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Todd Drummond

Big Changes are Coming to Our Industry

Todd Drummond

The winter months are normally the time to make changes to your processes within your area of influence. Depending on how your company is structured for decision-making, your influence and actions to stay competitive in the face of ever-increasing challenges will determine the long-term...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 24
Glenn Traylor

Can Eased Edge Lumber Usage Impact Truss Design?

Glenn Traylor

Originally intended as an improvement in lumber manufacturing, most dimensional lumber used for framing has a radius corner created during the planing process. The rounded corner radius is intended to make the lumber easier to handle and can improve the lumber’s performance because sharp...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 33
Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

Accommodating Your Catch-as-Catch-Can

Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

Catching and stacking lumber can make or break productivity at the truss build tables. In an imaginary world where money is irrelevant, a linear saw in front of each automated truss jig would be ideal, cutting pieces in order from, let’s say, 60 ft finger-joined lumber, and robots grabbing...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 42
Carl Villella

What’s the Difference Between a Lease and a Loan?

Carl Villella

The question of what’s the difference between a lease and a loan comes up often, and there are some clear differences that can affect how a client decides to finance their commercial equipment. When a client decides to lease equipment, they make regular lease payments for the right to...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 59
Lesko Financial Services Team

A Mixed Start to 2024

Lesko Financial Services Team

Beginnings always feed the temptation to look ahead and make predictions, and recent economic news, podcasts, and websites have featured their fill. 2024 went out on a fairly positive note and it was tempting to try to extend that optimism beyond the first few weeks of January. But despite...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 64
Thom McAnally

Navigating Employee Consolidation After an Acquisition: A Blueprint for Success

In the dynamic landscape of corporate growth, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become a common strategy for companies aiming to expand their market presence and enhance their capabilities. While these endeavors hold promises of increased efficiency and amplified market share, the process...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 72
Geordie Secord

Design Connections: Designing the Unusual Structures

Geordie Secord

Over the course of 38+ years in the truss and component business, I’ve had the opportunity to see many unusual approaches to designing single family homes. Some I’ve thought were interesting, some were puzzling, and some were just odd – at least to my eye. Here are some that...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 82
Madison Stephens

AWC Releases New Wood Design Standards

Madison Stephens

The American Wood Council (AWC) released its three new 2024 wood design standards: the National Design Specification® for Wood Construction (NDS®), Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, and Fire Design Specification for Wood Construction (FDS). These...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 90
Alpine Team

iModel’s Dynamic New Tool to Simplify Truss Load Application

Alpine Team

Applying special load conditions to trusses is a tedious, repetitive, and time-consuming task for designers. Without a visual representation of the load in relation to the trusses on a plan, it can be a challenge to position the loads and determine the load magnitudes required for each truss. As...

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February 2024
Issue #16295
Page 94
Bryan Wert, MS, PE, SECB

A New Wood Construction Connectors Catalog for the New Year

Bryan Wert

We just released our updated Wood Construction Connectors catalog (C-C-2024) which features our product line that has a legacy that started in 1956. This year’s 372-page version begins with a colorful, attention-grabbing cover design and is packed inside with all the technical details that...

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February 2024
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