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Inside Articles

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Anna Stamm – Advertiser Forum: Own Your Attitude

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Joe Kannapell – MiTek: Wood Components in Multi-Family Housing Part Five: Monoliths of the Millennium

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Vekta USA: Automated Saw Key to Frame and Truss Productivity and Profitability

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Sean Hubbard – Square 1 Design & Manufacture: Product Comparison #7 – Roof Truss Automated Jigging

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Todd Drummond Consulting, LLC: Estimating Truss Labor Using Board Footage Versus Proper Man-Minute Time Standards

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Glenn Traylor: When Fabricating Components, Always Consider the End Result

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Ben Hershey – 4Ward Consulting: How Does Your Company Performance Measure Up? The Importance of Benchmarking

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Keith Parker: How the DMAIC Process Can Improve Design Time

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Thomas McAnally – The JobLine: Want to Be a Remote Designer? Consider This First

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Robert Glowinski – AWC: Questions? We Have Answers

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Matt Layman – LLG: Lumber Doing Its Seasonal 180

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Safety First Topics in English/Spanish

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Bryan Wert, M.S., P.E., SECB – Simpson Strong-Tie: Questions Answered: Resisting Uplift with Structural Fasteners

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Anna Stamm – The Advertiser: Rest in Peace, Kenny Cloyd

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Joe Kannapell – MiTek: The Last Word – Spruce vs. Southern Pine

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New & Used Equipment Saws ................................................................................7

Truss Equipment .......................................................................47

Panel Equipment .......................................................................57

Trucks & Trailers ......................................................................69

Misc. Equipment ......................................................................71

Tool Box .............................................................................77

Door, Stair, Beam Equipment ..................................................82 Lumber & EWP Market ....................................................................78 Fasteners & Hardware

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Available Candidates .................................................................87 Calendar of Events .............................................................................94 News & Announcements ..................................................................101

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4Ward Consulting ............................................................................34,58 Acceptance Leasing & Financing ................................................13,41,63 Acer, Inc ............................................................................................32,70 Apex Machine Sales ........................................................................68,84 Clark Industries, Inc. .......................................................................31,55 Eagle Metal Products ..................................................................26,37,56 Eide Integrated Systems, LLC | ProCut, LLC ..................................42,46 Fitzgerald Group ..............................................................................29,67 Hitachi Power Tools ..........................................................................52,77 Hundegger USA ....................................................................21,28,39,43 ...........................1st Inside Cover, 2nd Inside Cover, 8,109,110 MiTek Panels Plus ...................................................................................24,59,66 Simpson Strong-Tie ..............................................18,48,96,100,101,107 Square 1 ....................................................................16,17,20,44,45,60,61 The Hain Company ...............................................................14,76,82,95 Todd Drummond Consulting, LLC ..................................................22,25 Triad | Merrick Machine ..................................................................62,74 Trussmatic ........................................................................................14,28 Vaagen Brothers Lumber ..................................................................78,80 Vekta USA......................................................................................10,11,73 Wasserman & Associates ....................................7,15,19,21,27,33,43,49, 51,53,64,65,69,76,83 Wood Truss Systems .........................................12,13,15,27,29,38,39,47, 49,50,51,54,57,63,67,83

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Own Your Attitude Anna L. Stamm

n June, my sisters and I threw a 50th anniversary party for our aunt and uncle. Because our own parents never lived long enough to reach that milestone, it was a wonderful occasion to celebrate for everyone and have a great time. Seeing some of the photos after the party, one caught my eye—and it’s the inspiration for this column.

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Owning the Enthusiasm When I was the spokesperson and cheerleader for WTCA/SBCA Chapters for a dozen years, I know some people thought my enthusiasm was an act I put on for their benefit.

Well, I have to tell y’all—it wasn’t then and it isn’t now. I am who I am— love it or hate it, that’s just reality. The candid photo from the party shows that I’m animated and enthusiastic in real life. I tell stories with gusto. And I’m not (overly) concerned with who might be watching or listening.

Being Honest About Yourself I learned in third grade that when someone asks you a question which you’d rather not answer, it’s going to be a lot harder to keep up a lie than to just tell the truth. No, I hadn’t finished that assignment, and trying to say otherwise was only postponing the inevitable confession. I wasn’t a good liar then, and I’ve never spent time developing that skill in the years that followed. Nope, I’d much rather reply to questions with a forthright answer. And, honestly, saying what is really on your mind can shock people more than crafting an elaborate answer based on what they want to hear.

Building on Your Truth Ironically, there will always be people who want to dissuade you from being yourself. You can call it bullying. You can call it disapproval. You can call it someone trying to bring you down, rain on your parade, or burst your balloon. But if you can remember who you are, why you think what you think, and why you feel how you feel—then you can wonder why they want to ruin your fun.

Instead of doubting yourself, you can wonder why they want you to behave a different way—why or how they want to benefit at your expense.

No thanks, I’m going to continue to own my enthusiasm. I’m not going to make apologies for being excited, and passionate, and honest. And the next time someone tries to bring you down, remember that they have a reason for what they’re doing—and you don’t have to go along with them. We can all own our actions, whether or not we receive approval for them.

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NEW SAWS NEW!

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NEW! Monet DeSauw DeRobo Linear Saw

Monet DeSauw FWA 500 Floor Web Cutter • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Push Button Powered Blade Angulations Single Push Button Setting for 2 Blades per Side Electronic Digital Readouts Backup Mechanical Indicators Cuts 4 Angle Webs, Cantilever Webs (2 piece webs) & Square Blocks Magazine Lumber Feed for 3x2, 4x2 and 6x2 Lumber 12 1/2” to 48 1/2” Length Capacity (7” Minimum on Square Blocks) 60 Pieces per Minute (4) Internal 16” Blades & (1) External 16” Cut-Off Blade Pneumatic Blade Brake on External Blade Dust Hoods Vibrating Waste Conveyor (under saw) Add $3,700 for 12’ Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw) Add $1,700 for Extra Set of Blades Add $6,500 for Single Sided Setup 480 Volt / 3 Phase FO3 MO

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Automated (Truss Design Software Download) or Semi-Automated (Touch Screen Entry) Operation All Movements are Computer & PLC Controlled Comprehensive Setup Screens Display Each Piece with Setup Data 22” x 40 Tooth Blade on PAE Cut 1 or 2 Boards up to 20’ (2 Second Plunge Cut) Cut Chords, Webs, Rafters, Wedges & Stair Stringers Cut Long Scarfs by Multi-Plunging Servo Positioning on Infeed, Angle & Outfeed Pusher Over Travel Protection Ink Jet Printer Lumber Optimization Program Belt Waste Conveyor 480 Volt / 3 Phase / 60 Amp Includes 5 Day Onsite Installation & Training Optional Monet DeSauw Live Deck, Bunk Feeder & Incline Belt Waste Conveyor

FOB MO $174,300

Buy Factory Direct From Wasserman & Associates at the same price as the Manufacturer, and get the added support and care you need to be up and running FAST!

