle ink (not functional) on one 1 1/2" edge, and small-part discharge scrap conveyor. Windows 7 operating system upgraded in 2015. A one owner saw. OEM disassembly and installation available at additional cost. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical required. 150 PSI at 27 CFM air required.

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Panel Manufacturers We have the Cutting range you need!! Sprint Zero Drop saw Table with Rapid Stop & Ink Jet Marker. *Customer supplies the drop saw

Sprint S600 The Sprint S600 provides an automated and accurate method of measuring, square cutting and marking timber components.

Sprint M600 Spida Sprint M600 is the Sprint range hero. Providing an automated solution to cut, measure and label panel components including square and miter cuts, your panel cutting problems are over.

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2014 Alpine ALS 4.0 Linear Saw 2014 Alpine ALS 4.0 linearfeed saw. Cuts wall and truss parts from lumber depths 2x4" through 14" deep, thicknesses from 1.38" to 1.77" and board lengths from 36" to 24 feet, cuts bevels from 90 to 25 degrees, 60”+ scarf cuts and optimizes material. Includes 24 foot long infeed conveyor and 15 foot outfeed conveyor, touchscreen monitor, Matthews Inkjet printer (one 3 ½” face), dust port and under-saw scrap conveyor. All servo controlled functions, 7.5 hp motor with 20” carbide tipped blade. Includes spare blade, operator's manual and available standard spare parts kit from OEM. 230v, 3 phase,100 Amp electrical required. 100 PSI at 25 CFM air required. Weight of saw cabinet is 3,500 lbs. OEM installation available at an additional charge.

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Electrical Supply: Motor: Highly Accurate: Stop Rail: Stops: Stop Blocks: Internal Components: Dimensions:

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2020 Randek SPL 728 Automated Upcut Saw

2020 Randek model SPL 728 automated upcut saw with 26 foot length stop and only approximately 30 hours of run time on the saw. Cuts up to 26 foot long x 5 inch thick lumber, with depths up to 16 inches. Features bevel and compound cutting, 0 to 360 degree cuts, 10 HP motor with 28 inch diameter blade and large capacity for timber or truss/wall panel cutting. Fully automated or manual set up. Printer available through OEM at an additional cost. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical power required. 102 PSI at 18 CFM air required. 1999 Monet B500 Component Saw

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110 VAC 1/4 HP, 110 VAC, Linear Actuator +/- .010 Inches 2 x 4 x 1/4 Aluminum Extrusion Jig Bored Steel Machine Billet Aluminum Hardened, Ground and Polished Steel and Billet Aluminum Length: 5 feet (60”) to 60 feet (720”) Height: 12 inches Depth: 12 inches

If you are looking for the fastest, most consistent way to measure and cut your product, then the Hain Measuring System (MEA) is your answer. The MEA changes from one length t any length instantly, up to 60’, without changing the operator’s position on the line. It is also highly accurate (+/- .010) and quickly moves from one length to the next in seconds. The MEA is designed for quick and easy setup and is simple to use. Even a first time user will be productive with little or no training required. It can adapt to any saw and can be mounted to any surface so that you can integrate the MEA with your existing setup. The MEA is versatile allowing “left” or “right” handed operation and measurement in “feet and inches” or “inches” depending on your preference. The MEA is also available in a “Skid Mounted” version.

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IT’S ONE THING IN LIFE TO MAKE THE CUT. IT’S ANOTHER TO MAKE IT BETTER.

Designed for high-volume floor truss web output with even greater safety, the Monet DeSauw FWA-500 AC (for “automated controls”) offers the very latest in operator-friendly saw technology. Perfect for manufacturers running floor trusses in large volumes with variable web design, the 500 AC features automation for all blades, including the fixed cut-off blade for minimal waste. And without any need to open the saw motor cabinets, except for periodic service, you’ll benefit from enhanced safety as well. You might say that with the fully automated FWA-500 AC, Monet DeSauw has set a new standard. Again. Contact us today to discuss how this exceptional machine can positively impact your production goals.

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2003 PCS Twin Axis Sheathing X-Y Saw Optimizes sheathing material as it cuts X and Y axis simultaneously in one pass through the saw. Cuts up to 1" thick OSB or plywood sheathing material, minimum width 3". Fully enclosed to reduce noise, dust, and improve operator safety; fully automated via downloaded sheathing cutting from wall design software to system PC with Windows 7 OS. Includes 8 foot long idler in-feed conveyor, out-feed conveyor with pop-up skate wheels, user's manual, electrical schematic, (1) spare blade and all available spare parts. OEM upgrades including heat sensors on blades. NOTE: operator does have to manually pull the board against the fence until feed-rollers advance the sheathing material (pusher cylinder repair was discontinued by OEM). 480v, 3phase, 40 Amp electrical saw, 120v, 1 phase electrical PC. 100 PSI at 14 CFM air required. $13,970 FOB PA Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Safety Speed Manufacturing Model 7400 XL Panel Saw Safety Speed Manufacturing, model 7400 XL*, vertical panel saw, 3 HP induction motor, 64 inch crosscut, 2 1/8" maximum thickness, accuracy within 0.005 inches, 13 foot long welded steel frame with integrated stand and linear V-guides, enclosed counterweight system, adjustable vertical and horizontal rules. Quick changes from vertical to horizontal cutting. Includes machined aluminum material rollers, hold down bar, wheels, quick stop gauges and material hold downs. Dust collection ready. Options available include digital readouts for vertical cuts, automated length measuring, laser guide, stop bar, vacuum and midway fence. 208-230/460 volt, 3 phase electrical (208-230 single phase, 2 HP power optional +$100.00).

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2003 Monet DeSawyer 2000 Component Saw 1993 Timbermill 6-20 Component Saw Model MH6E-20, six blades cut lumber from 2" x 4" through 2" x 12", 4" x 2" lengths from 12 inches to 20 feet, including four-angle floor webs from 18 inches. All powered movements, includes chain-drag scrap conveyor, long scrap incline and extra set of blades. 208/230 volt, 3 phase electrical required. 90 PSI air required. $15,990 FOB MO Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

$47,990 FOB OR 2003 Monet DeSawyer 2000 automated 5 blade component saw cuts maximum 20' 2x10 (2x12 maximum if hold downs are moved and re-bolted) lumber with minimum 5° and maximum 144° angles. Shortest 90/90 cut is 16" and shortest four-angle cut is 2'. Includes digital single side setup on touch screen display, scrap incline conveyor, air brakes, user manual with calibration instructions, and all available spare parts and blades (pictured). Incline conveyor needs repair. Infeed hold downs need to be replaced. PLC and touch screen may need to be replaced. 440 Volt, 3 phase electrical required. Phone and on-site support available direct from Monet DeSauw Inc. at additional cost.

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2004 TCT Model 1100 Linear Saw Cut 2x4 and 2x6 Lumber from 3” to 20’. Tops, Bottoms, Webs, Sliders, Wedges and Scissor Bottoms. 230 Volt / 3 Phase 5 HP Motor with 24” Blade. Ink Jet Printer. Scrap Conveyor. $36,900 NOW $19,500 FOB AR. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Mid-80's TimberMill 6-20 Component Saw Six Blades cut 4x2 & 2x4 through 2x12 Lumber from 12" up to 20'-0" Powered Angulation & Carriage Chain Drag Waste & Incline Conveyor $9,900 FOB AZ Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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One month after installing a double Linear PickLine to feed two linear saws: "We are getting 3,000 to 5,000 bdft more from each saw than we were getting before the install. We have shut down one Cybersaw and one TCT chord saw. This equals about 3 less people 10 hours, and 2 less forklifts 10 hours. Overall, it is a major improvement to our operation. We hope to have the chance to run it two shifts soon which should double the payback."

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NEW! 2003 OMNI MISER SAW (FOR PARTS ONLY) • 2003 Omni Miser Saw (for Parts Only) • Auto Deck • Ink Jet Printer • Computer with Enclosure & Stand • Price in US Dollars $6,000 FOB QB Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2004 TCT Model 1050 Linear Saw • Cut 2x4 Four Angle Parts from 13 1/2" to 20' • Cut Three Angle Parts down to 3" • 230 Volt / 3 Phase 5 HP Motor with 24" Blade • Ink Jet Printer • Scrap Conveyor Excludes Computer $22,900 NOW $9,900 FOB CO Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Monet FWA 500 Floor Web Saw

2015 Monet B-200 90/90 Chord Saw 2014 Alpine ALS 4.0 linear-feed saw. Cuts wall and truss parts from lumber depths 2×4″ through 14″ deep, thicknesses from 1.38″ to 1.77″ and board lengths from 36″ to 24 feet, cuts bevels from 90 to 25 degrees, 60”+ scarf cuts and optimizes material. Includes 24 foot long infeed conveyor and 15 foot outfeed conveyor, touchscreen monitor, Matthews Inkjet printer (one 3 ½” face), dust port and under-saw scrap conveyor. All servo controlled functions, 7.5 hp motor with 20” carbide tipped blade. Includes spare blade, operator’s manual and available standard spare parts kit from OEM. 230v, 3 phase,100 Amp electrical required. 100 PSI at 25 CFM air required. Weight of saw cabinet is 3,500 lbs. OEM installation available at an additional charge. $24,970 FOB TX. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Clary Master Component Saw 5 Blade Component Saw. Powered Angulation. Pneumatic Blade Brakes. Waste Conveyor (under saw). Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw). Serial #340059. ___ Volt / 3 Phase. $7,900 FOB PA. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

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New Spida Rolsplicer New Square 1 Rolsplicer, splices 2"x3", 2"x4" and 2"x6" lumber with a 3 to 4 second cycle time. Presses the lumber together prior to imbedding plates. Embeds plate lengths up to 19 inches. Features two, recessed, simultaneous-activation buttons, guarded motor and sprockets, external lubrication points, 3 HP motor and a footprint of 59" long x 42" wide. Optional 20' infeed and 10' outfeed conveyor available. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical. Other voltages available. $19,699 FOB IN Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

USED FLOOR WEB SAW (HYDRO-AIR?) 4 Blades plus Cut-Off Blade. Manual Length Adjustment, Powered Angulation. Belt Waste Conveyor Under Saw (needs repair) Excludes Incline Waste Conveyor. 230 Volt / 3 Pahse. $15,000 NOW $9,900 FOB AR. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

New, Monet five-head, floor truss web saw, cuts 4-angle, 4x2 floor truss webs from 16 inches and 90-90 blocks from 12 inches to four foot long maximum length. Features 10-board magazine feed, powered, fixed-quadrant angulation, manual carriage standard, shaker-pan scrap conveyor with short incline conveyor and cut-off blade. Option for longer carriage length, single-sided setup (shown in pictures, but not standard), dust hood and horizontal scrap conveyor. 480 volt, 3 phase. $56,500 Base, FOB MO.

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2006 WEINMANN WBZ-100 AUTOMATED LINEAR SAW

Cut & Mark Truss and Wall Panel Parts. Upgraded in 2010 to include Routing (similar to the WBZ-120 model). Servo Driven for Precise Cutting. 22" Blade with 7 7/8" x 16 1/2" x 19'-8" Capacity. Infeed and Outfeed Roller Tables. Ink Jet Printer for Part Identification. Marking Pen for Wall Panel Layout. 460 Volt / 3 Phase.

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Insider’s Secrets for the Buying/ Selling of Component, Modular, and LBM Companies

Todd Drummond

ur industry has been changing in a big way. Independents once dominated our industry, but now through mergers and acquisitions, that is no longer the case. Right now, some of the people reading this article are either contemplating or in actual talks about selling their business. From conversations with those who actually do the buying and selling – it could make or lose you millions of dollars depending on how you decide to handle the sale process. The people I have been talking with deal with hundreds of millions of dollars (No B.S.). It’s probably worth listening to them. The first secret? How do big, multi-location companies come up with acquisition targets? Quite simply, the more you show up on industry lists, the bigger your sales volume, the higher you are on the target list. If your sales are greater than $20 million per year, your phone has probably been ringing. Smaller businesses are more of a grey area for larger buyers. Their time is very valuable and limited, so they tend to focus on acquisitions that can make a meaningful, positive gain for their company as it takes just as much time to do a small deal as it does a large one. However, this rule has been broken because there are far more buyers than sellers in the current market. What was once not worth their time, being too small of a company, is now worth their time and efforts. No matter your current size, you may be well worth someone’s efforts in this current market. Second, the value of your company is driven by profitability, with best-in-class performers receiving premium valuations. Long story short, they want to buy great companies. Other things affect valuation, too: What part of the country your operation is, the quality of your go-forward management team in place, etc. Too many think the value of a company’s assets weighs more than it actually does. The building, equipment, and all types of capital investment are a data point to buyers, and it may or may not factor into your purchase price. Moving the net profit up just a few points can mean millions of added value to your company in a sale.

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What is the biggest secret of all, the one many company owners are totally unaware of? Picking up that phone call and thinking you can handle buyers directly and the sale process on your own is the most common mistake made. When you do this, two things happen. One, they know you are not thinking about selling but that you are actually considering it. Two, buyers know they will save millions in purchase price when dealing directly with sellers, when there is no competition for the deal. This is very hard for some to hear, but it is true. Why? Because there is no way for you to know all of the ins and outs, and what is “fair.” Let’s be honest – you’re busy with your daily business needs, not focusing on what the market is for your business. Folks who buy and sell businesses for a living laugh about how a buyer can save millions when they do not have to go into the competitive bidding process that a good broker will make them go through. A good broker will literally make 800+ phone calls to 70+ potential buyers if you want them to. An owner who is selling without a broker might make half a dozen phone calls. Who do you think creates a better environment to get the best selling price? Worried about how much this will cost you? Know that in the end, what you will find is that the fees charged by an expert broker are peanuts compared to what the added selling price will garner. I’ve witnessed it firsthand. Many of you are literally selling “your baby,” the livelihood that has been your whole world for many decades. It can be a very personal and emotional experience. The broker industry’s stereotype is similar to that of lawyers. Many refer to them as being worthless sharks who are only concerned about making the deal, but there are also the few who have an excellent reputation and are worth their weight in gold. Not only do good brokers find the best selling price you are going to get for your company, they make the whole process as painless as possible. It takes a lot of work to make a sale happen; the good broker knows how to properly prepare and execute everything to make it all happen. For those who are thinking about selling, heed this advice: use a reputable broker who knows our industry and can give you references from their clients with whom you can speak. If they don’t understand and are missing a real, expert experience within our industry, why would you think they are worthy of handling the sale of your most valued, prized possession? Get some competition for your deal and keep what you have learned from this article in mind as you look for help; it may mean millions more in your pocket.

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Contact Todd Drummond Consulting and I will confidentially and quickly reply with a referral to the best in the industry brokerage service. One simple call can make you millions more. TDC does not provide financial brokerage services but does act as a referral agent. Whether it is employee issues or manufacturing improvement, change that usually takes months and years can be accomplished in weeks and months with TDC’s assistance. TDC is your best source for learning about proven and practical lean manufacturing best practices combined with industrial engineering principles to keep your company at the leading edge of competitiveness. The implementation of the suggestions produces an average gain of three to six points in net profits. With over 30 years of experience, TDC has proven real-world expertise that goes far beyond what many expect. Included in TDC’s services are proven wood truss labor time standards (Man-minutes, R.E. or S.U.) that have been refined over almost two decades and used in over one hundred different companies. Many save tens of thousands of dollars by trusting TDC for unbiased vendor and equipment recommendations because TDC does not receive referral fees from any equipment or plate vendors, which are formed only by customer experiences. Please don’t take my word about TDC’s services, though. Read the public testimonials many current and past clients with decades of expertise and experience have been willing to give: https://todd-drummond.com/testimonials/. Website: www.todd-drummond.com – Phone (USA): 603-748-1051 E-mail: todd@todd-drummond.com – Copyright © 2021

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2003 Alpine AutoMill SC Component Saw 2003 Alpine AutoMill SC, model 348A component s a w. S e r v o c o n t r o l l e d computerized saw. From the OEM's literature, "... sets up in 2 to 19 seconds and downloads from a network or by using a touch screen for ease of operation. Five-head automated component saw works in both automated (downloading files) and semi-automated control via touch-screen input. It has 23 axes of automated movement, enhanced diagnostics, auto management reporting. The SC cuts from 2'-6" to 20'-0" long material in size range from 2x3" through 2x12", and 4-angle floor webs from 3'-4". Includes [3] 18", [1] 20" and [1] 32" blades with air brakes, shaker under-saw conveyor, spare set of blades and all available spare parts. 480v/ 60Hz/ 3 phase electrical required. $16,970 NOW $9,970 FOB WY Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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1999 Monet model B500 manual operating, five-blade component saw includes digital readouts, push-button movement controls for angles, manual movement for length, mechanical backup counters, (1) 30″ diameter blade, (2) 18″ diameter blades, (2) 16″ diameter blades, powered chain infeed with upper hold-downs and shaker pan waste conveyor. Cuts angles from 8 to 115 degree angles. Minimum 90/90 cut is 10 inches and shortest angle cut is 18 inches. Cuts 2×4 through 2×12 lumber up to 20 feet in length. 440 volt, 3 phase, 60 Amp electrical required. $37,970 FOB UT

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Safety Speed Manufacturing model 6400 vertical panel saw, 3 HP worm drive motor, 64 inch crosscut, 1 3/4" inch maximum thickness, accuracy within 1/64th of an inch, 10 foot welded steel frame with integrated stand and linear V-guides, enclosed counterweight system, adjustable vertical and horizontal rules. Quick changes from vertical to horizontal cutting. Includes machined aluminum material rollers, hold down bar, wheels, quick stop gauges and material hold downs. Dust collection ready. Options available include lower frame extensions, digital readouts, laser guide, stop bar, vacuum and midway fence. 120 volt. Starting at $4,597 FOB MN.

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2020 RANDEK SPL 728 CROSSCUT SAW Large Cutting Capacity for Timbers or Truss Work. Production flow: Left to right. Cutting Dimensions: Height 10" x width 16"; 2" tp 312" (26'). Angular cuts 0-360°; Incline cuts 90° to 28° with centerline 0-10-1/4". Saw: SPL 728 -- 28" blade with 10 HP saw motor - 480 Volt / 3 Phase. Infeed: SPL 270 -- 26' table, non driven infeed rollers. Retractable presser to secure part to inside fence and additional plungers for holding capacity. Outfeed table: SPL 270-- 26' table., with Randex LX stop programmed from console for dimensional cutting. CNC: Computer controlled industrial PC either set up for manual calculations or download cut lists. Note: Machine has not been used. Seller had purchased for a specific job and business plan changed. Price in US Dollars.

