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Anna Stamm – Advertiser Forum: What’s the Rush?

Joe Kannapell: The Development of the Truss Plate Part 1: The Perfect Storm

Thomas McAnally – The JobLine: Please Not Another “Back in the Day” Story!

Geordie Secord – The JobLine: You Want the Trusses to Support What?

Wendy Boyd – Spida USA: Enjoy the Show at BCMC 2022

Todd Drummond Consulting, LLC: Here is What Happens When Continuous Improvement is More than a Slogan

Craig Webb – Webb Analytics: How Are Dealers Feeling Today? Positively Nervous

Glenn Traylor: What is the Value of a Floating Chase?

Mark Mitchell – Whizard Strategy: 8 Reasons Building Materials Companies Need to Pay Attention to Offsite Construction

Carl Villella – Acceptance Leasing: How to Buy Now While Saving Working Capital

Lesko Financial Services: Third Quarter Challenges Slow Growth Forecasts for Rest of 2022

Ryan Colker – ICC: Standards Ensure Off-site Built Tiny Homes Deliver Safety and Efficiency

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Tracy Roe – Eagle Metal: What Sets Businesses Apart is People

Edmond Lim, P.Eng. – LimTek Solutions: How to Rev Up During a Long Lead Time

Rob Bellian – Vekta: Maximizing Lumber, Space, and Speed with Vekta

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Karissa Louie – Simpson Strong-Tie: Discussing Simpson Strong-Tie Work Culture on the TED WorkLife Podcast

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Joe Kannapell – The Last Word The Promise of Robotics

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New & Used Equipment Saws ................................................................................................ 7 Truss Equipment .............................................................................48 Panel Equipment .............................................................................58 Trucks & Trailers ............................................................................79 Misc. Equipment .............................................................................81 Modular Manufacturing ..................................................................99 Door | Stair | Window Equipment .................................................100 Safety First .............................................................................................115 Monthly GIGGLES ................................................................................103 Calendar of Events .................................................................................112 Industry News .........................................................................................118 Directory .................................................................................................130 Hiring Zone ............................................................................................132

4Ward Solutions Group ...................................................................... 27,113 Acceptance Leasing & Financing ...................................................... 9,37,81 Acer, Inc .............................................................................................. 46,94 Alpine .............................................................................................. 20,68 Clark Industries, Inc. ............................................................................ 26,52 Eagle Metal Products ......................................................................... 2,44,60 Eide Integrated Systems, LLC | ProCut, LLC ................................. 18,39,48 EstiFrame Technologies ..................................................................... 32,104 Fitzgerald Group ................................................................................. 89,103 HOLTEC USA ..................................................................................... 4,38 LimTek Solutions ........................................................................... 24,36,50 MiTek .......................................................................................... 12,86,133 Panels Plus ........................................................................................... 47,64 Runnion Equipment Company ............................................................. 13,89 Simpson Strong-Tie ............................................................... 15,88,116, 122 Spida USA ............................................................................. 16,17,40,66,80 The Hain Company .................................................................. 9,27,33,71,74 The JobLine .......................................................... 43,49,62,69,70,79,101,105 Timber Products Inspection ............................................................... 28,114 Todd Drummond Consulting, LLC ........................................................ 8,22 Triad | RUVO | Merrick Machine .............................................. 100,102,136 Tuomo Poutanen ................................................................................... 48,93 Vekta Automation ............................................................................ 14,56,90 Wasserman & Associates ......................... 7,19,31,49,53,55,58,67,73,78,95, 99,101 Wolf X Machina ................................................................................... 67,87 Wood Tech Systems ................ 13,19,21,25,31,33,34,35,41,42,43,47,49,53, 54,55,59,61,65,67,69,72,73,74,75,79,81,101,103

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What’s the Rush? Anna L. Stamm Director of Communications and Marketing Component Manufacturing Advertiser.

ne July evening I was channel surfing and caught a commercial for some (stupid) movie debuting in the fall. They were highlighting cozy sweaters and falling leaves, while I wondered why anyone would be ready for autumn. Why should we be rushing to fall, and why are people always trying to rush us through life for some reason or another?

It’s Not Time Yet I understand that “Christmas in July” is a great marketing tool, and certain types of holiday merchandise—Valentines, Halloween, etc.—needs to appear in stores so people can purchase and use them in the weeks before a holiday occurs. But that does not mean that we want to start experiencing those upcoming seasons yet. This is the height of summer, so why should we be in a hurry to skip ahead 3 months?

It’s Not About Smelling the Roses When people say you should “stop and smell the roses,” they’re implying that you have some kind of choice between work and not-work. The roses represent the “good” parts of your day that you may be missing by focusing too much on work. But that dichotomy is a false choice—many of our work obligations are good experiences that may be more important to us than social activities. Sometimes, the situation is not that we hurrying through life while caught in a rat race, but instead we’re focusing on some immediate goals, and we’re willing to postpone personal tasks for professional reasons.

What We Can Miss in the Rush Rather than rushing us to autumn (or whatever Shangri-la we’re supposed to desire next), why can’t we try to identify and enjoy the bright spots in our right-here-and-now? Did you have a personal success at work today? Did something make you smile? Stop for a minute and enjoy that. Likewise, were you focusing so much on rushing something to the finish that you missed a step? Is something “finished” but you wish you had taken the time to make a few changes along the way? Assuming that you had it to spare, would an extra 10 minutes have made a difference on a project? Did rushing have a cost too? PHONE: 800-289-5627

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The Development of the Truss Plate Part 1: The Perfect Storm nearly perfect confluence of circumstances combined to create the truss plate in South Florida. The wartime home-building hiatus, the post-war baby boom, and the northward (from Cuba) and southward (snowbird) migration to Florida all combined to skyrocket the demand for new housing. But what made the most impact, literally, was the force of hurricanes, and the competition to design a system to withstand them.

By Joe Kannapell

Four consecutive years of devastating hurricanes hit South Florida beginning in 1947 when 140 mph winds hit Miami-Dade County head-on. In 1948, a second one with 110 mph winds hit from the opposite direction, and in 1949 a third storm came ashore, continuing the carnage. If those weren’t enough, the worst one hit in 1950, the first year names were given to hurricanes. This one was appropriately called “King” and its 150 mph winds damaged some 21,000 homes. That’s why the Dade County building department had no choice but to raise roof loading to 55 psf, the highest in the country (while the state of Florida did not require adherence to a building code until 1974).

By the early 1950s, residents were retreating inland from the coast, onto the edges of the Everglades. There, foundations had to be more substantial than simply concrete slabs over sand, creating a strong incentive to avoid interior footings, and encouraging the use of clear span trusses. But Dade County Officials, in order to make sure these newfangled wood trusses (and their connections) would stand up to severe wind loads, developed a truss-testing criterion by working with Cal Jureit, the Chief Engineer at a local testing lab. As a result, building permit applicants specifying trusses were required to submit full-scale truss tests, certified by an engineer, to back up their design methods. Critical to passing truss tests were the connections. Continued next page

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The simplest connector tested was a metal plate with holes punched about one inch on center. In the test shown here of a 32 ft., 3/12 pitched truss, the heel joint alone required 45 nails to be hand-driven into each face of the truss. The entire truss required a total of 400 nails, at a time before pneumatic tools were available. For an order of 26 of these trusses to frame a modest 1500 sq. ft. home, more than 10,000 nails had to be hammered.

Another connector considered was the split-ring, which had been successfully used for 20 years, especially on longer span trusses. While this connector outperformed alternatives in truss testing, it required multiple installation steps, including routing, drilling, and bolting. And because of the doubled thickness and protruding bolts and nuts, it required more than twice the space on delivery trucks. This never proved to be effective in South Florida. An enterprising young architect, Carol Sanford, representing the H-Brace Company, brought flat plates with nail holes and wedge-shaped teeth to Jureit’s lab. Although the H-Brace passed the Dade County tests, its wrap-around design worked well only for a chord splice, but not for many other joint geometries. Realizing its impracticality, Sanford also brought a glued-gusset truss to the lab, which worked well but Dade County rejected it, doubting the glue would withstand the Florida heat. Finally, a persistent Sanford brought in a new design which had a combination of teeth and nail holes, like the H-Brace, but was formed from a flat metal plate. The resulting truss design, which required half as many nails, passed the Dade County test, and Sanford applied for a patent and gained it in 1955. Cal Jureit witnessed these tests, but they must have left him unsatisfied, perhaps because even the latest Sanford design required hundreds of supplementary nails on a truss. Shortly thereafter he left the lab and became a partner in an engineering consulting firm. But he would return with a better idea… Next Month: The Birth of the Truss Plate 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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Enjoy the Show at BCMC 2022 By Wendy Boyd Chief Customer Officer – Sales, Service & Marketing

n last month’s article, We’re ‘Not Slowing Down’ Until We Reach BCMC 2022, I talked about many of the reasons why you should come visit our Spida booth in September. This month, I’ll quickly remind everyone of some of the other reasons to attend this year’s Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) being held September 12–16 in Columbus, Ohio. Here are a few of the highlights: Tuesday, September 13 Morning – Golf Tournament, Bike Ride, or Ohio State Stadium Tour Afternoon/Evening – Industry Roundtables & Happy Hour, followed by Casino Game Night Wednesday, September 14 Morning – President’s Welcome & Keynote Speaker Emmitt Smith Afternoon – Educational Sessions Thursday, September 15 Morning – 5K Run/Walk, Industry Awards & Economic Forecast Afternoon/Evening – Educational Sessions, followed by the Industry Celebration Importantly, you’ll be able to see us on the Show Floor! The Exhibit Floor hours are Wednesday from 10:45 AM–5:15 PM and Thursday from 10:00 AM–5:30 PM. Make plans to come see Spida Machinery and say hi!!

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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 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.

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Terminailer®, a revolutionary, event-driven, nailing machine that completely defies any preconceived notions about sub-component assembly.

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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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IntelliVIEW

Manage. Design. Build. The industry’s most powerful integrated component design, engineering, and management software for steel and wood-framed structures. 

iCommand Manage projects, customers, materials and pricing

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The IntelliVIEW suite is a fully integrated software solution for the layout and design of a building’s rough framing elements—including roof and floor trusses, wall panels, solid sawn, EWP, construction hardware, sheathing and various ancillaries. The IntelliVIEW suite provides the industry’s most complete analysis of the design, cost information and bill of materials—promoting increased profits by reducing plate and lumber use.

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NEW! 1998 AUTO OMNI COMPONENT SAW • 5 Blade Automated Component Saw • 1-30", 1-12" and 3-20"Blades cut 2x3 thru 2x12 and 4x2 from 11" to 20'-0" • Computer, Enclosure & Stand • Shaker Waste Pan • Excludes Incline Waste Conveyor • Video Available Upon Request $13,900 FOB MN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2002 Koskovich Auto Omni 5-Blade Component Saw 2002 Koskovich Auto Omni component saw, 5-blade automated saw includes [3] 20 inch blades, [1] 30 inch blade, [1] 12 inch blade and shaker waste conveyor with factory side pans. Fully automated setup with full power length and all axis angulation, single-sided setup from operator console, 2×3 through 2×12 and 4×2, 20’ to 9” @ 90°/90°, Exair cabinet coolers, remote monitor, no spares. In operation until Aug. ’21. 208/240/480 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp saw electrical required. 120 volt, 1 phase PC electrical required. $13,970 NOW $9,997 FOB OH Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Serving the Structural Building Components Industry

Safety Speed Cut Model 7000 Panel Saw

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). $9,332 Base, FOB MN.

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NEW! New L-M Equipment Verticut 2000 PET / Bunk Saw Station

The L-M Verticut 2000 is a true Precision End Trim (PET) saw that is capable of holding a 1/16th accuracy all day long. Made in the USA, the V2k comes equipped with a 15 HP 460/230 volt High-E three phase TEFC motor driving a Double ended Premium “Stellite” inlaid saw bar with a spring loaded chain tensioner and an automatic oiler to lubricate the .404 pitch custom profile semi chisel saw chain. Rather than a single pivot-point, the saw assembly is mounted on a mandrel box that is guided by cam followers on a steel frame that is raised and lowered by a hydraulic cylinder. A console with the saw controls moves with the saw assembly along a track positioned using a manual “V” wheel geared drive or optional Hydraulic drive The V2k is unlike other imported systems that are basically a Portable Yard Saw on a cutting rack with a best cutting accuracy of +/- 1/8″ (meaning up to ¼” accuracy variance between units of lumber). The V2k from L-M provides +/- 40 thousands, assuring consistent PET precision from unit to unit. Another advantage L-M has over the competition is their commitment to personal service with unlimited phone assistance and technical help. Their team has traveled the country working on crosscut saws for many years and they know their equipment inside and out. L-M is a familyowned business that prides themselves in doing the job right and building long term relationship that is vital to their business: “Built to last as long as our customers since 1946”.

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Here is What Happens When Continuous Improvement is More than a Slogan

s a change agent for lean manufacturing best practices, it is extremely satisfying when I see a company embrace best Todd Drummond practices despite their challenges. Too often, it is stated, “we (I) cannot implement or do the suggested improvement practice because _____” from so many claiming to be continuous improvement groups. The excuses are always the same. Too busy, not approved by upper management, or will happen sometime later but later never comes. However, when a company takes the time and makes an effort, no matter the current or unexpected challenges, what a difference! Employee staffing and skills challenge. The same can be stated no matter what region of the country, “not enough people are willing to work, and those that do are no longer as skilled or have good work ethic.” Every company that does not have good management and employee relations suffers the same issues. But as the chart shows, this has a significant impact on a business. Case Study 1 – Good Employee Management Practices. An LBM and component manufacturer (CM) of wood truss and wall panels had the very common problems of high employee turnover, staffing shortages, and low net profits. As part of my services, we spent a lot of time discussing best practices for management and employee best practices because it is the foundation of lean manufacturing. The ideals of best practices for employees have to be more than an empty slogan by upper management. When employee best practices are actually embraced, the results are astounding. Although I must keep this company’s name in confidence, I can tell you their results after adopting the employee best practices I recommended. Their nearly 100% turnover rate within manufacturing and new hires each year dropped by about 30% each year over the last three years. Their turnover rate is very manageable now, and they have virtually eliminated any open positions within the company. Now they are known in their region as a place where people want to work, and they do not have problems filling positions within their company. Production efficiencies and quality of work have improved substantially. They were able to meet the challenges of doubling their sales with virtually no equipment or capital investments. They went from barely profitable to record-breaking profits in line with the rest of the industry. They stated that this was all because they got their management and employee best practices in order. If they had not, the exploding sales would have crushed them. Continuous improvement is not just a slogan within their company. Continued next page

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Every CM should have had the best net profits they have ever had over the past two years. Virtually every CM is expanding its manufacturing with more automation. However, now that demand is becoming more balanced with supply, inflated margins earnings will be suppressed by competition and falling commodity pricing. Yet two things that require the least cost and minimal effort to improve existing sales and manufacturing process virtually overnight are, incredibly, refused because of the “this is how we have always done it” mentality. Case Study 2 – Pricing and Unit Measurement. As proven by multiple CMs, and I do mean a lot of CMs, every single one of them has improved their net profits by a minimum of three points. One told me because they embraced the gross margin (GM) dollar per man-minute (MM) pricing, they improved their net profits by eight points. (Point gain, not a percentage gain.) Every one of these companies has stated that their truss manufacturing pricing, scheduling, and understanding of their true workstation’s efficiencies have improved radically. When given the proven time standards MM by TDC and updated their programs, they could compare their old and new methods using side-by-side comparisons with minimal effort. In other words, they did not have to take my word for it but prove it for themselves. For most, all it took was adding a few columns in their reports to compare the different data. Once the data was collected accurately and analyzed, the potential benefits were overwhelming, leading them to embrace better GM/MM and MM unit practices. Every other type of labor unit was proven to be too inconsistent and unreliable, such as piece count, dollars, and especially board foot. These companies have proven that continuous improvement practices are not simple slogans. TDC is Now Scheduling the Fall and Winter Months for New Consultations. The team of 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. No one is better at providing your team with proven results for good employee practices, pricing, truss labor estimation, and so many other best-in-class practices. TDC’s tailored solutions are for the client’s specific needs. Go beyond the typical software and equipment vendor recommendations for your operations and do what many have dared to do. Embrace the Drummond Method, and your company can experience cost savings, and net profit gains that usually take months or years can be accomplished in weeks or months, resulting in an average of 3 to 6 point net profit gains for CMs. All areas are addressed, not just the manufacturing. Please do not 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 – Copyrights © 2022 PHONE: 800-289-5627

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One month after installing a Double Lumber PickLine to feed two TCT Linear Saws: "We are getting 3,000 to 5,000 bdft more 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 to further accelerate the payback.” Tom Hollinshed, Owner

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New Monet DeSawyer 2000 Component Saw ! W NE Call for Pricing 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. 765-751-9990 PHONE: 800-289-5627

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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.

