Joe Kannapell, PE

Home Building Technology, Part X: Competing Connectors

Joe Kannapell, PE

In multiple jurisdictions across the country, building code authorities questioned the viability of the curiously shaped metal plates being used on trusses during the last half of the 1950s. In South Florida, for example, four radically different looking plates appeared, with different...

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October 2025
Issue #17315
Page 10
Wendy Boyd

What If You Could Build Any Wall on One Line?

Wendy Boyd

Wall frame fabricators across North America are facing tighter timelines, fewer skilled workers, rising material costs, and increasing variation in project build types (from single-family homes to large-scale multi-unit developments). All of this comes while they strive to maintain quality and...

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October 2025
Issue #17315
Todd Drummond

Far More Than Simple Cost Saving with TDC Time Standards Used with Paragon and AppWright

Todd Drummond

Last month’s article, “Pure Online Magic with Paragon, TDC Time Standards, and AppWright Job Management,”introduced the new and powerful synergy of Paragon and AppWright, which includes the TDC time standards offering. TDC time standards (R.E., S.U., or Man-Hours based on time...

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October 2025
Issue #17315
Page 28
Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

Three Options, No Waiting – The RetroC Auto-Feeding SmartConveyor

Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

More than 120 proud RetroC owners will tell you that the auto-feeding of lumber is the most powerful feature of the Enventek RetroC automated component saw. Auto-feeding is made possible with Enventek’s SmartConveyor integrated with the RetroC’s clamping material feed chains. To...

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October 2025
Issue #17315
Page 38
Jesse Southard

From Sketch to the Production Floor: How Prefabricated Construction Elements Become Reality with WEINMANN Machines

Jesse Southard

With my background working with woodworking manufacturers and the construction industry, I have always joked that a construction building is not that different from a cabinet: it is just a lot bigger and has many more parts and pieces that go into it. The truth is it is not that far from...

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October 2025
Issue #17315
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Joe Kannapell, PE

Home Building Technology, Part IX: The Great Connector

Joe Kannapell, PE

Cal Jureit’s truss testing experience was but the first of three consequential steps that led him to invent the modern truss connector plate. Jureit’s second step was joining Truss Fabrications, Inc. (TFI), which furthered his knowledge of truss manufacturing, and focused his efforts...

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September 2025
Issue #17314
Page 10
Wendy Boyd

Truss Cutting Transformed: Integrated, Automated, and Labor-Light

Wendy Boyd

In today’s truss plants, the cutting stage plays a more critical role than ever. What was once predominantly a repetitive, manual task has become a central driver of speed, accuracy, consistency, and efficiency across the entire operation. [For all photos, See PDF or View in Full...

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September 2025
Issue #17314
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Todd Drummond

Pure Online Magic with Paragon, TDC Time Standards, and AppWright Job Management

Todd Drummond

If you want to give your company a new competitive edge while reducing costs and improving profitability, then you’ll want to hear what TDC has connected using Paragon and AppWright. Coming this October at BCMC, find out how your company can reduce costs, improve your manufacturing...

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September 2025
Issue #17314
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Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

Passive Lean Can Tame Lumber Chaos

Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

On a recent sailing expedition, I could not help but marvel at how a floating breakwater is a passive lean solution used to tame chaotic waves similar to how the Enventek Lumber PickLine tames the chaos in material handling. Both solutions are strategically designed to be simple, cost effective,...

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September 2025
Issue #17314
Page 40
Alpine Team

Simplify Floor Plan Review

Alpine Team

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is transforming design and project management workflows. By removing redundancies and automating tedious tasks, AI helps designers work faster. Reviewing architectural drawings, floor plans, and construction documents can be painful, and important changes...

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September 2025
Issue #17314
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