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Safety Speed Manufacturing Model 7400 XL Panel Saw

Safety Speed Manufacturing, model 7400 XL*, vertical panel saw, 3 HP induction motor, 64 inch crosscut, 2 1/8" maximum thickness, accuracy within 0.005 inches, 13 foot long welded steel frame with integrated stand and linear V-guides, enclosed counterweight system, adjustable vertical and horizontal rules. Quick changes from vertical to horizontal cutting. Includes machined aluminum material rollers, hold down bar, wheels, quick stop gauges and material hold downs. Dust collection ready. Options available include digital readouts for vertical cuts, automated length measuring, laser guide, stop bar, vacuum and midway fence. 208-230/460 volt, 3 phase electrical (208-230 single phase, 2 HP power optional +$100.00).

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Servo controlled angulation axis of movement for roof truss (BEVEL, square & angle cut) components. Ink jet printer prints on face and edge of board. Live feed 20' auto deck handles lumber 2x3 through 2x12 to 20’ long. Includes pneumatically actuated, auto exit roller, out-feed table, vibrating trash pan, 5 HP, 3450 RPM arbor motor, and computer console.Spare parts include 3 blades, bevel motor, 4 power cables, 2 encoders,14 complete computer cards, 2 elevation brake assemblies, gripper motor, power supply, 2 amplifiers, spare rebuilt inkjet printer head, and all other available spare parts. 480v 3 phase power and 18 CFM at 125 PSI air required. Saw is currently under power and operational.

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Monet DeWall 90/90 wall panel marking saw is a computer numeric controlled wall panel saw with touch screen user interface. Cuts and marks up to 2 boards at a time using 2x4 through 2x8 or cuts and marks one board at a time. $96,000 FOB MO 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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The truss industry relies on 3rd party quality assurance services to provide random visits to review the plants Quality Assurance program along with their operations. If your plant needs to comply with the IRC, IBC and to those who depend on solid, experienced QA expertise, we ask you to consider selecting Timber Products Inspection, Inc. (TP) as your choice for 3rd party inspections. Proudly serving the forest products industry for over 50 years, TP brings the expertise you need to ensure your business is successful. As a responsible partner, TP delivers to clients, employees, and the industries we serve the confidence to drive value through the effective use of our diverse professional team. TP would like to welcome the following authorized agents to our inspection team, each of whom have many years of experience in the truss industry! •

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Does Your Truss Plant Understand the Importance of Tooth Count? By Glenn Traylor

n a recent truss plant visit, I watched a group of truss builders quickly assembling a structural gable truss. Most of the webs had been installed and the builders were top and back plating the truss. As I approached the builders, they relaxed their pace just a notch as I walked up to the web shown in the photo. The guy at the peak immediately realized my focus as the remaining builders continued to plate and back plate. I am convinced that, had I not been present, this joint would have been plated just like you see it. My hope is that maybe, just maybe, the stackers might have caught the problem before the truss was vertically stacked, hiding this issue until the truss was delivered and hoisted to its new home. They say a picture says a thousand words. Well, this photo screams! What does this photo say to you? 1. Someone has not taken the time to train the truss builders on the importance of tooth count and the impact wane has on a connection. 2. The table, or at least the specific builder, is unaware that wane provides zero tooth holding capability. 3. The lumber picker is not up to speed on lumber selection and the impact of wane. 4. The sawyer does not understand how important it is to qualify the lumber he loads into the saw. 5. Some wane issues may be hard to determineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that is true. But this situation shouts the need for additional training. 6. What would you say if you were buying a house and you saw this sort of quality? Being educated in the business, as some of our clients are, would you say this inspires confidence? Continued...

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Here are two photos of less dramatic, but equally concerning, examples of excessive wane that I have observed at other plants. Would your shop have delivered these trusses to a jobsite? Wane is the most common problem found by quality inspectors. It is one of the variables that will be around as long as we use naturally grown lumber. It must be addressed by training and review, so truss builders understand their responsibilities. Aside from the structural and safety concerns, at risk is your reputation as a responsible and trustworthy manufacturer. An ANSI/TPI 1 3rd Party Quality Assurance Authorized Agent covering the Southeastern United States, Glenn Traylor is an independent consultant with almost four decades of experience in the structural building components industry. Glenn serves as a trainer-evaluator-auditor covering sales, design, PM, QA, customer service, and production elements of the truss industry. He also provides project management specifically pertaining to structural building components, including on-site inspections and ANSI/TPI 1 compliance assessments. Glenn provides new plant and retrofit designs, equipment evaluations, ROI, capacity analysis, and CPM analysis.

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DELIVERING PRECISION The Vekta Razer V5 is the ultimate linear saw, designed to have maximum safety, flexibility and capability. The Razer can be customized to suit• Your Budget: Fully installed systems starting at $180,000 USD, with upgrade options as your budget and needs change over time. • Your Workflow: Left-to-right or right-to-left lumber flow, as well as in from the front or back and out to the front or back. • Your Space: Fully customizable to fit into even the smallest plants. Everything is built to order, so Vekta can customize virtually any aspect of your machine. • Your Processes: Highly configurable software that easily lets you choose where and how optimizing is done, what you want printed on each different component type, cut orders, options to go paperless and so much more. For detailed specifications please email info@vektausa.com Don’t just look at the outputs. You need to consider the entire package. The support, being a local supplier and not international, the servicing requirements and costs, optimization, absolutely everything. Vekta and the Razer ticks all the boxes. Andrew Sternberg, Dahlsens

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Auwaerter Series of X-SW Trailers & Swap Body Platforms A New Way to Move Your Panels and Building Material!

HAIN QUICK RAFTER CUTTER Board Sizes: 2x4 and 2x6. Motors: Two 1 HP / 3 Phase. Saw Blades: 7 1/4" Carbide Tipped (set at 45 degrees). Angle Adjustment: Manual Rotation with Air Brake. Air Supply: 90 PSI. Carriage: Steel Rails with Steel Dual V Rollers. Pedestal: 3/16" Formed Steel with Powder Coat Finish. Saw Housing: 1/2" Billet Aluminum. Covers: 10 Gauge (1/8" thick) Steel with Powder Coat Finish. Fully Enclosed for Safety Price in US Dollars $5,000 FOB Manitoba, Canada Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Depauw Combi-Cut Saw Used/As-is – Working condition as taken from service – with updated electronics and full length shaker/scrap conveyor. [Or Optional Fully Reconditioned with 30 day warranty, call for price.] Features: 2x4 lumber flat or upright; (5) 14” diameter carbide tipped blades; feed rate 34 parts/ minute; aluminum engraved scales for length, digital readout for angle; saw angle adjustment; piece predetermining counter; overhead suspension wiring; emergency shutoff; shaker style (vibrating) waste conveyor/belt scrap conveyor. Priced at $19,900 Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

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Rise to Operational Challenges

By Ben Hershey Solutions Provider & CEO 4Ward Solutions Group

ast month’s article, Change Impact, talks about what impact changes at your company will have this year. Well, after 2020 and the challenges we faced, especially for the operations-intensive companies in our industry, it is important for our managers to focus on the operational challenges of 2021 and particularly how they are shaping our businesses.

The COVID-19 crisis continues to impact market ecosystems and supply chains, upending processes, organizations, and long- and short-term strategic visions. But for owners and managers, the show must go on; there’s no time for inertia or indecision. LBM/Component companies will continue to push forward, relying on operations managers and teams to navigate an environment increasingly complicated by volatile supplies, disrupted workforce availability, regulation, and fluctuating demand. So how can operations managers prepare for what’s sure to be a challenging 2021? Let’s focus on five areas:

Workforce I hear it many times – we want our teams back in the offices – but managers should continue transforming selected positions into remote/ digital-capable positions. We have many valuable associates throughout the operation, but, where you have the capability, take advantage of the digital/remote age. Implement strategies to increase technological skills by utilizing digital tools to provide continued management while the associate is working remotely. Health and safety must remain the top priority. Our industry must have robust health and safety procedures and systems, but more can be done. How many have walked into locations where AIbased digital technology will measure body temperatures? We have helped to implement this, and I have also been in several operations where this is being done today. By complying with health and safety rules, we show our associates how much we care, and ensure they are safe at the same time.

Cost Management Lumber prices and now steel prices are volatile, so attention to these fluctuations is a must. Basic to any operational manager’s skill set is attention to costs – it is the company’s bread and butter. Managers may face intense pressure in 2021 to further cut costs or to raise costs with current purchasing to ensure the survival of the organization. Managing costs on all production systems Continued next page

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and materials will be required to navigate our way through the next year. And you should think of what will be required to innovate processes and products and empower the workforce.

Processes Processes should be redesigned to enable your organization to realize the full benefits of digital technology and automation. Our associates are still at the center of most processes, using interfaces like PCs, tablets, and mobile phones to analyze data and execute tasks and corrective measures. Managers should ensure that digital technology outputs are properly utilized. Avoiding disconnects between information and action/reaction should be prioritized.

Technology Every year it seems that what was once purchased 3–5 years ago is now obsolete. More important is looking at the age of who we are hiring and remember, if I am trying to attract, I also want to have technology tools that are current. Operations managers should make sure they fully understand the key features, technical parameters, and value of the technology that is available to them to increase productivity, profitability, and market share. Understanding the world of industrial IoT can help identify meaningful use cases, calculate ROI more precisely, and achieve tangible benefits. Real-time data can be used to enhance operational KPIs such as overall equipment effectiveness and asset availability. IoT computing enables the processing of data at the network edge, allowing decisions to be taken in real time at the data source (e.g., a shop floor). Cloud computing-based complex models provide scalability and can process and analyze massive amounts of data. They are powerful tools that can handle predictive maintenance or predictive quality tasks.

Waste & Sustainability We have seen many initiatives in the past that are focused on how we use the raw materials we purchase, handle in the operation, and ultimately deliver to the jobsite. Managers need to continue to focus on how waste is being produced in the system. This waste may include lumber, steel plates, wrapping materials, etc. How we change processes to minimize the waste that is put in the trash bin also translates to increased profitability. Along with this is looking at the footprint we leave. We do not talk enough about this sometimes, but how much electricity is your operation using? How much fuel is used to deliver products? Etc. There are a number of operations moving towards LED factory lights; although this has a large upfront cost, the costs savings are significant. Using more robust logistics software to better plan deliveries saves companies significant dollars in fuel. Again, for many of the younger generation we hire, these considerations are front and center to them. Despite these and other difficulties, operations leaders remain under pressure to deliver outstanding results. It is important to remember that simply driving efficiency and reducing costs are not everything. Waste and sustainability, human resources development, and digital transformation Continued next page

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are also key. Bottom line for your business: To create a truly resilient organization, it is critical to fully align technology with people and processes. If the team at 4Ward Solutions Group can be of assistance to you, please contact us; we would be honored to work with you towards your success!

Final Thought In the last week of January, the SBCA Board is meeting in person for the first time in a year in San Antonio, TX. A key focus of the meeting will be to discuss the much-needed changes the Executive Committee and Board have made in the operational management of the organization. Last month, I shared how much I was encouraged with Jess Lohse being named the new Executive Director. He has been hiring several individuals who now work directly for the Association and all of them are really outstanding. What is not said often is the yeoman’s work the Officers and Executive Committee have done to investigate, re-organize, and correct that now has put the organization on a sustainable path. My personal thanks go out to each of them for putting in the amount of time they have while also having to run their own businesses during the past year which included a pandemic. They have had to dig deep into a lot of information, and they have had to take a position that I can clearly see was to ensure the success and future of SBCA. Thank you, Mike Ruede, Gene Frogale, Jeff Taake, Greg Griggs, Steve Stroder, Scott Ward, Roger Helgeson, and Joe Hikel! Editor’s Note: We at The Advertiser second that! THANK YOU to everyone who has worked tirelessly to ensure that our Association is in good shape and good hands moving forward. Whether you’ve been involved with SBCA for 20+ years (like me), or longer (like Thom and Ben), or even if you’ve only just begun to explore what this trade association can do for you—rest assured that SBCA will continue to deliver world class service. Kudos to everyone! Anna] Ben Hershey is CEO of 4Ward Solutions Group including Consulting, Labor, Offsite, Design, Software Development, and Back Office Solutions. When the industry needs an actual expert, they turn to the 4Ward team with more than 150 years of experience. 4Ward Consulting Group is the leading provider of Management and Manufacturing Solutions to the Structural Component and Lumber Industry. A Past President of SBCA, Ben has owned and managed several manufacturing and distribution companies and is Six Sigma Black Belt Certified. Ben has provided consulting to hundreds of Component Manufacturers, Lumber Dealers, and Millwork Operations in the past ten years. You can reach Ben at ben@4WardSolutionsGroup.com or 623-512-6770. © 2021 4Ward Consulting Group, LLC

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1984 TIMBERMILL 6 BLADE SAW (SHORTENED TO CUT FLOOR TRUSS WEBS) Six blades cut floor truss webs, roof truss webs and wall panel parts from 12" up to 8'-6". Powered Angulation & Carriage. Chain Drag Waste & Incline Conveyor. Dust Hood. Excludes Dust Collector and Hose. Price is in US Dollars. $20,000 Now $12,900 FOB Manitoba.

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Automated Roof Truss Cutting & Marking Saw 5 HP Motor with 16" Blade Incline Live Deck 2 Magazine Feeders (1-2x4 and 1-2x6) Computer with Enclosure & Stand Crooked Lumber Sensor & Ink Jet Printer need repair (the saw works without these options) • Price is in US Dollars

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CONSIDERING EQUIPMENT? CONSIDER CLARK. EZ-SET AUTO JIGGING EXCLUSIVE & PATENTED DESIGN Automatic Truss Jigging System to drastically reduce setup times. Allows for 100% embedment on the table, with top & bottom chord pucks in the same slot. TopSider or standard configurations available for conventional kick-leg, walk-thru, or our new trackless 8' and 10' continuous table systems. Systems for other roller & hydraulic gantries are coming soon. Available in new machine installations or for retro-fitting your existing table. The TopSider is exclusively applicable for “kick or flip leg” style truss presses such as the Tri-Axis & Lumbermater® Lumbermater® is a registered trademark of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., or ITW.

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2018 Spida Sprint M600 Saw with Auto Angle

Automated wall panel up cut saw is designed for automated, accurate cutting and marking and was OEM factory reconditioned in October 2019. Features a 24" blade powered by a 7.5 HP motor, inkjet plate and sub-component marking, automated rotation up to 140 degrees, automated saw stroke, optimization software, and touch screen operation. Up to 20' cutting capacity and 18' marking capability. Includes 20' infeed, 20' outfeed, and spare blade. 230-460V 3 phase power and 115V single phase power required.

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Jig-It Truss Jigging made easy An automated solution for tables new and old

For your existing roller plant or an option on your new build. The Jig-It automated positioning system will position pucks to create a Jig for the truss being assembled. • Independent fully automated pucks. • Accurate positioning • Touch Screen Control • Quantity of pucks can be customised • Multiple screens for multiple teams • Compatible with all Design Software packages

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Tee-Lok Roof Truss Production Tables Professionally reconditioned Tee-Lok roof truss gantry tables that feature Slotted jigging fixtures with intermediate HDPE plastic over all steel construction. Two widths to select from: (1) 14' x 72" (missing one leg) and (7) 13'-6" x 56" tables (only two tables have ejectors). Tables are 27 1/2" from top of building surface to bottom of support leg. Tables designed for use with Wedge-It style pucks (not included). The 72" table has slots at 26 1/2" o/c and the 56" tables have slots at 17 1/2" o/c spacing. Perfect for creating work station for speciality wall panels like rake-walls, knee-walls, rough-opening assembly, etc. Can also be used to create floor-panel (floor cassette) work area! $4,400 NOW $3,900 each FOB OH. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

NEW! 2004 Pacific Automation Kick-Leg Press Head 2004 Pacific Automation model 14KL roof truss press head Fits Pacific Automation kick leg table. 15 HP Baldor motor, hydraulic drive, 2′ wide x 14′-2″ long platen throat, 50 Ton press capacity, needs repairs to hydraulic system and bogie wheels. Joystick toggle travel controls, button power controls. 460 volt, 3 phase electrical required. $9,990 FOB UT. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Spida Vertical Truss Stacker

Engineered to operate through all seasons. Sumitomo High Torque Break Motor (no air or hydraulic unit to maintain). 35 Second Cycle Time. Each pedestal will hold from 10 to 25 trusses depending on truss size & weight. Floor Truss Stacker (stack 14’ to 50’ trusses). Roof Truss Stackers (stack 14’ to 50’ or 20’ to 70’ trusses). Agricultural & Large Residential Roof Truss Stacker (stack trusses up to 120’). Powered Outside Conveyor. Control Panel

800-382-0329 | www.wasserman-associates.com Reconditioned Klaisler GR14-24 78’ Press System, Steel/Plastic Top with WizardPDS® Automation Gantry with 14’ X 24” Roll, Soft Start Drive with Brake, Operator Platform, Inverted Track System. WizardPDS® ChannelS® spaced 24” o/c, length customized to your specification. Warranty, Installation & Operator Training Included. Options Available (call for pricing): Convert to all steel top work surface; Side Ejection via Side Off Roller Conveyor; EMSI 80’ Indoor Powered Truss Conveyor; Finish Press; Outdoor Truss Conveyor / stacking systems. Call for pricing. Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

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EAGLE FASTSET PEDESTALS • 18 6 Pedestals Available (Peak, Heel, Splice & Standard) - $690 Each • 6 Pedestals Available (Painted with New Casters) - $890 Each • Heavy Duty Casters (for easy positioning of pedestals) • Casters Raise to Lock Pedestal Position $750 NOW $690 FOB AR Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

CMF "STEALTH" 14' X 30' ROLLER GANTRY SYSTEM Commercial Machinery Fabricators 14' Gantry Roller Floor Mounted Steel Rail 30' Continuous Steel Slotted Top Table with Pop-Up Ejectors Jig Hardware Cable Festoon System Excludes Exiting Conveyor & Finish Roller 480 Volt / 3 Phase $39,900 NOW $37,900 FOB MN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Tee-Lok Trussmaker 80RS Peak-Up Vertical Truss Stacker

Tee-Lok Trussmaker 80RS peak-pp, vertical truss stacker features with heavy-duty drive system, auto-indexing, six (6) receiver arms, stacks trusses from 16 foot to 80 foot in length (Seller has stacked up to 100′ trusses on an occasional basis), up to 14′ foot height, with 45 sec. average cycle time. Adjustable end-stop with striker-plate starts the cycling process, bundle indexes back 1 1/2″ as each truss is stacked. Stacker system includes 90′ of conveyor rollers, 18 (10 idle/8 powered). 460 volt, 3 phase electrical, includes OEM Control panel. INCLUDES: New gear-drive assembly ready for installation (Valued at over $4,000).