FEATURES / APPLICATIONS • Capable of 100% On-Table Nail Plate Embedment • Two Pucks Per Slot • 24", 26", and/or 30" Spacing • Compatible with all current major design software • Multiple Simultaneous Layouts LOCAL 417-235-7182 • US TOLL FREE 800-743-9737 WWW.CLARK-IND.COM / GENERAL@CLARK-IND.COM

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Work Smarter

2 Seconds That's all the time it takes

to drill studs for running Romex or other electrical wire in the wall panels

Motor: Heavy Duty 5 HP - 3 phase - 220v or 440 v (Please specify when ordering) Motor carriage bearing and spindle assembly mounted on Blanchard ground steel plate Lineal motion is hardened and ground V bearings and rails Block Sizes: 2 x 4 through 2 x 12 infinite height setting to center Air Supply: 100 psi 10 CFM Drills: 2 wing 3/4'” Carbide Tipped can accommodate smaller or larger Spindles: Alloy Steel polished and ground precision shafting Frame: 2" Steel With Powder Coat Finish Covers: 10 Gauge (1/8" Thick) Aluminum removable Dimensions: Height - 60 inches, Width - 33 inches, Depth - 33 inches Shipping weight: 750 lbs. - (Including crate) MADE IN AMERICA BY AMERICANS

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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! •

Al Coffman

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Elliot Wilson

If you have questions about how you can make this selection, please contact your authorized agent above or Glenn Traylor at 919-280-5905 or trusguy@gmail.com.

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What is the Value of a Floating Chase?

he development of the 4 x 2 floor truss system revolutionized the truss industry. Plating to the narrow edge of the chord members presented some issues, but all in all it allowed component fabricators another product offering, expanding their potential business. In the original designs, it was intended that the center of the floor truss be designed as a floating chase – the definition being a space or area that could adjust to the variation of lumber thickness and web lengths. As equipment improved and created repeatable accuracy in cutting, the need for a “floating or self-adjusting” opening became less important but still valuable as lumber thickness still varied and required adjustment. The builder demand for the open web system lent itself to plumbing and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and naturally these trades started to utilize the openings more and more. In fact, it wasn’t long before plumbing and HVAC started dictating where the chases needed to be, often requesting difficult locations or expensive configurations that required higher-grade lumber and multiple chord segments.

The interesting thing about our industry is that, as the capabilities evolved, often the component manufacturers did not recoup the additional manufacturing cost associated with special or specific designs. Recently, while dealing with a client’s customer, I realized my client was holding chases and increasing labor cost for projects the end user did not need. Worst yet was that the fabricator was not getting paid for the features his design group was implementing “because the software could do it.”

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The simple lessons here are as follows: 1. Always float your floor truss chases, if possible. 2. Floating the chase helps to deal with variable lengths and thicknesses of lumber. 3. Floating the chase rather than holding the chase improves the quality of the memberto-member gaps of floor web members, thereby reducing deflection and creep. 4. Holding chases often requires special “cutto-fit” situations at the floor machine. 5. Most HVAC mechanics do not use the center case but instead prefer closer to the end of the truss which is nearer the bearing wall. 6. Fixed chase locations can create several cut-to-fit web members, increasing the time required to build the floor truss. 7. If you have to match chases, get paid for it – and not just material cost but include the extra labor and time. 8. Unless the customer asks for fixed chases, provide floating chase designs. Often when you ask them, they say fixed because they don’t understand how the chases will be used. 9. Chases should be centered in the floor truss utilizing “standard” webbing, removing special cuts and odd webs as much as possible. 10. Review any repeat projects with your clients to see how they are using your product – that will provide you with a wealth of information you can use to improve your relationship with them. Remember that, just because the software can do something, it never hurts to ask if you should do it. While keeping an eye on your quality, it’s also good to keep an eye on your bottom line. 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. Glenn Traylor Structural Building Components Industry Consultant http://www.linkedin.com/in/glenntraylor PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Seege Pa

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.

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Spida Automated Apollo Saw The Spida Apollo saw with Automation is a computerized, pull-arm type saw used for cutting either wood truss components or wall panel cutting and represents the lowest-cost way to add an automated single-blade saw to your operation. Features include angle cutting from 10 to 170 degrees, 36 inch scarf cuts, patented variable stroke limiter for safety, solid frame and arm design, 17 inch industrial touch screen with enclosure, 7.5 HP motor, plug and play wiring making installations easier and includes cowls for adding a dust extraction system. Available options include software is available for both trusses and wall panel cutting, laser guide showing exactly the path of the blade before the blade moves, Safe Grip™ Clamp for cutting smaller pieces, clamping table, Plate Marker template providing automated set up for marking joint locations (studs, sub-component locations, etc.) on top/bottom plates, Chop Saw Table for adding another saw for miter/compound or end cuts, prior to feeding the Spida Apollo saw, Portable Dust Extractor and spare blades.

2006 Alpine AutoMill SC Automated Component Saw

Saw is available in 240 volt, 20A or 460 volt, 15A 3 phase electrical. Computer requires 110 volt, 1 phase, 20A.

$64,500

$69,000 NOW $59,900 FOB BC

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A Premier Sponsor of the SBCA Emerging Leaders Casino Game Night at BCMC 2022

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. Call for pricing, FOB MO.

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USED ALS 276 LINEAR SAW SERVO PARTS & COMPUTER • Used Servo Star CR10251 (3 Available) -$1,100 Each • Used Servo Star CR06251 (3 Available) - $1,100 Each • Used Servo Star Master Controller MCSS-08-6410-004 - $4,000 • Used ALS Windows XP Computer - $1,500 • All Parts - $10,900 • Used parts were removed in "working condition" from the ALS 276 during a saw upgrade FOB AL Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2002 Koskovich Auto Omni 5 Blade Component Saw 2002 Auto Omni 5 blade automated component saw includes shaker waste conveyor with factory side pans, [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, 2×3 through 2×12, 22’ to 3′ @ 90°/90°, and spare blades. 208/240/480 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp and 120 vac, 90 Amp electrical required. Price: $19,990 FOB PA Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Safety Speed Manufacturing Model 6400 Panel Saw 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 $5,169 FOB MN.

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2006 Virtek Laser MC with Vista M-20 Autoset-V Upcut Saw Virtek Laser MC automated plate cutting/ laser burning layout system is complete with Virtek Laser MC Class IV laser w/computer workstation, Vista model M-20 Autoset-V undertable cut-off saw and infeed table with lumber advance pusher bar, cuts dimensional lumber material and LVL depths from 2″ to 12″ deep, up to 16′ in length, 4″ height with angles from 0 to 75 degrees. Prints on one 3″ face and one 1 1/2″ edge. Includes any available spare parts and two backup PC’s. Printer accuracy needs repair. Encoder wiring needs repair..

MORE INFORMATION HERE $15,997 NOW $9,997 FOB OH Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

2008 Alpine PF90 Wall Panel Saw 2008 Alpine PF 90 wall panel cutting and marking system. 3.5″ x 12″ maximum cutting profile, Inkjet option, cuts to 16 ft long. From the OEM’s literature, “Effortlessly handles two of the most critical and difficult processes in any wall panel operation – plate cutting and panel layout. At the rate of 1,000 linear feet per hour or more, uses data from the design software and accurately marks stud, cripple and jack locations, job and panel number, subcomponent and window/door locations, and even sheathing locations on both top and bottom plates simultaneously with ink-jet printing.

MORE INFORMATION HERE $8,499 FOB NY Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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New Monet FWA-500 AC Automated Floor Web Saw Call For Pricing FOB MO Additional Information Here 765-751-9990

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Robust low maintenance

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How to Buy Now While Saving Working Capital Finance Your Purchase Instead of Placing a Lump Deposit

he supply chain disruptions in the economy present one of the more difficult aspects facing clients in the current economic environment. Clients are waiting up to one year to receive equipment, when in the past they have only had to wait a few months, if at all.

These long lead times can affect your business negatively. For most transactions, a vendor will require a deposit at the time of the order. This means that a client will need to make an outlay of cash several months before they will have use of the equipment. Money out, but no return on investment for perhaps a year. An attractive alternative is to finance the equipment. The first and obvious advantage is that the client will lock in the rate at the time of approval. For the entire term of the financing, the monthly payment remains fixed and will never go up. No additional interest will be paid if rates rise in the future, as they are expected to do. And as for the initial deposit that would otherwise drain the client’s cash position, financing it will result in the initial deposit being funded*, and the client will only be making smaller, monthly payments. The cash being expended by the client during the lead time will traditionally be less. We will work closely with you to help ease the difficulty of long lead times by offering the best rates and terms to preserve your cash. Call us at 412 262-3225 to learn what programs are available to you. We are Acceptance Leasing and Financing Service. We’re proud to be celebrating our 30th anniversary in business this year. Established in 1992, we pride ourselves on our Certified Leasing and Financing Professional designation. A member of SBCA and a frequent attendee of the BCMC tradeshow, Acceptance Leasing and Financing Service, Inc. knows the equipment of the component manufacturing industry. We can provide financing for any new and, regardless of age, used equipment. Also: Ask about our “Equipment Plus Cash” program.

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EKSTROM-CARLSON MODEL E STRAIGHT LINE RIP SAW • 10 HP Arbor Motor • 3 HP Variable Speed Feed • 4" Maximum Thickness (when using 18" Blade) • 48" Throat • Adjustable Rip Fence • Overhead Holddown • Automatic Chain Oiler • Dust Outlets $10,500 FOB MI Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2006 Koskovich Omni Miser WFA with WoodRunner Lumber Retrieval Servo controlled angulation axis of movement for cutting and making wall frame (square & angle cut) components. , “D” Print option (both faces, one edge). Includes 5 HP, 3450 RPM, arbor motor, computer monitor, console, 220/440v 3 Ph, spare blade. The WoodRunner Air Pick automated lumber retrieval system includes a single picking head with 10 bunks and 2 magazines. Includes manuals, all available spare parts and spare servo cards, and WoodRunner software source code. Available March 2022.

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2003 Monet DeSawyer 2000 Component Saw $47,990 NOW $41,960 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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New Monet DeWall Saw 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. Call for pricing, FOB MO 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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What Sets Businesses Apart is People

By Tracy Roe

n any industry, even ours, people make the difference. If one product or service in any industry was overwhelmingly better than another, there wouldn’t be a choice for very long. This is an example of entrepreneurial spirit and culture building in its very definition.

Most people outside the metal plate connected wood truss industry view connector plates as a common, almost commodity product. That isn’t the case. Today, plates and software are exclusive to each other. What then is the difference? Some would say price, some would say software, but most would say relationships or people. Every component manufacturer uses connector plates every day. They may look similar, but the differences between brands are enough to make them exclusive. Connector plates are a consumable in your business and likely the smallest percentage of cost in what you do every day. Software is another vendor-specific value and today’s design software is rapidly changing for the better. Long gone are the days where libraries of common designs were catalogued and used repeatedly. The software has gotten more sophisticated in what it can do. From CAD overlays to live 3D viewports to sharing models over the web without an app, we have seen a remarkable improvement in the past couple of decades. The software constantly gets better and more efficient, mostly out of necessity. Today’s design staff is younger and largely less experienced than the typical staff of 20 years ago. Software has to be smarter, more robust, and must have an engaging interface.

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Finally, there are the people. If all else were similar, the people are what sets one dealer, store, brand, or vendor apart from another. Certainly you have choices on where you shop for certain items, but if you are like me, you find yourself at the same place time after time. In our industry, you need a partner and not simply a supplier. Someone who takes the time to understand your business and how you run it. You don’t need someone telling you what you should do, rather you need to know how they can help you. Your supplier needs to provide solutions and not just products. As a component fabricator, you must buy plates. Are you buying them from someone who makes you feel appreciated? Someone who will stop at nothing to ensure you are successful? What problem has your supplier helped you solve this year, this month, or this week? Anyone can sell you a product, but a true vendor partner will stop at nothing to ensure you succeed. We are rapidly approaching BCMC 2022. If you are a firsttime attendee, you will not regret it. If you are a returning visitor, then you’re already looking forward to it just like I am. Either way, please stop by and say hello. We would love to meet you and prove how our people make the difference.

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New Paths to Production

A new Universal stacking infeed deck in testing at the Acer plant. Fewer moving parts, compact size, and higher productivity.

The Ranger Retrieval System by Acer is compatible with several brands of linear-feed saw. Explore your options now and get the lumber moving. Acer Inc. 301 Industrial Drive Rushford, MN 55971 USA 507-864-2220 www.acerinc.com RANGER RS is a trademark of ACER INC. The RANGER RS system is protected under U.S. Patent #8,960,244 and other patents pending.

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2006 Alpine AutoMill SC Component Saw

2006 Alpine AutoMill SC, model 348B, five-blade component saw. Servo controlled computerized saw 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 touchscreen input. It has 23 axes of automated movement, enhanced diagnostics, and auto management reporting. The SC cuts from 9″ 90/90 blocks to 2′-6″ to 20′-0″ long angled material, in sizes ranging from 2×3″ through 2×12″, and 4-angle floor webs from 3′-4″. Includes [3] 18″, [1] 20″ and [1] 32″ blades with air brakes, under-saw shaker conveyor and a scrap incline conveyor. Includes owner’s manual, all available spare blades and all available spare parts. 480v/ 60Hz/ 3 phase electrical required.

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Monet FWA 500 Floor Web Saw 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. Call for pricing, FOB MO.

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SEE YOU AT WOOD WALL SHEATHING Semi-automated stations that fasten sheathing to wall panels.

WOOD WALL FRAMING These stations are designed to hold the plates, subcomponents, and studs squarely in place for fastening.

FLOOR CASSETTE STATION A station designed to hold floor joists square while sheathing is fastened.

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Your Table, Automated. All WizardPDS® Perimeter Definition Systems are 100% Automated with NO manual jigging required providing near-ZERO setup time. Retrofit ANY table with WizardPDS® ChannelS®. Automate the entire table line, or a 48’ section to capture the majority of your most complex, short run trusses. In fact, with the setup-intensive, short run trusses dedicated to your WizardPDS®, your manual section of the table is now free to maximize its potential with longer runs and basic truss geometry. 800-344-3433 www.eideintegratedsystems.com Eide Integrated Systems, LLC 3219 North Second Street Minneapolis, MN 55412

European Glued Truss-Joist Licensees, Partnerships, or Investment Opportunity U.S. & Globally Patented product and process This first of its kind GT-Joist offers unique parallel chord options •

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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

NEW! WESCANA FLOOR TRUSS MACHINE • 7' x 40' Table with 3/4" Steel Table Top • Two 5' Park Sections • Truss Depths from 12" to 26" • Truss Flip-Over Arms • Side or End Ejectors • Built-In Camber for Clamping on Both Sides • Air Cylinders Under Table • 2 C o n t ro l Va l v e s f o r Clamping

• 1 Control Valve for FlipOver Arms • 1 Control Vlave for Ejectors • 24" Diameter x 1" Wall Thickness Roller • 10 HP / 3 Phase Gear Motor • Front & Rear Emergency Shut-Off Bars • Joystick Control • 2' per Second Travel Speed

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General Manager Truss General Manager opportunity and one of my top clients. Must have P&L management experience in $10-15M range of Roof and Floor Truss manufacturing facilities. Produces components for Tract, Single Family Custom, Small-Medium Multifamily, and Mega-Multifamily projects. Responsible for Sales, Design, Production, P&L. Long time facility with potential for more output. Compensation: $100k+- base, bonus potential to match base if metrics are met. Base is based on skills and experience. Relocation assistance available. Benefits details are available to qualified applicants.