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Automated Apollo Saw FOB New Zealand

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Monet DeSauw DeSawyer 2000 Automated Saw

Touch Screen User Interface with Backup Mechanical Controls 3 Operating Modes: Auto, Semi-Auto & Manual All 20 Axes of Movements are Computer & PLC Controlled Comprehensive Setup Screens Display Each Piece with Setup Data Anti-Collision & Optimizing Programming Auto Calibration Productivity & Time Tracking Maintenance Diagnostics Variable Speed Conveyor (0-50 Flights per Minute)with Powered Hold Downs (1) 30” x 80 Tooth Blade (27 3/4” Scarf on PAE) (4) 16” x 40 Tooth Blades (13 1/2” Scarf on Centerline) Pneumatic Blade Brakes on all 5 Blades 16 1/2” to 20’ Length Capacity (11” Minimum on Square End Blocks) Vibrating Waste Conveyor Under Saw 480 Volt / 3 Phase Includes 4 Day Onsite Installation & Training Add $2,300 for Extra Set of Blades Optional Live Deck, Label Printer, Ink Jet Printer, Catcher Display & Incline Belt Waste Conveyor. $268,500 FOB MO

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20’ of MDF Bench Top with Automated 20’ Length Stop & 10’ Gravity Conveyor Workstation, Control Cabinet Enclosure & 17” Touch Screen Integration

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Wood Components in Multi-Family Housing Part Five: Monoliths of the Millennium he movement to taller and broader apartment buildings has impacted every component manufacturer. One such project may occupy estimators and designers for weeks at a time, may overwhelm production, and may confound shipping. It may crowd out smaller orders. It will challenge the entire component operation, and such challenges invite disrupters like Katerra, Inc. How to cope? By leveraging the best design tools now available AND by providing more labor saving components.

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The increasing complexity of large projects calls upon the full capabilities of truss programs. In the layout phase, intricate plan details, such as shared bearings and notched supports, may be applied to multiple trusses of varied profiles en masse. In similar fashion, interior openings for mechanicals or living areas may be applied across multiple truss types, maintaining proper alignment throughout.

Advanced multifamily-specific features have added further design efficiencies to layout programs. Identical units may now be replicated across a project, but remain linked to a master unit. Or they may be unlinked and modified to include special conditions. If a change is made to the master unit, it will be applied to all linked units. Trusses are labeled, and may be accurately counted, across the entire project.

An additional tool, MREF, has arrived to manage the sheer scale of these large monoliths, reminiscent of the XREF feature within AutoCAD. This powerful feature within SapphireTM Structure enables a large project to reference fully framed external units (shown on left). This minimizes the file size of the project and enables more than one designer to work on the project simultaneously.

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External units shown by proxy via ghosted images in the project plan Individual units or even groups of units are designed externally

And finally, Kenny Shifflett, owner of ACE Carpentry, summarizes the future of the component manufacturer when he advocates “building everything possible in the plant.” To Kenny, that includes wall panels that incorporate all necessary blocking and detailing. In the future, that may mean installing insulation, windows, or even finish items in the plant. These added elements further enhance the 3D model and enable more efficient extraction of accurate Bills of Material (BOM).

In summary, CMs are uniquely positioned to add increasing value to large multifamily projects by employing the most advanced design tools in the building design community, and by adding components that save labor on the jobsite.

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Razer V5 and S5 Linear Saws.

Leading the market in:

SAFETY SIZE SPEED SUPPORT

Vekta Automation is a dynamic and innovative company specializing in the Truss and Frame industry.

The Vekta Razer Line has the smallest footprint of any linear saw and is helping businesses improve their safety, efficiency and output.

If you have questions about automating, trust VEKTA USA to provide the answers and SOLUTIONS.

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Automated Saw Key to Frame and Truss Productivity and Profitability Frame and truss manufacturing remains highly competitive, and top performing companies are paying even closer attention to automation A continuing strong house construction scene means that the North American frame and truss industry and supporting supply chain are busy. Frame and truss manufacturing remains highly competitive, and top performing companies are paying even closer attention to automation, quality, precision, repeatability, and profitability.

Such performance indicators rely on state-of-the-art innovation, technology, and automation support. Automation has clear benefits in terms of labor savings and optimizing, leading to timber savings, increased productivity, output, and overall profitability.

Since Vekta is new to The Advertiser, we thought we’d take a moment to introduce ourselves. Vekta USA is in the business of supplying the frame and truss industry with specialist, automated manufacturing solutions and tailored support, all direct from our Minnesota manufacturing facility. In fact, we’ve been supplying automated solutions to some of the biggest US companies for years!

Improving the production and safety of plants through automation is our passion and we are very good at it!

Vekta USA’s Razer Saw range has everything from manual infeed systems to fully automated pack handling systems and is highly configurable, in terms of layout and features.

Vekta Razer saws are designed specifically for the frame and truss industry. Both the V5 and S5 Razer saw modules take up just 22.6 square feet of floor space. By comparison, other saws on the market are larger, some more than four times the size. In a factory, floor space and how it is utilized is important; with the Razer saw, companies do not need to look at expanding factory space to improve the automation of manufacturing lines.

A very popular addition to the Razer line has been Vekta’s Award-winning P3 printer, developed specifically for the frame and truss industry. The P3 prints at 300 dpi in real time, without the need to slow down the saw. The P3 can print— nail plates, stud types, length, orientation, brackets, openings, overhangs, noggin lengths, logos, quality control checklists, truss-source information, junction marks, and the list goes on. In fact, you can print anything you want, any way you want!

A top priority for Vekta USA is technical support. Vekta is able to provide round the clock phone support from both software developers and engineers. All Razer saws include a battery powered camera system which allows an operator to show a remotely connected engineer what the problem is in real time. From offering electrical or mechanical drawings, remote log-in, or even sending someone to site from our Minnesota office, Vekta guarantees to fix any problems and get manufacturers cutting again within the shortest downtime possible.

All Vekta machinery is continuously being developed and improved and all improvements are available to existing customers. Vekta focuses on enhancing and adding new features and benefits to software releasing, and making available to all customers, a new version every four to six months.