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Consulting Services  Focused on the Wood Component and LBM Industry  Short and Long Term Full-Service Assistance  All Department and Areas - Sales, Design, Manufacturing, and Admin  Proven and Practical Lean Manufacturing based on Refined Industrial Engineering Methods √ Increase Overall Productivity in all Departments - Not Just the Manufacturing √ Reduce Mistakes and Improve Quality √ Reduce 80% of the Repeated Questions asked Daily √ Decrease Training Time for New Employees √ Gain More of Your Valuable Time  Simplified and Tailored for Your Company with Practical Suggestions  Equipment Recommendations - Unbiased, No Referral Fees, Pros/Cons and Expected Results  Proper Productivity Incentive Programs  P/L Improvement and Turnaround √ New Startup Assistance and Prospectus Services  Avoid Costly Mistakes and Save Tens of Thousands of Dollars  Equipment, Building Size, Layout, Financial Ratios, Software and so Much More √ Labor Time Standards for Accurate Truss Labor Estimations  120+ Different Time Elements (MM, S.U. or R.E.) to Input Into any Program Such as the MiTek MBA™ and MVP™, Alpine™ or Other  Time Standards can be Purchased Without a Paid Consultation √

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“We first brought Todd in for a week in the summer of 2019 to assess our operation. We were looking to make investments in upgrades but felt that someone like Todd would know where to spend the money first. After reviewing every inch of the operation, we decided on a game plan. Everything from personnel changing their responsibilities, to estimating, to design, to production – Todd had a way to make it better. We were turning out good numbers on the top line, but the margins just were not there. Todd showed what we needed to do in order to make things better. Todd gave us a long list of ideas and upgrades that we could do all at once, a piece at a time or not at all. After sitting with him and putting together a plan, we put our cash to work investing in upgrades to the plant and the saws. We rearranged table setups, improved workflow, and after nine months of planning and executing, brought Todd back for a review and to give us another evaluation. He was very impressed with what we had changed in a short amount of time, and we have seen the margins grow significantly. His ideas from years of experience have proven invaluable. Everything we did made our efficiencies better. We did not have the money to do all the suggestions, but we put a plan in place that prioritized what we needed first. As we scale up, we have the roadmap of what to do when we hit our milestones so as to continue growing. We highly recommend Todd Drummond Consulting to anyone that is in the truss business. Even if you think you have it all figured out, which we knew we did not, he can make things better. Call him, get him to spend a week with you and it will be the best money you have ever spent.”

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Raising the Bar for Design Efficiency

t Eagle Metal, our TrueBuild® software gives you an efficiency advantage. Our leading parametric 3D capabilities and app-free model sharing makes visualization painless and gives our customers more time to build. In the next two installments, we will explore some cutting edge, efficiency driving capabilities that TrueBuild® software can bring to your operation. By Tracy Roe

Do you remember hearing the old adage, “You either have it or you don’t.”? I hear it most often today pertaining to a component design candidate. It used to be that component designers were people who worked their way up through the ranks at a fabricator. Or sometimes a framer would decide they were ready to get paid even on rainy days. In both cases, these candidates have “it,” meaning they are able to read 2-dimensional information and visualize in 3 dimensions. Today’s entry level design candidates are more technically advanced than they were 25 years ago, but unfortunately they often lack the hands-on experience to aid in 3D visualization. Fortunately, today’s component design software capability has also grown immensely, and these advancements can help make the difference in growing your designers’ abilities. Let’s consider some of the changes from “back then” to “now.” My first job in the industry was in design and we did not have any 3D capability “back then.” We didn’t even have a layout program! Placement plans were done with pens and pencils directly on paper plans or in a CAD program. Either way, you had to be able to translate that 2D information into 3D designs one truss at a time. But “now,” TrueBuild® software uses parametrics to give immediate visual response to changes.

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What does the term parametrics mean exactly? Parametrics is a method of linking dimensions and variables to geometry in such a way that, when the values change, the part changes as well. How exactly does that apply to component design? Using referenced dimensions, TrueBuild® models enable live, real-time changes to appear in the 3D model as they occur. And because the model uses parametrics, the walls, planes, and even trusses will change with the model as referenced dimensions are adjusted. Now, there is no need to re-define planes or re-profile trusses. The walls, planes, and trusses will all change with the change in referenced dimensions.

Best of all, the program will assist your rookie designers as well as your experienced staff—the updates are automatic regardless of their skill level. In the past, one “small” change could have led to a full day’s work (or more) re-drawing elements. Now, the software makes all of the updates to all of the elements that are affected by the “one” change. And, you’ll be able to see quickly how the change affects the overall structure. As we all know, changes are an ever-present aspect of our design jobs—and changes continue to be a constraint for fabricators. In response, how quickly and how accurately a fabricator can make the necessary changes will separate them from the competition. TrueBuild® parametrics can make those changes quick and accurate. At Eagle Metal, our TrueBuild® software development team works hard every day to improve efficiency for our fabricators. Next month, we will explore some more features that are aimed at allowing you to build more. If you have any questions or want to see our software in action, please give us a call today. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Virginia Truss Equipment For Sale

Clary Floor Truss Machine Speed Cut Edge Web Cutter Speed Cut Metra-Cut Saw Idaco Component Saw 2 Finish Rollers Quincy Air Compressor Wilder Plate Cutter Grizzly Table Saw Whirlwind Up-Cut Saw Lumber/Storage Racks 2 Forklifts 2 Roll-Off Trailers

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PANEL CLIP PRESS, TABLE, TRAILER & TRUSS PLATES Panel Clip TK C-Clamp Press (10 Ton). Overhead Track & Trolley. Extra Aluminum C (for Floor Trusses). Unistrut Jig Table & Stands (build up to 50' trusses). Panel Clip Gooseneck Truss Trailer. Over 100 Boxes of Connector Plate Inventory (reference phot for quantity and description). Operation & Maintenance Manuals. FOB ON $4,500 USD for the Press, Extra C & Unstrut Table $4,000 USD for the Trailer $4,000 USD for the Plate Inventory Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Alpine Mighty Mite Press 6’ x 29’ Table. Hydraulic Press with Ride Platform. 480 Volt / 3 Phase. The motor and several of the hydraulic components have been replaced in the last couple of years. Video available upon request. $6,900 NOW $4,950 FOB MI. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

1997 MITEK 14' FINISH ROLLER • 14' Long x 24" Diameter Rollers • 10 HP Motor (230 Volt / 3 Phase) • New Clutch in 2019 • New Gear Reducer in 2020 • Needs New Brake • Front & Rear Safety Bars • Video available upon request $18,000 NOW $16,900 FOB MO Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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1994 CMF "STEALTH" 14' X 104' ROLLER GANTRY SYSTEM • Commercial Machinery Fabricators 14' x 24" Diameter Gantry Roller (track mounted) • Floor Mounted Steel Rail • (16) Drilled & Tapped Steel Tables with Pop-Up Ejectors • Many Holes need to be Re-Drilled & Tapped • Steel Bridge Plates & Jig Hardware • Cable Festoon System • Excludes Exiting Conveyor & Finish Roller • 480 Volt / 3 Phase - 10 HP Motor • Available End of December 2020 $65,000 FOB MD Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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New, table-guided (NO rail) gantry system by Square 1 Design & Manufacture, sideeject or end-eject options, with continuous production tables built to length. Available in steel, plastic or combination table top options. Can be fabricated to received automated jigging. 24" diameter gantry heads feature raised operator platform, heavy-duty steel roll with 4" shaft, baffles and heavy-duty spherical bearings, dual 7.5 HP braking gear motors for a total of 15 HP, easy adjusting bogie wheel assemblies, safety bars, Wampfler "finger safe", under-table-mounted electrical supply and optional soft start drive. Square 1 can provide the combination of powered transfer rolls, sloping ejectors, receivers, idler conveyors and powered conveyors required to meet your configuration needs. 440 volt, 3 phase electrical. Other voltages available. FOB IN.

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Hand Wheel Lumber Adjustment

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Continuous Table (Steel, Plastic or Combination Top)

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Optional Wizard Ready Tables, Transfer Rollers, Exiting Conveyor, Finish Roller & Outside Conveyor. FOB IN | Inquire for Prices

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Spida SQ-Series Floor Truss Machine (Table Guided)

Proven WizardPDS® Reliabilty, Durability and Design. Automated roof truss jig system that reduces set-up time by 99% . Requires NO additional jig hardware or images (laser projection) to accomplish a complete truss setup in 30 seconds or less! Retrofitting to your existing truss assembly table lowers your initial investment, immediately increases your margin and gives you a tremendous edge over your competition. Top and bottom chord stops spaced approximately 24” O.C. No jamming or debris build up with the exclusive and patented open channel design. Multiple set-ups per table Easy to use and compatible with all major design software. Powered by WizardPDS® Gold Software with Optional Laser Integration. FOB SD.

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Trackless Roller Gantry System 24” Diameter x 3/4” Wall x 14’ Long Gantry Roller

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Supported by 6” x 4” Steel Tube Frame Clamping Rails & End Stops Built-In 1/2” True Arc Camber to Both Clamping & Side Rails Electrical Track & Air Cylinders are Under the Table Build up to 40’ Floor Trusses with Option for Additional Length

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2007 Clark Industries Horizontal Truss Stacker Model HVS, Two Unit, 2-Zone, 14’ Horzontal Stacking System. Two lifting units (one master and one slave) with integral electrics. A truss sensing system consisting of adjustable laser sensors mounted on slide rails. One indoor electric control enclosure & panel w/PLC and manual controls. A stacker-conveyor interface package comprised of (1) mounted 3-push button enclosure and (1) remotely mounted 2-push button enclosure (pause/ emergncy stop). Hand-held Wampfler Remote Control System. 8 stacking rails and 4 stripping posts. Stack 1 5/8” thick x 14’ tall trusses up to 30 high. Stack a truss in approximately 40 seconds (cycle time). Stack up to 55’ or longer trusses on each side of the conveyor with minor assistance for truss sag, shorter lengths can be stacked unassisted. Excludes 77’ Walk Through Conveyor System. Two systems available at $25,000 NOW $19,900 Each. FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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$65,977 Clary Hydraulic Splicer Press Clary hydraulic splicer press, 10 HP motor and 16 gallon reservoir. Platen is 10″ x 18″. 460 volt, 3 phase electrical required. $2,100 FOB UT As-Is Where-Is Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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2005 Klaisler End-Eject 66 Foot Roof Gantry & Tables Klaisler end-eject roof truss gantry with recessed rails, 66 foot working length x 14 foot maximum truss height. Includes (9) steel top tables, 72" wide, with drilled and tapped bottom chord areas plus (3) struts with steel in-between and (1) slotted steel top table 43" wide. Drilled & tapped tables with strut include pop-up idler rollers. Single gantry head has 24" diameter roll, 7.5 HP drive motor and pendant controls. Rail has raised ramp on one end of line to raise the head. (13) 5" diameter x 14 foot wide, standalone idler conveyors, (1) electrical mast with s/o cord & wire pulleys and all available jigging hardware are included. FRP's shown in photos are not included, but one can be added at an additional cost. 230 volt, 3 phase electrical required. 100 PSI air required.

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Eagle Pedestal Roof Truss System

Eagle pedestal system build trusses up to 54′ long and features 12 pedestals, 2 booms, 2 motors (motors have been in storage and may need some maintenance), 2 press heads (One model TP600 and one model TP100), 60 ft. of floor track, 48 ft. electrical track, and 52 ft. overhead steel beam. 220 volt, single phase power. 2003 Eagle & Custom-Built Pedestals & Booms 2003 to 2005 Eagle FasTrac and custombuilt pedestals, quantity of (15) moveable pedestals. Each 24" wide x 20" deep x 30" tall, two stationary wheels on the back, one swivel wheel in front. Includes (4) 12 footlong boom arms with trollies, motor support frame and all available jigging. Press, floor track & motor in photos not included. $13,877 FOB TX Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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omponent manufacturers (CMs) are continually challenged with improving communication with customers and collaboration between teams. It is essential for design and production teams to receive live updates regarding orders, project lead times, and ongoing trends to operate at full capacity. Sharing this information with customers can help build partnerships and provide a competitive advantage. There is no shortage of tools to help generate data. The challenge is ensuring the data ends up in the right hands, correct format, and in a timely manner. Although many software products provide effective interfaces for regular users to see needed information, they tend to fall short when it becomes necessary to share this information externally with customers or with individuals without software access.

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Improving Communication & Collaboration The release of the Alpine Portal is moving the Component Manufacturing industry one step closer to improving collaboration, business analytics, and communication. The Alpine Portal provides CMs the ability to quickly share and analyze data. It’s a secure, web-based platform that can be accessed from any device, anywhere. All you need is an internet browser. Users are able to publish interactive 3D models to maximize design time spent with customers while tracking valuable Alpine data.

Share Interactive 3D Models Communication is enhanced with the ability to share interactive 3D models. Quickly and securely share layouts with your customers by publishing 3D models directly from the IntelliVIEW Suite. Recipients of the “share” link can view the 3D model using an internet browser, eliminating the need to install additional software. They can easily interact with the model, controlling the visibility of specific levels and elements. This helps builders accurately visualize the components they are ordering and provides an important opportunity for feedback before production. The Alpine Portal also offers a competitive advantage in bidding while helping eliminate costly errors and callbacks.

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KPI driven dashboard updates in real-time. Track the volume of incoming business per salesperson, among many other possibilities.

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Klaisler 112′ End-Eject Roof Truss Gantry

Features dual recessed rails for improved ergonomics, 112 foot working length x 14 maximum truss height. Includes (14) slotted-steel top tables, 6’3″W x 14’4″L, with Weg-It puck-style hardware. Tables feature 24″ aisle (86′ working length with no aisles) and pop-up end-eject rollers. System features Klaisler GR214-24 gantry head with 24″ diameter roll, Dual 7.5 HP gear-drive motors, with riding platform, and push button controls. 125′ overall rail length includes all base plates, and incline ramp on the ejection end of line to raise the head and eliminate double-pass. System includes Klaisler TR214-24 final roller with dual 7.5 HP gear-drive motors. Electrical mast and all available jigging hardware are included. 460 volt, 3 phase electrical required – 100 PSI air required.

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$116,990 RECONDITIONED ROBBINS "FATMAN" FLOOR TRUSS MACHINE (#3) • Trackless 24" Diameter Gantry Roller with Ride Platform • Front & Rear Emergency Shut-Off Bar • Push Button Forward & Reverse Controls • Floor Truss Lengths to 40' with 2 Park Sections (overall table length is 50') • Floor Truss Depths up to 27"

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2020 42′ NWH Trackless Floor Truss Gantry

New 2020 42′ trackless floor truss gantry that hasn’t been delivered to the seller and will ship directly from NWH in Michigan. The gantry features a 7′ wide gantry head with 24″ diameter rollers with 4 fully welded baffles. The gantry has a 10 HP motor and travels approximately 100 feet per minute. The table features heavy duty 3/4″ steel and has fully adjustable clamping from 12 1/4″ to 24 1/4″. Does not include “A” side flip or “B” side pop up ejectors (both can be added by the OEM for an additional cost). Photos are representative only as the machine is still in production, lead time to finish as is: 6-8 weeks.

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1997 Randek Automated Wall Panel Line

$249,970 NOW $174,990 FOB IN 1997 Randek automated wall panel line, rebuilt in 2006 and 2010 (frequency drives & wiring). The automated production line is CAD driven and assembles both interior and exterior walls in an automatic fashion which significantly reduces strain on the operators. Multiple walls can be processed at each station for increased efficiency. 3-5 workers can operate the entire line depending on the required speed. Workers operate the machine at the various stations with the use of computer touchscreens. Wall heights can range from as short as 7.5 ft and up to 11 ft. The length of walls can vary from 2.5 ft and up to 16 ft. 2×4 and 2×6 walls can be built on this production line. Walls that are designed are exported and processed automatically for efficient stacking by wall height. Requires .CDT file export (Known support by Mitek). Windows XP (upgradable to Win 10 with assistance from GE Automation). Compatible with Cimplicity automation software. This production line includes the following stations: 1. Standard Rough Opening table with motorized chain conveyor 2. Framing Station with automatic stud feeder 3. Sheathing Transfer Station 4. Sheathing Application Station 5. Staple Bridge Station 6. Routing Bridge Station 7. Plate Saw Station 8. Stacking Station with motorized exit conveyors

Framing Station

Multiple walls are grouped together with a post processor program called Optifab. This process converts single walls into multiple walls to form a layer up to 16 ft in length, thus increasing efficiency. The operator can view the wall to be produced on the touch screen (HMI) along with all critical studs and components. The top and bottom plate is set in place by the operator. At a push of a button, studs are automatically transferred to the Framing Station and precisely positioned and nailed to create the wall assembly. The wall is extruded through the framing station as studs and components are applied until the wall is complete. 2 nails are automatically fired for each stud on both bottom and top plates. Any additional nails will need to be fired by hand and can be done at any station on the production line. Wall height changes are simply made by the operator when the station is clear with the use of push buttons which operate the motorized height adjustment. The cycle time can range from 1-6 minutes per wall depending on wall complexity and total number of components. Angled,

raked or balloon walls cannot be processed through this machine. For most interior walls without sheathing, the wall will proceed through the production line until it is cut and stacked.

Sheathing Process

Various sheathing saws (sold separately) can be utilized to precut the sheathing (such as OSB) into 16” and 32” bundles. Full 48” sheets can be set in place by the machine. The sheathing material from the precut bundles or full bundles are lifted automatically with vacuum grippers and transferred to the production line. When the framed wall is ready to receive the sheathing, it is automatically set on the framed assembly with vacuum grippers. For the sheathing application, it is advised to manually tack the corners of the sheathing to ensure best alignment during the automatic stapling process. Staple guns are configured for 1” crown 16-gauge staples.