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NEW! Price based on configuration FOB IN Table Guided Gantry System by Spida Machinery New table-guided (NO rail) gantry system by Spida, side-eject or end-eject options, with continuous production tables built to length. Available in steel, plastic or combination table top options. Can be fabricated to receive automated jigging such as “Wizard” brand. 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. Spida 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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How to Rev Up During a Long Lead Time

Edmond Lim, P.Eng. LimTek Solutions Inc.

ust when you have calculated your traditional CapEx ROI saying “Yes,” you cannot pass “Go” until 2023 because your new machinery lead time is a year away. Now what? Now you should prepare for it!

Instead of focusing on the wait, get better organized before your new machinery arrives. This is the time when you should optimize existing space constraints, boost labor productivity, lift morale, improve safety, implement preventative maintenance, and further reduce/reclaim waste. Your long lead time can be put to good use by revving up your operations and getting better organized. Here are two central tactics to use at your plant.

Boost Production Boost an existing saw’s production that does not have an automated in-feed deck by adding a semi-automated SmartConveyor. Even semi-automated and manual pull saws will benefit from improved material flow by adding an 8 ft to 12 ft SmartConveyor to the material in-feed.

By adding a semi-automated SmartConveyor, the saw operator can efficiently pre-load, for example, 30 collated boards onto the SmartConveyor and then start cutting 30 boards uninterrupted because he’s able to concentrate on the task at hand. And, the SmartConveyor will square up the boards and drop them one at a time onto the saw’s manual feed deck.

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Improve Efficiency Now, improve the efficiency of catching lumber by creating a lumber stacking buffer with a lumber catch table. The cut piece buffer will allow the saw to set up for the next piece to cut while the lumber catcher stacks the lumber from the buffer on the catch table. When lumber is being stacked without the benefit of a cut piece buffer, the saw has to wait until the lumber is stacked. Add a cut piece buffer with a lumber catch table. Adding just a 10 ft Lumber Catch Table creates a buffer for the saw to move onto the next setup. In addition, you can add simple conveyors, rollers, and bins to separate saw dust from reclaim pieces and wedges/ blocks.

The additional perpendicular scrap incline(s) and simple rollers (the green roller in the two photos) can be added within your existing space.

Feed the Beast! LimTek Process Organization Technology will help you squeeze out more truss production and deliver quality trusses with shorter lead times to better service your customers by organizing your truss fabrication processes to maximize your investment in automation. https://limteksolutions. com/#solutions

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New Spida floor truss finish roller press, four-foot wide (other widths available) x 3 1/2” tall throat. Use of this process speeds assembly and transports finished truss away from the production area, adds quality and peace of mind for your finished floor trusses. The unique “uni-body” construction creates a ridged machine that does a final press of the connector plates for complete embedment into lumber, saving wear on your floor assembly machine. 12” diameter rolls, 7 1/2 HP motor, 80# chain, 114 FPM speed, emergency photoelectric shut-off, chain and sprocket guards, integrated brake. Available options include: other roller widths, Heavy-Duty upgrade, gear motor drive, and soft start controls. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical. Other voltages available.

NEW IDLE & POWERED 14' TRUSS CONVEYOR (AZ) • 14' Long x 4" or 5" (Inside Diameter) Schedule 40 Pipe • Tube Steel Stands (7" Height Adjustment - Height to be Specified) • 4 Bolt Flange Bearings • Idle and Motorized Rollers • 1/4 HP Motors (240/480 Volt-3 Phase) with Controls • 1" and 1 1/4" Cold Rolled 24" Shafts Baffled • 6 to 8 Week Delivery

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Robbins Trackless 14' Gantry Roller with Ride Platform 72' of Robbins Steel Top Table with Ejectors 2 Each - Gantry Park Sections 36 Channels - Wizard Automated Jigging (2014 - Gen 1) Computer with Enclosure (for Wizard System) Exiting Conveyor with Receivers Excludes Finish Roller Available November 2022 FOB MN

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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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New Spida Trackless Floor Gantry Price based on configuration

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• Trackless Roller Gantry System • 24" Diameter x 1" Wall x 14' Long Gantry Roller • 7.5 HP / 3 Phase Gear Motor with Safety Brake • Controlled Motor Drive System for Start & Stop • Safety Barrier & Electric Eyes • Front & Rear Emergency Shut Off Bar • Joystick Operation Control

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NEW! • (2) 24" Diameter x 14' Long Rollers • 3 1/2" Diameter Shafts with Baffles • Dual 5 HP / 3 Phase Gear Motors • Front & Rear Emergency Shut Off Bar • Safety Barriers & Electric Eyes

• Controlled Motor Drive System for Start & Stop • Running Amber Beacon • Reversing Red Beacon & Buzzer • Emergency Stop Control Module • Taper-Lock Sprockets • Sealed Flanged Roller Bearings • Revesing Magnetic Starter • 2' per Second Travel Speed

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• Ride-On Platform at Table Height • 2' per Second Travel Speed • Continuous 3/4" Steel Slotted Top Table • Manual Roof Jig Hardware • Ejectors for Side or End Eject • 2 Park Sections • Optional Wizard Ready Tables, Transfer Rollers, Exiting Conveyor, Finish Roller & Outside Conveyor

NEW! New Spida Roof Truss Finish Press Price based on configuration

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Maximizing Lumber, Space, and Speed with Vekta By Rob Bellian Sales and Marketing Manager

he most common cause of downtime for an automated saw is a lack of lumber on the infeed conveyors. Feeding a linear saw can be a very labor-intensive process. Operators will fatigue and naturally slow down over the day and loading mistakes can cost a plant significantly in lost productivity. Vekta’s PackFeeding solution addresses these issues in an extremely compact, clever manner – making it a viable option for both new and existing plants. Packs of lumber are loaded onto lightweight racks. Racks with longer lumber are loaded on an upper row while those with shorter lumber are loaded on a lower row. A vacuum head gantry then scans the location of each rack and the profiles of the lumber in those racks. When called, a piece of lumber of the correct length and grade is picked up with the vacuum head and delivered to the saw. When a pack in the middle of the system is empty, the PackFeeder is placed into a safe mode while the saw continues to cut. The operator then manually removes the empty racks and loads a new rack of lumber on the end. All of the subsequent racks are then shuffled forward to fill the gap created by the empty rack. Finally, the gantry rescans the new locations of the racks and starts picking lumber from where it left off. The new version of the Vekta PackFeeder can now pick up to two boards at a time and is designed to pick far faster than the typical requirements of a saw – allowing it to pick for multiple saws. When combined with a Stak-nGap, the system can automatically flip boards for bow and stack boards on top of one another. When combined with a Razer saw, even greater benefits are realized with seamless, productspecific software to really take full advantage of this amazing product

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Key features •

Inbuilt self-contained vacuum unit for lumber picking

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Unlimited options for mini-magazines, re-configurable as required on site.

Size does matter! By storing boards on top of one another, we immediately gain roughly 50% in floor space. By then loading new packs in from one central location at the back of the system, as opposed to having to leave floor space clear next to each pack of lumber, the required floor space drops even further – making the Vekta PackFeeder take up 75% less the floor space! The image shows the floor space needed for the PackFeeder compared with the space needed for an equivalent size bunk feeder. The equivalent area represents 12 US-size lumber packs based on 50’ carts. As mentioned, longer lengths are stored above the shorter lengths – allowing us to take advantage of the space above. A picking system then moves up and down among the packs of lumber by traveling along the trestles that are used to support the upper row of boards. This pick system scans the racks that are holding the lumber and uses this information to work out where each different grade and length is located within the system. As the saw calls for lumber, the picker then moves up and down to collect boards from the racks and brings them to the front to be passed onto the saw.

Ready to automate? Two of your most important resources are labor and lumber. When you’re ready to maximize both, contact Vekta. We have solutions for your automation needs.

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2016 Triad exterior and interior wall panel lines with conveyors and terminal stations. Builds 2×4 and 2×6 walls up to 16’ in length with wall heights from 6’-9” to 10’-2” and includes Component Nailer model FTN and panel lift model XPL1000: Exterior line includes (2) sets of Rough Opening Assembly tables model RO-CAT, framing table model Gen II with manual nail-gun tool dollies each side & stud locators at 16” and 24” o.c., squaring and sheathing table model Gen II with staple & routing combo bridge & side shift for seams @ 3” & 6” o.c. fasteners, top & bottom plate gun mounts for 6” o.c. fasteners, auto stop & tilt features, (3) 10 ft skatewheel conveyors, (4) 20 ft x 36″ roller conveyors and (4) powered infeed conveyors with chain track. Interior line includes Rough Opening Assembly table model RO-CAT, framing table model Diamond Quad with manual nail-gun tool dollies each side, pop-up rollers & stud locators at 16” and 24” o.c., (2) 10 ft skatewheel conveyors, (4) 20 ft x 36″ roller conveyors. System sold for over $223,000 new. Sold as one system only. 110 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 100 PSI air required. 765-751-9990 PHONE: 800-289-5627

Wall Panel Work-Station (Green) Custom fabricated, heavy-duty table ideal for producing rough openings, rake-walls, even interior walls. Table features a squaring lip, double-row pneumatic liftouts, duplex 110v outlet for hand tools. Table dimensions: 16’ 4 1/2” long, 9’ 5” wide, 30 1/2” high. $9,490 FOB KY Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

Wall Panel Work-Station (Blue) Custom fabricated, heavy-duty table ideal for producing rough openings, rake-walls, even interior walls. Table features a squaring lip, double-row pneumatic liftouts, duplex 110v outlet for hand tools. Table dimensions: 17’ 8 3/4” long, 9’ 5” wide, 25 1/2” high. $9,490 FOB KY Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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hen I was young, the last thing I wanted to hear from my dad was “you don’t have much to complain about, back in my day....” Whatever it was, I was sure it had been embellished. Mom was much simpler, “Because I said so”. As I got older, I started to realize they were probably right, I was complaining about things their generation would have considered a joke.

What I learned later in life is that the “Greatest Generation” dealt with unimaginable issues that my and subsequent generations never considered possible. From the Great Depression to World Wars, in a time that the government had no safety nets, many suffered and learned to deal with it. Charity was from the church, not the government. Many were left to deal on their own, many died as a result. My dad, part of the Greatest Generation, was in the 82nd Airborne in WWII. He was in the battle of Normandy, not on the beaches but behind enemy lines prior to D-Day as part of small units that harassed the enemy day and night before the invasion began. I have no doubt that my generation (think Vietnam) and the generations that followed (Iraq, Afghanistan, and others) had to go through similar horrors, but with more support and better resources than in WWII. My dad never told me about these things, including having a bayonet wound while he soldiered on for weeks. I had to learn them from uncles and family. His generation did not talk about their problems. No Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, or Messenger. While the term PTSD hadn’t been coined, shell shock was real, and many suffered as a result of battlefield trauma. Today, there are many names for different ailments caused by battlefield injury, both mental and physical. The Department of Veterans Affairs is better equipped to manage these issues than back in the 1940s and 1950s. Still, we have too many homeless veterans, and veterans with untreated PTSD and mental illness. We have so many social programs for almost anything that can rate a Facebook page, but not enough attention is placed on veterans who served, bled, and were ravaged while doing their duty. We can do better. Back home, the Greatest Generation had other challenges, like the Great Depression. Having lived on a farm, my mom told stories about how they always had gas, diesel, and tires for the equipment, as the family farm fed America’s war effort. They got rationing coupons for shoes and pretty much everything else. As one of 8 kids, everything was passed down, fixed, and passed down again until it wasn’t usable. Kids in the US and other developed countries only wear torn or worn clothes now if it’s fashionable to purchase them that way. Continued next page

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Raising a family was different back then. Most families had two or more kids, mom ran the home, dad provided the money. Hopefully, dad’s job came with retirement. Many women worked and had careers like nurses, but most hit a glass ceiling when it came to advancement. Society had not grown to accept women bosses, and most “women’s work” was in a support role. We do better now, but more progress would not hurt. As my generation aged and more women pursued a career, stay-at-home moms were ridiculed as lesser than those who had “real jobs.” As more moms started working outside of the home, more kids came home after school to empty houses. With more unsupervised kids, holes in the social safety net called parent supervision led to what many of my generation think is a coarser society. I’ve had it both ways. When I was young, my mom was a secretary to one of the VPs at an oil company. I went to a neighbor’s home after school until she got off work. The one year that I was a latch-key kid, I fell in with the wrong crowd and got into trouble. It was enough for my parents to decide that having mom at home was better than me making the wrong decisions. I count myself lucky that while my two kids grew, both parents were at home, as I have worked from home since 1992. The results were mixed, which teaches us that there is no perfect parent, perfect kid, or perfect solution. We parents just have to do our best, make sure our kids don’t have to fend for themselves, and hope it is enough. When past generations growl about how current generations are not as smart, not as hard working, or as responsible, we have to remember that we built this world that they are trying their best to navigate. If we are unhappy that they spend all of their time on a computer, tablet, or phone, we should have given them better options for spending their time. Besides, to not be proficient with technology today would be a major disadvantage in life skills. The Greatest Generation invented Microwaves, but most of them can’t set the clock or program a mealtime. Baby Boomers invented the PC, even the earliest Smart Phones, but we look to younger generations every time we get stuck, locked out, or can’t find a setting. Millennial and Gen Z folks are battling over who is more responsible, who works harder, or who works smarter. What we can all celebrate is work. We all should learn from each other, build an US generation, and celebrate what each brings to the table. How I suggest we can learn from younger generations comes down to two things. One, us old guys have to listen and avoid denigrating younger people. Like my grandma once said, young people are our future but there are some who’s corn bread ain’t done in the middle. Give them time and they will come around. Two, younger folks need to have patience. We don’t learn as fast when we get older, as they too will see, and we may resist something new until we understand it. As an example, I learned something new from my son, who is a Petty Officer in the Navy. He said that they find the younger generation responds to orders and carries them out better when he gives them the “Why.” Not that he can do that every time, but they have learned that it builds trust that they are not doing something just because someone yelled at them to do it. He said that it isn’t a battlefield solution, but it is a good tool to make his subordinates feel more comfortable with his orders so they will be more willing to instantly comply later. Is that something that would fly with the Greatest Generation or Boomers? Not a chance, but maybe we can all learn from the younger and all too soon-to-be-old generations. Your “recruiter down the hall,” I’ve been recruiting off-site manufacturing industry professionals for 30 years through TheJobLine.com. Contact me for assistance with recruiting assignments or outplacement job search: twm@thejobline.com. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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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 Triad Sheathing/Routing Bridge Triad model PSRB Sheathing/Routing bridge builds minimum 3′ 9″ and maximum 12′ 3″ walls. includes: staple/nail bridge (no tools included) with auto return, 24 tool mounts, Porter-Cable Router, laser sight & joystick control. Bridge only, no table included. 120v, 100 PSI air required. $8,490 Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.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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New Spida fully-automated CNC controlled sheathing station, fastens sheathing to wood frame wall panels from 2×3″ to 2×8″ nominal, in wall heights from 7′ to 12′. Straightens studs from the underside of the panel prior to firing fasteners. Fixed bridge fires fasteners into sheathing as wall panel passes under bridge. Works with tools firing up to 3 1/2″ nails. Features touch-screen controls, (4) high-speed nail tools, automated tilting of tools at seams and powered transfer of panels. Approximate size is 18 ft wide x 27 ft long. 230 / 460 volt, 3 phase electrical required. 100 PSI at 28 CFM.