Vekta customers report a payback period for the Razer of less than two years, with plants seeing a notable increase in productivity after the installation of Vekta equipment. The Vekta Razer is the key to frame and truss productivity and profitability. To find out more, please email info@vektausa.com.

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New Monet DeSawyer 2000 Component Saw !

W NE $268,500 Base Condition: New Location: MO

New, Monet DeSawyer 2000, computerized, five-bladed component saw, sets up in 15 to 17 seconds, can run in manual mode, downloads projects from a network or manually using display screen controls.

Features all powered movements, cuts from 15" 90/90 cuts to 20 foot length, 2 x 3" to 2 x 12" lumber depths and internal brakes are standard. Options include enhanced servo controls featuring autocalibration, catcher's display and either shaker or belt scrap conveyor and incline. 440 volt, 3 phase electrical.

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NEW! 1995 MITEK EASY-SET 2000 COMPONENT SAW Five Blade Component Saw cuts up to 20’ Semi-Auto (Touch Screen Input) & Manual (Toggle Switch with Digital Readouts & Scales) Powered Hold Downs Belt Waste Conveyor (under saw) Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw) 240 Volt / 3 Phase $15,000 FOB CO Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

1998 ASI/Monet DeSauw B500 Component Saw Push Button Controlled Movements with Digital Readouts. Backup Mechanical Counters & Scales. (1) 30” & (4) 16” Saw Blades cut from 18” to 20’. Lumber Hold Downs. Vibrating Waste Conveyor (under saw). 240 Volt/ 3 Phase. Excludes Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw). $19,500 NOW $15,500 FOB MO Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Monet FWA 500 Floor Web Saw

MiTek Combi Set Web Saw Four Blades Cut Lengths from 2' to 16'. Waste & Incline Conveyor. Extra Set of Blades. 220/440 Volt - 3 Phase. $13,000 FOB MO. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

LAUDERDALE HAMILTON 24" UP-CUT SAW WITH 16' TIGERSTOP 10 HP (3 Phase) Up-Cut Saw with 24” Blade 6” x 13 1/2”” Capacity Front Blade Guard and Side Hand Shields Foot Pedal Air Cylinder Operation Dust Outlet (excludes dust collector) 16’ TigerStop Programmable Stop Automatic Positioning of Stop via Simple and Intuitive Controls Infeed Table $11,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates

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2001 TimberMill 6-20 Component Saw Six Blades cut 4x2 & 2x4 through 2x12 Lumber from 12” up to 20’-0”. Base Plane Referencing and Pivot Axis Elevation for Faster Setup and Greater Accuracy.

Powered Angulation & Carriage. Single Sided Digital. Chain Drag Waste & Incline Conveyor. Excludes Computer Screens.

Video available upon request. $22,500 FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

1998 Mitek Cyber Saw Fully Automated 5 Blade Component Saw 1-32”, 2-20” and 2-16” Blades cut 4x2 and 2x4 through 2x12 up to 20’ in length Touch Screen Computer Waste Conveyor (under saw) Excludes Incline Waste Conveyor (adjacent to saw) $28,000 FOB ON. Wasserman & Associates

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New, Monet five-head, floor truss web saw, cuts 4-angle, 4x2 floor truss webs from 16 inches and 90-90 blocks from 12 inches to four foot long maximum length. Features 10-board magazine feed, powered, fixed-quadrant angulation, manual carriage standard, shaker-pan scrap conveyor with short incline conveyor and cut-off blade. Option for longer carriage length, single sided setup (shown in pictures, but not standard), dust hood and choice of shaker or belt scrap conveyor. 440 volt, 3 phase. $ASK for PRICE, FOB MO.

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Refurbished Systems Available! w/new 10’ rails & stops $3,790!

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NEW! 2000 TimberMill 4-16 Web Saw (4) 16” Blades cut 2x4 and 2x6 Roof Truss Webs up to 16’ in length. Cut 4x2 Floor Truss Webs down to 11” in length. Single Side Digital Readouts.

Powered Carriage, Angulation & Pivot Axis Elevation. Powered Upper & Lower Material Conveyor. Chain Drag Waste & Incline Conveyor. 480 Volt / 3 Phase. Add $2,000 for 208 Volt to 480 Volt Electrical Transformer. $19,900 NOW $15,900 FOB IL Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2004 TCT Series 1100 Linear Saw Features 5 HP, 3 phase saw motor with 20" carbide tip blade, 3-axis servo motion control system. Cuts webs from 2x4 or 2x6 material from 3" to 20 feet in length including chords, webs, wedges, scissor bottom chords. Saw includes a PC, monitor, motion control card and TCT software.

Matthews inkjet printer designed to print on one, 1 1/2" edge of board, complete with in-feed, out-feed and incline scrap conveyor. 230V, 3 phase, 20 amp electrical service. 90 PSI air required. $36,990 FOB MI Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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2003 TCT 1050 Linear Web Saw Cuts 2x4 lumber to 20 foot long, 20 inch diameter blade, outfeed scrap conveyor 24 inches wide by width of saw. Scrap conveyor can be set up for left-to-right or right-to-left material flow. Features 5 HP, 3 phase saw motor with 24" carbide tip blade, 3-axis motion control system utilizing magnet servo motors. Saw includes PC controls with keypad and mouse, Matthews inkjet printer (needs maintenance) designed to print on one, 3 1/2" edge of board and a 480 to 230 volt transformer. Recently had $5,000 worth of parts installed. Out of service since August of 2017. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical required. $23,990 FOB PA. INQUIRE ABOUT THIS ITEM Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

2006 Alpine AutoMill RS Component Saw Model 344. Computer controlled saw sets up in 2 to 19 seconds and downloads from a network or by using a touch screen for ease of operation. Five-head automated component saw works in both automated (downloading files) and semi-automated control via touch-screen input. It has [23] axes of automated movement, enhanced diagnostics, auto management reporting.

The RS cuts from 13" to 20' long material in size range from 2x3" through 2x12", includes [3] 18", [1] 20" and [1] 32" blades with air brakes and any available spare parts. Installation and tech support available from OEM at additional cost.

480v/60Hz/3Ph power. Available to ship after Aug 3, 2018. $22,980 FOB IA. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Safety Speed Cut Model 7000 Panel Saw

Safety Speed Cut model 7000, vertical panel saw, 3 HP induction motor, 64 inch crosscut, 2 inch maximum thickness, accuracy within 1/64th of an inch, 10 foot welded steel frame with integrated stand and linear V-guides, enclosed counterweight system, adjustable vertical and horizontal rules. Quick changes from vertical to horizontal cutting. Includes machined aluminum material rollers, hold down bar, wheels, quick stop gauges and material hold downs. Dust collection ready. Options available include lower frame extensions, digital readouts, laser guide, stop bar, vacuum and midway fence. 208/230/460 volt, 3 phase electrical. $8,149 Base, FOB MN.