Stapling Process

Once the sheathing has been set in place and tacked, the wall will proceed to the Staple Bridge station. The 8 Bea Staple Guns mounted on the bridge are industrial machines capable of high duty cycles and high speed. Spare guns are available for quick changeover. The entire wall including above and below window/door openings will be stapled. The pattern is 3” around the perimeter, openings and seams and 6” everywhere else. The fasteners are 1” crown staples, 16-gauge. The staples in use had 1-3/4” leg. The staple process can be stopped and started anytime with a push button. The entire wall will be stapled automatically. The cycle time is typically under 2 minutes per wall.

Final Processing

After the wall is stapled, the door/window openings and excess sheathing is routed automatically with a routing bridge. Once completed, the wall is cut into individual walls at the saw station. Finally, the wall is stacked and the stack bundle can be moved outside with conveyors and the wall stack is ready to ship.

Maintenance & Support

Remote support (upon request) and stock some parts available from OEM at additional charge. Discontinued parts can be upgraded. Technical maintenance staff is highly advised to support this automated machinery. IT support will be required to configure the server and update computers if necessary. Complete system is in working order. Proper disassembly and installation by OEM is advised. 480 volt, 3 phase, electrical required (2-20A, 5-30A & 1-40A circuits).

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$479,990 NOW $299,990 FOB MI 2006 Weinmann Wall Panel System

Highly automated wall system driven by wall design software to produce interior/exterior wall panels with 2×4 and 2×6, or 2×8 material from 6’6” to 12’6” in height and up from 3’6”’ to 20’ in length. System includes rough opening (RO) station, framing station and automated Multi-Stud (sub-component) Nailer. Operator in-feeds plate material, then manually inserts studs, sub-components, and RO’s which are presented at an ergonomically correct level by pneumatically driven conveyance. The framing station automatically nails all junctions and auto-advances the wall section to the next position; this process is visually cued by the swing-arm display monitor. Junctions are nailed with two, long-stick nail guns that index to horizontal and vertical positions. Assembled frame is auto conveyed to a buffer table and either laterally ejected as an interior wall or proceeds on to the sheathing table station where the frame is squared and sheathing applied. The sheathed frame is then advanced to nailing-bridge/squaring table, opening router and stud straightening “rabbit” all integrated into a single table, where it is nailed by a CNC Multi-Function 2-gun Bridge (MFB) with tilt-mechanism for seams firing, and variable on center spacing (features Paslode Large-coil nail guns). Frames are also automatically squared, clamped then openings and edges routed at this location as required then advanced via auto-conveyor to an “H” frame pneumatic hoist/lift station. System has many recent upgrades including newer solid-state PC’s, current OEM software, and newer coil-fed nailing tools. This system is operational and currently running production, complete specifications and on-site physical inspection are available. OEM installation and license agreement required for operation. [NOTE: Additional support equipment is also available including offsite delivery systems, cutting equipment, custom build stations for rake walls, etc.] Watch the system running here: https://youtu.be/be6MjnsWQ6s

2020 Panels Plus Sub-Component Tables

Panels Plus Sub-Component Tables P+ sub-component tables are designed for building rough opening window and door components. The component tables consist of two 144 x 42 inch tables. There is a squaring edge along one side to help ensure a square component. Components are manually loaded onto the table, laid out, and manually nailed. After the component is complete, the skate wheel conveyors can be raised to roll the sub-component out onto skate wheel conveyors or into the framer. Tables can also be used to build interior (unsheathed) walls. Two pair available, never used, new equipment, Priced per pair, two (2) pair available. Photo of stacked tables are of these units, others are representative of the application. Table Height: 33” Table Length: 12’-0 Table Width Min:

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NEW! New Component Table with Skatewheel Conveyors Lift & Extend Skatewheel Conveyors. 10' x 10' Work Area with Squaring Lip. Gun Holster & Nail Tray. $9,750 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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Consider Panels Plus wall panel assembly equipment for manufacturers of wood or steel wall panels, floor-panels, and related framing components. Panels Plus is an employee owned, ISO certified, manufacturing company that builds state-of-the-art equipment featuring durable construction, with fit and finish second to none in the structural building component industry. The referenced base framing table allows you to assemble from 7-12 foot wall heights, at industry standard 16 foot lengths, at a working height of 29 to 32 inches. This framer design includes controls at each end of table, squaring stops and pneumatic clamping for consistent wall panel quality. Frames 2x4 or 2 x 6 walls, with color-coded, steel stud locators at 16 and 24 inches O.C. spacing. Includes pop-up skate wheels for easy transfer of completed wall frame. Framing table can be configured to receive wall framing light bars, other options include custom buildable wall heights, lengths and auto-indexing of optional 2 or 3 tool carriages.

2004 PANELS PLUS 12' X 16' SHEATHING TABLE WITH PANEL & ROUTER BRIDGES • Sheathing Table with Powered Height Adjustment & Roller Conveyor • Panel Bridge with Bridge Tilt • Tool Mounts at 6" Centers with 3" Shift • 20 Each - Max CN80 Coil Nail Guns • Custom Built Router Bridge (excludes air router shown in photos) • Paslode Staple Guns are available at additional expense $23,900 FOB IL Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Additionally from Panels Plus are sheathing tables with features that include foot pedal control at squaring end of table, with squaring stops, roller conveyors at both sides, single pendant controls for bridge, tool spacing at 6 inch centers with 3 inch bridge shift for offset nailing. Tool bridges can accommodate from 2 x 4 to 2 x 8 walls, with seam tilt being standard equipment Panels Plus Tool Bridges are available with single beam or dual beam design for two different tool mounts on one bridge. Squaring stations, sub-component tables, conveyors and panel lifts are also available to complete the configuration of the wall panel assembly line. Price includes factory installation and training. 50 CFM at 120 psi air. 120 or 230 volt, 1 phase electrical.

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25' CRANE SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC HOIST & WALL PANEL LIFT 25' Long x 15' Wide x 12' High Steel Support Structure with 25' Runway Beam. 1/2 Ton Coffing Electric Hoist. Wall Panel Lift $7,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com IBS/Comsoft Wall Panel Light Bars Reconditioned dual 16’ foot long light bars, includes spare light board. Light bars are compatible with all light-bar equipped or ready IBS/Comsoft, Panels Plus, etc. wall panel equipment driven by ITW (IBS) or other compatible design software. 110 volt, single phase electrical. $18,890 NOW $16,550 FOB MN. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

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IBS FRAMING TABLE WITH TOOL DOLLIES & LIGHT BAR IBS 16' Framing Table with Tool Dollies and Light Bar (3'-11" to 12'-3" wall heights) Excludes Computer for Light Bar & Paslode Nail Guns Excludes Component Table, Skatewheel/ Roller Conveyor, Squaring Table with Panel Bridge & Crane System seen in photos $27,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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Massive Moves for Mass Timber By Chris Scott

ass Timber, CLT, and Solid Wood are all terms that you have been increasingly hearing. As the Virtual International Mass Timber Conference is approaching (March 30 – April 1), let’s take a closer look at Mass Timber and how Stiles Machinery continues to strengthen and position itself as a strong partner for those looking to expand or start new within this market. Mass Timber is a generic term that encompasses a few different products, such as LVL, Glulam, and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Growing in popularity in the US, CLT is a prefabricated, solid engineered wood panel that consists of several layers of kiln-dried lumber stacked in alternating directions, bonded with adhesives and pressed. The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, waste, pollution, and the elimination of concrete and steel costs from the construction process has launched CLT’s growth. It is structurally strong, and it performs well in fire. Importantly, due to the size of the panels made, it also reduces building assembly time. Globally, the Mass Timber market is projected to grow 15% through 2025. As this market continues to grow and evolve, Stiles Machinery will continue to do the same by providing our customers with the best support, solutions, and resources available.

Changing Places As I’ve mentioned in my previous articles, our partners Charles Martin and MINDA NA provide mechanization solutions for the solid wood industry. In an effort to continue to serve our customers in solid wood, Stiles veteran Robert Slater is moving from “our side” of the team to “their side” of the partnership. Instead of focusing on building automation, Robert will now be applying his vast experience to our solid wood sales team. Robert’s thirty plus years of sales experience in the

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Th e wood manufacturing industry will provide our customers with expert sales support. Another Stiles veteran, Jim Stube, is also moving from building automation to solid wood as a Product Specialist to support Robert from the technical side. Both Robert and Jim will be leveraging and working with our partners, MINDA, Hundegger, and System TM, to provide the best service and support you know and expect from Stiles. Please join me in wishing them well in their new positions, and be sure to contact us with your questions about growing your business with our team. I will continue to support our customers in building automation with world class solutions from Stiles Machinery and look forward to introducing you to more team members in upcoming articles – stay tuned! Chris Scott Project Specialist, Stiles Machinery cscott@stilesmachinery.com, 480-407-7277

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LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING • Carriages with screw tools fasten top and bottom of track to the studs • Clamping edge • Squaring stops • Pop up conveyors for easy roll out • Table clamping controls on both ends • 7ft to 12ft-4in wall height and 16ft length • Custom lengths available

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NEW 12' X 16' FRAMING TABLE • Pop-up Skatewheel Conveyor • Powered Height Adjustment (6'-11" to 12'-5" wall heights) • Fixed Squaring Stops • Excludes Tool Dollies • 110 Volt / 20 Amps • Add $4,480 for Stud Locators at 16" & 24" O.C. • Add $1,850 for 1 Pair of 15' Skatewheel Conveyor with Stands • Add $9,750 for Sub-Component Layup Tables with Pop-up Skatewheel Conveyors • EQUIPMENT FINANCING available from SLS Financial Services $33,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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Basic Automation (IBS/Comsoft) Sheathing Station Recently remanufactured multi-tool bridge with stitcher tools s/n: 1904. Bridge features side-shift, and laser guide. Squaring table includes floor mounted V-rail, 16'L x 12'H powered squaring sheathing table with endstops. 120vac, 120psi air..

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New Panels Plus Floor Cassette Framing Station Price: $Call for pricing FOB: MN New Panels Plus floor framing machine, supports the structural members creating floor sections from 2" x 6" LVL through 2" x 10" to 2" x 12" dimensional lumber, 20" deep wood floor trusses or engineered wood / I-joists. Standard footprint of floor panels (cassettes) up to 12' wide x 45' long. Table consists of a fixed section and a track-guided, moveable section controlled by either a foot switch or push-buttons. Includes a series of color-coded locator pins at 16", 19.2 and 24" on-center spacing and clamping with squaring feature including foot pedal control. The locators individually flip down if a joist comes out on top of them. After the floor is complete and unclamped, the floor section can be raised up on skate-wheel conveyors and rolled out or lifted off the table using an overhead crane. Table height is 24.5", OAL 45.5 ft, OAW 14.5 ft. 120 volt, 1 phase, 15 Amp electrical required. 90 to 120 PSIG at 15 CFM air required. 765-751-9990

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recent Wall Street Journal article written by Julia Pollack on 12/10/20 discusses the reasons why 2021 could be the year of a great comeback. In “Why the U.S. Economy Will Take Off in 2021,” Ms. Pollack touches on the pre-pandemic economy, when unemployment was at record lows and employment kept rising. The job gains led to increased household wealth and spending, which fueled the economy further along. Of course, the shocks of COVID, racial unrest, and a divisive election put a wrench in growth in 2020 as Ms. Pollack notes, but she also points to reasons for optimism in 2021: There were 1.6 million new business applications in the 3rd Quarter of 2020 (up from 860,00 a year earlier); the financial sector is solid; Americans have accumulated $2 trillion in new savings deposits since February, according to the Federal Reserve (10% of gross domestic product waiting to be spent!). How are YOU positioning your business for the possible comeback of 2021? Rates are historically low, and are expected to stay low. NOW is the time to strategize and consider how you can best be positioned to take advantage of the growth being predicted for this year. Acceptance Leasing and Financing Service, with over 28 years of experience in the leasing arena, is poised to partner with you as you consider equipment, new or used, to finance at this time. We have a number of programs available to suit ALL types of borrowers, from start-up’s to established clients expecting competitive rates. We offer an “Application Only” program for equipment up to $250,000, which limits the paperwork requirement. As with all of our financing, the only collateral is the equipment being financed and, once approved, there is no yearly financial reporting required. We hope that you will give us a call at 412/262-3225 to discuss your plans. We will be pleased to review your situation and recommend the best financing option for you. Our commitment is to obtain an approval with the best terms possible for you.

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After the 2020 recruiting season just about came to a stop in March, I saw a ray of hope early in November. While I hoped to see the usual limited activity before the holidays, I wasn’t holding my breath. Instead, it came in the form of a tsunami. The first week of November was refreshing, with 4 new opportunities, then 4–5 the next week and more the following week, adding more and more all the way to Christmas. We even had people interviewing between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. And, employers were hiring, not just kicking tires. It was activity welcomed by our candidates, employers, and especially by me. I figured COVID would keep a lid on hiring until mid-April 2021. After telling candidates that they needed to hang in there a little longer, the November, December, and early January blitz saw us helping new and current candidates with making sure their profiles were complete, testing designer’s skills, presenting candidates to employers, setting up phone interviews, and arranging on-line meetings in place of in-person interviews. Zoom has filled that need for now, and maybe it will continue that way after COVID as employers and candidates start with virtual meetings versus spending a lot of money to meet in person. The end of January has brought a more normal pattern of fewer new or renewed job orders, and candidate/employer inquiries are moving at a slower pace. The tsunami of openings that are still unfilled remain, albeit with a lower urgency than before. My guess is that, like every year, employers are in their budgeting and planning stage, and they may not want or need to add overhead until their building season picks up, usually around mid-April. I haven’t figured out why November and December were a bonanza of new opportunities and candidates, but I’m not too concerned unless we head into more lockdowns this year. My hope is that hiring will once again surge in April and our industry will have a great 2021. Will we see another hiring tsunami in April? Your guess is good as mine, but I wouldn’t be too upset if it happened...

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2002 A-NU-PROSPECT 48'-70 STRETCH ROLL-OFF TRAILER • Sliding Tandems • Hydraulic Neck • Hydraulic Fold-Away Bumper • Spring Suspension • Air Roller Locks • Air Load Control (one location) • Winches & Straps • Deck Plate Between Rollers • Headboard • Air Brakes: Good • Tires: Fair • DOT Expires 07-2020 • Some lights need replaced • Needs frame/rust maintenance $26,900 FOB IL NOW $19,900 Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2005 IRON STEER 43' GOOSENECK ROLL-OFF TRAILER • Model 17R43HDI • Last used in 2006, always stored inside • Tandem 12,000 Lb Dexter Axles with Dual Wheels • ABS Air Brakes • Electric over Hydrualic Tilt Bed • 43' Deck Length • Roller Locks & Roller Brakes • Sliding Winches • Additional Support on Neck (for hauling longer trusses) • Brakes have 95% Remaining, Tires have 50% Remaining • This is a like new trailer with used tires $22,900 FOB MI Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2014/2015 PRECISION EQUIPMENT 36' GOOSENECK ROLL-OFF TRAILER 36' Bed Length. 10,000 Lb Tandem Axles with Dual Wheels. Tires have less than 50% remaining. GVWR: 25,900 Lbs (approximate trailer weight is 10,000 Lbs) Spring Suspension. Electric over Hydraulic Disk Brakes (brakes are in good condition). Electric over Hydraulic 11.4 Ton Lift. Self Contained Hydraulic Power Unit with Pendant Control. Roller Pin Locks & Roller Load Control (reference photo for required pin lock repair). Mesh Between Rollers. 2 Rollers over Gooseneck. Winches & Load Straps. $20,000 NOW $17,900 FOB NY Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2016 BROOKS BROTHERS 42' ROLL-OFF TRAILER • 42' Tapered Deck Roll-Off Trailer (Model GU-422-10KE) • Tandem 10,000# Heavy Duty Dexter Axles • GVWR: 25,900# / Shipping Weight: 8,900# / Payload Capacity: 20,000# • Electric Brakes (on all wheels) • (6) Sets of Split Rollers with Bronze Bearings • Expanded Metal Floor between Rollers • Winches & Straps • LED Lights • Emergency Breakaway Kit • Adjustable Height 2 5/16" Ball Coupler • 7 Pin Trailer Plug with 32" Pigtail $21,500 FOB IL Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2006 PRECISION EQUIPMENT 36'51' STRETCH ROLL-OFF TRAILER • Sliding Tandems • Hydraulic Neck • Roller Pin Locks • Roller Load Control • The Minnesota winters have been rough on this trailer, will require many repairs to be DOT ready. $8,950 NOW $5,000 FOB MN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2004 A-Nu-Prospect 48 Foot Rolloff Trailer (46) 2004 A-Nu-Prospect rolloff trailer, 48 foot long, 81,400 GVWR, sliding tandem axles, fifth wheel connection, hydraulic lift, locking rollers, ABS brakes, good tread depth, brakes and lights. DOT inspection current in July of 2018. $9,890 NOW $7,990 FOB MN Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

1993 WABASH 48' ROLL-OFF TRAILER • • • • 1996 ASI 30 Ft Gooseneck Rolloff Trailer 1996 ASI gooseneck rolloff trailer, 30 foot long bed, fixed tandem axle, hydraulic lift, locking rollers, ABS brakes, 16,000 GVWR. Brakes and lights are fair, 70% tire tread remaining. Needs DOT inspection. $8,879 FOB KY Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Sliding Tandems Hydraulic Front End Spring Suspension Expanded Metal Flooring $11,000 NOW $9,900 FOB IN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2002 RAGLAN 42'-60' STRETCH ROLL-OFF TRAILER Sliding Tandems, Hydraulic Neck. Spring Suspension. Roller Locks. Load Lift (one location). Winches (no straps). Headboard Air Brakes: 60% Remain. Tires: 40% Remain. Repaired and Painted (not sandblasted) in 2020. The UHMW Slides are worn on the ends (fully functional) $19,900 FOB MI Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2003 JDH TRUSSMASTER SIDEOFFLOADING TRUSS TRAILER 10,000 Lb Tandem Axles (Dual Wheels). 26,000 GVWR. Deliver Trusses Vertically. Stretch from 18' to 38'. Raise Loads Hydraulically. Air Brakes. $6,900 FOB CA Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2019 Triad Generation 3 wall panel assembly equipment. Includes a Gen 3 framing station building panels from 6′-9″ to 14′-3″ in height x up to 16′ long with motorized clamping and pop-up skate wheel conveyor lift-outs, (2) 10′ long sub-component tables with pop-up rollers and foot controls, (2) 36″ wide x 20′ long roller conveyors, (2) 20′ long skate wheel conveyors and a panel lift. 110 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 100 PSI air required.