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2016 Triad Framer, Nail Bridge & Component Nailer 2016 Triad wall assembly equipment, model Diamond Quad Framer, Panel Nailer Bridge and Flow Thru Nailer. Builds from 6′-9″ to 9′-3″ panel heights to 16′-0″ long. Framer includes power height adjustment, (4) Hitachi nail tools, squaring stops, manual dollies and parking sections. Nailing bridge includes (18) Hitachi nail tools, laser pointer, 3″ tool shift function and plate fire. Flow Thru Nailer includes (4) Hitachi nail tools. Handle bar router and all available skatewheel conveyors are included. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 100 PSI at 10 CFM air required at nail bridge and Flow Thru Nailer.

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2021 Triad Router Bridge & Portion of V-Track 2 0 2 1 Tr i a d R o u t i n g B r i d g e w i t h approximately (20) feet of v-track. Fits over tables that build up to 12′ nominal height wall panels. Includes powered automatic bridge return, powered vertical router movement, manual fine adjustment wheel, manual vertical router travel with chain drive and (1) Milwaukee router, catalog #5625-20 120 volt, 1 phase, 15 Amp electrical required. No table included. $28,970 NOW $12,000 FOB BC Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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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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Design Connections You Want the Trusses to Support What? Geordie Secord, Senior Recruiter TheJobLine.com – Canada

s I mentioned in last month’s article, My Road to The JobLine, there was a time when I thought I had seen everything in the truss and component world. But here I am 37 years in, and architects, builders, and do-it-yourselfers still surprise and amaze me.

The applicable building code for your area calls out standard design loads that you use daily when designing trusses. These loads would typically include provision for live loads such as snow, wind, and maybe seismic loads if you are in an area where that is a concern. In addition, we see dead loads such as the weight of the trusses themselves, roof sheathing and shingles, insulation, etc. Of course, snow loads can vary from non-existent in southern regions to greater than 150 psf in mountain areas, with similar variation in wind loads. Here in Ontario, for example, our building code tells us that wind doesn’t blow on house roofs, although the identically shaped commercial structure next door needs to be designed for wind (and this was not a very comforting thought while I sitting in my house watching a Tornado warning scroll across my computer screen). Finishes can also range from asphalt shingles to clay tile on the roof, with corresponding increases in loading. All these loads are fairly typical, and you can usually find the loads to be applied are either spelled out on the plans – all too rare in my experience – or available in the building code documents or charts of weights of materials. But what about those more unusual requests? Here are just a few that I have encountered during my career in this industry. •

A wealthy client was building a new waterfront vacation home and the plans called for the center piece of the main floor to be his prized 6’x12’ snooker (pool) table. Estimated weight? Something in the range of 3,500 pounds. His architect, engineer, and builder had all tried to convince him that the table would be better placed in the basement of the home, but he was firm in wanting it on the main floor with a magnificent view of the lake as the backdrop. In this case, special floor girder trusses were designed to support the table at a carefully mapped position within the room. We certainly didn’t want the table legs, each supporting something like 600 pounds, to end up resting just on the floor sheathing.

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Being located close to popular hunting areas, we were asked variations on this situation a few times – hunters wanting a garage-type building where they could hang their catch, whether it be deer, bear, or moose. In our area, a deer that has been field-dressed might weigh 150 pounds or so, but an adult bull moose could be over 1,000 pounds. Although I would carefully explain to the camp owner or builder that only the specially designed trusses should be expected to support the weight in a fixed location, I know that in reality a rope was slung at the most convenient location on any given day, and the day’s catch was hoisted up.

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Perhaps the strangest request was for a nice simple 60’x100’ barn with a gable roof. The conversation went pretty smoothly until, just as the client was leaving, I asked what the building was going to be used for. “Breeding rabbits,” I was told. As this was somewhat unusual, at least for me, I asked more questions about how they are kept, etc. The eye-opener was when I was told their plan was to suspend cages for about 100 doe rabbits from the ceiling to preserve a clear floor for easier maintenance. Of course, when rabbits do what rabbits do, the 100 doe rabbits quickly produce 5–8 babies. Although the loads were a little unusual, I don’t think I’ve ever struggled as hard to keep a straight face as the customer explained in great detail the number of rabbits they would be shipping to market.

These are some of my favorite unusual situations, but how about you? Do you have unusual loading stories that you have collected in your career? I’d love to hear about them! If you want help finding that next perfect component designer or design job in Canada, please contact me. If your work is in the mass timber world anywhere in North America, I’d love to talk to you about connecting you to that next great job or candidate. You can reach me at secord@thejobline.com, or 800-289-5627 ext. 2. I’m also happy to engage at: LinkedIn.com/in/geordiesecord. www.thejobline.com

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2017 Panels Plus single-tool sheathing station includes servo-controlled bridge travel, edge stitcher tool mounts (single beam model), a single-tool, center tool mount, laser pointer, pre-programmed nailing patterns and joy-stick controls, foot pedal control at squaring end of table for squaring panels, pop-up skatewheel and roller conveyors for transport of panels. Accommodates wall panels ranging from 2″ x 4″ to 2″ x 10″, up to 16′ panel length. Includes one Max brand model CN80 nail tool. 120 PSI at 60 CFM air required. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. See example video below.

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New Spida Wall Extruder Panel Assembly System The concept of the Spida Extruder is to bring materials to a central location as the product is extended or “extruded” to create the framed wall panel. A single operator in one central location, feeds the studs and sub-components in-between the plates, while the Extruder does the nailing. The Extruder features (4) servo-controlled, indexing, bracket-mounted tools that can be coil or stick fed, hands-free clamping of plates and is adjustable for wall heights starting from 5’-11”, with options to build walls to 12‘3”, from 2×4″ to 2×8″ lumber. An option is available to add an intermediate tool mount, for fastening blocking between studs, a notoriously slow process in wall panelization that usually reduces production. The Extruder design makes this connection much easier for the operator, keeping your wall production high. The support stations are adjacent to the Extruder and operators at those stations build the sub-component openings, sub-assemblies (like ladders) which are conveyed to the central operator’s station, where they are dropped and nailed into the panel in sequence. Conveyors and transfer tables of various configurations are used to bring the parts to the Extruder. Each design takes advantage of curved or raised conveyors to efficiently bring materials to the Extruder and fit within your plant’s material flow in the most efficient way possible. Once the wall panel is framed, it proceeds by conveyor to a squaring station and a sheathing station for completion. Here too, the sheathing is fastened as the panel passes by the sheathing bridge with its’ (4) four, high-speed tools. There are options for router bridges and automated ply loading. The Spida Sheather is a fully automated, CNC machine that features touch screen controls and tilt nailing at seams.

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Over ten years in development and use in Australia and Asia, there are now several locations using the Extruder here in North America. A typical system can be installed in about (5) hours thanks to the modular, “plug-and-play” design of the Spida wall equipment. 120 volt, 1 phase, 15 Amp electrical required and 110 PSI air @ 6 CFM required for each Extruder and Sheather station.

2019 Triad Gen 3 framing station with Trident tool dollies builds up to 16 ft long walls from 4 ft to 12 ft in height with 2×3″ through 2×8″ material. The framer clamps and squares components with push button activation before nailing. The trident tool dollies use a single tool per dolly and can be set up to accommodate the nail spacing and quantity of nails. Pop-up skate wheel conveyors assist with moving the wall or components. 110 volt, 1 phase electrical required.

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New PROSTACK WALL PANEL STACKER

$185,970 FOB NV 2016 Triad Wall Assembly Equipment Developed in a commercial wall panel production facility this is the remarkable ProStack, fully automated wall panel stacker. The ProStack relieves your build team from creating a stack of wall panels and keeps them building walls instead. Stacks 2×4 through 2×8 walls up to 20′ in length and up to 12 feet in height. The ProStack automatically centers each layer including multiple wall segments on the same layer, and the ability to “create” fork lift pockets for ease of loading in your yard or on the build site. (Please see video for more.) 208 volt, 3 phase, 45.3 full Amp load electrical required. No air required. Footprint is 26′-5″L x 19′-3″W. Here are some of the features of the ProStack Wall Panel Stacker: • Wall Length Max – 20’ • Wall Height Range – 8’ to 12’ • Material 2×4″ through 2×8″ • Total Weight capacity – 6,000 lbs. • Total stack Height Max – 6’ • This unit stacks on-center • System is able to stack on center layers that have multiple wall segments • Siemens controls • Full manual override controls via HMI • Speed – 45-60 seconds per wall layer

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How Are Dealers Feeling Today? Positively Nervous Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics

ollect dozens of anecdotes from travels, panels, emails, and social media interactions, as I have recently, and three trends emerge to summarize the state of construction supply today:

1. Dealers say demand remains strong, with only marginal easing of supply chain pressures. 2. In contrast, gloom-and-doom statements abound among housing commentators, who equate recent speed bumps with going over a cliff. 3. Dealers hear those fears and all the general talk about a potential recession and thus have become cautious about conditions late this year and into 2023. Expect this confused state of feeling both positive and nervous to last well into the fall. When LinkedIn contacts wished me a happy birthday recently, I took the opportunity to ask them about conditions for their markets and products. Here are some of the things my well-wishers said: • • • • • •

No real slowdown, but lumber prices are a worry. No slowdown where I am, but I hear it’s down in metro areas. Volume off a little, margins down. Payments have slowed some. Fantastic business now, but we’ll see how things are in Q4. Not really seeing any slowdown yet.

These assessments are far from apocalyptic, and they make sense. Given the clogged supply pipeline, experts like Evercore ISI estimate builders have enough work just completing the homes they’ve started to keep overall construction activity growing to spring 2023. Now, contrast these comments with what John Burns Real Estate Consulting says it is hearing from new-home builders: • • • •

“Scary times. Hoard cash and hang on for the ride!” (Nashville, TN) “Someone turned out the lights on our sales in June!” (Atlanta) “Sales have fallen off a cliff. We’re selling 1/3 of what we sold in March and April.” (Austin) Builders are slashing new home prices by 15% to 20%. (Boise, ID)

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MarketWatch summarized the JBREC report thusly: ‘Scary Times’: Builders Are Slashing Home Prices and Slowing Construction as Buyers Pull Back, Survey Shows. (John McManus of The Builder’s Daily gave it his newsletter’s “Overhyped media clickbait award of the day.”) Why such different tunes? Perspective could be one reason why. The dealer community focuses on current demand. Builders, meanwhile, always seem to be focusing on the next sale—and odds are that sale won’t feel as quick or as easy as recent ones have been, even if all that’s really happening is a return to the sales norm. Dealers also may seem to be more optimistic than builders because most get their revenues from four sources: builders, remodelers, commercial contractors, and retail customers. There’s a correlation between single-family housing starts and dealer revenues, but it’s not one-to-one, and the drop in starts is likely to have less of an impact on custom builders, which are the bread and butter of most independent dealers. Meanwhile, remodelers generally have more work than they can handle and are booked up for months to come. And in business, The Dodge Momentum Index, which measures planning under way on nonresidential building projects, hit a 14year high in June. As for consumers, the economy’s seemingly contradictory attributes are making it hard to judge. Most recessions put people out of work and leave them short of cash, causing businesses to pull back as well. But the unemployment rate hasn’t gone up (yet), and consumer spending is still rising (albeit more modestly). Also, thanks to stimulus money and lifestyle changes, Americans in general have 40% more money in their bank accounts as of March 31 than they did two years earlier. But if there is one thing this recession has in common with others, it’s pessimism, and the trouble with pessimism is that it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy: If you expect certain things to happen, your attitude can play a big role in them coming true. That’s why the Federal Reserve pays so much attention to the New York Fed’s survey of inflation expectations. For June, that poll found consumers were predicting double the rise in food and rent prices than they were pre-pandemic and were 50% higher in their estimates of how much more gasoline would cost 12 months from now. Another mood ring—the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index—found Americans in July were 32% gloomier about economic conditions than they were in July 2021 but 6.1% more optimistic than they were in June of this year. The month-to-month change could stem in good part from the decline in gasoline prices as well as anecdotal reports that retailers had over-ordered some consumer goods and thus were putting stuff on sale. So, what we appear to have are three different groups in three different states of feeling: Dealers are optimistic but nervous, builders range between worried and frantic, and consumers are still buying but feeling glum about it. Some dealers might feel they are whistling past the graveyard, but I tend to think their cautious optimism shows they’ve got a better grasp of what’s going on than do many of their customers. They’re positively nervous. About Webb Analytics Webb Analytics is a data and research consultancy that helps executives in construction supply spot the trends, threats, and opportunities that matter most. It’s led by Craig Webb, one of the nation’s bestknown industry figures and the former editor-in-chief of ProSales, the construction supply industry’s most honored publication. Aside from the Construction Supply 150, Webb Analytics also produces an annual deals report, consults with dealers, publishes research reports, and speaks at industry events. Contact him at cwebb@webb-analytics.com. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! 1987 Barnes Pole Trailer 1987 Barnes pole trailer, model RTY. Carries trusses peak down, with spans from 28’6″ to 46′-0″. Includes bolster arms for shorter trusses, center chains and split support tubes. Has current Pennsylvania DOT inspection valid through March of 2023. $8,129 FOB PA Wood Tech Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtechsystems.com

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8 Reasons Building Materials Companies Need to Pay Attention to Offsite Construction By Mark Mitchell Whizard Strategy

s offsite construction just a fad or is it going to become the new normal for the construction industry? Is it an untapped market for manufacturers and suppliers? If your business is selling building materials, does it even matter whether you sell to offsite facilities or companies that exclusively build onsite?

You can probably guess my answers based on the title of this post. Offsite construction is growing rapidly in both the residential and commercial markets. If you don’t adjust your strategy accordingly, you will find yourself playing catch up as the market shifts.

Offsite Construction Is Growing There are two types of offsite construction: panelized and modular. With modular, large components of the building are put together offsite. Often, these are entire rooms with floor, ceiling, walls and many of the interior features already completed by the time the module is transported to the site. Panelized is more of a hybrid approach. Some components of the building are built offsite, like walls and flooring. However, most of the assembly and finishing work still takes place on the jobsite. For the purposes of this post, I’m going to ignore those details. There are important differences between panelized and modular construction, but both involve offsite construction, both are growing and both are becoming impossible to ignore. In the commercial market, panelized and modular construction accounted for $8 billion of the $182 billion spent on non-residential construction in 2018, representing a 4.4% share of the total non-residential construction market. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the share of modular homes in the total single-family home market grew from 2.3% in 2017 to 3.4% in 2018, representing a growth rate of 47%. And there’s every reason to think this is only the beginning, especially in North America. Here are eight reasons I’m confident offsite construction will keep taking a bigger share of the market and why you should be paying more attention to it.

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1. Projects Get Completed Sooner One of the big reasons we’re still building onsite is that it seems like the obvious, commonsense way to do construction. You need to erect an entire building from foundation to rooftop, so your first step is to get all your materials at the site and put it all together. That seems straightforward enough, but it’s also incredibly inefficient. Construction work goes a lot more smoothly in a factory setting. Everything is far more controlled, standardized and you never have to deal with the weather. That makes offsite construction faster, which is why it’s often used for time-sensitive projects like hospitals, schools, airports and data centers. There are few things that builders hate more than construction delays and projects running late. So it’s only a matter of time before most of them embrace the efficiency and speed of offsite. Homebuilders and commercial project owners are very aware of how much it costs them for every extra day it takes to complete a project. They how much their construction loan costs per day. If it is an income producing property, they know how much income they are losing. Homebuilders also see the competitive advantage of completing homes sooner. Saving on construction time is now more important than the cost of your building products.

