Truss Tales

Stories and posts on the truss and components industry

Joe Kannapell, PE

Discovering Hans Hundegger’s Excellence

Joe Kannapell, PE

Hans Hundegger grew up in the village of Hawangen, Germany, working in his father’s sawmill, which fortunately was far enough removed from war-torn Munich to provide a fertile learning environment. While his brother ran operations, Hans constantly improved the machines that were processing...

Joe Kannapell, PE

How Wood Trusses Supported the War Effort and Helped Expand the Components Industry

Joe Kannapell, PE

For most of the 20th century, engineers did not study nor would they normally specify wood trusses. Wood was thought to be suitable only for houses and barns, so steel was the material of choice – except when there wasn’t enough steel. That was the situation the Army Corps of...

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