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2005 Alpine AutoMill SC 5 Blade Saw plus $25k in Spare Parts $45,000 FOB Ontario 800-382-0329 | www.wasserman-associates.com

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Product Comparison #7 – Roof Truss Automated Jigging Sean Hubbard

his month, I was able to view some of the systems recently installed at customer locations. All of the systems seem to be engineered well and mechanically sound.

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I would like to offer this bit of information: Alpine’s SmartView offers an operator’s advantage, with dimensioning and close up views of plate placement and orientation via the projection monitors. It is a feature all of the manufacturers should strive to offer. We offer a similar feature in our factory and it is a great benefit to those who need that information at their finger tips.

As a reminder, for this project I have researched the following companies and websites:

Square 1 Design & Manufacture Inc Acer Inc Alpine, An ITW Company Apex Machine Sales Clark Industries Inc Eagle Metal Eide Integrated Systems Eide Machinery Enventek LLC Fitzgerald Group The Hain Company

MiTek Industries NWH Roof & Floor Truss Systems Panels Plus Spida Machinery Stiles Machinery Inc Terminailer Triad Machines Trussmatic Vekta Automation Wescana Industries Wasserman & Associates Inc.

Please contact me or The Advertiser if you have any questions or additional input for this or other months. Thank you for your interest in this project conducted by Square 1!

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Monet DeSauw DeSawyer 2000 Automated Saw Touch Screen User Interface with Backup Mechanical Controls.

NEW! 2008 Alpine ALS 286A Linear Saw Linear feed saw model 286A cuts truss parts from lumber up to 12" nominal depths. Cuts bevels, scarf cuts, and optimizes material.

Servo controlled functions, 7.5 HP motor with 20 inch carbide tipped blade. Includes 15 ft. infeed conveyor and 15' outfeed conveyor. Pictured scrap incline is not included. 230V, 3 phase, 60 HZ electric. $118,990 $79,650 FOB: IN. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

2000 Koskovich Auto Omni Component Saw 5-blade automated component saw includes shaker waste conveyor with factory side pans, remote catcher side monitor, [3] 20 inch blades, [1] 30 inch blade and [1] 12 inch blade. Fully automated setup with full power length and all axis angulation, single sided setup from operator console, 2x3 through 2x12 and 4x2, 20’ to 9” @ 90°/90°, spare blades and electronic spares.

208/240/480 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp and 120 volt, 1 phase, 100 Amp electrical required. $26,980 FOB MI Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

3 Operating Modes: Auto, Semi-Auto & Manual.

All 20 Axes of Movements are Computer & PLC Controlled.

Comprehensive Setup Screens Display Each Piece with Setup Data.

Anti-Collision & Optimizing Programming. Auto Calibration Productivity & Time Tracking. Maintenance Diagnostics. Variable Speed Conveyor (0-50 Flights per Minute)with Powered Hold Downs. (1) 30” x 80 Tooth Blade (27 3/4” Scarf on PAE) . (4) 16” x 40 Tooth Blades (13 1/2” Scarf on Centerline). Pneumatic Blade Brakes on all 5 Blades. 16 1/2” to 20’ Length Capacity (11” Minimum on Square End Blocks). Vibrating Waste Conveyor Under Saw. 480 Volt / 3 Phase.

Includes 4 Day Onsite Installation & Training. Add $2,300 for Extra Set of Blades.

Optional Live Deck, Label Printer, Ink Jet Printer, Catcher Display & Incline Belt Waste Conveyor.

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Depauw Combi-Cut Saw Used/As-is – Working condition as taken from service – with updated electronics and full length shaker/scrap conveyor. [Or Optional Fully Reconditioned with 30 day warranty, call for price.] Features: 2x4 lumber flat or upright; (5) 14” diameter carbide tipped blades; feed rate 34 parts/ minute; aluminum engraved scales for length, digital readout for angle; saw angle adjustment; piece predetermining counter; overhead suspension wiring; emergency shutoff; shaker style (vibrating) waste conveyor/belt scrap conveyor.

Priced at $19,900 Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

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Triad OSS Stair Saw Open Stringer Saw that cuts open stair stringers. Includes stringer hold downs, P.C. controlled auto-indexing, air clamping and cutting features, (2) soft-start controlled, 30" carbide tipped blades, motorized soft-feed and waste conveyor. Cuts up to (4) 2x10", 2x12" stringers at once, with no over-cutting at inside corners. System accommodates from 25 to 45 degree stringer angles, up to (16) risers, max width 50”. 240 volt, 3 phase, 35 Amp electrical required. 100 PSI air required. $18,890 FOB FL. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Reconditioned With Warranty 2004 Speed-Cut Express Provides automated length and angle setting for the saw which increases production.

16” X 42” Centerpoint Saw with 10’ Infeed Conveyor and 20’ Automated Measuring System. Computer controlled setup means quick, accurate pieces cut to exact design specifications. Includes: Easy to use Touch Screen Computer & Cabinet; LaserGuide feature; saw history tracking for performance monitoring. Fully Reconditioned Machine with Warranty. [Optional Installation & Operator Training, call for pricing.]

Priced at $29,750 Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

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1994 MiTek Combi-Cut 4-Blade Saw 1994 MiTek Combi-Cut component saw, model 2000 Combi Cut, serial # CO15, four-head saw with powered angulation, Cuts from 1 foot at 90/90 to 20 foot lengths, angles from 10 to 105 degrees, digital angle readouts, power angulation, power length.

Cuts 4x2, four-angle floor webs from 19".

Includes under-saw waste conveyor (no incline), two extra 16" blades, manual and all available parts. Saw in use until end of January, 2016. 480 volt, 3 phase. $15,990 NOW $13,890 NOW $8,990 FOB MI Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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Estimating Truss Labor Using Board Footage Versus Proper Man-Minute Time Standards Copyrights © 2018 Todd Drummond Consulting LLC.

There is too much emotional investment in a unit measurement method long-understood to be imperfect, when there is an alternative that simply works Todd Drummond

or many years, I have been beating the drum that board footage (BF) is an imperfect unit measurement that our industry should abandon. The better alternative is the proven method of time estimations which uses man-minutes (MM). Man-minutes are derived from time-in-motion practices that have been proven to work by industrial engineers. In fact, most of the resistance to this superior practice stems from emotional investment in the old system rather than simple logical understanding.