2. It Reduces Costs In traditional construction projects, the costs of labor and materials can fluctuate due to site-related factors like weather conditions. Working offsite eliminates many of those fluctuations, making costs more predictable and manageable. Offsite operations can also take advantage of economies of scale. When you’re doing everything onsite, you can only work on that single building and nothing else. At an offsite factory, workers can mass produce multiple components that can be used in different construction projects. That means more output at lower labor costs. On top of that, builders who use offsite construction will spend less time and money on site preparation and cleanup. The costs of using offsite are frequently higher than traditional job site costs. Offsite reduces overall costs by saving time and improving quality.

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This makes offsite construction especially attractive, since it allows builders and contractors to complete more projects with fewer workers. The factory setting also makes it easier to train workers in a wide range of skills, meaning they’ll need fewer specialized laborers.

4. The Quality Is Superior When construction takes place in a controlled factory setting, there are fewer errors and defects are easier to handle. It also gives builders and contractors more control over the building process, which helps them reduce waste and get more consistent results. Offsite also allows for more rigorous quality control. Each component can be built following precise specifications and the same team of workers can oversee the entire process from start to finish. Tolerances are also tighter and the potential for costly repairs from installation errors is also dramatically reduced.

5. Offsite Construction Is Green Construction Many of the things that make offsite construction more efficient also makes it more environmentally sustainable. First, you’ve got less waste. That means fewer materials are used and discarded. Since every project starts at the same site (the factory), leftover materials are more likely to be saved and used on other projects instead of being thrown out once the job is done. Finally, the faster building process and the reduced amount of time spent preparing and cleaning up the site all result in fewer carbon emissions.

6. It’s Safer Even with all the progress that’s been made over the years, construction is still a high-risk industry. Building offsite is one way to make the job safer. Moving most of the work to a factory setting means less work happening at heights. It means a reduced risk of accidents from heavy machinery. It eliminates all the hazards that come from working in heavy rain, snowfall, or extreme heat. Reducing the number of workers needed onsite also makes it easier for construction companies to keep those workers safe. The result is fewer safety incidents, fewer OSHA investigations and reduced insurance premiums. That alone will make more and more construction companies want to move to modular construction. Continued next page

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7. It’s Flexible One assumption people make about offsite construction is that it boxes you in. Because builders are working out of a factory, they’re limiting themselves to small or specific types of projects. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Offsite is remarkably flexible. Single factories can also be used to produce multiple types of modules and panels. That means the same site can put together condos, townhouses and single family homes or a number of different commercial buildings.

8. Offsite Is a Competitive Advantage We’re going to hit a tipping point with offsite construction, and I think we’re going to hit it sooner rather than later. At this point, it’s still treated as a relatively new approach. Many builders are reluctant to make the leap from onsite to offsite. Some of them are doubtful that offsite will ever be big business. That won’t last. Once it becomes clear that offsite companies are outcompeting them, traditional builders will see the writing on the wall. You just can’t survive in the long run by doing things less efficiently, at higher cost and with a lower quality output. Traditional construction companies will have to adapt. When they do, offsite won’t be a niche approach anymore – it will be the way a large percentage of construction projects get done.

Don’t Ignore Offsite Building materials companies that ignore offsite construction will become less and less relevant. They’ll lose sales as distributors and contractors start to cater to offsite clients instead of traditional companies. Don’t get left behind. Start paying attention to offsite construction now and make inroads into that market. It won’t be long before it becomes a very significant part of the construction industry – and when it does, you’ll have already laid the groundwork to take advantage of that shift. Mark Mitchell is the Founder of Whizard Strategy. Join Mark and His Experts as They Show You How to Grow Your Business Today and in The Future • The Whizard Summit to Grow Your Building Materials Sales in Today’s Challenging Environment • October 3–4 in Boulder, CO.

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National Crane 680-HTM Tractor Mount, Multiple Units Available 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

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he U.S. economy starts the third quarter with some strong challenges that rattled the ongoing recovery in Quarter 2 and are likely to filter through to the next few months. Among them are lingering inflation, the prospect of several additional aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes, and pervasive fears about a possible recession. Even filtering out the common wisdom that the news thrives on the negative, there are realities that are hard to ignore simply because of their day-to-day effect on all of us as we fill up our gas tanks and check off our grocery lists. Lingering uncertainty has resulted in tumultuous markets, slower growth forecasts, belttightening, an economy showing signs of gradual cooling, and recession jitters. Memories of past slowdowns have cast a pall over Wall Street and Main Street. But the current negative indicators are generally understood to be caused by the massive shift from pandemic shutdowns as global and domestic economies continue to gear back up. Now that we’re just past the midpoint of the year, here are the main headwinds ahead for the Third Quarter.

Inflation Inflation soared to 9.1% in June—a 40year high and more than expected. Households paid more for energy, groceries, and housing, including rentals. High fuel costs are also causing a ripple effect which adds to the cost of delivery and increases consumer prices. Lingering inflation has eroded some people’s wage increases and pandemic savings. Supply vs. demand and supply chain issues are still concerns and economists expect they’ll need more time to even out. Some economists are forecasting that inflation may have peaked, especially since there was some easing of gas prices as the Fourth of July holiday began. The drop at the pump was largely due to decreasing crude oil prices over recession fears, the release of some oil reserves, and competition among gas stations. Supply vs. demand and supply chain issues are still concerns and need more time to even out. But high fuel costs are also causing a ripple effect which adds to the cost of delivery and increases consumer prices. Continued next page

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Interest Rates The Federal Reserve’s .75% rate increase in May was the highest since 1994 and the Fed has telegraphed that ongoing aggressive hikes will continue in order to rein in inflation. Markets have mostly priced in the increases and the belief is that the Fed is moving in the right direction. The big question is: can they slow the economy without causing a recession, or are they single-mindedly focused on bringing inflation down and willing to withstand the effects of a cooled-down economy? And, will remedies of the past work in today’s world?

Housing The overheated housing market cooled somewhat as mortgage rates rose in the wake of the Fed’s action. The most notable effect was a pullback in refinancing. But analysts agree that rising mortgage rates will do little to push prices down, although they may rise more slowly. Fannie Mae is predicting another 11% jump in prices this year and inflation in housing—including rents—has outpaced overall inflation figures.

Jobs The US Department of Labor’s survey of businesses showed that the U.S. added 372,000 jobs in June, better than expected. Unemployment remained steady at a low 3.6%. Prior to the June report, the number of companies planning layoffs also rose slightly. But there are 11 million job openings nationwide and still not enough workers to fill them. Greater labor force participation will hopefully boost productivity and ease supply shortages. Employment appears to remain a strong positive in a field of negative economic news. However, the Department of Labor’s survey of households showed a loss of 315,000 jobs in June, so there are mixed messages.

Stocks Stocks continue to be volatile, although they were initially cheered by the positive June jobs report. Stocks have been plagued by sell-offs on inflation fears, recession fears, and lower earnings expectations. The stock market’s performance for the first half of the year is the worst since 1970 with the S&P500 dropping 20.6%. Some analysts are worried about the speed of the drop in U.S. housing activity and the potential ripple effects from it. Markets are likely to remain volatile with inflation seen as the biggest risk.

Bonds Bonds, which often act as a safe haven when stocks drop, saw their worst 6-month start since 1980, with the Bloomberg Barclay’s US Aggregate Bond index dropping 10.35%. The silver lining is that bond yields are now up significantly and, with the markets pricing in telegraphed future Fed interest rate increases, the worst may likely be behind us. Continued next page

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Standards Ensure Off-site Built Tiny Homes Deliver Safety and Efficiency By Ryan Colker, Vice President, Innovation, International Code Council

s many communities and potential homeowners struggle with housing affordability, tiny houses have emerged as part of the solution. Assuring these tiny houses deliver the same level of safety and efficiency of other permanent housing solutions is essential. Local building codes and the International Residential Code (IRC) and its Appendix AQ provide for the necessary requirements. Often, tiny houses are constructed away from their ultimate resting place—through off-site construction techniques. Off-site construction plays a vital role in the building and manufacturing industries by mitigating costs, consolidating labor needs, and saving time. The surge in off-site construction, along with the growing interest in tiny homes and minimalistic living, have all made an impact on the housing market in recent years.

What Are the Benefits of Off-site Construction? Off-site construction, also known as modular, prefabricated or industrialized construction, has been around for some time, and has not been without criticism for structural conformity. However, a recent report from McKinsey & Company shared that the combination of lightweight materials and digital planning and production technologies could enable the industry to attain new levels of quality, variability, and efficiency. The advancement of off-site construction is progressing at a rate that continues to grow both its reputation and demand, viewed by some as the future model for all construction. Valeria Montjoy of ArchDaily believes that because it is a centralized process, off-site construction is faster, safer, more regulated, and requires less coordination efforts, which results in higher productivity and improved quality control. This translates into major benefits for both manufacturers and contractors including reduced costs, time saved, and less labor required. According to an additional study done by McKinsey & Company, modular construction can speed up the building process by as much as 50% and cut costs by up to 20%. Additionally, an article by Modular Housing notes that materials built in a factory are cut according to the software input, reducing mistakes and waste. Continued next page

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Building Tiny Houses Off-Site Requires Different Approaches Right now, the building and approvals process for tiny homes follows a wide variety of approaches—not all leading to the protections consumers and governments expect. In many cases, tiny houses are built to recreational vehicle standards designed to support only temporary or seasonal occupancy. Others are built to requirements in the IRC. When built off-site, verifying compliance with code requirements means shifting the process into the factory. To address the shift towards factory-based compliance processes, the International Code Council and its Family of Solutions have developed a suite of tools including standards, product evaluation, accreditation and third-party plan review and inspection. For most forms of off-site construction, the building must comply with the building code requirements in the jurisdiction where it will ultimately be placed.

What is the International Residential Code and Appendix AQ? The International Residential Code (IRC) is a model code developed by the International Code Council that establishes minimum requirements to provide for the affordability, structural strength, means of egress, stability, sanitation, light and ventilation, energy conservation and safety to life and property in one and two-family detached dwellings and townhouses. Members of the tiny house industry and the building safety industry recognized that to be a viable housing option for permanent occupancy, tiny houses must adhere to the health, safety, and efficiency requirements for residential structures. This is achieved through the application of the IRC to these structures. To provide additional flexibility for tiny houses while recognizing the limited space availability, Appendix Q was introduced in the 2018 edition of the IRC (in the 2021 IRC, the appendix is Appendix AQ).

New Standards for Off-site Construction and Building Tiny Homes Because off-site construction requires compliance to be verified in the factory instead of at the final job site, a different approach is required. In partnership with the Modular Building Institute (MBI), the Code Council developed two new standards to address all facets of the off-site construction process. ICC/MBI Standard 1200 covers planning, designing, fabricating, transporting and assembling of commercial and residential building elements and ICC/MBI Standard 1205 addresses the inspection and regulatory process. An additional off-site construction standard (ICC/MBI Standard 1210) to address mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, energy efficiency, and water conservation is currently in development.

How Do Tiny House Certifications and Inspections Work? While the adoption and use of standards is important, verifying that they are being followed is equally important. Just as there are multiple standards for tiny houses, there are varying certification and verification requirements. Continued next page

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In the case of tiny houses that are built to comply with the IRC, there are long-standing inspection processes. If the tiny house is going to remain in the same place that it was built, periodic inspections can be conducted by the local code official (just as they do for other residential buildings). For tiny houses built in a factory, many states have programs specifically focused on off-site construction including modular housing. The off-site construction approvals process involves either governmental plan reviewers and inspectors or approved third-party providers that review plans and inspect units in the factory. The factories also must maintain and follow a quality assurance plan approved by the state or third-party. The third parties often must retain certifications or accreditation that demonstrate their competence in performing such roles. Manufactured housing has its own plan review and inspection process under the auspices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that sometimes delegates authority to individual states. Again, plan reviews and inspections are conducted by government employees or approved third-party providers.

Tiny Houses Should Put Safety First Tiny houses offer a wide range of opportunities for manufacturers and contractors to save time, materials, and labor as well as address the availability and affordability of housing. However, manufacturers, contractors, and code officials should make sure that their objectives are being met without sacrificing safety and efficiency. To aid in this journey, the International Code Council, together with the Tiny House Industry Association, has developed model legislation to ensure that those who wish to ‘live tiny’ can put safety first. Ryan Colker is the Code Council’s Vice President of Innovation. Colker works to identify emerging issues in the building industry, including how new technologies can be leveraged by codes and standards, methods to modernize the application of building regulations, and the development of new business strategies that support members and building safety professionals. About the International Code Council The International Code Council is the leading global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions that include product evaluation, accreditation, technology, training, and certification. The Code Council’s codes, standards, and solutions are used to ensure safe, affordable, and sustainable communities and buildings worldwide.

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ID: C18459 Remote Wall Panel Designer | Wall Panel Designer Relocation: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario 8 Years' experience as a wall panel designer. Uses HSB CAD, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit. Everything from Single family custom to multifamily and modular. ID: C10968 Senior Designer - Truss / Part Time Relocation: Florida, Alabama 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 PHONE: 800-289-5627

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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 potential while adding efficiency and profitability to the operation.

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Relocation: USA - Eastern Exceptionally dedicated and highly motivated Plant and Production Manager offering a 30-year background in leadership, oversight, and development of high productive environments through coaching and development strategies maximizing profitability, optimizing output, and minimizing operating costs. Past framer, framing contractor with 14 years' experience in truss and wall panel manufacturing. MBA, retired veteran.

ID: C18387 Division Manager, VP Operations, President - Truss | Panel | Building Materials | Pro Dealer Relocation: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Texas, USA - South, Washington DC, Scored above average using only Virginia, a Construction Master Calculator. Wisconsin Executive level manager, VP, Very fast! President with $1+B P&L responsibility. Lumber, building ID: C18468 materials, trusses, wall panels, Truss Designer | Wall Panel and CFS background. Inquire to Designer Relocation: Arizona, California, discuss this candidate. Nevada, Utah ID: C18449 Designer, truss and wall panel, Estimator | Designer - Truss, MiTek, AutoCAD, iLevel, almost Panel | Prior carpenter considered a senior designer. In addition to design, was responsible Relocation: Ohio, Pennsylvania for training new designers. Also Prepare and distribute estimates has iLevel, Open Joist 2000 to competing bidders. Calculate experience. Wall panel design labor, time, and material estimated experience is in AutoCAD and per individual job. Read, analyze, later in Sapphire. Started in the and interpret residential and industry in sales, then wall panel commercial blueprints. Ensure design, added truss, and I-Joist. 7 projects meet the proper building years' experience in truss design, codes and standards for the 3 in wall panel, 10 in I-Joist industry. Communicate with design. Will consider relocation to prospective bidders both over indicated areas only. Will consider the phone and in person. Design and engineer roof trusses, floor remote. trusses, pre-fabricated wall panels, and EWP. Gained first-hand $26-28 hr. experience setting trusses in the field during prior construction job. ID: C18456 Design roof systems to be most Plant/Location/Production Manager - Truss & Panel Read/Subscribe online at www.componentadvertiser.com

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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 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 FAX: 800-524-4982

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a plant hemorrhaging money into an extremely profitable facility, earning an 51% ownership stake in the company. I managed all aspects of the company from production and admin to Human Resources, design, and sales. P&L responsible for the financial management of lines of credit, accounting, and analysis. Worked directly with major accounts, trained and supported sales manager and staff. Developed market focus and worked closely with sales manager to support technical and design areas of expertise.

