Sixty Years of Machines, Part XXIII: Linear Saw Wave Joe Kannapell As the new Millennium dawned, it still hadn’t dawned on CMs that a linear saw was a sure bet. Jim Urmson was getting great results with his rough prototype, but he didn’t know whether other truss shops would. Fortunately, Jim’s plate salesman, Sid Gwyn, was so confident in... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 10
Get Free Answers to Your Most Pressing Problems Todd Drummond Would you like unbiased advice for problems that your company is facing right now? If so, visit The Minute Clinic! At BCMC Omaha, stop by Booth 315, where our Minute Clinic will give you Free Answers to the most pressing problems you may have. Together with Tony Misura of the Misura Group... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 37
Do You Know What You Don’t Know? Glenn Traylor Lewis Carroll had a great line: “If you don’t know where you want to go then it doesn’t matter which path you take.” This advice came from a cat in Alice in Wonderland given to Alice when the cat asked Alice, “Where are you going?” Believe it or not, this... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 45
Beyond Products, It’s People Who Make the Difference Tracy Roe At Eagle Metal, our TrueBuild® software gives you an advantage in efficiency. Our software gives our customers the flexibility they need to build more. We offer fabricators the options they need to make operating their facility as simple or as complex as they want it to be. From design to... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 50
Panels Plus is Headed to BCMC Tim Kaasa Our team is looking forward to attending BCMC next week! We will be debuting our new Platinum Series Automated Sheathing Bridge as well as showcasing a few other products at our booth #1233. We also will have our Wide Plate Framing Station located in MiTek’s booth #1201 for... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 77
Taking It to the Next Level: Hundegger + Simpson Strong-Tie Steve Shrader Have you heard the news? On September 10, Simpson Strong-Tie announced the formation of our new partnership. Officially, Simpson Strong-Tie has begun “a direct investment into the North America Hundegger equipment sales and service representative partner, Hundegger USA, LC.” So,... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 79
Lumber Briefs: Lumber Market Conditions and Strategies Matt Layman My rhetoric has been leaning towards the bearish side because buyers should not even be looking for lumber in October. The strategy of buying in late August to cover through early November was to avoid having to buy right now, the end of September. The lumber market should have been going up... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 102
The Last Word: Coming of Age at BCMC Joe Kannapell What I experienced at the truss industry’s first trade show was the bare bones beginning of fifty years of industry progress. But, at first glance in 1971, it didn’t seem so, as I found only a handful of 8x10 booths, tucked in the corner of the Louisville Fairgrounds. Yet plenty of... Read More October 2021 Issue #13267 Page 132
My Favorite F Words: Fall, Football, and Fellowship Chris Scott We once again are at the end of summer, patiently waiting for the high temps to subside, the leaves to start changing, and Fall to officially begin. With the arrival of Fall, we get a new school year, football, Halloween, and so much more. One of the Fall events I have always looked forward to... Read More September 2021 Issue #13266 Page 75
The 3D Model Everyone Can Access Tracy Roe Information is the key to almost everything. In our lives and in our jobs, we rely on obtaining pertinent and accurate details so that we can make informed decisions. In our industry, we are heavily reliant on information and details from each customer, whether they are a homeowner, a building... Read More August 2021 Issue #13265 Page 52