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NEW! Refurbished 2017 Hain Sub-Component Nailing Station Refurbished 2017 Hain model SCN subcomponent nailing station. Builds subcomponents using 2x4 and 2x6 dimensional lumber. Has optional 2-nail feature for just fastening the top & bottom nails on a 2x6 instead of 3 nails. Includes pushbutton controls, instant machine setup using multiple position switch to choose type of sub-component: corners, channels, double studs or trimmers, (2) Paslode sticknailers with extended magazines, 10 foot long heavy-duty infeed and outfeed roller conveyors with legs, skate-wheel outfeed transfer arms and mounted on a heavy duty steel skid. Weight approx. 1000 lbs. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 125 PSI air required. Plug-and-play installation.

2007 Hain Sub-Component Nailing Station 2007 Hain sub-component nailing station, model SCN, refurbished in 2018. Builds sub-components using 2×4″ and 2×6″ lumber. Includes button controls, multiple position switch to choose type of subcomponent, (3) Max stick-nail tools, 10′ long infeed and outfeed roller conveyors with legs, skate wheel outfeed transfer arms. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 125 PSI air required. $18,975 NOW $17,100 FOB AZ Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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2019 Tiger Stop 20 ft SawGear Measuring Device 2019 Tiger Stop 20 foot long, SawGear measuring device with four "Shop Fox" (4) 5'-5" long x 19" wide idler roller conveyor sections. Includes keypad entry with digital display, 20 foot long pusher sub-assembly with flip-away stop. Overall length is 22 feet. Idler roller sections include adjustable legs. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. $5,897 FOB TX Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

New SL Laser Projection System New, laser projection system from SL Laser. Projects roof truss, floor truss and wall panel design images accurately onto building surface, for faster setup and fabrication times. Each laser head provides 21' projection length (@15 foot ceiling heights). Includes system computer, cables, mounting hardware for attachment to customer's structure, factory installation, training and choice of green or red laser. Works with each connector plate manufacturer's design software. Modular nature of the laser heads allows for easy, future expansion of system length. 120 volt, 1 phase. FOB NC Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

2006 Klaisler Infeed Deck 2006 Klaisler model Infeed Conveyor, 5-arm infeed deck with 3 HP motor, chain drive, foot pedal control and limit switches. 14 ft x 20 ft long footprint with adjustable threaded rod feet. NOTE: This unit needs repair to the drive unit, possibly a new drive motor – PHOTOS are not of the machine ee are offered S but ge of the sister machine that was previously sold and representative Pa of the machine offered. 460 volt, 3 phase electrical service. $5,970 FOB IN Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Klaisler Work Tables, Quantity of Two Klaisler work tables, quantity of two (2), 6 ft wide x 14 ft long, plastic over lumber underlayment. Sold as a pair. No liftouts. $5,970 FOB IN Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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1999 Ingersoll-Rand 50 HP Rotary Screw Compressor Ingersoll-Rand model SSR-EP50SE, rotary screw compressor, 215 CFM capacity at 125 PSIG. 50 HP drive motor, 3 HP fan motor, 32,000 hours. 240/480 volt, 3 phase compressor electrical. Control panel voltage 120 volt. $8,980 FOB TN. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

AMI Industrial Floor Carts AMI's industrial floor trucks (material carts) are designed of hardwood construction, fitted with space-age phenolic, roller-bearing wheels, and ball bearing swivel casters for strength and durability. AMI's phenolic wheels resist shock without chipping. They are non-sparking, non-marking, and can be operated continuously between -50℉ and 260℉. They are unaffected by grease, oil or debris on your shop floor. Series "B" AMI Industrial Floor Truck Our swivel casters are precision built with perfectly aligned raceways. All cold-form parts are made to exacting tolerances from heavy-gauge steel, and are hardened for severe service and long wear. Series B-4 carts include four casters, one at each corner, to prevent "tri-cycling" of long lumber loads. S t a n d a r d M o d e l s Av a i l a b l e Max Load Weight (lbs.)

SL Laser Overhead Projectors – 2003/2004 (7) SL Laser overhead projectors – WITH GREEN LASER LIGHT. 2003 & 2004 models. Comes with some cabling. No computer, monitor or stand. $8500 – FOB Minneapolis MN Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

2748 27" x 48" Series "B" & "C" 2500 3248 32" x 48" Series "B" & "C" 2500 3260 32" x 60" Series "B" & "C" 2800 3660 36" x 60" Series "B" & "C" 2800 3672 36" x 72" Series "B" 4000 4072 40" x 72" Series "B" 4000 3696 36" x 96" Series "B" 4000 4896 48" x 96" Series "B" 4000 *Other models and sizes are available on request. FOB NC. Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

NEW! Quincy 15 HP Reciprocating Compressor with Tank Q u i n c y Q T- 1 5 s p l a s h l u b r i c a t e d , reciprocating compressor with 120 gallon tank.15HP motor supplies a manufacturer stated 52.5 CFM at 175 PSI. 230v, 3 phase electrical. $2,990 FOB IN Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Don’t just do it, nail it. It’s a brand new day in wall-panel production, with a whole new way of doing things better. Terminailer®, a revolutionary, event-driven, nailing machine that completely defies any preconceived notions about sub-component assembly. Terminailer all but shatters the stereotypical myth that subcomponent equipment is essentially peripheral – unimportant. And it does so by quickly and accurately driving far more framing nails in your wall panel jobs than ever before. Whether in your shop or in the field, one operator sets the pace for production and quality. And that reduces labor costs and other aspects of overhead. Terminailer is an event-driven, sub-component assembler that will quickly and accurately drive 30% to 70% of the framing nails in any wall panel job. In your shop or in the field, one operator sets the pace for production and quality. The Terminailer functions independent of design software, requires zero set-up time when switching between any configuration, and requires no special operator training. The Terminailer is easy to move around the shop so it's location can evolve as your shop evolves. With all of the nailing occurring in the closed main chamber, nail injuries and nail location miss-fires are eliminated, making your plant that much safer. With nearly ten years of development from people that know machinery it is assembled to exacting standards, well supported, and it is easily maintained with shelf-item parts. Terminailer: vetted, tested, and ready to drive maximum productivity for you. Be sure to check out our videos below for a quick review of this revolutionary machine!

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Sweed Scrap (Band) Chopper with Stand 1/2 HP Motor (115/208-230 Volt) $1,900 NOW $1,750 FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2006 Panels Plus Sub-Component Nailer Sub-component assembler builds corners, trimmers, leads, jack-studs. L’s, channels, headers, ladders, etc. Maximum clamp opening 17” x 17.5”, clamping positions: 14 horizontal and 17 vertical. Utilizes four easily adjusted tools with independent on/ off, air-regulators, TAC switches to detect lumber. (tools not included). Easily to use squaring stop, and foot pedal activation for part assembly. Rugged construction, builtin air reserve, includes in/out conveyor. Recently replaced slide-bearings and air-regulator. 120 vac, 90 PSI at 20 CFM (dependent on tool selection). $9,200 FOB IA Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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2005 Koorsen Connector Detector (For Repair or Parts) 6 detection zones to locate missing plates. Horn & zone lights indicate missing plates. 12" to 60" adjustable height from floor. 110 Volt / 1 Phase. New control panel switches & lights in 2014. Needs circuit board repair or replacement and new tower light. Includes 4 extra detection zone boxes and control box. $3,900 NOW $2,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

INGERSOLL RAND ROTARY SCREW AIR COMPRESSOR Model UP6-15c-210. 15 HP. 38 CFM at 210 PSIG. 120 Gallon Tank $7,900 NOW $6,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

New/Used 2017 EMSI Custom Teeter Carts Designed to deliver up to full units of lumber, cut lumber, or small trusses. Featuring a tire/caster combination for greater control, maneuverability in rough conditions indoors and outdoors, and shortened pivot-radius for tighter areas. Provides maximum utility in truss plants, panel plants and lumber yards. Dimensions: platform 50” x 72”; tire width 68”. Available immediately: (14) Standard Capacity – 2850 lbs and (8) Heavy-Duty Capacity – 5500 lbs. Priced at $950 – $1,300 Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

2013 Monet DeSauw Wood Finger Jointing Line Cut-Off/Shaper Unit with 5 HP Saw to Cut-Off Angles & 25 HP Cutter Head to Fingerjoint Ends. Delta 2 Bag Dust Collector. Glue Station with Apquip Glue Applicator & 6 Gallon Glue Pot. Hydraulic Finger Joint Press with Cut-Off Blades (2x4 and 2x6 Lumber). 480 Volt / 3 Phase. Save $$ on Disposal Fees, Earn Profit on Waste Material & Produce Straight Lumber. $58,900 NOW $34,900 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2014 Kaeser 15 HP Rotary Screw Air Compressor • Model Aircenter SK 15 • 15 HP Rotary Screw Air Compressor (208/230/460 Volt - 3 Phase) • Under 5,000 Hours (Serviced at 3,200 Hours) • 71 CFM at 125 PSI • C o m p l e t e l y A s s e m b l e d w i t h Refrigerated Dryer & Receiver Tank $7,000 NOW $5,600 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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Lumber Briefs By Matt Layman Publisher, Layman’s Lumber Guide

Softwood Framing Lumber Market Forecast

COVID’s 2021 Reverse Impact

et’s see if we can get this one right. A member recently requested that I forecast when the misses were going to happen. Sounds difficult, but not impossible. COVID 2020 was a once in a lifetime paradigm shift in our learning curve. To date, I have found no one who predicted that a homebound lock down would ignite a DIY explosion and a suburban housing boom. In hindsight, it makes perfectly good sense. Folks were delightfully imprisoned, reluctantly believing the worse case scenario, behaving like they were getting a free extended vacation. The lumber and housing industries both responded in kind on the initial news. Dump and run, expecting demand contraction. COVID 2021 is the complete reverse. The lumber industry is ramping up inventory. We predicted several weeks of January Chaos as COVID exponentially accelerated and social unrest was politically sparked. The lumber market reacted to the uncertainty with producers slashing prices to protect 2-week order files for the two weeks of peak chaos. Buyers in turn followed with their typical response of liquidating inventory having no indication that demand was declining. The political component was immediately diffused on inauguration day. My observation was that the lumber market was creating an under supplied condition and the January dip was an opportunity to shore up inventories through mid March. We are currently transitioning from January Chaos to Fabulous February. Housing starts are 1.66 mm with framing lumber and panel supply only producing enough for 1.4 mm, tops. There WILL be a lumber and panel shortage in February and prices WILL make new all time highs. 30 days of lumber over reactive purchasing will create a double bought condition, evidenced by 6-week shipment or longer. Remember, shipment is not the same as order file. Shipment is what buyers must commit to for inventory protection. Order file is shorter underlying amount of mill orders. March’s Meltdown could be brutal. Rampant COVID spread, infections, mutations, deaths and inefficient vaccine distribution through February will create the impact we expected in 2020...sharply decreased demand. DIY will decline despite spring weather, builders will receive record cancellations.

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Wish I had a more uplifting lumber market forecast to start the week. Supply shortage in February, running prices to all time highs and March setting off a devastating price collapse. No doubt you agree with the upward February panic price projection, or at least the direction. The March Meltdown is where you may be leaving me out on the limb. I have told you the what and when, now for the why. This is a COVID disrupted housing and lumber market. Without it we never would have seen $1000 lumber last year and the U.S. economy would be further into recovery rather than flirting with recession. That will make the first half of the year extremely volatile. $500 up and $500 down by summer is very likely. 2021 has a brand new set of circumstances, but I believe our LLG community is going to profit wildly by anticipating. • COVID’s impact on activity has radically changed over the past two months. Some of that is winter and holidays, however the past 30 days have pulled the curtain back. Children are now more susceptible and once in a household the virus takes a month or longer to run its cycle through a family. More folks are sicker and dying now than last January. We know the danger from a year of experience and we are living in the worst of it. •

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At some point, we may get this pandemic under control, but first we must get in front of it, and now we are still chasing. Lumber demand this spring and summer will fall far short of 2020. Therefore, covered through mid March is the play. When mill shipments are that far out, the end is nigh. But first, February Panic buying. Looking Forward...ML A veteran lumberman, Matt Layman publishes Layman’s Lumber Guide, the weekly forecasts and buying advisories that help component manufacturers save money on lumber purchases every day. You can reach Matt at 336-516-6684 or matt@laymansguide.info. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Women Are the Answer to Off-Site Construction’s Skilled Labor Shortage

By Gary Fleisher

he construction industry in the US is facing a shortage of skilled trade laborers but many off-site housing factories are overlooking the opportunity women can bring to the table.

The current skilled labor shortage is due to several factors, including the emphasis on getting a four-year college degree and an increasing number of retiring Baby Boomers. Modular and other off-site housing manufacturers are having an especially hard time finding skilled labor. Modular factories have an especially hard time finding and keeping young people wanting to do woodworking, plumbing, and electrical work. Many factories have older workforces and more skilled trade veterans that are retiring, and without young people replacing them the factory’s future is at stake. The shortage of skilled trade labor has pushed up wages in these occupations. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual earnings for skilled wage occupations is $47,428, nearly 20% higher than that across all workers.

Women held 50% of American jobs in 2019, and yet, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 2% percent of the skilled construction labor force are women. That is actually up from eight years ago when only 0.6% of the skilled workforce was female. Factory owners and GMs looking for more output have not been able to add second shifts to boost production, and with housing running strong and modular factories looking for skilled labor to meet that demand, it could be the perfect time to invite women to look at the skilled labor positions in our factories. Offering women the training, either at the factory level or at a trade school, to get a skilled job in your modular factory could definitely be the win/win situation both need today. If there is a trade school near your factory, check them out and offer apprenticeships. If there aren’t any private trade schools, start your own apprenticeship program. But whatever you decide to try, remember, doing nothing means in just a few short years you may be wondering where your next plumber or finish carpenter will come from. Don’t let the woman you didn’t offer to teach a skilled trade be the difference between your success and failure. Gary Fleisher, the Modcoach, writes Modcoach News and Modular Home Coach blogs as well as the best site for off-site consultants, Modcoach Connects. Contact Gary at modcoach@gmail.com. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Component Designers and the “Wheel of Responsibility”

e are all familiar with the wheel, right? We all understand that a wheel rotates on an axis using ball bearings. When a wheel is properly lubricated, it keeps the heat away and the parts from rubbing together. Without that lubrication, the force and resistance would cause the parts to weld together as they heated up from friction. This is pretty well understood as a basic rule of science. It takes many parts working together in unison to achieve the desired result.

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In the component design world and the building industry, we have a phenomenon similar to this basic premise of science. The biggest difference is that the moving parts are the manufacturer’s personnel and product. For argument’s sake, let’s call this “force” the customer’s satisfaction level and the “resistance” the product each customer receives. To keep the parts from “welding together,” we need lubrication. For this, I want to suggest a simple, yet effective, lubricating tool: an open mind. We’ve all been a part of a project where things have “heated up” due to improper lubrication, right? Things such as: • • • •

Something didn’t fit out on the jobsite An area had a jobsite problem due to omission There was a communication problem between design and build Mechanicals were not considered for a commercial project.

We have all been there at one point or another in our component manufacturing careers. Hopefully we learned from it and did not repeat it. But how do we overcome it? How do we educate our co-workers to learn from our mistakes? After all, we are in business to make money and we can’t do that if someone is sending us a back charge! Many years ago, when I was operating Gould Design, Inc., customers started asking questions, wondering how a company of remote folks could be outperforming their internal staff in both margin and accuracy. They began asking me to come on-site for consultations at their manufacturing facilities and share my experience with their team to help them grow in efficiency and profit. I developed a model that I call “Component Designers and the Wheel of Responsibility.”

The Heartbeat of the Company The designer is responsible for so much throughout the company. In fact, there is no other position in a component manufacturing company that is more directly responsible for that particular company’s profit margin and reputation than that of the designer, and there is no other position that has more impact on customer satisfaction.

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The responsibility each designer has is broken down into four quadrants. In each of these quadrants, there are three specific targets that are highlighted as the key “lubrication” for a component manufacturer’s business model. Simply put, the designer has the most responsibility directly related to the component manufacturer’s: • • • •

Reputation Profitability Customer satisfaction level Repeat business factor

Simply put, the component designer’s relationship to the manufacturer’s reputation, profitability, customer satisfaction, and repeat business is undisputable fact. Ask your Salesman. Or your Bookkeeper. Or your General Manager. Or your EX-customer. Ask them where the “force” and “resistance” came from! Chances are it was as much management’s fault as it was the designer’s! As a designer, I need to be humble enough to admit when I do not know something and be willing to ask for help from my peers. You see, there is much, much more that goes into the design process than is acknowledged. Are you aware of this fact? If not, ignorance is NOT bliss. If you are aware, then are you a part of the solution or a part of the problem? The responsibility for the designer is further illustrated and begins with the model in the diagram. In each of the 4 quadrants, there will be 3 specific targets that are highlighted as the key “lubrication” for a component manufacturer’s business model. Simply put, the designer has the most responsibility directly related to the component manufacturer’s: • Reputation = Designer has to think about • Profitability = Designer has to comprehend • Customer satisfaction level = Designer has to meet the needs of • Repeat business factor = Designer has to understand how to please When all is said and done, each of these 4 items is interconnected. They all touch each other. They are all so tightly interwoven that if just one of these quadrants is ignored or overlooked, it could be dangerous to the other 3 quadrants. It could also be costly, VERY costly. Let’s examine this further.

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Reputation = Designer has to think about What exactly does a designer have to think about in consideration of the company’s reputation? Each and every product delivered to the jobsite has to uphold the manufacturer’s company values, adhere to the building codes, and satisfy the building inspector, right? Each of the 3 items in this quadrant have a direct effect on the component manufacturer’s reputation. If the designer is not thinking about these things in the design process, reputation suffers. Plain and simple! Time to ask yourself a few tough questions (now is the time to be open-minded): 1. When was the last time your design team held a meeting about company mission, values, and/or direction, to propel the team in a unified direction? 2. When was the last time your design and sales team collectively (NOT individually) took the time to review the building code changes and updates proactively, to understand its impact on design and pricing? 3. When was the last time you scheduled a meeting with the local building inspector to help foster a direct, open, positive relationship of strong communication?

Profitability = Designer has to comprehend What exactly does a designer have to think about in consideration of comprehension? Each and every product delivered to the jobsite has to uphold to the software provider’s capabilities, precisely adhere to the project’s plans, and satisfy the expectations of the framing crew installing the product, right? Each of the 3 items in this quadrant has a direct effect on the component manufacturer’s profit margin. If the designer is not thinking about these things in the design process, profits suffer. Plain and simple!

