The Component Manufacturing Advertiser

An Independent Online Monthly Publication for the Structural Building Components and Off-Site Construction Industry

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Our advertisers provide new, and used, manufacturing and handling equipment, saws, plates and connectors, software, business management, financing, third-party inspections, trucks and trailers, and more. They are ready and able to help you and your business succeed.

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Our authors are industry professionals using their experience to provide insight and guidance on business strategies, quality control, design challenges, technological advances, codes and standards, lean manufacturing, personnel issues, lumber, market demands, and much more.

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The 16 articles in the January 2025 issue include: Does Your Design Software Always Make the Best Selection of Materials to Use? • Full Steam Ahead for 2025 with Spida • Ten Commandments for Improvement • The Art of a Lumber PickLine • Penetrating the Shallow Depth Floor Market: How Posi-Strut® Can Be Your Best Solution • Free Your Mind, Free Your Factory: The Hidden Upside of Lean Frame Manufacturing • Building on Better with Advanced Automation • Artificial Intelligence in the Equipment Finance Industry • Impact and Market Drivers for 2025 and Beyond • Using the Roof Live Load Reduction • Attic Tie-Beam Functionality in Simpson Strong-Tie’s Component Solutions® CS Truss Studio™ • Home Building Technology, Part I • and much more!

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Our news section features updates from component manufacturers, advertisers, related industry associations, and additional sources, and our calendar lists industry meetings throughout the year. Let us know your meeting, workshop, and course dates, as well as press releases and news relevant to the international structural building components industry.

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