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Every production supervisor knows that when a larger chord member order—such as an attic or agriculture trusses—is being processed on the tables, the BF count goes sky-high compared to common trusses. The elevated BF numbers have nothing to do with effort or efficiencies within the manufacturing; only the type of units being measured. This imperfection is laid bare every time, and yet we as an industry still cling to this imperfect unit of measure system because of historical practices, upper management insistence, truss software that “We cannot solve our problems with displays the BF, and lack of skill to properly develop MM using industrial the same thinking we used when we engineering practices. created them.”

Albert Einstein

The Emotional Involvement Shown with a True Story Three people were sitting in the back seats of a minivan during a trade show: myself, a salesman from a plate vendor, and a prominent CEO of a large company that both the salesperson and I hoped to influence. I was seated next to the CEO, and the salesman was behind us. I discussed MM with the CEO and talked about how they are more effective than BF for pricing and manufacturing efficiency benchmarks, which is exactly what the industrial engineer John Houlihan did many years ago, except he referred to them as realistic expectancy (RE) or scheduled units (SU) instead of MM. As I told the CEO about my proven ideas, he became pleasantly animated and asked questions because he was very interested in this new-to-him idea. While this conversation took place, I could see the salesman behind us getting physically agitated; his face turned red and he started to shake. I did my best Continued next page

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to ignore him. Finally, the salesman had enough and literally yelled that BF has been used for decades, it is still being used every day, and to say otherwise is ridiculous. Both the CEO and I were so shocked by his outburst that the three of us hardly spoke for the rest of the ride. To say it was confrontational and downright unprofessional is an understatement. Why did this salesman behave in this fashion? Because he saw that I was gaining the trust of this CEO and that I was a potential threat to his perceived authority of knowledge for the CEO. Also, the salesman’s ego overruled his ability to use a proper response. How could I, a consultant, have any ideas that were better than his when he had just as many decades of experience and knowledge in the industry? Remember, I was discussing units of measurement, not anyone’s perceived skills or knowledge, just plain units of MM versus BF.

Comments from a Truss and Panel GM Keith Myers of Woodhaven Lumber & Millwork has told me this. “BF seems to be the national standard for truss manufacturers mainly because that’s what the software has typically reported.

Additionally, lumber yards always deal with BF. The truth is, we pay labor dollars for time, not pieces, nor BF. Whether I have a 2x10 or a 2x4 wedge, it takes the same amount of time to pick it up and install it into a truss. When attempting to build a pricing model within a costing program, one needs lumber, plates, and labor. Labor is a measure of time, which is paid in dollars. Those dollars can be calculated easily with the proper data. It takes more time to build a 32-foot attic truss than a 32-foot fink, and the costing model should reflect that fact.”

I asked Keith, “Are you using the time standards for MM that I provided you during the consultation and, if so, how have they worked out for you compared to BF?” Keith replied, “Your time standards are perfect. They are far more accurate than BF. We are much more comfortable with the MM for estimation of labor for both the pricing and shop scheduling. BF is just too unreliable for our needs.”

Using MM in Truss Labor Estimation During my studies in industrial engineering, I performed time studies to develop proper time units for roof truss manufacturing. Any industrial engineer will tell you that the units of board foot, linear foot, or piece count for truss manufacturing do not stand up to true industrial engineering principles of task-specific, normal deviation criteria and the repeatability of results. Proper units of time for time standards are referred to as man-minutes, man-hours, realistic expectancy (RE), or scheduled units (SU). They are all the same thing and normally displayed in units of 100. Therefore, 1 ½ minutes would be viewed as 1.50, not 1:30. Over the years, I have refined these numbers, and as one client, Keith Kylmala, owner of Kylmala Truss, has stated, “…all I can say is Todd’s time standards are scary accurate! Once we set up the labor configuration file based on our equipment and practices, our truss software estimates the labor time and cost in a spectacularly accurate way. We love how many options there are to choose from with Todd’s time standards labor document. No more educated guessing for our costing and pricing.”

True Understanding of the Houlihan Methodology Industrial engineers are taught that, if a company were to take the next step toward the proper implementation of time standards for tracking and monitoring the results of their efforts every few hours, most companies would experience a 42% increase in productivity (Source: Motion & Time Studies for Lean Manufacturing by Fred Myers and James Stewart). In the past, this was known as the John Houlihan method in the truss industry. John Houlihan was an industrial engineer who implemented proper industrial engineering practices in our industry, which he never used BF. However, I am truly shocked at how few people in our industry understand or implement these very Continued next page

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basic principles of industrial engineering practices. Also, many of those who claim to be past users and proponents of the Houlihan method have no clue how the time units are properly created or derived. Only those who have been properly trained in industrial engineering practices should be creating MM, otherwise you will end up with unreliable numbers and people who do not understand how to make it work properly.

Using MM, BF, Dollars, and Piece Count For those of you who are invested in BF (also dollars and piece count), I recommend recording both BF and MM units for a time, and you will quickly find out just how much more consistent MM is over BF. However, you will need to have proper MM units based on your company’s setup, so contact me about this and we get you quickly set up with the proven and used every day MM. Once you become familiar with—and have a recorded history of—both MM and BF, you will finally give way to the superior method of MM and wonder why we as an industry ever thought BF was a good idea. Don’t let emotional investment overrule common sense logic when it comes to improving every aspect of your company. Listen to those who are quietly doing something like pricing and scheduled units better than you may be doing because they allowed themselves room to evolve to a better practice.

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MiTek MVP™, Alpine™ or other programs. √ Houlihan System Process with Reliable Units  Proper units of time for time standards are referred to as man-minutes, man-hours, realistic expectancy (RE) or scheduled units (SU). √ TDC Time Standards are Used Every Day in Over a Hundred Different Companies

Kylmala Truss Keith Kylmala – Owner Saginaw, MN "We are an Alpine customer, and all I can say is Todd’s time standards are scary accurate! Once we set up the labor configuration file based on our equipment and practices, our truss software estimates the labor time and cost in a spectacularly accurate way. We love how many options there are to choose from with Todd’s time standards labor document. No more educated guessing for our costing and pricing.”

Woodhaven Lumber & Millwork Keith Myers Truss and Panel GM Lakewood, NJ “….Your time standards are perfect. They are far more accurate than BF. We are much more comfortable with the MM for estimation of labor for both the pricing and shop scheduling. BF is just too unreliable for our needs.”