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Time to ask yourself a few more tough questions (remember to be open-minded): 1. Is the design team being allotted “Professional Development” time which is built into their work schedule? 2. Are there any team training/sharing sessions occurring on at least a monthly basis? 3. When you do have “truss repairs,” how many of those design errors are directly related to plan reading? Was the designer educated to prevent a re-occurrence? Was the rest of the team alerted? 4. When was the last time you asked your veteran designers on the team to take the time and help out those with less experience reading plans? 5. When was the last time you scheduled a meeting with the local framing contractor on the jobsite to help foster a direct, open, positive relationship with strong communication? 6. When was the last time you took your design team out to a jobsite to let them experience the realities of product installation and see how it all fits outside of a computer screen?

Customer satisfaction level = Designer has to meet the needs of What exactly does a designer have to think about in consideration of meeting needs? Each and every product delivered to the jobsite has to uphold the contractor’s expectations, precisely adhere to the engineer’s specifications, and satisfy management’s sale price in order to make a profit, right? Each of the 3 items in this quadrant has a direct effect on the customer satisfaction level. If the designer is not thinking about these things in the design process, jobsite efficiency moves at a turtle’s pace. Plain and simple! Time to ask yourself more tough questions (be open-minded): 1. Has the design team had a collective discussion about ways to be costefficient, based on new shop equipment and/or newly stocked inventories? 2. Are designers aware that these amazing new saws will cut web/chord lumber for multiple trusses out of the same board?

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3. When was the last time you asked your veteran designers on the team to take the time and help out those with less experience and discuss common types of things engineers do not like and that can be avoided? 4. When was the last time you scheduled a meeting with the General Contractor on the jobsite to help foster a direct, open, positive relationship built through strong communication?

Repeat business factor = Designer has to understand how to please Each and every product delivered to the jobsite has to uphold the shop production staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations, precisely adhere to the company administrative requirements, and satisfy what your c o m p a n y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s a l e s m a n promised the customer, right? Each of the 3 items in this quadrant has a direct effect on the repeat business possibility. If the designer is not thinking about these things in the design process, repeat business is a struggle. Plain and simple! Time to ask yourself these tough questions (remain open-minded): 1. Is the design team and shop production staff having a collective discussion about ways they become frustrated or continually lose time in the fabrication plant? 2. When was the last time your company asked a designer to put on the tool belt and work in the fabrication plant? To learn about recently acquired shop equipment to truly understand how the design affects shop efficiency? 3. Are your designers exposed to continual training from your Design Administration team that helps them continue to grow in specific, measurable areas?

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4. When you do have “training meetings,” how many of your designers are participating? Are all required to share their experiences, or are one or two people doing most of the sharing? 5. When was the last time you assigned your “junior” designers on the team to take the time and study a topic to teach others on the design staff? Is there any better way to learn something than to have to teach it to someone else? 6. When was the last time you scheduled a meeting with the General Contractor on the jobsite to help foster a direct, open, positive relationship built on strong communication? 7. Is there a sense of camaraderie and harmony between design and sales staff? Or are they always adversarial and butting heads? Simply put, the component designer is responsible for MUCH more than anyone gives him/her credit for. So why is it that the component designer: • Always seems to get resistance when there is a request for additional training, that workload takes priority? • Why is it that this particular individual and the position the individual holds are so underestimated? • Do we not understand that the reason designers have so much to do is that they all have different levels of experience and efficiency? • What could be more desired by management than more output and less errors? These are questions that only can be answered within each specific company. It has been my experience that ANY company (big or small) that is not willing to invest at least 10% of an individual component designer’s weekly time on additional Professional Development is spending at least 20% to 30% more on each and every project that leaves their facility. This is not a guess. This is a fact. The two biggest areas are wasted material and inefficiency. If the component manufacturer would simply take the time to invest in their most valuable asset, they could exponentially increase their profits. This is especially true now, more so than ever before, due to the power of the software and the “smart” equipment in the shop. No, I’m not talking about the biggest, fanciest saw that money can buy. Sure, that may be the most expensive asset, but it is not the most valuable. I’m talking about the individual responsible for making sure that everything that gets on that saw is efficient, optimized, and fits correctly within the scope of the project to which it’s assigned. You see, all 4 of these quadrants are interrelated. They are all connected as the model represents And folks, it ALL starts with company values.

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Do we truly understand the cost of hiring a new component designer? Depending on the quality of their Professional Development before they got to your company, you will need to determine the amount of investment they need to be successful and fit within your company’s protocols and boundaries. So many professionals truly do not understand that the component designer: • Is responsible for a lot more than anyone acknowledges • Must perform so many tasks simultaneously • Seldom is recognized for the multitude of efforts put forth daily • Needs non-design time to be built into their schedule • Has to have excellent time management skills and avoid distraction • Is the “grease in the wheel” of profitability for the manufacturer. In closing, I ask you to check your open-mindedness. Remember that not one of us has all the answers for every situation we encounter, but collectively there is not anything we have not seen. Starting in the industry as a teenager, Christopher Gould has experience in all aspects of component operations, including one of his startup companies becoming a globally known entity. Currently, he is a Design Professional at KA Components in Otterbein, IN.

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Maintenance Manager - Automated Components Plant Location: West Coast ID: J14189 If you have experience with maintaining automated truss and wall panel equipment, plant net, automated lumber management, and yard/delivery rolling stock, and want to get your hands on the best equipment, with great management and financial backing, and lead your team to keep everything at peak operational performance, we have a job for you to consider. Work for a progressive manufacturer who is taking building components to the next level. To do that they need lots of high end, high tech equipment and someone who can make sure they have everything they need operational and working at peak efficiency. Can you lead a team? Can you put together a PM and emergency program to deal with anything that comes up? Can you lead a team to install high end, complex equipment that is networked? Let's talk! I have a full job description for qualified candidates. If you are new to the JobLine, please create an account before inquiring. Everything is Strictly Confidential! See what we can do for you! Truss Designer Location: GA ID: J14191 Needed Immediately, Truss Designer with Single Family and Alpine Software experience for a large, multi-plant truss manufacturing company. Must be able to hit the ground running using Alpine (ITW) truss design software. Multifamily, estimating, checking and optimizing experience is a plus. The ideal candidate will be from the South (understand local framing practices), but all qualified candidates within a reasonable relocation distance are urged to apply. Compensation: $50-75k+ DOE. Relocation assistance available. Truss Repair Technician Truss Designer Location: South ID: J14167 Unique opportunity for a seasoned truss designer to work under a PE. The location processes repairs and unique designs that require review and seal. The ideal candidate will be a Senior Truss Designer, Intermediate level will be considered based on education, experience, and training. Hours are 25-35+-, based on need and workload. Compensation: $24-30hr, based on ability, skills, training. Relocation assistance is available but remote is a possibility if you live in Central Florida. Outside of Central Florida is not an option for remote designers. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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job opportunities available Wall Panel Plant/Production Manager Senior Multifamily Truss Designer Location: Colorado ID: J14184 Take the reigns of this wall panel plant in Colorado. Your domain includes Production, Yard, Inventory, and Safety. Producing about $4-5M in wall panels, this position has a proven team of production workers with supervision to grow. From this position, you will concentrate on managing schedules and inventory as well as collaborating with sales, yard, shipping, and clients to assure that projects are on time, within quality standards, and on budget. All while maintaining a safe operational environment. The idea candidate is a people person, well versed in wall panel production, shipping, and site services. While this is more office than plant based, you are expected to be involved with all areas of your scope of responsibility. If you have years of experience and want to have a better operational experience, let's talk. Detailed job description is available to qualified candidates. Compensation: 6 figures for a well experienced and efficient manager. Relocation assistance is available. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! Truss Designer - Intermediate to Advanced Level J14149 South Small but growing truss plant producing single family residential roof trusses is looking to hire 1-2 intermediate to advanced level truss designers (Level II or III). The ideal candidate will have MiTek Sapphire experience, have WTCA II or III rating, or be ranked intermediate or above by JobLine. Preference is given to candidates who have some supervisory or management experience. This position can advance to Design Manager if you have the skills and ability they need. Compensation: $28-38 hr based on experience and ability. Relocation assistance is available. This is an in office position. Truss Designer J13989 GA Truss Design opportunity using MiTek Sapphire software. Will consider Basic level, but prefers Intermediate to Advanced as measured by JobLine's Truss Design Skills Evaluation. Minimum 3 years experience using truss design software, MiTek preferred. May consider candidates who have been out of the industry for years. Please inquire to be considered. Compensation: $20-32+ hr plus OT based on experience, job history, and testing. Relocation package available. This employer is looking for stable candidates who are looking for a long term career opportunity. Complete benefits package

Location: Colorado Priority: Immediate Search ID: J14117 Details: This job is in Colorado and requires relocation unless you currently live there. Our client is looking for a MiTek Senior Multifamily Truss Designer with an advanced skill level as measured by the JobLine's design skills evaluation. Will prefer a JobLine tested Senior Truss Designer for this position but high Intermediate is also acceptable. As for the job details, the company produces roof trusses and floor trusses for mostly multi family projects. (Some cut up homes too). There volume is in the $15-20M range. They use MiTek and AutoCAD but will consider ITW or other truss software experience. They offer a good benefits package, health, dental, vision, life, and an average vacation package. Relocation assistance is negotiable for the right candidate. They are looking for a high energy professional who is willing to do what is needed to get the job done and can hit the ground running. You have to perform under pressure and be willing to jump in to make the team successful. This is a career opportunity with very long term potential if you are a team player. Compensation: $26-34hr+- to start based on ability. They pay for performance and reward top producers very well. Relocation assistance is available. Thom's Notes: This is a stable company that has been around a long time. I only want someone who is going in for the long haul. Your chances for promotion with this company are outstanding if you have what it takes to advance. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! Wall Panel Plant Manager Location: Colorado ID: J14190 Join this new start up operation producing wall panels that are partially sided, sheathed, windows, and make this plant run your way. Single Family, Single Family Custom and Multifamily projects. Venture backed, progressive leadership, looking for someone who can round out the key management team, prove their abilities, and earn some equity in the company. Equity is through vesting, with flexible and generous benefits. Currently in the start up process, producing and shipping now, with backing and orders to build 200+ homes next year. Compensation: $100-125k+ based on skills, experience, abilities, and fit for their team. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL!

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As District Manager: Responsible for the financial performance of three wood truss and wall panel plants, two Millwork and door assembly facilities and one installed labor location in multiple states. Group revenues increased ID: C18454 from $50 million/year in to Remote Designer | MegaMultifamily | Single Family Custom $70 million per year. Devised a “buy versus make” purchasing Relocation: Minnesota protocol in to ensure that internal 12 Years’ experience. Create truss and Millwork plants were Estimating models for bids. Study operating at capacity before using blueprints for inconsistencies, outside vendors that supplied collaborate with Design Manager similar products. Spearheaded a and Sales to determine if more “hub and spoke” organizational We’re here when you need help! information is needed, design and structure for three truss plants. visit: www.thejobline.com engineer trusses, create a detailed This plan optimized scarce design email: mail@thejobline.com truss layout to set trusses in the talent, reduced clerical expenses, or call Thomas McAnally field, and provide support until and synchronized output at each project is successfully completed. plant. Restructured the installed for Personalized Service STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! Mega-Multifamily, Multifamily, labor division to include material Single Family Custom. MiTek estimators, lumber salespeople Sapphire and CAD. Tested low Available Candidates and cost accounting methods in end of Senior Designer range. 2005. The changes resulted in ID: C18525 a 400k gain in profits. Drafted Truss Designer | Truss Estimator corporate training material for fall ID: C11929 Relocation: Colorado, Idaho, Location/General Manager - Truss/ protection and new hire safety Montana, Wyoming orientation. I-Joist/Beams/EWP Great opportunity to hire a truss

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In addition to 9 years as General Manager at a $10M roof and floor truss facility, was Inside sales of custom home packages including floor, wall panels, roof truss, and all framing materials. Sales and design for Custom building components in the Virginia Maryland, and DC markets for single family and multi-family construction. Managed large Production builder accounts and Complete Framing packages for smaller builders and individuals. Prior framer, framing supervisor. ID: C18326 Wall Panel Designer - Remote Relocation: Ontario 10 Years’ experience in wall panel PHONE: 800-289-5627

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As General Manager: Won “Gold Schedule all production. Schedule Store” award for exceeding all deliveries. Purchasing. Set company goals in profits, sales company pricing. Invoicing. growth, and ROA. Served on a Receiving. Developed a system corporate manufacturing audit for outside sales staff to turn in and operating performance team truss orders. Designer. Primary that made recommendations to duties: design, layout, and under performing truss plants. cutting/production documents. Two of the facilities audited Secondary duties: checking others became “Gold Stores” the work, scheduling, customer following year. When the sales of service, inside sales, and training. three district stores were allocated Software used: Non-MiTek, to the truss plant, the lost business AutoCAD, and CAD - Other. ($1.5 million/year) was made up Component experience includes and organic sales grew by over floor trusses, roof trusses, I-Joists, 10%. Sales volume grew from EWP, and hardware. Market $11 million per year to over $15 experience includes tract, single million per year. family, single family custom, multi-family, light commercial, ID: C18459 and agriculture. My volume is $150k+- a month. Designed 1.25 Remote Wall Panel Designer | Wall Panel Designer million in 2012 for production. Relocation: Alberta, British This total doesn’t include quotes Columbia, Ontario and is considerably less than my 8 Years’ experience as a wall capability considering all other panel designer. Uses HSB CAD, job duties. AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit. Everything from Single family ID: C11834 custom to multifamily and General/Regional Manager - Truss/ modular. Panel Relocation: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ontario, Vermont

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Candidate desires to use his career long industry experience to be the best Part Time Remote Designer you have. Prior truss plant owner for 10 years, strong production and operations management background, and JobLine Senior Designer rating in truss design using MiTek software. Also has FASTBeam experience. Products: floor & roof trusses. Markets: Single family custom, multi family, tract and light commercial. Was successful in creating strong teams in production, design and customer service, but the local economy and overwhelming competition was more than he could overcome from a small plant perspective. Degree: BSEE Compensation: $26hr part time employee or $33 hr 1099 Thom’s Notes: I have worked with this candidate as an employer for years. Very strong manager with the ability to combine individual strengths into one team effort. Fair, honest, and customer service oriented. Scored 98 ID: C13419 Truss Designer | Design Manager | Remote Truss Designer | Estimator Relocation: Illinois

20+ years Truss Design experience. Manage estimating and design department. 4-5 employees. Handle all computer and software issues. Assist in network maintenance. Project coordinator for all multifamily and commercial projects. Train new designers. Schedule final designs for all orders. Assist in sales for 4 million dollar operation. Past: Established and maintained remote design office. Assisted in adding 2 million dollars to operation along with a sales representative. Managed all communication with main office. Designed all components for local area. Looking for a position suited for a self-motivated person with a very knowledgeable background in component and housing design industry. Enthusiastic about working for a professional, well organized and establish environment that will allow someone to achieve their fullest FAX: 800-524-4982

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Designer, truss and wall panel, MiTek, AutoCAD, iLevel, almost considered a senior designer. In addition to design, was responsible for training new designers. Also has iLevel, Open Joist 2000 experience. Wall panel design experience is in AutoCAD and later in Sapphire. Started in the industry in sales, then wall panel design, added truss, and I-Joist. 7 years’ experience in truss design, 3 in wall panel, 10 in I-Joist design. Will consider relocation to indicated areas only. Will consider remote. $26-28 hr. ID: C18456 Plant/Location/Production Manager - Truss & Panel Relocation: USA - Eastern

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Relocation: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Texas, USA - South, Virginia, Washington DC, Wisconsin Executive level manager, VP, President with $1+B P&L responsibility. Lumber, building materials, trusses, wall panels, and CFS background. Inquire to discuss this candidate. ID: C18449 Estimator | Designer - Truss, Panel | Prior carpenter Relocation: Ohio, Pennsylvania

Prepare and distribute estimates to competing bidders. Calculate labor, time, and material estimated per individual job. Read, analyze, and interpret residential and commercial blueprints. Ensure projects meet the proper building codes and standards for the industry. Communicate with prospective bidders both over the phone and in person. Design and engineer roof trusses, floor trusses, pre-fabricated wall panels, and EWP. Gained firsthand experience setting trusses in the field during prior construction job. Design roof systems to be most efficient and inexpensive when being constructed in the field. Design complete models in MiTek Sapphire. Design and engineer roof trusses and transfer loads throughout the structure as need. Also design and engineer beams and hangers when necessary. ID: C12414 Truss Designer | Wall Panel Designer | All Hats Relocation: Arizona

Engineered panel and truss design, developed material take off for turnkey build up, worked in coordination with multiple plants and design teams, worked closely with material suppliers on take offs and estimating. I’ve worked for decades in the construction industry. Not only in new construction, but additions and remodels as well using innovative designs for added value and to drive down cost. In addition to experience with MiTek, Wallbuilder and

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other design software packages, I have extensive manual trig/ math skills. I use these to back check questionable loads as well to design from scratch in the field when needed. I have also written tutorials for the training of others and checked other designer’s work as a Design Manager at a Panel Plant. All things being equal, I love working in components whether designing, cutting, building or setting components at the site. ID: C11636 General Manager - Truss Relocation: USA - ALL States, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Conneticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, USA - Eastern, USA - Northwest, USA - South, USA - Southwest, USA - Western, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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February 2021 #13259 Page #114 Thom’s Notes: Candidate has been out of truss design a few years but has been in total envelope design for Architects including structure and architecture. Scored at the national average for designers with 12 + years’ experience, but in almost half their time. This candidate should be at a Senior Designer level, with exceptional speed in a short period of time. This is a great candidate who is willing to take less to invest in himself if given an opportunity.

Compensation: $30-32 an hour, depending on opportunity, benefits, and job expectations. Not looking to work 50-60 hour a week all year, but will consider high hours on a seasonal ID: C18278 basis. Remote only. General Manager | Operations Manager - Truss/Panel Relocation: Georgia, North Carolina, ID: C18420 Senior CFS Truss Designer/Detailer South Carolina, USA - Eastern, | Wood Senior Mega-Multifamily Virginia, Florida Truss Designer | Design Manager | General Manager over floor and Checker | Remote or In Office roof truss manufacturing facility Relocation: Florida producing $15-20M, 110-135 Currently CFS truss design, but has wood experience. Scored Senior employees. Supply clients in Designer in the JobLine Truss Design the NC, SC, Eastern TN, and VA Skills Evaluation, that is primarily markets. Turned around volume, wood truss focused. Currently an safety, and profitability of a advanced Alpine TrussSteel user, but failing plant. 6 Sigma, Lean, BA. has used MiTek in the past. Also has AutoCAD, Keymark experience. Projects include $700k MegaID: C11667 Multifamily apartments. Designs/ General Manager - Truss/Panel Layout using Alpine, CAD shop Relocation: Florida, Georgia, North drawings, designs connections Carolina, South Carolina, USA and hardware, creates department Eastern, USA - South, Tennessee, procedural and standards program, Virginia, West Virginia trains new designers.

