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Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

A Weekend Install and a Packers Home Game

Edmond Lim, P.Eng.

The majority of our machinery installs are requested to be done over a weekend, usually starting on Friday. A weekend install requires key personnel to give up their weekend in order to minimize production interruption. The weekend of September 30, 2022 in Green Bay, WI was a particularly...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
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Rob Bellian

How Important is Optimization

Rob Bellian

Today, linear saw technology provides unmatched efficiency with profound differences to productivity, service, and reliability. An automated linear saw can also reduce the lumber cut waste by batching and combining different cuts of various pieces known as lumber optimization. So what is the one...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
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Carl Villella

Securing Funding in a Rising Interest Rate Economy

Carl Villella

With interest rates on the rise, it’s important to consider working with funders who are not as quick to increase rates. You need a lender who will help you not squeeze you, in this economic climate or any climate. You need a company that will work with you to do the best they can for...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
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Thom McAnally

JobLine Turns 30!

When I think about JobLine turning 30, my first thought is: how did time go by so fast. Then again, with everything we have done over the years, it makes me smile. We’ve achieved a lot, from pioneering the Candidate Profile, which gives employers a “first interview” and...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
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Geordie Secord

Design Connections: Resolving Our Inevitable Mistakes

Geordie Secord

I once had the sales representative for a software company looking to secure our business tell me that, in his view, being a truss designer (or panel designer) was like taking a never-ending math test in which any score less than 100% was failure. He was certainly of the “old school”...

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November 2022
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Lesko Financial Services Team

Fourth Quarter Arrives with More Questions and Challenges Ahead

Lesko Financial Services Team

The markets and the economy still face a number of challenges from lingering inflation, ongoing Fed rate hikes, and geopolitical instability. This is playing out within a context of a stock market that has declined—recent gains the exception—even if it has already priced-in a lot of...

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November 2022
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MiTek Staff

Construction Loading

MiTek Staff

Per BCSI-B4 (Building Component Safety Information): The term “construction loading” is typically used to describe Loads from workers and Building materials on unfinished structure, as, for example, when builders temporarily stack bundles of panel sheathing or gypsum board on...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
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Simpson Strong-Tie Staff

Take a Tour of Our McKinney R&D Lab

Simpson Strong-Tie Staff

Did you know that Simpson Strong-Tie has a research and development lab in our McKinney, Texas, branch? In the following article, Francisco Hernandez, the McKinney branch lab manager, talks about the history of this lab and what we do there. History of the McKinney Lab Jeremy Gilstrap and...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
Page 114
Joe Kannapell

The Last Word: The Last Word on Pre-Plating

Joe Kannapell

Just as Trussmatic brought back hydraulic plate pressing, House of Design has resurrected pre-plating. Both practices proved themselves in the early days of our industry, but both required disciplined shop floor management, and each had limitations. [For all images, See PDF or View in Full...

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November 2022
Issue #14280
Page 132
Anna Stamm

Advertiser Forum: Fall is for Follow-Up

Anna Stamm

As a follow-up to last month’s article, September is for Celebrating, I’ve realized that October should be the sequel. Indeed, as you’ll see from this month’s authors, there are many reasons to regard October as the perfect month for follow-up. Follow-Up on BCMC By...

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October 2022
Issue #14279
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