Leduc Truss Inc. Gordon Tober, Co-Owner, and GM Leduc, AB Canada “The one area that started this process was our desire to refine our estimating techniques. Our equipment had changed dramatically over the years but our bidding time estimations had not been properly updated. Todd provided us with time standards that were specific to the equipment that we use. This information allowed us to estimate our jobs with a dramatically increased level of accuracy on each project, regardless of its level of complexity. The time standards also gave us the information to measure our production and establish target output for each workstation in our shop."

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1983 TimberMill 6-20 Component Saw •Six Blades cut 4x2 & 2x4 through 2x12 Lumber from 12” up to 20’-0” •Powered Angulation & Carriage •Chain Drag Waste & Incline Conveyor •230 Volt / 3 Phase $9,500 NOW $5,900 FOB IN. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

ASI 5-Blade Component Saw ASI B500, five-blade saw includes digital readouts, shaker pan and waste incline.

Cuts angles from 8 to 115 degree angles.

Minimum 90/90 cut is 14 inches and shortest angle cut is 18 inches. Cuts 2x4 through 2x10 lumber up to 20 feet in length.

Both the length and angle adjustments are power driven. 440 volt, 3 phase electrical.

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1993 Timbermill 6-20 Component Saw Model MH6E-20, six blades cut lumber from 2" x 4" through 2" x 12", 4" x 2" lengths from 12 inches to 20 feet, including four-angle floor webs from 18 inches. All powered movements, includes chain-drag scrap conveyor, long scrap incline and extra set of blades. 208/230 volt, 3 phase electrical required. 90 PSI air required. $15,990 FOB MO Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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2005 Alpine Speed Cut Express Alpine Metra-Cut Saw (5 HP-3 Phase) with 16’ Blade Speed Cut Express Automation with Touch Screen Computer Automated Stop and Automated Saw Angulation as directed by Truss Design Software Infeed/ Outfeed Roller Conveyor with Stands Saw Barrier Guard The automation drives are not working (source of problem is unknown). $7,500 FOB TN Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Monet DeSauw DeWall Panel Saw Automated (Wall Panel Software Download) or Semi-Automated (Touch Screen Entry) Operation. Comprehensive Set-up Screens. All Movements are Computer & PLC Controlled. Servo Controlled Pusher for Accurate Lengths. Up Cut Saw with 22” Blade. Cut & Mark 2 Boards from 2x4 to 2x12 up to 20’ in Length. Ink Jet Printing (on the edge) - optional face printing is available. Lumber Optimization (using software generated pick list & sawyer defined “fill” boards). Outfeed Table. 480 Volt / 3 Phase - 40 Amp. Add $550 for Spare Blade. Add $23,000 for 20’ Live Deck with Double Stack Feature. $91,225 NOW $89,000 FOB MO. PDF Download. Add $23,500 for 20’ Live Deck with Double Stack Feature (current ad at $23,000)

800-382-0329 | www.wasserman-associates.com 1997 ALPINE AUTOMILL AUTOMATED COMPONENT SAW Automated via Download or SemiAutomated via Touch Screen Input. Five Blades cut 2x3 thru 2x12 up to 20’. Waste Conveyor (under saw). Extra Set of Blades Spare Parts (reference pdf file below).

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1996 Holtec Transcut II Portable Crosscut Saw •40” x 44” Package Capacity •10 HP Siemens Electric Motor •Kickback Safety Bar •Solid Tires $4,500 FOB PA Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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When Fabricating Components, Always Consider the End Result

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ow the product will be used is a very important consideration when designing components, and it also comes into play during fabrication.

The attic trusses in the photograph have a wedge installed at the wall–ceiling intersection. This is the intended design. Deeper in the rack, however, the same connection omits the wedge. Identifying this manufacturing error brings to light an opportunity to reflect on end use considerations.

In the case of an attic frame, given the deliberate open design, chances are the owner and/or builder will want to utilize the full room, including a square corner, in order to give the room clean lines and full clearance. It is possible that the designer used the wedge to force the joint to plate due to software analysis. If the component is manufactured with plates extending into the room area, chances are extremely high that the plate will be cut out, removed, folded over, or otherwise damaged in preparation for the drywall installation. Often this work is not done by the framer, its other trades, or non-skilled labor performing the work.

The rendering by Gould Design Inc. illustrates an excellent design that takes these factors into consideration. Plating is kept out of the room area, preventing the conflicts. Field modifications will not be necessary, eliminating the need for field engineering and analysis.

Rendering used with permission of Gould Design Inc.

Although the truss assemblers are not responsible for the design, understanding all of the dynamics at play can definitely help avoid unintended consequences!

Glenn Traylor is an independent consultant with almost four decades of experience in the structural building components industry. While he is a TPI 3rd Party In-Plant Quality Assurance Authorized Agent covering the Southeastern United States and performs 3rd party safety auditor services, these articles represent his personal views, knowledge, and experience. Glenn serves as a trainer-evaluator-auditor covering sales, design, PM, QA, customer service, and production elements of the truss Glenn Traylor industry. He also provides project management specifically pertaining to structural building components, including on-site inspections and ANSI/TPI Structural Building Components Industry Consultant 1 compliance assessments. Glenn provides new plant and retrofit designs, http://www.linkedin.com/in/glenntraylor equipment evaluations, ROI, capacity analysis, and CPM analysis.

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How Does Your Company Performance Measure Up? The Importance of Benchmarking Ben Hershey, President & Coach 4Ward Consulting Group, LLC

read a book recently that discussed the term “benchmark” and its origins as relates to business. Surprisingly, the term originates within the history of guns and ammunition. In fact, with the same aim we use it today—comparison and improved performance.

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The book talked about the continuous improvement cycle—from bows and arrows to gunpower used in arms to its use in multiple applications today. With each advance, we adapted to the technology and used the past performance of the weapon or defense mechanism as a standard to measure against. Today, benchmarking is used to measure performance using a specific indicator (cost per unit of measure, productivity per unit of measure, cycle time of x per unit of measure, or defects per unit of measure) resulting in a metric of performance which then is compared to others. In our industry components and lumber yards (LBM), we use several different forms of benchmarking—including what I learned as a kid, the Houlihan method which originated in my Dad’s component operation—for measurements such as Sales/SqFt, BF/Hr, LF/Hr, etc. In fact, the data I collect has numerous ways of measuring a process, piece of machinery, sales, etc.

Benchmarking compares a plant’s practices and performance results against “best-in-class” competitors or against similar operations.

