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A test lab is a building product manufacturer’s one-stop shop for engineering, manufacturing quality, and performance verification. Whether supporting new product development, regulatory submissions, or customer assurance testing, a test lab must have the right tools to get the job done....

Layout programs do a great job with truss-to-truss connectivity and load transfer. But the process is not foolproof and sometimes, loads need to be adjusted. Some applications don’t give you the freedom to make changes to loads after a truss has been analyzed. But Truss Studio does. With...

In today’s construction environment, direct collaboration between building designers and component manufacturers is largely nonexistent outside of the RFI process. The consequence of this is two-fold: one, building designers often don’t understand how structural components are...

Perseverance through tough times is what earns success, as proven again by two men in our industry named Ronnie. They logged a combined eight decades serving builders, surviving two severe recessions, enjoying several good years, and also facing tough transitions when their employers were bought...

With BCMC 2025 in the rearview mirror, I’d like to give a hearty Thank You to everyone who was able to connect with me in Omaha. From my perspective, it was a terrific show with ample opportunities to talk about this industry we’ve chosen. Seeing everyone face to face is always a...

The news of trusses being built with newfangled plates was so well received that it raced across the country in the late 1950s. The first to take notice were homebuilders who built with stick framing, who then wanted to try trusses. The first to respond were lumberyards, who were well positioned...

At BCMC Omaha, something more important than equipment was present in Clark Industries’ booth—a photo of Jason Adam “J” Schulz. Sadly, Jason lost his battle with cancer on July 31, 2025. Jason was deeply committed to advancing the equipment developed by his...

We enjoyed a productive week at BCMC in Omaha, strengthening relationships and renewing our commitment to the truss industry, and we hope you can say the same! Timber Products Inspection (TP) returned with our popular ANSI/TPI 1 Chapter 3 challenge truss, designed to test participants’...

It was wonderful to once again be an exhibitor at the annual Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC). Spida Machinery has been involved in this event for many years and it’s always such an amazing event to be part of. Not only are the latest and greatest innovations on display,...

Thank you to everyone who visited the MiTek booth at this fall’s Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) in Omaha, NE. For those who walked through our Design & Production Center, we hope you enjoyed the view! [For all photos, See PDF or View in Full Issue.] Our...