Organized manufacturing systems STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! and procedures to control costs Available Candidates and quality, oversaw buying to tutorials for the training of others keep costs at a minimum and and checked other designer's work inventory lean but available. as a Design Manager at a Panel Developed LEAN procedures that Plant. All things being equal, I love minimized labor steps, eliminated working in components whether duplication between stations, and designing, cutting, building or made sure that safety procedures setting components at the site. and reporting requirement were maintained. Overall, I had a hands ID: C11636 on role in all areas of the company General Manager - Truss to make sure it operated efficiently Relocation: USA - ALL States, and very profitably. Market Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, conditions and competition from Arkansas, California, Colorado, larger competitors ultimately Conneticut, Delaware, Florida, required us to close the company. Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, ID: C18357 Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Division/Regional Manager, Massachusetts, Michigan, Multiplant Operations Manager Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, - Components & Lumber to Site Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, | Mega Multifamily. New Hampshire, New Jersey, Relocation: Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, New York, North North Carolina, South Carolina, Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, USA - South, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arizona, Colorado Rhode Island, South Carolina, Oversaw Operations of multiple South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Component Facilities with annual USA - Eastern, USA - Northwest, Sales exceeding $100MM. USA - South, USA - Southwest, Assisted with the start-up of three USA - Western, Utah, Vermont, Facilities. Reviewed financial Virginia, Washington, Washington statements, sales and activity DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, reports, and other performance Wyoming data to measure productivity and 20+ Years truss industry goal achievement to determine experience from Design Manager areas needing cost reduction to Owner/GM of a $7M truss and program improvement. manufacturing company. Turned Established and implemented PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Design Manager/Senior departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, Designer/PE/Optimizer - Truss/ Panel/EWP conferred with organization officials, and staff members as Relocation: North Carolina 30 year industry veteran, started necessary. as a Truss Designer, earned his way to Design Manager over 20+ ID: C10853 designers. MiTek - Advanced, Remote Design Manager | Remote Offshore Design Project AutoCAD proficient. BSCE - PE. Manager Compensation: Open?? Relocation: Texas Top level Engineering/Design Management candidate, 14+- Thom's Notes: PE with Mid years experience Truss, 4+- Panel Atlantic seals experience. Has experience ID: C14510 building and integrating offshore Remote Truss Designer design resources with internal design departments and training Relocation: Florida design managers to better utilize 20+ Years' experience in truss offshore capabilities. Large design. Alpine software but will volume manufacturer experience. consider other software if training Has extensive MiTek Sapphire design/layout is provided. except Megaproficient. Too confidential to go experience, Multifamily, but will consider into more detail. positions that are MMF as long as a learning curve is expected. Compensation: $120k+ Scored Senior Designer on JobLine's Design Skills ID: C18430 Truss Designer | Remote Truss Evaluation, representing the best 5 % of Truss Designers nationwide. Designer Relocation: USA - South, USA - Has extensive remote and in office management experience but is Southwest, USA - ALL States Extensive experience in truss looking to step back and focus estimating and design. Proficient on design and manage personal in designing roof and floor trusses results. for a variety of projects including: custom homes, track homes, Compensation: $30-32 an hour, on opportunity, multi-family, mega-multifamily, depending and light commercial projects. benefits, and job expectations. I always get everyone involved Not looking to work 50-60 hour with the project like architect, a week all year, but will consider engineers, homeowners, and sales high hours on a seasonal basis. personnel Many times I go to the Remote only. job site for the convenience of ID: C18420 the framer and see what kind of Senior CFS Truss Designer/ condition or changes they might have; this way we will be working Detailer | Wood Senior MegaMultifamily Truss Designer | on the same page. Also included Design Manager | Checker | in my experience is purchasing Remote or In Office material, negotiating contracts, setting up deliveries, steel and Relocation: Florida cmu detailing for steel columns Currently CFS truss design, but and beams, with almost 25 years has wood experience. Scored of experience in the construction business. MiTek Sapphire. ID: C10897

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this position, I was responsible for Relocation: Colorado the day to day operations of the Personally managed, purchased company. all lumber products and manage a $100 million spend for ID: C18367 this industry leading 6 plant Wall Panel Designer | Remote location manufacturer, VMI, Wall Panel Designer | Megacontract developer and manager. Multifamily Responsible for supply, programs, Relocation: Utah demand cycles, strategic planning, Remote wall panel design for and purchasing excellence. medium to large scale MF. Remote Purchased MRO, machines, trucks, estimating using MiTek Sapphire assembly lines, buildings and to get a more accurate material ongoing CAPEX projects. Team count. 100,000 - 500,000 sq ft member for new construction MF projects primarily in the New projects for plants, 3rd party labor. ID: C18278 England Market with the panel Products used for construction in General Manager | Operations plant being in New Brunswick. North America focused on multiManager - Truss/Panel Also worked on projects in the family engineering products. Relocation: Georgia, North Arizona, Texas, and California Direct mill purchasing from major US/Cano vendors. Carolina, South Carolina, USA - markets. Eastern, Virginia, Florida Compensation: $70's+ (45+ID: C15958 General Manager over floor and hours) Operations/Plant Manager roof truss manufacturing facility - Millwork | Doors | Ply | producing $15-20M, 110-135 ID: C18365 Flooring employees. Supply clients in the NC, SC, Eastern TN, and VA Intermediate Canadian Remote Relocation: Colorado, Illinois, Truss Designer - Sapphire Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, markets. Turned around volume, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, safety, and profitability of a failing Relocation: Ontario Remote Truss Designer available.. Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, plant. 6 Sigma, Lean, BA. Currently provides technical North Carolina, South Dakota, ID: C11667 support and designs to lumber Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming General Manager - Truss/Panel distributors for roof systems 30 years' experience starting in Relocation: Florida, Georgia, for residential and commercial production and advancing to North Carolina, South Carolina, applications. Provides technical multi-plant operations manager. experience includes USA - Eastern, USA - South, assistance and support to the Door three Production Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia distribution staff to meet client managing I have worked in the residential and demands for engineered wood Managers and five Production multi-family construction industry structural applications. Ensures Supervisors, consisting of 300 for 25 yrs. I started as a framer that wood truss fabricators, lumber hourly employees producing and have held numerous positions distributors and specifiers have 11,000 doors and 10,000 face throughout my career. I have held adhered to established building frames per day. Responsible for a position as a Division Manager standards, codes and practices. the manufacturing functions of for a Wall Panel Facility that was Maintains extensive knowledge of all mill operations, five frame part of a Building Material Supply structural analysis programs such component machining cells, three Company. In this position, I was as MiTek SAPPHIRE Structure frame assembly operations, four responsible for total operation design software. Analyze/ door component machining cells, of the division including P&L prepare engineered wood designs three door assembly clamps, three responsibility. I have also been a and details for Design Engineer door profiling lines, two wide Department Manager of a Wall review and approval. Generate belt sanding lines and specialty Panel Facility at a second Building manufacturing information and machining and assembly cells. Material Supply Company. During quotations for sales team and my career, I have held positions management. Prepares the job for Flooring experience: Responsible as a Director of Purchasing and production. Canadian codes and for all plant functions including a Purchasing Manager for Home standards experienced. budgeting and P&L. Managed Building companies, as well as six Department Managers: two an Operations Manager at a Soffit ID: C18399 Production Departments, Quality & Siding installation company. In Full or Part Time Lumber Assurance, Materials, Human Buyer/Logistics

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Resources including SHE, and Plant Engineer/Maintenance Manager including the CI program. Their staffs consist of eleven Supervisors and 330 hourly employees. The door plant operation dries lumber, cuts dimension stock, assembles and sands the doors. The panel plant produces the veneered flat and raised center panels, by cutting engineered wood and veneer from flitch and pressing the veneer to the substrate. Both plants are equipped with finishing lines. ID: C11638 General Manager/Division Manager - Truss/Panel/EWP/ Lumber Relocation: Colorado, Conneticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington DC, New Hampshire, Vermont An energetic, out-of-the-box, problem-solving, executive with a science-based holistic approach to manufacturing, building products and other business operations; I am recognized for my vision, FAX: 800-524-4982

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business acumen, integrity, work ethic and capability to cultivate durable professional relationships. Practitioner of “Lean and JIT” manufacturing principles, setting metrics, improving key performance indicators, reducing costs, expanding production capacity and sales – all improving the bottom line. Skilled in business analysis, strategic planning, market and sales development; ability to drive multi-million dollar growth, institute “Best Practices” for small to medium emerging and expanding companies, managing budgets to $ 30M with full P&L accountability and oversight. 20+ Years of truss/panel/EWP manufacturing and business management experience. In 2006 at the height of residential construction distributed $ 24.0 in Lumber, Architectural Millwork and Windows and $ 8.5 M in manufactured wood components. In this position optimized design and production process, which increased output and reduced labor and material costs. Hired trained and mentored middle management; negotiated union labor contracts. Implemented “Lean and JIT” fabrication procedures; consolidated raw material inventory, implemented PHONE: 800-289-5627

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batch fabrication process and continuous production flow. Enhanced scheduling system to accurately track production and achieve on-time delivery, established QC metrics, quality assurance and OSHA-approved safety programs. After 2006, helped company downsize and then worked as a consultant for turn around opportunities. Computer literate, Alpine and MiTek experience, Microsoft Office. ID: C11465 Sales/Operations/Management Truss/Panel/Building Materials Relocation: USA - ALL States, USA - South 10 years industry experience. Successfully managed operations. Plant production, national sales team, licensed engineers, project managers, CAD designers, erection/installation division and office staff. Significantly increased productivity, sales and profit in all areas. Previously founded a wholesale building material company specifically related to engineered lumber, wood trusses, structural steel, turnkey installation and custom Millwork. Sales in excess of $7 million in less than five years. Successfully negotiated and executed the sale of these companies in 2006. ID: C11760 Management/Operations/Sales - Building Components, LBM Manufacturing Relocation: USA - ALL States, Arizona, California, Colorado, Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, New Hampshire, South Carolina I am an Accomplished Manufacturing and Operations Leader with a history of increasing responsibility. My proven experience covers contractor building materials and manufacturing to the construction and turnkey fields. I have over

16 years of management and leadership experience, and am seeking a management position with a progressive company that offers advancement commensurate to job performance. ID: C11370 Production/Plant/General Manager - Truss/Panel/Framing Package Relocation: Texas 20 years' experience. Started in production, advanced to Saw Supervisor, Production Manager, Plant Manager, now General Manager. As General Manager (2 years) operated a $125M truss plant. Tripled output and reduced errors and labor cost. As Plant Manager (4 years), manage all the operation of the manufacturing plant, such as Productivity, logistics, efficiencies, costs. As Production Manager (12 years), manage all the areas of the manufacturing across the plant. Safety, quality control, efficiencies, HR, etc... Software: MiTek, Word, Excel, OptiFrame. Products: R & F Truss, Panel, Framing package. Markets: Single Family, Multifamily, Custom Homes. Bilingual English/Spanish spoken and written. Degree in Industrial Engineering. Compensation: $90's+ ID: C15995 Truss Designer - MiTek Relocation: Florida Truss Designer. Primary duties: design, layout, optimization, and cutting/production documents. Secondary duties: checking others work. Software used: MiTek and AutoCAD. Component experience includes floor trusses and roof trusses. Market experience includes single family, multi-family, light commercial, and agriculture. My volume was varied depending on projects. 2 years experience, MiTek software. ID: C13437 Remote Truss Designer | In

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August 2022 #14277 Page #110 Office Truss Designer | Design Manager Relocation: Ohio If it is big, bad, ugly, or worse, I can handle it. I've done layout and profile work in autocad w/ some home brewed scripting, and ArchiCAD. Custom residential, a few track builders that had 3 base models and many options to track, some multi-family, and large commercial projects. Software: MiTek, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Truswal, Simpson, Eagle and others. Quick to pick up new software. ID: C11856 Designer/Design Manager Truss/Panel/I-Joist/Stairs/EWP Relocation: Ohio 18 years Design experience with 3 as a Senior Designer. Primary duties: design, layout, and optimization. Secondary duties: checking others work and repairs. Software used: MiTek Sapphire, Robbins, Keymark, and AutoCAD. Component experience includes floor trusses, roof trusses, wall panels, I-Joists, and hardware. Market experience includes tract, single family, single family custom, multi-family, and agriculture. My volume was varied depending on projects. ID: C18310 Truss Designer | Estimator Relocation: Virginia Responsible for project management/design of commercial design -build projects up to $5 million. Directly manage subcontracted architectural, structural, and mechanical designers/ engineers, develop project estimates and designs utilizing Revit software. Work closely with project superintendents providing technical support while delivering projects within budget and on time. Initiate contact with new clients, answer sales calls, and develop project criteria. Prior Truss Designer a few years back with 2 years MiTek experience. FAX: 800-524-4982

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ID: C15678 Remote Truss Designer Relocation: Alberta I have 25+ years of roof and floor truss design experience, with the last 3 years working as a remote designer using MiTek software. I also have experience designing engineered wood beams using various software versions. I have acted as a local Mitek software network administrator, trained junior designers and checked their work. I have extensive design experience in mid to larger size custom homes, Multi-Family, Independent Living and small to large Commercial projects and enjoy the challenges these projects bring. Please inquire if you are interested in learning more about this candidate. Use our Contact Us page, or if you know me, send an email. ID: C10789 Production Manager/ Supervisor - Truss/Panel Relocation: Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, USA - Northwest, Wisconsin 20 years experience. Responsible for all aspects of truss and panel production, inventory, performance reviews. 65 workers, $9M year. WTCA quality control certified. ID: C18277 Professional Engineer | Engineering Manager Engineered Wood Products, Components Structural Hardware | Codes & Compliance Relocation: Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, USA - Eastern, Virginia, Washington DC Experienced and successful professional engineering manager with over 25 years experience in improving productivity and resolving structural problems for engineered wood product and truss manufacturers and PHONE: 800-289-5627

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ID: C18250 Remote Senior Light Gage Steel Truss/Panel Designer. Relocation: Texas Top level Light Gage Steel Senior Remote Designer with Truss and Panel and well as metal frame commercial project experience. Alpine, Truswal and Keymark experience.

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a major tract builder, producing 5-8 house a week. Truss & Engineered Wood Products Design Manager / Sales. Oversaw all aspects of Truss & Engineered Wood Products operations and sales. Maintained personal sales accounts, as well as developed new clients. Customer service from the quote stage to production, including verifying sight conditions and field measuring. Produced production drawings and reviewed / corrected design staff, MiTek / Truss Joist software. Responsible for maintaining lumber / plate inventory.

ID: C17230 Remote Wall Panel Designer Sapphire Relocation: Newfoundland My objective is to be part of a team/company and prove I am reliable, show my ability and my willingness to learn! In addition to being a newer wall panel designer, I have learned software such as Mitek Sapphire, Revit 2017, Bluebeam Revu 2016. I have recently done jobs such as designing garages and adding on additions to homes. Jobs I have worked in wall paneling include a massive wall panel job for the US (500,000+ SFT) and designed units for a senior complex. In addition to wall panels...I also add in blocking, windows, doors, etc. I also do bundling and paperwork as well.

ID: C17191 Remote Truss Designer/Part Time Relocation: USA - Northwest My objective is to be a part of a Design Team where I can contribute to the success of the company, and establish a career as a remote truss designer. I love the challenge of tough projects, and consider it my job to complete my assigned work ahead of time, and to the best of my ability. I won't quit before the job is done fully and accurately. In addition to 4 years experience with MiTek truss design software, I have worked in the shop as both a sawyer, and a truss builder, so I have first hand knowledge of how a truss should be designed to save time on the shop end. I also worked in framing and using wall panels. So I have first hand knowledge of ID: C12220 how a house actually goes together Design/Design Manager - Truss/ in the real world, and how trusses EWP/Remote or at Plant layout on framing. Relocation: Pennsylvania Remote / Satellite Truss Designer My long term goal is establish Roof / Floor truss design utilizing myself as a reliable truss designer, Mitek Sapphire design software. and to that end, grow and advance Project estimating, including roof at the same company, based on system, floor system, and wall proving my ability and reliability. panels. Responsible for 100% of quoting and preparations for production for our #2 and #4 clients. Maintained a database for Read/Subscribe online at www.componentadvertiser.com

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Algunas distracciones e interrupciones en el sitio de trabajo son inevitables, pero otras – si no están debidamente controladas o reguladas – pueden conducir a lesiones, pérdida de productividad y disminución de la moral de los trabajadores.