Steps in Benchmarking As mentioned in last month’s article, Moving From Best to Next Practices, you should focus on the Next Practices that allow you to measure your performance against what you did in the past, your continuous improvement processes, or against others in the industry. There are several methodologies used, but here is a simple way of approaching your operation and creating benchmarks to measure by.

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Select the Subject Identify those areas in your operation where benchmarking can be applied to a process whether manufacturing, distribution, design, accounting, etc. Talk to your associates and review goals that have been established in the past, and where improvements can be made.

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Define the Process Through process mapping, current data, next/best practices, etc., define what you expect from the process from a performance prospective. Base line your current performance so you can compare to other sources.

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Identify Data Sources and Collect Data There is not enough discussed today on how and where we get our data and the cost to gather the same. But with that said, you need to identify where you can collect the data in a streamlined and cost effective manner. Make sure you have past data you can use as a “look-back” in measuring against.

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Determine the Gap/Establish Process Differences What is the “delta” or gap from where you are performing today and what you expect. Through continuous improvement processes such as those discussed in my previous articles, change what is currently being done so you actually see/measure the difference.

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Target Your Future Performance Benchmarking has no value if you do not set obtainable, yet aggressive, goals. Make sure you have your teams buy in so they see the benefits/performance differential by obtaining the targeted goals.

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Communicate Constantly use shift huddles, communication boards/electronic communicators, gemba walks, etc., to reinforce the goals and expected performance increase.

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Adjust the Goal/ Review and Recalibrate If the goal is ultimately unobtainable, you need to review and adjust so your team has a realistic target to obtain. But in the same breath I tell you that, as teams reach a goal through the continuous improvement cycle, it is time to set a higher goal that is obtainable through constant changes you make, whether through automation, robotics, or other means.

Benchmarking is Not the End Game It is short-sighted to suggest that a learning organization, which a continuous improvement operation is, would see a benchmark as the end game. It has been my privilege to work with both winning plants (best-in-class) and those seeking to be a winner. A common thread I repeatedly find about these operations is that the team responsible for their operation’s success never rests on their laurels.

They know they can and must be better tomorrow.

Benchmarking Opens a World to the Possible Component operators and LBMs who have truly embraced continuous improvement recognize that benchmark performance results are not etched in stone. What’s world-class today may not be world-class tomorrow. That said, benchmarking opens a world to the possible. The practices undertaken by best-in-class manufacturers to achieve their top performances may be worth emulating. And even if they are not (recall last month’s article on Next Practices)— and they may not be for a host of reasons—those practices can still inspire an idea for an improvement in your own operation, one that never would have seen the light of day if you hadn’t been engaged in benchmarking.

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There are several types of benchmarking you can use throughout the organization; but don’t be like some companies and have a page so full of benchmarks that no one actually pays attention to them. Here are just a few of the type of benchmarking you can use in your company.

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Process benchmarking – focusing on observation and investigation of business processes with a goal of identifying and observing the next/best practices used in other industries or similar. Benchmarking is appropriate where process redesign or improvement is to be undertaken so long as the cost of the study does not exceed the expected benefit.

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Financial benchmarking – performing a financial analysis and comparing the results in an effort to assess your overall competitiveness and productivity.

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Performance benchmarking – assessing a company’s competitive position by comparing products and services with those of target firms.

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Product benchmarking – designing new products or upgrades to current ones. This process can sometimes involve reverse engineering, which is taking apart competitors’ products to find strengths and weaknesses.

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Functional benchmarking – focusing the benchmarking on a single function to improve the operation of that particular function.

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Operational benchmarking – embracing everything from staffing and productivity to office flow and analysis of procedures performed.

Benchmarking is a learning opportunity. When used properly, you will see significant gains in productivity and financial performance. Both now and in the past, I have had the privileged opportunity to work with hundreds of companies in our industry to improve performance, and those who have a learning/continuous improvement attitude are the ones who have had significant gains.

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Next Practice Tip It’s time to register for BCMC 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 23 – 26. As part of the BCMC organizing committee for the past 18 years, it is really cool to see how the show improves each year in how we reach you, the component/LBM operation. Through educational sessions and awesome exhibits, it is the premier trade show that owners, managers, design, production/operational, and even your accounting team will benefit from. And if the theme of Crafting Connections, Brewing Success is any indication, this year’s show will be better than the last. Register today!

Ben Hershey is CEO of 4Ward Consulting Group, LLC, the leading provider of Management and Manufacturing Consulting to the Structural Component and Lumber Industry. A Past President of SBCA, he has owned and managed several manufacturing and distribution companies and is Six Sigma Black Belt Certified. Ben has been providing consulting to hundreds of Component Manufacturers, Lumber Dealers, and Millwork Operations in the past eight years. He is the expert the industry turns to when they need assistance. You can reach Ben at ben@4WardConsult.com or 623-512-6770. © 2018 4Ward Consulting Group, LLC

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How the DMAIC Process Can Improve Design Time # 9 in our Ready for Change? article series

By Keith Parker Structural Building Components Industry Professional Certified Lean Practitioner

s a follow up to our last article, How the DMAIC Process Helps Sustain Achievements and Drive Continuous Improvements, below is another example and case study based on the need to reduce design cycle time. After setting the parameters, I will outline the DMAIC Lean method and demonstrate how this process can be used.

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One of the many challenges and perhaps the root cause of all these challenges is the demand to design and mass produce a custom-made product. In a Toyota factory on a production line, they will not build a Tundra truck, an Avalon sedan, and then next a Prius. No, they dedicate a line to the production of only one model. When the component and truss industry designs a ranch home, even two similar homes can have many different details. Architectural specs for hips, pitch, heel height, span, overhang, interior vaults, coffers, and cathedrals can all vary. This is not the post-war 1950s and 1960s. In today’s market, the customer often wants to modify plans to create something unique and personal. Today, even a tract housing project offers so many options to a base plan that the next 5 “models” can each be different, requiring additional design time and costs.

Case Study: Great news, your sales team is selling more, 25% more. With a team of all stars or not, every design department only has so much capacity. How will your company tackle additional work to take advantage of additional sales? In today’s market, hiring new designers to relocate and join your company is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible. Working with remote designers can be a struggle as well. If it takes 4 hours to design a 2,800 square foot house, what is involved and why does it take this amount of time?

Whether you’re uncertain of the answers or completely confident that you already know them, I encourage you to try this approach. Sit down with your team, ask the 5 whys, and carefully listen to their response. The following questions are 5 examples of what you might want to ask and topics to explore.

• What are the challenges involved in the design of this house?

• Once you’ve started, do you face interruptions? What interrupts you? Do you have all of the information you need to start the design; if not, why?