Extensive experience in truss estimating and design. Proficient in designing roof and floor trusses email: mail@thejobline.com for a variety of projects including: or call Thomas McAnally custom homes, track homes, for Personalized Service multi-family, mega-multifamily, STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! and light commercial projects. I always get everyone involved Available Candidates with the project like architect, company to make sure it operated engineers, homeowners, and sales efficiently and very profitably. personnel Many times I go to Market conditions and competition the job site for the convenience from larger competitors ultimately of the framer and see what kind required us to close the company. of condition or changes they might have; this way we will be working on the same page. Also ID: C18357 included in my experience is Division/Regional Manager, Multiplant Operations Manager purchasing material, negotiating - Components & Lumber to Site | contracts, setting up deliveries, Mega Multifamily. steel and cmu detailing for steel Relocation: Florida, Georgia, North columns and beams, with almost Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, 25 years of experience in the ID: C17213 Texas, USA - South, Virginia, construction business. MiTek Remote Truss Designer Arizona, Colorado Sapphire. Relocation: Arkansas, Canada We’re here when you need help! visit: www.thejobline.com

Oversaw Operations of multiple Component Facilities with annual Sales exceeding $100MM. Assisted with the start-up of three Facilities. Reviewed financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement. Established and implemented departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferred with organization officials, and staff members as necessary. ID: C10853 Remote Design Manager | Remote Offshore Design Project Manager Relocation: Texas Top level Engineering/Design Management candidate, 14+years experience Truss, 4+- Panel experience. Has experience building and integrating offshore design resources with internal PHONE: 800-289-5627

I have worked in the residential and multi-family construction industry for 25 yrs. I started as a framer and have held numerous Western/Central, Idaho, Illinois, positions throughout my career. I Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, have held a position as a Division ID: C10897 North Carolina, Texas, Costa Rica, Manager for a Wall Panel Facility Design Manager/Senior Designer/ Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky that was part of a Building PE/Optimizer - Truss/Panel/EWP My professional objective is to Material Supply Company. In Relocation: North Carolina obtain a position with a Building this position, I was responsible 30 year industry veteran, started as Components Manufacturer that will for total operation of the division a Truss Designer, earned his way to allow me to work forty-plus hours Design Manager over 20+ designers. per week. I am a production specialist including P&L responsibility. I have also been a Department MiTek - Advanced, AutoCAD and work best given the freedom Manager of a Wall Panel Facility proficient. BSCE - PE. to work on my own with multiple at a second Building Material projects setting in my queue. With Compensation: Open?? Supply Company. During my me, pressure produces results. career, I have held positions as Thom’s Notes: PE with Mid Atlantic I enjoy working on Custom, high-end a Director of Purchasing and a seals residential projects where the design Purchasing Manager for Home is challenging. I also enjoy working Building companies, as well as on tract developments and multian Operations Manager at a Soffit ID: C14510 family projects but bigger, more & Siding installation company. Remote Truss Designer complex projects are more rewarding Relocation: Florida In this position, I was responsible and offer a since of accomplishment. for the day to day operations of 20+ Years’ experience in truss design. the company. One of the key factors to my success Alpine software but will consider other software if training is provided. Has extensive experience, except Mega-Multifamily, but will consider positions that are MMF as long as

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location manufacturer, VMI, contract developer and manager. Responsible for supply, programs, Remote wall panel design for demand cycles, strategic medium to large scale MF. planning, and purchasing Remote estimating using MiTek Sapphire to get a more accurate excellence. Purchased material count. 100,000 - 500,000 MRO, machines, trucks, sq ft MF projects primarily in assembly lines, buildings the New England Market with and ongoing CAPEX the panel plant being in New projects. Team member Brunswick. Also worked on projects in the Arizona, Texas, for new construction and California markets. projects for plants, 3rd party labor. Products used for Compensation: $70’s+ (45+construction in North hours) America focused on multi-family engineering ID: C18365 products. Direct mill Intermediate Canadian Remote Truss Designer - Sapphire purchasing from major US/ Relocation: Ontario Cano vendors. ID: C18367 Wall Panel Designer | Remote Wall Panel Designer | Mega-Multifamily Relocation: Utah

Remote Truss Designer available.. Currently provides technical support and designs to lumber distributors for roof systems for residential and commercial applications. Provides technical assistance and support to the distribution staff to meet client demands for engineered wood structural applications. Ensures that wood truss fabricators, lumber distributors and specifiers have adhered to established building standards, codes and practices. Maintains extensive knowledge of structural analysis programs such as MiTek SAPPHIRE Structure design software. Analyze/prepare engineered wood designs and details for Design Engineer review and approval. Generate manufacturing information and quotations for sales team and management. Prepares the job for production. Canadian codes and standards experienced. ID: C18399 Full or Part Time Lumber Buyer/ Logistics Relocation: Colorado

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Build Change: My Favorite Child

By Tim Hart, SE

With the growing danger of natural disasters, the race is on to expand access to programs that safeguard lives from the human-made danger of poorly built housing. With the common mission of building safer, stronger structures, Build Change and Simpson Strong-Tie have partnered for the Simpson Strong-Tie® Fellowship for Engineering Excellence program. The 2020 fellow is Build Change Engineering & Design Services Director Tim Hart, SE. As with our previous fellows, Hart is documenting his journey with the program on the Simpson Strong-Tie Structural Engineering blog. This is his final report.

In 2017, when I was in Nepal working for Build Change, I had a conversation with one of my colleagues about the volunteer work that I had done for the organization over the years. After telling him that I had worked with seven different country programs for Build Change, he asked me which of those countries I liked the best. My first thought was that it was like asking a parent which child he or she liked the best; even if I did have a favorite, I didn’t want to say it out loud for fear of offending my colleagues and friends in all the other countries. I said this to him to deflect the conversation and we went on to discuss other topics. Truth be told, while I enjoyed the culture and hospitality of all my Build Change host countries and believe in the value of the work I’ve done for them, I have a special soft spot for two of them: Indonesia and Nepal. The devastating Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed approximately 230,000 people in 14 different countries. Almost three-quarters of those killed were in Indonesia alone. Over half a million people in Indonesia were left homeless. Reading about this tragedy from my home in California, I felt a very strong urge to help. However, just writing checks to relief agencies didn’t feel like enough — not for a disaster of this scale. A few months later, in early 2005, I heard about Build Change and Elizabeth Hausler from a work colleague. At the time, Build Change was a start-up with a staff of one (Elizabeth); its office was a San Francisco apartment (Elizabeth’s), and the organization had two names, Build Change and the Center for Earthquake Resistant Houses. Even though Build Change was a very small and very new

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organization, I realized there was an opportunity to do something more than just write a check. That realization changed my life in so many ways. I joined a volunteer team of San Francisco Bay Area structural engineers to design earthquakeresistant houses that were built in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A little over a year later, in July 2006, I spent my 40th birthday on a plane travelling to Banda Aceh with Elizabeth, my first trip to a country where English was not widely spoken, where I needed to install a mosquito net over my bed, and where I had to use a squat toilet and take baths by pouring water from a bucket onto my head. Though I didn’t realize it then, it was just the first of several trips that I would make for Build Change in the ensuing years to Indonesia and several other countries.

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One of the first houses designed and built by Build Change in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. (2006)

Now here I am, 15 years and three Indonesia trips later, and I am still working on Build Change projects in Indonesia. The need for affordable, earthquake-resistant housing in Indonesia is still as great as it was in 2005, if not greater. Numerous Training Build Change’s first staff on confined masonry construction. (2006) earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions have hit Indonesia in those 15 years and there will be many more such disasters in the future. In some ways, the Build Change Indonesia program is like a first-born child to me. It was my first experience in the world of “humanitarian work,” and I still feel the desire to continue supporting the Indonesian people in their efforts to build a more resilient country. Another world event that changed my life occurred on April 25, 2015, when a large earthquake rocked Nepal. About a month later, Build Change announced that it was sending a team to Nepal to survey the affected villages and open a new program there. It just so happened that a trip that I had planned to take in June 2015 had just been cancelled, so I contacted Build Change to let them know I

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was available to travel to Nepal if they could use my help with the survey. Not long after that, I was on the very long plane trip to Kathmandu.

A homeowner and his house in Ramche, Nepal, before and after the earthquakes. (2015)

Builder training led by Build Change in Kaule, Nepal. (2016)

Nepal was a very different place from the one that I expected. I didn’t expect that most of the street and business signs would be in English. I didn’t expect to be able to order the cuisine or hail a cab. Most of all, I was surprised by the resilience of the people. They were determined to rebuild and restore their country from the ground up. I had not seen such spirit since I was in Banda Aceh. The Nepalese people were also very welcoming to me. I was a stranger in a strange land, but I didn’t feel like a fish out of water at all. Quite the opposite actually, to the degree that a year later I took a sabbatical from my job and worked in Nepal for two months as a Build Change volunteer engineer. Ten years after my first trip to Indonesia, which I was so nervous about that I had thoughts of cancelling it when I was at the airport, I was now living in a house in Nepal, commuting to work, shopping for groceries, and patronizing my new favorite coffee house for breakfast each morning.

In both Indonesia and Nepal, I had the privilege of meeting the homeowners that Build Change was assisting. I talked and listened to them, both with and without an interpreter. I ate food they grew just outside their houses and drank milk from their cows. I heard their calls to prayer and meditated outside their temples. I got to visit with their children, most of whom only knew how to say “hello mister” in English. I also was able to meet the Build Change local staff. Many of them were shy while others were more outgoing, but all of them were welcoming to me and were happy to welcome me into their countries and their lives. I am still in contact with some of them, whereas the names of others have

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faded from my memory. Every one of them, though, had an impact on my life in ways that they will never know. I am thankful to all of them, and to all of the Build Change staff, partners, and beneficiaries that I have met in Indonesia, Haiti, Colombia, Nepal, and the Philippines, for how they have enriched my life and my career. I hope that one day when the pandemic is over and I am free to travel again, that I will be able to return to visit my “children” countries Indonesia and Nepal and my friends who live there. ABOVE: With Build Change’s staff in Indonesia. (2006) BELOW: With Build Change’s staff in Nepal. (2016)

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January 14, 2021—Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the opening of the application window for its Student Scholarship Program. The online scholarship application for the 2021–2022 academic year is now available to students in participating universities at strongtie.com/scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2021. Awards are for undergraduate study only (junior and senior years) in civil/structural engineering, architecture and construction management. The Simpson Strong-Tie® Student Scholarship Program supports education and encourages the design and building of safer structures in our communities by assisting university students in meeting their education costs. Up to 100 scholarships of $2,000 per recipient are awarded every academic year to university students from more than 100 participating schools. The Simpson Strong-Tie Student Scholarship Program is administered by Scholarship America, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals.

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Builders FirstSource Completes Combination with BMC Stock Holdings Creates the Nation’s Premier Supplier of Building Materials and Services DALLAS and RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Builders FirstSource, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLDR) (“Builders FirstSource” or the “combined Company”) and BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (“BMC”), today announced the completion of their allstock merger transaction. The close of the merger creates the nation’s premier supplier of building materials and services, with combined sales of approximately $11.7 billion as of the twelve months ended September 30, 2020. The combined Company will operate a leading network of approximately 550 distribution and manufacturing locations, with a presence in 40 states, including 44 of the top 50 metropolitan statistical areas, covering most of the nation’s fastest growing regions. Under the terms of the previously announced merger agreement, BMC shareholders received a fixed exchange ratio of 1.3125 shares of Builders FirstSource common stock for each share of BMC common stock held immediately prior to the effective time of the merger. The pre-closing Builders FirstSource shares remain outstanding and currently represent approximately 57% of the combined Company’s shares outstanding. The combined Company will operate under the name Builders FirstSource, Inc., and its shares will continue to trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol “BLDR”. As a result of the completion of the merger, the common stock of BMC has been delisted for trading on the NASDAQ. Chad Crow, Chief Executive Officer of Builders FirstSource, commented, “We are extremely excited to move forward as one company that is even better positioned to offer enhanced value for shareholders, customers, and team members. Uniting our complementary assets and leveraging our combined geographic presence provides us with an expanded base to deliver our bestin-class solutions as the residential recovery continues. Looking ahead, I am confident that Dave Flitman will do an outstanding job leading our combined Company to build upon our proven track record of innovation, financial discipline, and superior execution. I look forward to working closely with our team to ensure a seamless transition as we enter the next chapter of our remarkable growth story.”

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“The completion of this merger represents a transformational milestone for our customers and an exceptional platform to accelerate the growth of our value-added solutions,” added Dave Flitman, the former Chief Executive Officer of BMC, who will succeed Mr. Crow as the CEO of Builders FirstSource, Inc. “During the past several months, we have made significant strides in laying the foundation for a successful integration. Our combined leadership team will blend the best of both of these great companies and do an excellent job of leading our approximately 26,000 team members. I am humbled by, and grateful for, the opportunity to lead our new Company into this next phase and strongly believe we have the right talent, experience, and strategies in place to create the most exciting growth platform in our industry.” As previously announced, beginning April 1, 2021, Mr. Flitman will become Chief Executive Officer of Builders FirstSource, and Mr. Crow will retire and remain available on a consulting basis to support the integration and to ensure an orderly transition. About Builders FirstSource Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Builders FirstSource is the largest U.S. supplier of building products, prefabricated components, and valueadded services to the professional market segment for new residential construction and repair and remodeling. We provide customers an integrated homebuilding solution, offering manufacturing, supply, delivery and installation of a full range of structural and related building products. We operate in 40 states with approximately 550 locations and have a market presence in 44 of the top 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, providing geographic diversity and balanced end market exposure. We service customers from strategically located distribution and manufacturing facilities (certain of which are co-located) that produce value-added products such as roof and floor trusses, wall panels, stairs, vinyl windows, custom millwork and pre-hung doors. Builders FirstSource also distributes dimensional lumber and lumber sheet goods, millwork, windows, interior and exterior doors, and other building products. For more information about Builders FirstSource, visit our website at www.bldr.com.

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Housing Starts End 2020 Strong; Risks Ahead Posted January 21, 2021 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission.

While housing starts ended the year on a strong note, rising lumber prices and increasing regulatory cost concerns could affect future production. Led by a solid, double-digit gain in single-family starts, overall housing starts increased 5.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.67 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The December reading of 1.67 million starts is the number of housing units builders would begin if development kept this pace for the next 12 months. Within this overall number, single-family starts increased 12.0 percent to a 1.34 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The multifamily sector, which includes apartment buildings and condos, decreased 13.6 percent to a 331,000 pace. Total housing starts for 2020 were 1.38 million, a 7.0 percent gain over the 1.29 total from 2019. Single-family starts in 2020 totaled 991,000, up 11.7 percent from the previous year. Multifamily starts in 2020 totaled 389,000, down 3.3 percent from the previous year. “Builder concerns about a changing regulatory landscape may have triggered many to move up their plans to pull permits and put shovels to the ground,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. “Our latest builder sentiment survey suggests somewhat softer numbers ahead due to rising building costs and an uncertain regulatory climate.” “The 1.34 million single-family starts pace in December is the highest since September 2006,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “And while NAHB is forecasting further production increases in 2021, the gains will tempered by ongoing supplyside challenges related to material costs and delivery times, a dearth of buildable lots and regional labor shortages that continue to exacerbate affordability woes.” On a regional and year-to-date basis (January through December of 2020 compared to that same time frame a year ago), combined single-family and multifamily starts are 13.2 percent higher in the Midwest, 7.5 percent higher in the South, 6.2 percent higher in the West and 2.8 percent lower in the Northeast. Overall permits increased 4.5 percent to a 1.71 million unit annualized rate in December. Single-family permits increased 7.8 percent to a 1.23 million unit rate. Multifamily permits decreased 3.0 percent to a 483,000 pace. Looking at regional permit data on a year-to-date basis, permits are 7.4 percent higher in the Midwest, 7.3 percent higher in the South, 2.1 percent higher in the West and 5.2 percent lower in the Northeast. View additional data on housing starts and permits on nahb.org.

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How 3D-Printed Structures Could Disrupt Housing Posted January 11, 2021 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission. With the average median new home price hovering at around $321,500 in 2019, up from $216,700 just over a decade ago, housing affordability has become a leading issue for both home builders and consumers. Chief contributing factors include increasing land prices, rising costs for building materials (in particular lumber), consumer demand, and skilled labor shortages. But what if there was another way to create housing supply to help alleviate this crisis, especially in the wake of COVID-19? Although 3D-printed housing is in its infancy stage, there are several ways this form of building automation could address growing areas of concern:  Affordability: 3D-printed homes tend to be relatively small (300-600 square feet), decreasing the amount of materials used. They can take just a few days to print, cutting down time, and can drastically reduce labor costs through automation. Some 3D-printed homes don’t require foundations, so those associated costs can also be eliminated in certain instances.  Sustainability: 3D printing wastes few materials, as the houses are designed to print only what is needed for each structure. Additionally, some companies are focused specifically on incorporating green features, such as solar power, systems that extract moisture from the air to generate water for the house, water-recycling technology, and more. Because of the way the walls, roofing and floors are printed, uniformity in the shell also helps to reduce thermal bridging and increase air tightness, therefore improving energy efficiency.  Design: Robotic 3D printers can easily be programed to make different shapes, because of how exact the machines are, for flexible designs. This adaptability can help address rapidly changing consumer needs in the wake of COVID-19.  Delays: Because units are printed in a controlled factory environment, inclement weather is no longer a source of uncertainty, therefore reducing potential project delays. Structures can take as little as 24 hours, or up to a few weeks to print depending on size and the machine’s capacity, efficiently using time and labor to further decrease delays as compared to conventional stick-built homes. One nonprofit has recently started to build an entire community of 3D-printed homes in a rural part of Mexico to solve both affordability and resiliency concerns. Those living in poverty will be offered the opportunity to live in these homes, whose strong foundations help reduce impacts from seismic activity in the area to ensure they continue to have safe, affordable housing. With communities like this and more start-ups coming into the 3D-printing space, automated solutions for the construction industry could help with housing affordability and sustainability across the industry. To stay current on the high-performance residential building sector, with tips on water efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and other building science strategies, follow NAHB’s Sustainability and Green Building team on Twitter.