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Workplace Distractions Some workplace distractions and interruptions are unavoidable but others – if not properly controlled or regulated -- could lead to injuries, lost productivity, and a decrease in worker morale. Work interruptions are a distraction that can result in work errors or accidents. Before addressing or responding to another person, workers should shut down or disengage any work tool, equipment, or processes. Job training should include instructions not to interrupt others during a critical job phase or process. Instruction manuals and procedural guidebooks should be kept on site to answer frequently asked questions and thereby eliminate the need to interrupt or distract other workers. External noise from tools, mobile equipment, and processes can be distracting in industrial and construction work environments. In work situations where loud or constant noise is unavoidable, hearing protection devices can eliminate or decrease unwanted and distracting noise. In other work environments even notso-loud sounds can be a distracting annoyance. Constantly ringing phones, conversations, and loud faxes, copiers, and printers can distract workers from their job tasks or -- depending on the level or duration of the noise -- can contribute to workplace stress. Electronic devices such as cell phones, IPODS, and PDAs can be the source of serious distractions in some work environments. Check with your supervisor to find out if these electronics are allowed where you work. If these devices are approved in your workplace, as a courtesy to your co-workers, make sure you keep your cell phone on a low volume or silent when you work. To maximize work safety and performance, turn email notifications off and disable instant messaging. Don’t answer the phone or emails when you’re in the middle of a task – let it ring to voicemail then check messages later -- preferably on your break time. In some work environments wearing a headset with low volume music can be relaxing to workers and help them to safely focus on their work. However, wearing headphones on a construction or industrial site can be dangerous if it prevents workers from hearing warning signals, mobile equipment backup alarms, and safety instructions.Walking around while talking on the phone or wearing a headset distracts your attention from safety and could result in a slip or fall or cause you to run into or be struck by something or someone.

Las interrupciones en sus tareas son una distracción que puede resultar en errores o accidentes en el trabajo. Antes de hablarle o contestar a otra persona, el trabajador debe apagar o desconectar cualquier herramienta, equipo o proceso que esté en funcionamiento. La capacitación para el trabajo debe incluir instrucciones de no interrumpir a otros trabajadores durante una fase crítica de la tarea o del proceso. Los manuales de instrucciones y las guías de procedimientos deben tenerse en el sitio de trabajo para contestar preguntas frecuentes y eliminar así la necesidad de interrumpir o distraer a otros trabajadores. Los ruidos externos, provenientes de herramientas, equipos móviles y procesos, pueden ser una distracción en ambientes de trabajo industrial o de construcción. En situaciones de trabajo en las que los ruidos fuertes o constantes son inevitables, se deben usar dispositivos para la protección de los oídos con el objeto de eliminar o disminuir los ruidos no deseados que pueden causar distracciones. En otros ambientes de trabajo, ciertos ruidos, aunque no muy fuertes, pueden ser una molestia por distracción. Teléfonos que timbran constantemente, conversaciones y máquinas de fax, copiadoras o impresoras ruidosas pueden distraer a los trabajadores de sus tareas de trabajo o — dependiendo del nivel y la duración del ruido — pueden contribuir al estrés en el sitio de trabajo. Los dispositivos electrónicos, tales como teléfonos celulares, iPods, y PDA pueden ser una fuente importante de distracción en ciertos ambientes de trabajo. Consulte con su supervisor para saber si estos dispositivos electrónicos están permitidos donde usted trabaja. Si dichos dispositivos están permitidos en su sitio de trabajo, como cortesía a sus compañeros de trabajo, asegúrese de que su teléfono celular esté ajustado a bajo volumen o silencioso en el trabajo. Para maximizar la seguridad y rendimiento en el trabajo, apague las notificaciones de correo electrónico e inhabilite los mensajes instantáneos. No conteste el teléfono ni a los correos electrónicos cuando esté efectuando una tarea – deje timbrar el teléfono y que pase a mensaje de voz y revise dichos mensajes más tarde – preferentemente durante un descanso. En algunos ambientes de trabajo, usar audífonos con música a bajo volumen puede relajar al trabajador y ayudarlo a concentrarse en sus tareas con seguridad. Sin embargo, el uso de audífonos en sitios industriales o de construcción puede ser peligroso si impiden oír señales de advertencia, alarmas de retroceso de equipos móviles e instrucciones de seguridad. Caminar mientras habla por teléfono o usa audífonos puede distraerlo de la seguridad y puede resultar en un resbalón o caída, o ser atropellado por un vehículo o tropezar contra otras personas.

Las distracciones o interrupciones en el trabajo son cosa común, pero su capacitación debe ayudarle a recordar que debe mantener su mente Workplace distractions and interruptions are common, but training enfocada en la tarea que ejecuta. Mencione las distracciones repetidas can help you remember to keep your mind on the task at hand. Speak y/o peligrosas y piense y acepte la responsabilidad de no interrumpir o up about repeated and/or unsafe distractions and think and take distraer a otras personas. responsibility for not interrupting or distracting others. The above evaluations and/or recommendations are for general guidance only and should not be relied upon for legal compliance purposes. They are based solely on the information provided to us and relate only to those conditions speciﬁcally discussed. We do not make any warranty, expressed or implied, that your workplace is safe or healthful or that it complies with all laws, regulations or standards.

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Discussing Simpson Strong-Tie Work Culture on the TED WorkLife Podcast

dam Grant, an organizational psychologist and bestselling author, recently featured Simpson Strong-Tie Vice President of Engineering Annie Kao on his TED original podcast WorkLife. Adam and Annie were joined by Berkeley Haas Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jenny Chatman (full disclosure, she’s a member of Simpson Manufacturing’s Board of Directors) to discuss “The 4 Deadly Sins of Work Culture.” In the full episode, Adam speaks with Chatman about how to recognize the four deadly sins of work culture before you join an organization and shares strategies on how to shape a thriving workplace from the inside. He also shares stories from employees and their experiences with toxic cultures. You can catch this podcast episode or read the transcript of the podcast. Annie, who recently celebrated her 15th work anniversary with Simpson Strong-Tie, talks about the importance of aligning company culture and values while making sure every employee has a voice. Below are some snippets from her contribution to the podcast.

Creating a positive company culture starts at the top “Our founder, Barclay Simpson had his nine principles of doing business — it’s something that we refer to all the time. And one of [his principles], is Everybody Matters.” Annie goes on to explain, “. . . everyone wants to be a part of this winning team . . . The work that you do matters, and people who enjoy their work . . . bring that passion with them to their work.”

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Maintaining a strong work culture and avoiding groupthink “. . . We were just talking about this as an engineering team . . . how do we make sure we have, you know, a diverse set of perspectives and opinions so that we don’t fall into groupthink and ‘well, this is how we’ve always done it.’ Let’s not just assume that we’re not doing, you know, groupthink . . .. Making sure to put together diverse teams, right? Like what questions are we asking as we start a project or as we put people on projects to make sure that it has the right, the right mix of people. And I think we ask ourselves that question, too, when we hire . . . who is the right new person on the team to challenge what we’re doing? . . . and how do we celebrate being challenged. . . so that . . . it’s not something that catches us by surprise?”

Asking for employee feedback “[When we first did our] culture and leadership survey . . . there was feedback that people felt that they couldn’t really say something if they saw something that was against our values or against our policies. And so, as a result, we launched a program specifically to address that called Speak Up, Listen Up. We opened an anonymous phone-tip line . . . [and] an anonymous form you could fill out online. All managers took training — we put our money where our mouth is . . .”

Protecting your culture “Yeah. I would say everyone in our company is responsible for protecting the culture . . . we are a values-driven organization and so I’m going to do whatever I can as a leader in our organization to make sure that is pervasive through every single role, every single level, because that’s not something that we are willing to go halfway on.” The article, Discussing Simpson Strong-Tie Work Culture on the TED WorkLife Podcast, appeared first on Simpson Strong-Tie Building Strong Blog. To sign-up to receive the Building Strong Blog in your inbox, go to blog.strongtie.com. Copyright © 2022 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. All Rights Reserved PHONE: 800-289-5627

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New Home Sales Plunge in June on Rising Affordability Woes Posted July 26, 2022 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission. New home sales in June fell to the lowest level since April 2020, reflecting declining builder sentiment as construction bottlenecks continue to slow new home building and raise housing costs. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in June fell 8.1% to a 590,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a sharply downwardly revised reading in May, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. New home sales are down 13.4% in 2022 on a year-to-date basis. “Builders saw sales decline significantly as buyers were priced out of the market on higher interest rates and ongoing home building and development costs, including building materials,” said Jerry Konter, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga. “This is just the second time that new home sales have fallen below a 600,000 annual pace since Oct. 2018, and this latest report also mirrors a sharp decline in builder confidence as noted in our latest survey.” “Buyers are balking due to deteriorating affordability conditions and growing sticker shock,” said Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington, NAHB’s assistant vice president for forecasting and analysis. “Only 14% of new home sales in June were priced below $300,000. A year ago, it was 27%. Meanwhile, inventory levels are elevated and will contribute to near-term production declines as the market finds a new balance.” A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. The home can be in any stage of construction: not yet started, under construction or completed. In addition to adjusting for seasonal effects, the June reading of 590,000 units is the number of homes that would sell if this pace continued for the next 12 months. New single-family home inventory remained elevated at a 9.3 months’ supply, up 60.3% over last year, with 457,000 available for sale. However, only 39,000 of the new home inventory is completed and ready to occupy. The remaining have not started construction or are currently under construction. The median sales price dipped to $402,400 in June, down 9.5% compared to May, but is up 7.4% compared to a year ago. Regionally, on a year-to-date basis, new home sales fell in all four regions, down 12.1% in the Northeast, 24.8% in the Midwest, 12.6% in the South and 9.6% in the West.

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Single-Family Starts Fall to Two-Year Low on Higher Construction Costs and Interest Rates Posted July 19, 2022 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission. Increased interest rates, building material supply chain bottlenecks and elevated construction costs continue to put a damper on the single-family housing market. For the first time since June 2020, both single-family starts and permits fell below a 1 million annual pace. Overall housing starts fell 2.0% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.56 million units in June from an upwardly revised reading the previous month, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The June reading of 1.56 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 decreased 8.1% to a 982,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate. This is the lowest single-family starts pace since June 2020. The multifamily sector, which includes apartment buildings and condos, increased 10.3% an annualized 577,000 pace. “Single-family starts are retreating on higher construction costs and interest rates, and this decline is reflected in our latest builder surveys, which show a steep drop in builder sentiment for the single-family market,” said Jerry Konter, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga. “Builders are reporting weakening traffic as housing affordability declines.” “While the multifamily market remains strong on solid rental housing demand, the softening of singlefamily construction data should send a strong signal to the Federal Reserve that tighter financial conditions are producing a housing downturn,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “Price growth will slow significantly this year, but a housing deficit relative to demographic need will persist through this ongoing cyclical downturn.” On a regional and year-to-date basis, combined single-family and multifamily starts are 4.4% lower in the Northeast, 4.7% higher in the Midwest, 11.1% higher in the South and 0.4% lower in the West. Overall permits decreased 0.6% to a 1.69 million unit annualized rate in June. Single-family permits decreased 8.0% to a 967,000 unit rate. This is the lowest pace for single-family permits since June 2020. Multifamily permits increased 11.5% to an annualized 718,000 pace. Looking at regional permit data on a year-to-date basis, permits are 5.1% lower in the Northeast, 2.5% higher in the Midwest, 2.9% higher in the South and 3.0% higher in the West.

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Builder Confidence Plunges as Affordability Woes Mount Posted July 18, 2022 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission.

Builder confidence plunged in July as high inflation and increased interest rates stalled the housing market by dramatically slowing sales and buyer traffic. In a further sign of a weakening housing market, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes posted its seventh straight monthly decline in July, falling 12 points to 55, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This marks the lowest HMI reading since May 2020 and the largest single-month drop in the history of the HMI, except for the 42-point drop in April 2020. “Production bottlenecks, rising home building costs and high inflation are causing many builders to halt construction because the cost of land, construction and financing exceeds the market value of the home,” said NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter, a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga. “In another sign of a softening market, 13% of builders in the HMI survey reported reducing home prices in the past month to bolster sales and/or limit cancellations.” “Affordability is the greatest challenge facing the housing market,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. “Significant segments of the home buying population are priced out of the market. Policymakers must address supply-side issues to help builders produce more affordable housing.” Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for more than 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 HMI components posted declines in July: Current sales conditions dropped 12 points to 64, sales expectations in the next six months declined 11 points to 50 and traffic of prospective buyers fell 11 points to 37. Looking at the three-month moving averages for regional HMI scores, the Northeast fell six points to 65, the Midwest dropped four points to 52, the South fell eight points to 70 and the West posted a 12-point decline to 62. 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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Is the Economy Already in a Recession?

Posted July 15, 2022 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission.

In the bi-weekly newsletter Eye on the Economy, NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz provided the following overview of the nation’s economy and its impact on the housing market. Consumer inflation, led by rising rent costs, surged in June. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) posted a 9.1% year-overyear gain, which was the largest since 1981. This was even higher than expected by most economists — and the Fed itself — and shows that inflation in the broadest sense has not yet peaked. However, an alternative measure used by the Fed, Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation, likely has peaked. The shelter component of CPI (i.e., housing) makes up 40% of the inflation reading, with rent for primary residences increasing 0.8% in June alone — the largest gain since 1986. The June inflation data guarantee that the Fed will increase the federal funds rate by 75 basis points during its policy meeting at the end of July. In fact, because June’s inflation measure was worse than expected, there is a rising chance the Fed increases by 100 basis points, pushing the federal funds rate to 2.75% and inverting much of the yield curve. With the 10-year Treasury rate near 3%, the Fed’s projected monetary policy path would take the funds rate to 3.8% by early 2023, which the NAHB economic forecast indicates will bring on a recession. This raises the question: Is the U.S. economy already in a recession? First-quarter GDP growth was down 1.6%, and we estimate that GDP growth for the second quarter was down by at least 1.5%. This meets the traditional definition of a recession: two quarters of negative growth. However, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the quasi-official body for calling recessions, takes a broader view looking for both GDP contraction and labor market deterioration. But the labor market remains tight: In June, the economy created 372,000 net jobs, and the unemployment rate remained historically low at 3.6%. The recession question is somewhat academic. Whether NBER calls it as such, the economy is experiencing a downturn, with the Federal Reserve aggressively tightening financial conditions, the housing market slowing quickly (as evidenced by six straight months of declining builder sentiment), and hiring freezes and limited layoffs spreading among some sectors of the economy. The first half of 2022 marked a slowdown that will yield several quarters of weak growth and rising unemployment. This will ultimately lead to an “official” recession, although it will be mild compared to the Great Recession a decade ago. And recall that although housing market weakness can lead the economy into a downturn, housing is typically the first sector to rebound as markets recover. This will be helped by the fact that there remains a housing deficit in the United States. To subscribe to Eye on the Economy, visit the e-newsletters webpage. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces Line of 10mm Premium Strong-Drive® Structural Screws for Mass Timber Applications July 20, 2022—Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has launched an expanded line of Strong-Drive premium screws designed to provide structural fastening solutions for the construction and repair of mass timber assemblies and structures. The popularity of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products continues to grow as architects, designers, and builders seek the enhanced rigidity necessary for creating larger and taller wood-framed buildings. As projects proliferate, the need for 10 mm diameter fasteners designed for superior bearing and splitting reinforcement has increased. Rigorously tested and designed to provide strength across a wide range of designs, Simpson Strong-Tie mass timber fasteners and connectors are ideal for CLT construction and are offered through an established national network of construction suppliers. The new family of yellowzinc-coated, 10 mm Strong-Drive mass timber screws includes an impressive selection of countersinking fasteners in fully threaded, partially threaded, cylinder-head, and flat-head options to provide ultimate versatility on the jobsite and meet the unique fastening demands of mass timber projects. “Backed by a robust inventory and distribution system, along with first-rate service, support, and training, this collection of versatile, high-performance products will allow for design flexibility while enabling mass timber projects to be built stronger, faster, and more easily than ever,” says Clark Allen, Market Segment Manager for fasteners at Simpson Strong-Tie. The fully threaded Strong-Drive SDCFC Timber-CFC cylinder-head screw is ideal for applications like beam and splitting reinforcement, as well as repair of checked or cracked timber. This screw offers structural strength and high pullout resistance with a 10 mm diameter and lengths from 500 mm (19 5/8”) to 1000 mm (39 3/8”). It features a unique fast-starting point for easy installation and a countersinking head for an unobstructed finish. The fully threaded Strong-Drive SDCF Timber-CF flat-head timber screw is ideal for projects where high pullout resistance with low-torque driving, excellent shear and countersunk head is desired — including beam reinforcement, wall-to-wall, floor-to-floor, support beam, butt joint, and bearing and splitting reinforcement applications. The 10 mm diameter SDCF also features a fast-starting point for easy installations without the need for predrilling and is available in 100 mm (4”) to 600 mm (23 5/8”) lengths. The partially threaded Strong-Drive SDCP Timber-CP screw is a structural fastener engineered to pull structural members together with superb holding power and high pullout resistance. The 10 mm diameter version is available in 100 mm (4”) to 360 mm (14”) lengths and features a flat head, mid-shaft knurl, and Type-17 point for fast starts and low-torque driving without predrilling. For more information on the new line of Strong-Drive premium structural screws or to learn more about how Simpson Strong-Tie can improve your next mass timber job, visit go.strongtie.com/masstimber or call (800) 999-5099.

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ABMA meets with Senator Susan Collins Re: Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement July 12, 2022--Rensselaer, NY--Yesterday, ABMA Committee members and members of the Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine (RLDAM) met with Senator Susan Collins and her staff to advocate for a US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA). The most recent SLA expired in 2015. The lack of an agreement is contributing to the country’s rising and unpredictable lumber prices via high US tariffs, which in turn are contributing to affordable housing issues and fewer Canadian exports. Richard Willard of Hammond Lumber Company in Bellgrade, Maine, explained, “pricing fluctuations (for lumber) have been dramatic over the past year and a half. Supply has also been an issue at times. Pricing stability has been a real struggle and a Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement would help settle that.” Senator Collins, who is a big advocate for a new SLA, explained how she has been actively working on this issue and agrees that it worked well for both sides when it was in place. Sen. Collins also sees this as an issue for affordable housing. If there is not stability or predictability in the cost of building supplies, it is not possible to build affordable housing, which Maine and our nation desperately need. The Senator said she would continue to push the Biden administration to negotiate a new SLA. ABMA will continue to work closely with Senator Collins and will put pressure on USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, to make a new SLA a priority. Why do we need the Softwood Lumber Agreement? Without an agreement, Canadian lumber is much cheaper than US lumber given the differences in stumpage fees in each country (governed by law in Canada, governed by the market in the U.S.). Thus, Canada can flood the U.S. market with cheaper lumber. However, without an SLA, the federal government imposes high tariffs on Canadian lumber, which drastically drives up the price of lumber and construction in the U.S. An SLA imposes import fees on Canadian lumber to put pricing on par with U.S. lumber prices, leveling the playing field. About ABMA ABMA, established in August 2021, is a committee of unified voices advocating on behalf of the lumber and building materials (LBM) industry at the federal level. ABMA currently represents LBM dealers and associated businesses in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, D.C. The mission of the ABMA is to advance, shape, and influence policy in all branches of government. We work directly with members of Congress, the White House, and federal agencies to impact the legislative and regulatory process as it affects the LBM industry. ABMA is powered by the Northeast Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) and Construction Suppliers Association (CSA).

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Kempsville Building Materials Expands Richmond Operations

June 28, 2022—Kempsville Building Materials has recently completed the addition of a new facility in Richmond, Virginia, allowing it to better serve its professional builder customers in the market. The new facility, on eighteen acres and with a 120,000 squarefoot warehouse, is strategically located in the Airport Industrial Park in Henrico, Virginia. Kempsville Building Materials, with fifty employees in the Richmond Market, has served professional builders there for the past ten years out of two smaller facilities. However, with the market’s continued growth and to meet their customers’ demands, Kempsville consolidated the two existing locations into this new, larger facility in June. Greg Harrell, Vice President of Sales for Kempsville Building Materials, said, “This facility uniquely positions us for growth in a market that ranks as one of the nation’s ‘Top 50 Best Places to Live.’ With our commitment to partnering with our customers for their future growth, we invested in this location to be able to service the expanding needs of our loyal customers in the Richmond Metro area. This location’s larger footprint and warehouse space will also allow us to add ten employees shortly to service the specialized needs of builders in this market.” About Kempsville Building Materials Kempsville Building Materials is a division of the Carter Lumber Company and currently operates eight locations and two manufacturing facilities in Virginia and North Carolina. For more information, visit www. kempsvillebuilding.com.

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Paper Excellence Group Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Resolute MONTREAL, July 6, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ -- The Paper Excellence Group (the “Group”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation (“Domtar”), a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. (“Resolute”) (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP), a global forest products company, have entered into an agreement under which Domtar will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Resolute stock. With this addition to its family of companies, the Paper Excellence Group will further build out its portfolio in North America following the successful acquisition of Domtar last year. Patrick Loulou, vice chair and chief strategy officer of the Paper Excellence Group, commented, “We are excited to welcome Resolute and its employees to the Paper Excellence family. Resolute is an ideal fit for our long-term growth strategy. It complements our existing pulp, paper and packaging businesses and adds capabilities in lumber and tissue. We have seen firsthand that Resolute prides itself on its great people, strong assets and a culture of excellence going back more than two hundred years.” Resolute will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domtar, under the auspices of the Group, and continue to operate on a business-as-usual basis under the Resolute name. The Resolute management team will remain in place at the company’s headquarters. Considering the quality workforce available with Resolute and Domtar, Montreal will become an important hub for the Group’s North American businesses. Furthermore, the Group plans to retain Resolute’s production locations and levels of jobs.

Growing Together “With this transaction, Resolute will accelerate its growth as it gains access to more tools, capital and opportunities to pursue our ambitions with the combined resources of the Paper Excellence Group,” stated Remi G. Lalonde, Resolute’s president and chief executive officer. “This is good for employees and the communities where Resolute operates because we will continue to grow in a manner consistent with our core values of accountability, caring and trust that we hold dear. Together, we will form a stronger and more resilient, diversified forest products company, positioned to compete on a truly global scale, with a shared commitment to being a trusted business partner, dedicated to sustainability and to caring for its people and communities.” As part of its commitment to building a premier North American diversified forest products company and creating long-term growth, the Group intends to support Resolute management’s existing growth strategy, focused on strategic investments in its lumber and pulp businesses, and maximizing the value of its paper and tissue businesses. It also plans to undertake a detailed feasibility study for the eventual conversion of Resolute’s Gatineau, Quebec, newsprint mill to the production of packaging paper. “This is a good example of how the Paper Excellence Group’s diversified business, financial resources, and technical capabilities can open up new strategic avenues for assets that may otherwise face an uncertain future. This is but one example of our support and intention to implement significant investments aligned with Resolute’s strategic plan for the future,” concluded Mr. Loulou. Furthermore, the Group intends to form long-term partnerships with one or more universities in Quebec and Ontario to spearhead innovation in the field of fiber-based biomaterials. PHONE: 800-289-5627

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The Wood Institute Gets Fresh New Look, Expands Offerings The SLB recently released an updated version of the Wood Institute, the industry’s online learning website for accredited continuing education courses for architects, engineers, code officials, green building consultants, and other design and construction professionals. The site’s new layout and technical upgrades make it easier than ever for users and course providers to engage with wood education. The redesign also enables the development of a wider array of non-course content, including blog posts, recorded webinars, and articles and guides targeting postsecondary architecture and engineering students and faculty. Launched in 2020, the Wood Institute currently features over 170 courses developed by the American Wood Council (AWC), Think Wood, WoodWorks, and third-party sources. In 2021, its first full year, over 1,200 unique users completed nearly 6,500 hours of learning focused on designing and building with wood. The Wood Institute is one of several recent investments and initiatives in education launched by the SLB as part of a strategic push to ensure current and future generations of building professionals are motivated and equipped to build with wood. Visit the Wood Institute today to learn more.

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US LBM to Acquire Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company Leading national building materials distributor will expand reach across the Southwest July 8, 2022—Plano, TX—US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Texas-based Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company, a prominent building products supplier to building professionals and homeowners in the Southwest. Upon completion of the acquisition, US LBM will operate 80 locations in Texas, 13 in Arizona, nine in New Mexico, five in Colorado and four in Oklahoma. Founded in 1901 by W.L. Foxworth and H.W. Galbraith, the company today operates 28 locations across Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas under the Foxworth-Galbraith banner and two locations in Oklahoma under the Forest Lumber brand. The company’s primary customers are professional builders, commercial contractors and homeowners, which Foxworth-Galbraith serves from its building materials yards, distribution centers, home centers and manufacturing locations, which are focused primarily on floor and roof trusses and structural beams. “US LBM shares Foxworth-Galbraith’s principles of service, integrity and providing solutions for customers and a great place to work for our people,” said Foxworth-Galbraith President and CEO Jack Foxworth. “We’re excited for the many new opportunities this partnership will create for both our employees and customers.” “Over the past 120 years, the Foxworth and Galbraith families and generations of associates have built one of the most widely respected and successful building materials distributors in the industry, and we are proud that they will be joining US LBM,” said US LBM President and CEO L.T. Gibson. “The addition of Foxworth-Galbraith augments our already robust network in the Southwest, expands US LBM’s reach and reinforces our strong position in several key housing markets, including the growing Dallas-Fort Worth and Phoenix metro areas.” US LBM’s existing locations in the Southwest go to market under multiple locally recognized brand names, including R&K Building Supply, Higginbotham Brothers, Parker’s Building Supply and J.P. Hart Lumber and Components. The transaction is expected to close later in the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. Anchor Peabody served as the exclusive advisor to Foxworth-Galbraith. About US LBM US LBM is the largest privately owned full-line distributor of specialty building materials in the United States. Offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialty products, including windows, doors, millwork, wallboard, roofing, siding, engineered components and cabinetry, US LBM combines the scale and operational advantages of a national platform with a local go-to-market strategy through its national network of locations across the country. For more information, please visit uslbm.com.

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Generational Equity Advises Warren Truss in its Sale to Stark Truss July 15, 2022--DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Warren Truss Co. to Stark Truss Company, Inc. The acquisition closed on June 10, 2022. Located in Newark, Delaware, Warren Truss Co. (WTC) is the oldest privately owned and operated wooden truss manufacturer in Delaware. The Company serves developers, builders, contractors, and homeowners throughout Delaware, Southern New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Eastern Maryland. WTC specializes in custom-engineered, design, and manufacture of wooden floor and roof trusses for commercial, residential, and agricultural projects. Whether a customer is planning a simple garage, large custom home, pole barn, or commercial project, WTC can deliver. Experienced designers on staff will work with clients to discuss and understand their specific needs. Then layouts and individual truss drawings will be generated and shown to the customer exactly what we will be provided. Once the drawings are finalized and approved, WTC’s expert team of builders will fabricate the trusses, and the Company will deliver them in a timely and professional manner. Stark Truss Company (STC), is headquartered in Canton, Ohio and has fifteen locations located throughout the eastern half of the U.S. STC is one of the largest component manufacturers of roof and floor trusses in the United States today. Roof and floor trusses are used in a variety of applications, including new construction projects, additions, residential homes, commercial office buildings, multi-family communities, agricultural buildings and more. STC also offers high-quality customizable wall panels for all construction needs. STC has the durable components and experienced, dedicated employees to handle any job. Generational Equity Executive Managing Director, M&A-Technology Practice Leader, David Fergusson, and his team led by Senior M&A Advisor, Bill Shipman, with the support of Managing Director, M&A, Corey Painter, successfully closed the deal. “This is an ideal combination of two long standing companies with exceptional industry reputations. STC will continue to carry on the service and quality products that WTC has provided for more than fifty years,” said Shipman.

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hen $20 Billion behemoth Builders First Source (BFS) launched a robotic truss line in April, CMs were surprised that they would select House of Design (HoD)’s first truss machine, and the industry’s first robotic floor truss line. Remarkably, after just over 3 months, they’ve achieved a steady stream of production in one of their Atlanta plants. Greg Griggs, BFS’s SVP of Manufacturing, acknowledges the developmental nature of this venture, but also the inevitability of robotics, and prefers to be a leader and shape the technology, rather than be a follower. On first glance, floor trusses seem to be the best entry point for robotics because of their uniformity. However, BFS will also be tackling roof truss robotics in one of their Texas plants later this month. But for both roofs and floors, the devil is in the details. And with BFS already committed to 8 more HoD systems, they’re especially committed to overcoming any obstacles in their way.

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Lumber variances, always the bane of automation, are being put-to-the-test by the Southern Pine (SYP) material running through the BFS-HoD installation. Prior machinery offerings often struggled with the increased variability of SYP over the European or Canadian Spruce upon which they were developed. With SYP, the wane on a board may extend halfway through its thickness, which is particularly troublesome for robotic grippers. Short pieces also challenge robotic assembly and plating, even if pieces are cut accurately and are without defect. Ribbon blocks are part of nearly every floor truss and are connected with miniscule truss plates. Bearing blocks, beam pockets, and other special details occur less often, but further complicate assembly. As Greg Griggs reiterated from the outset, the HoD system must handle these end and interior details, and today he reports that HoD is making progress.

From Builders FirstSource President & CEO Dave Flitman Our efforts to broaden our value-added products, which saw core organic sales up 31% … are helping our customers get their jobs done quickly, on time and cost-effectively. Furthermore, we are maintaining our focus on allocating resources to outpace market growth in our higher margin value-added products.

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Unique about the BFS/HoD robotic floor line is that it produces two trusses on each cycle, and that it has been designed to work with two assemblers. Their primary function is to seat truss plates after the robots precisely position all parts on the table. Their secondary job is to hustle into the protected workspace and resolve glitches. Perhaps this intervention won’t be necessary with a more mature system, like the one we will examine next month. But, over time, BFS and HoD can attack these glitches and, with enough effort, resolve most of them. All the while, the line can be running and proving its viability. And finally, what is most promising about robotic assembly of floor trusses is the potential for them to displace EWP floor systems. As output likely will ramp up, much of the cost advantage held by totally automated EWP mills will be diminished. Then the primacy of the open web design can be the decisive factor. This has come about because cutting holes in I-Joists has dramatically increased the cost and the overhead of putting together EWP packages. And the number of I-Joist penetrations has been dramatically increased, as energy codes have forced HVAC runs into floor cavities. The final straw may be the adoption of modern Rheia ducting (see my April 2022 The Last Word on Rheia HVAC Systems) which greatly advantages open web design. As the largest seller of EWP, BFS is the ideal entity to drive forward the automation of floor trusses and arguably has the most to gain. This is wholly consistent with their corporate mandate to continually increase their sales of manufactured products over commodities. When Greg Griggs and his team proves that they can make more money for BFS with floor trusses than I-Joists, and builders gain tangible installation cost advantages, floor trusses will regain their proper share of residential construction.

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