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Builder Confidence Down on Rising Material Prices, Upsurge in COVID-19 Cases January 20, 2021 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission. Rising material costs led by a huge upsurge in lumber prices, along with a resurgence of the coronavirus across much of the nation, pushed builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes down three points to 83 in January, according to the latest NAHB/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. Despite the drop, builder sentiment remains at a strong level. “Despite robust housing demand and low mortgage rates, buyers are facing a dearth of new homes on the market, which is exacerbating affordability problems,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. “Builders are grappling with supply-side constraints related to lumber and other material costs, a lack of affordable lots and labor shortages that delay delivery times and put upward pressure on home prices. They are also concerned about a changing regulatory environment.” “While housing continues to help lead the economy forward, limited inventory is constraining more robust growth,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “A shortage of buildable lots is making it difficult to meet strong demand and rising material prices are far outpacing increases in home prices, which in turn is harming housing affordability.” Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 35 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo HMI gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” The survey also asks builders to rate traffic of prospective buyers as “high to very high,” “average” or “low to very low.” Scores for each component are then used to calculate a seasonally adjusted index where any number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor. All three major HMI indices fell in January. The HMI index gauging current sales conditions dropped two points to 90, the component measuring sales expectations in the next six months fell two points to 83 and the gauge charting traffic of prospective buyers decreased five points to 68. Looking at the three-month moving averages for regional HMI scores, the Northeast fell six points to 76, the Midwest was up two points to 83, the South fell one point to 86 and the West posted a one-point loss to 95. HMI tables can be found at nahb.org/hmi. More information on housing statistics is also available at Housing Economics PLUS (formerly housingeconomics.com).

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US LBM Acquires Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Company

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DES MOINES, Iowa, January 04, 2021—US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Company, a building products dealer and manufacturer with five locations in Iowa. For more than 165 years, Gilcrest/Jewett has been known as Iowa’s “home building headquarters” and operates four retail yard locations, along with a truss and component plant, serving the Des Moines, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids metropolitan areas. Gilcrest/ Jewett provides a wide range of specialty building products to professional builders and do-it-yourselfers, including windows, doors, cabinetry, countertops, flooring, roofing and siding. The entire Gilcrest/Jewett leadership team will remain with the company, including Sumner Worth, who will serve as president and general manager, and Rick Thompson who will serve as senior vice president of sales. “US LBM and Gilcrest/Jewett both share the values of putting people first, innovating through technology and delivering superior products and service,” said Gilcrest/Jewett President Sumner Worth. “US LBM counts some of the most well-known distributors in the industry among its divisions, and we’re excited for the new opportunities this partnership brings for both our employees and customers.” “Gilcrest/Jewett boasts a strong team and is a name known for longevity, quality and innovation to not only customers in Iowa, but also across the building materials industry,” said US LBM President and CEO L.T. Gibson. “Adding Gilcrest/Jewett grows our manufacturing capabilities in Iowa and expands our specialty building products distribution network into major metropolitan markets in Iowa.” Anchor Peabody served as the exclusive advisor to Gilcrest/Jewett.

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Working Forests and Wood Products are Part of the Climate Solution Jan. 22, 2021 – LEESBURG, VA. – With President Biden’s decision to rejoin the Paris Accords, the American Wood Council (AWC), National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) and Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) stand ready to support the administration as it now seeks to reduce carbon emissions. Sustainably managed forests and the wood products they produce can and should be an important component of the overall Build Back Better strategy to reduce the U.S. carbon footprint. Today, U.S. forests and forest products are already annually sequestering and storing nearly 15% of total U.S. carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels. With the right policy there is potential to have an even greater impact. Wood is a renewable and sustainable material that stores carbon, both in trees growing in forests and as lumber and engineered wood products in the built environment. Working forests provide a continuing cycle of growing, harvesting, and replanting that maximizes forests’ ability to sequester and store more carbon while continuing to provide clean air, water and wildlife habitat. Wood products sustainably harvested from these working forests store carbon in traditional timber-framing, high tech bridges, tall mass timber buildings and a host of other applications. They also generate much less carbon in their manufacture, transportation and use than competing materials, further reducing the overall carbon impact to the built environment. Wood products and sustainably managed forests can and should be part of the carbon solution. The Biden administration can support forests in the United States by embracing sustainable forest management and supporting healthy markets, which research shows is the best way to keep forests intact. Our organizations encourage the Biden Administration and federal lawmakers to recognize the benefits of working forests and wood products as they continue to look at ways to reduce our country’s carbon emissions. ### PHONE: 800-289-5627

The American Wood Council (AWC) is the voice of North American wood products manufacturing, an industry that provides over 450,000 men and women in the United States with family-wage jobs. AWC represents 86 percent of the structural wood products industry, and members make products that are essential to everyday life from a renewable resource that absorbs and sequesters carbon. Staff experts develop state-of-the-art engineering data, technology, and standards for wood products to assure their safe and efficient design, as well as provide information on wood design, green building, and environmental regulations. AWC also advocates for balanced government policies that affect wood products The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) is a national advocacy organization committed to advancing federal policies that support the long-term economic, social and environmental benefits of sustainably managed privately-owned forests. NAFO member companies own and manage more than 46 million acres of private working forests – forests that are managed to provide a steady supply of timber. NAFO’s membership also includes state and national associations representing tens of millions of additional acres. Private working forests in the U.S. support 2.5 million jobs. The Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA) membership spans from Texas to Maryland, including sawmills, lumber treaters and lumber remanufacturers. In total, there are 81 member companies operating 125 locations. The mills directly employ nearly 10,000 people, in addition to the countless secondary jobs that are supported in rural economies across the Southeast. Our members also manage over 2 million acres of timberland.

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Call for Nominations – Softwood Lumber Board Seeks Candidates for 2022 BOD The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) seeks nominations of softwood lumber manufacturers and importers interested in candidacy for Board seats coming open in January 2022. Each Director will serve a three-year term and may serve for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The deadline for nominations is April 20, 2021. The SLB is seeking nominees to fill six seats for Directors whose terms expire on December 31, 2021: Four U.S. manufacturers (domestic): • Two seats representing the U.S. South • One company of any size • One small company • Two seats representing the U.S. West • Two large companies Two importers: • One large company representing Canada West • One company of any size representing importers from any region To be eligible, nominees operating within the regions named above must manufacture and ship within the United States, or import into the United States, at least 15 million board feet of softwood lumber annually. Under the program, large companies are defined as those that account for the top two-thirds of the volume of assessable softwood lumber annually and small companies account for the remaining assessable softwood lumber. The Board will evaluate all eligible nominees and submit the name of one nominee for each open seat and the name of one additional nominee for each open seat to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary). Other qualified persons interested in serving in the open seats but not recommended by the Board will be designated as additional nominees for consideration by the Secretary. The SLB administers an industry-funded and -directed program (commonly known as a “checkoff”) designed to promote the benefits and uses of softwood lumber products in both established and new market segments. Programs and initiatives supported by the SLB focus on increasing the demand for softwood lumber products in the United States. The softwood lumber checkoff took effect in 2011 and assessment collection began in 2012. The U.S. Department of Agriculture oversees the program. For more information or to submit a nomination, visit the SLB website. You may also email the form to Maureen Pello, VP of Operations at mpello@softwoodlumberboard.org, or send via physical mail to Maureen Pello, Softwood Lumber Board, 1800 Blankenship Road, Suite 200, West Linn, OR 97068.

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Webb Analytics Publishes 2020 Report on LBM Deals, Openings, Closures, and Mergers Which LBM operation did the most deals last year? Which state saw the most facilities change status? Which lumberyard was sold to a dealer that was purchased by another company 16 days later? You’ll find the answers plus many other insights in Webb Analytics’ just-published 2020 LBM Deals Report. This 10-page PDF document is available at no charge thanks to sponsorship from Building Industry Partners. Just go to www. webb-analytics.com, click the green “download” box in the promo at the top of the page, tell a bit about yourself, and the download will follow. Webb Analytics also requests that you contact company President Craig Webb at cwebb@webb-analytics.com if you see anything that’s missing or in error. He wants this report to be as complete and accurate as possible, and you can help Webb Analytics achieve that goal.

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Take Part in LBM’s Next Great Benchmark: The Construction Supply 150 The LBM industry ought to know a lot more about itself than it currently does. You can help make that happen by joining in the creation of a comprehensive and illuminating new benchmark: The Construction Supply 150 list of America’s biggest building material suppliers. Powered by a Webb Analytics survey and additional research, the Construction Supply 150 begins with a list of the 150 biggest companies that sell building materials to the nation’s contractors and homeowners. But it will go far beyond that by breaking down the numbers to show the size and scale of the LBM’s industry’s subsegments, as well by revealing important metrics that show how the industry is performing. Some parts of the report will focus on individual companies; others will be based on aggregate numbers. The report will be published in late Spring and available for free as a downloadable PDF. You also will be able to learn the results via webinars, podcasts, charts, graphs, personal presentations, social media, and white papers. All pro-oriented construction supply dealers, home centers, and hardware stores are invited to take part. Click here to see the questions in advance so you’ll be able to collect all you need in advance. Then go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CS150 and answer 15 minutes’ worth of questions. The deadline to enter is April 1. Several building material companies already have signed up to help sponsor production of the Construction Supply 150. To see a prospectus, contact Craig Webb at cwebb@webb-analytics.com.

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Building Safety Month 2021: “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save” Building Safety Month 2021 celebrates the industry’s resilience throughout the pandemic and looks to continue creating safe and sustainable buildings and communities Washington, D.C. – The International Code Council announced today the theme for its 41st annual Building Safety Month. Held each year in May, the 2021 event will emphasize “Prevent, Prepare, Protect. Building Codes Save.” With attendees’ safety top of mind, all Building Safety Month events will be held virtually this year. The educational and interactive campaign is meant to raise awareness about the importance of building codes in ensuring safety in the spaces in which we live, work and learn. Each year, the Code Council, its 64,000 members, and professionals across the building safety landscape highlight the importance of building safety though proclamations, informational events, legislative briefings, and more. The weekly themes for Building Safety Month are: Week One (May 1-9): Energy & Innovation Week Two (May 10-16): Training the Next Generation Week Three (May 17-23): Water Safety Week Four (May 24-31): Disaster Preparedness “With society placing greater emphasis on safety within both public and private buildings, Building Safety Month is more relevant than ever in educating the public about the increasingly important role modern building codes play in keeping our homes and communities strong and resilient,” said Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims, CBO. More information about Building Safety Month, including details regarding virtual events, can be found at: www. buildingsafetymonth.org. To view and download this year’s campaign poster, click here, and follow along on social media using the hashtag #BuildingSafety365. To download resized posters for your website and social media platforms, click here. ###

About the International Code Council The International Code Council is a nonprofit association that provides a wide range of building safety solutions including product evaluation, accreditation, certification, codification and training. It develops model codes and standards used worldwide to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.

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Located in central coastal NJ is a growing truss and wall panel manufacturer looking for an experienced truss & wall panel designer. The ideal candidate would be local to our central NJ market, but remote design is also a possibility. Previous experience with the Mitek suite of software is a plus.

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Manages the work of employees that are using computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering and design tasks. Communicates with sales, building designers and customers as required to obtain information for timely completion.

Reviews design work completed by designers prior to production. We offer a competitive salary, paid C a r r i e s o u t m a n a g e m e n t holidays, paid time off, medical/ responsibilities in accordance dental/life/disability insurance, with the organization's policies and 401k and profit sharing. applicable laws. More Information/Apply Here More Information/Apply Here Truss Designer Truss Production Manager J14149 J14199 Posted on Friday, November 20, 2020 Employer: Client Confidential

Tr u s s P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e r responsible for growing to 12M bft year. If you have experience in all areas of truss manufacturing and are willing to put in the time needed to grow this plant and make it "Yours", inquire and we can discuss the details. I will consider a qualified foreman who has the ability to move up. Almost all Mega-Multifamily roof and floor trusses. More Information/Apply Here Truss Designer - MiTek/ Multifamily

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JobLine Senior Designer ranking and MiTek software experience (Sapphire preferred) is highly desirable for this position. Prefer someone with commercial and multifamily experience but strong Single Family Custom will be considered. Bring your friends! In-office position. Remote is not an option. More Information/Apply Here

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Small but growing truss plant producing single family residential roof trusses is looking to hire 1-2 intermediate to advanced level truss designers (Level II or III). Truss Design opportunity using MiTek Sapphire software. Will consider Basic level, but prefers Intermediate to Advanced as measured by JobLine's Truss Design Skills Evaluation. More Information/Apply Here Senior Truss Designer

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Similar to Truss Design, the Residential Order Tech works with one production builder on roof truss order intake. Design skills can be basic to intermediate. MiTek J14175 software experience is a major plus. Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020 Join a company who rewards effort. Employer: Client Confidential The current position is open due to someone being promoited to Sales. Truss Design opportunity using More Information/Apply Here MiTek Sapphire software. Will Wall Panel Designer - MMF consider Basic level, but prefers J14198 Intermediate to Advanced as Posted on Friday, November 13, 2020 measured by JobLine's Truss Design Employer: Client Confidential Skills Evaluation. Minimum 3 years experience using truss design Create wall panel designs for megasoftware, MiTek preferred. May multifamily, assisted living, and consider candidates who have been light commercial projects using out of the industry for years. Please MiTek Sapphire software. inquire to be considered. You must More Information/Apply Here pass screening requirements from this employer before I can discuss details. More Information/Apply Here

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Responsible for 7 designers (remote and inhouse) and designing as time allows. MiTek Sapphire software experience and JobLine Senior Designer rating is required. $20M location. 45-50 hours a week. More Information/Apply Here Production Manager - Truss/ Panel J13987 Posted on Friday, November 20, 2020 Employer: Client Confidential

Production manager opportunity for a $20 million dollar truss, panel and stair operation. 40+_ employees. Responsible for production and deliveries. Typical duties, stable operation. Can not say more at this time. Inquire for details. More Information/Apply Here

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This is for a combined Truss and Wall Panel Designer position. Design, layout, estimating, project input, customer meetings (virtual or in person), optimization, assist in training new designers, mentoring, and developing new or adapting existing policies. As a team member, your work will support the overall department effort in assuring on time, best practices, and cost efficient projects. You will also be supporting production, sales, and the client to make sure each project is a success. More information and a complete job description is available to qualified candidates. Inquire to be considered. More Information/Apply Here Production Manager J14192 Employer: Client Confidential

Join a company with multiple plants in Florida. We are looking for Remote Truss Designers. Work remote, or in one of multiple design office locations in Central and South Florida. Positions include Advanced level Truss Designers, Senior Truss Designers, and Multifamily Truss Designers, plus Estimators. More Information/Apply Here MiTek Truss Designer J14172 Employer: Client Confidential

Work for a progressive manufacturer who is taking building components to the next level. To do that they need lots of high end, high tech equipment and someone who can lead a team to maximize capabilities and efficiencies. Can you lead a team? Can you combine individual strengths into one team effort? Do you have the technological skills to efficiently utilize the best in automated equipment? Let's talk! I have a full job description for qualified candidates. If you are new to the JobLine, please create an account before inquiring. Everything is Strictly Confidential More Information/Apply Here

Take the reigns of this wall panel plant in Colorado. Your domain includes Production, Yard, Inventory, and Safety. Producing about $4-5M in wall panels, this position has a proven team of production workers with supervision to grow. From this position, you will concentrate on managing schedules and inventory as well as collaborating with sales, yard, shipping, and clients to assure that projects are on time, within quality standards, and on budget. All while maintaining a safe operational environment. More Information/Apply Here Truss & Wall Panel Designer J14182 Employer: Client Confidential

If you have experience with running an automated truss and wall panel plant, and want to get your hands on the best equipment, with great management and financial backing, and lead your team to produce cutting edge, turn key complete framing packages, we have a job for you to consider.

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Remote Truss Designer - MiTek J14188 2020 Employer: Client Confidential

The Client is a growing floors and roofs truss, lumber company in the manufacturing industry. Family owned local company with 100+ local employees. They are seeking a Designer with extensive experience with background on multi-family truss design using MiTek software. The ideal candidate will collaborate with sales and production teams as well as design and create layouts for roofs and floors for sing-family, multifamily, and commercial customers. This candidate will have a Design Administrator to assist with process and close out. In addition, a Design Analyst will check for quality and accuracy of the design. This position reports to the Design Manager.

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y advice: talk to a helpful human before you transition to a new PC or cell phone. And make sure they’ll be there when you begin changing. This will spare you the anguish I went through as I was moving from MiTek devices to my own. I had presumed that I could do this on my own as I had in the past…but not without learning a lot more about the Cloud, which seems to be taking over the computer world.

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What I saw right after I loaded Outlook on my new HP laptop overwhelmed me. A listing of four different Cloud storage locations appeared in Windows Explorer: Dropbox: a third-party app which came over from my MiTek laptop iCloud Drive: which Apple suggested I use with Windows 10 iCloud Photos: from the photos I take with my iPhone OneDrive: a Microsoft app which came with Outlook I thought I’d simplify storing files and retrieving them by selecting a single provider. But then I wasted countless hours hacking around the Internet and moving data around without advancing the cause. Finally, I spoke to helpful people at both MiTek and Microsoft. They called attention to the status symbols in the Windows Explorer. The circled checkmark tells me that the files I’m not working on are stored both on my laptop and in the Cloud. The circled arrows tell me that the files I am currently accessing are also stored in both places but are constantly syncing (uploading to the Cloud) as I modify them. This insight gave me confidence that I could safely keep my pictures on Apple’s iCloud, and my documents on Microsoft’s OneDrive. And, so far, I haven’t lost track of any data. Moving the contents of my business phone to my new personal one was much simpler, but only after receiving human help. I first studied the AT&T website to determine what kind service Congratulations onofYour to select. But on that site, too, I was overwhelmed by the vast array of my past usage data and Well-Earned Retirement, Joe, multiple plan options. I could have completed the task right on that website. But, learning from my PC experience, I went into the phone store andand asked anThank AT&T agent You to guide for me. A month later, Your I went back there to change my service plan, as my data usage had changed now that I’m retired.

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