• What steps in the process take you the most time?

• Is the design software a challenge? Have you received training to take full advantage of the program or do you need additional help? (How many of us understand and take full advantage of Microsoft Word or Excel?)

• Does everyone in the department tackle house design in the same way? What are the steps and approach of each designer, and is there an opportunity to apply a “best practice” to this process?

Applying the DMAIC method to this case study starts with these actions: • Define—outline the new goal, explaining the challenge, reasons, and urgency The goal: design 25% more, cut design time 25%. The challenge: how can this goal be obtained without adding additional members to the department.

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• Measure—measure the design time to establish a baseline Baseline measurement: For the purpose of this case study, assume that on average your design department team takes 4 hours to input the wall and heel heights, lay out the roof trusses, design and optimize each different truss type, and provide the customer a placement plan.

• Analyze—identify and document each step of the current design process What is your process? What steps create value? Where is the waste in this process? Can steps that add little or no value be eliminated? Are there ways to accelerate and streamline the design time and process?

• Improve—develop a plan and a critical path to improve and reduce design time by 25% How are you going to accomplish this goal? Each team member should be encouraged and have a chance to provide input, present their ideas, and obtain consensus and buy in.

Engage your software provider to review the improvement steps and ask for recommendations on how to speed up the process. Is the software being used correctly and to its full potential? Remeasure the new procedures and calculate the time saved.

• Control—develop a control plan to sustain gains obtained in the improvement phase Standardize the new and improved best practice, ensuring all team members understand and adopt the same process.

Document, to ensure that the learning gained via improvement is institutionalized and shared across the team by having it documented with proper work procedures. Monitor by having supervisors audit the work of others to detect and correct changes, errors, or omissions as and when they occur in the process, thereby assuring that improvement gains continue to hold. Use a Response Plan which identifies the next steps to be done if changes are detected in the process as it is monitored.

The DMAIC process will help you achieve your goals.

The real question is: are you ready for change? When you’re ready to look at your existing processes with a critical eye, then you’re ready to start making the changes that will improve your company and your bottom line.

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Gang Nail model 59200, 4’ x 15’, modular 50-ton swing press truss assembly system.

Presses dimensional lumber in 2" x 4" or 4" x 2" orientation. Includes 36" wide, stationary platen with hydraulic drive and joy-stick control. Opposite sides of table slide under press platen to set plates in lumber. 208V, 3 phase power. $27,990 NOW 18,990 FOB PA Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Table Guided Gantry System by Square 1 Manufacturing New, table-guided (NO rail) gantry system by Square 1 Design & Manufacture, sideeject or end-eject options, with continuous production tables built to length. Available in steel, plastic or combination table top options. Can be fabricated to received automated jigging. 24" diameter gantry heads feature raised operator platform, heavy-duty steel roll with 4" shaft, baffles and heavy-duty spherical bearings, dual 7.5 HP braking gear motors for a total of 15 HP, easy adjusting bogie wheel assemblies, safety bars, Wampfler "finger safe", under-table-mounted electrical supply and optional soft start drive. Square 1 can provide the combination of powered transfer rolls, sloping ejectors, receivers, idler conveyors and powered conveyors required to meet your configuration needs. 440 volt, 3 phase electrical. Other voltages available. FOB IN.

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Choose truss software that’s more customizable and more versatile.

(Wait, I have a choice?)

Not happy with your current truss software? There’s a better choice. At Simpson Strong-Tie, we have built our Component Solutions™ software with your business in mind. Our customizable, versatile software and high-quality truss plates are backed by people that are ready to provide training and ongoing support to ensure you’re successful.

Call your Simpson Strong-Tie Truss Specialist at (800) 999-5099 and let us share our latest solutions with you.

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NEW! Pacific Automation Auto-8 Truss Press & Table 50 Ton Pressing Capacity. 15 HP / 3 Phase Motor. 24” x 96” x 1 1/4” Thick Platen. 8’ x 40’ Table with Drilled & Tapped Steel Top. Floor Truss Jig. Joystick Control & Safety Bars. $39,500 FOB ND. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Reconditioned Klaisler GR14-24 78’ Press System, Steel/Plastic Top with WizardPDS® Automation Gantry with 14’ X 24” Roll, Soft Start Drive with Brake, Operator Platform, Inverted Track System. WizardPDS® ChannelS® spaced 24” o/c, length customized to your specification. Warranty, Installation & Operator Training Included.

Options Available (call for pricing): Convert to all steel top work surface; Side Ejection via Side Off Roller Conveyor; EMSI 80’ Indoor Powered Truss Conveyor; Finish Press; Outdoor Truss Conveyor / stacking systems.

Call for pricing.

Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

CMF Peak-Up Stacker 2 Each - 4 Pedestal Stackers. Disconnect, Control Panel & On/Off Toggle Switch for Each Stacker. 30 Each - Truss Rollers with Stands. One Motor Drive for Every 5 Rollers. Dismantled & Ready to Ship. Video Available Upon Request.

(FOB AB) $49,500 NOW $36,900 Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

PHONE: 800-289-5627

2005 ALPINE MIGHTY MITE TRUSS PRESS 6’ x 32’ Table (1/2” steel plate topped with wood & plastic) 240 Volt / 3 Phase / 5 HP Motor Pressing Force: Two 4” Diameter Hydraulic Cylinders at 31,000 Lbs Each Press/Raise Speed: Approximately 2 Seconds Travel Speed: 2’ per Second (adjustable) Includes Dayton 480 Volt to 240 Volt Electrical Transformer Lightly Used Since 2005 $25,900 NOW $24,900 FOB IL. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Square 1 Vertical Truss Stacker Engineered to operate through all seasons. Sumitomo High Torque Break Motor (no air or hydraulic unit to maintain). 35 Second Cycle Time. Each pedestal will hold from 10 to 25 trusses depending on truss size & weight. Floor Truss Stacker (stack 14’ to 50’ trusses). Roof Truss Stackers (stack 14’ to 50’ or 20’ to 70’ trusses). Agricultural & Large Residential Roof Truss Stacker (stack trusses up to 120’). Powered Outside Conveyor. Control Panel

800-382-0329 | www.wasserman-associates.com Virtek Model LPS-2DI Laser Projection System (IA) Twenty Four (24) Model LPS-2DI Red Laser Heads Computer with Environmental Enclosure Excludes: Virtek Software License & Service Agreement $36,000 for Complete System or $1,750 per Laser Head Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Tee-Lok Roof Truss Production Tables (Qty 14) Professionally reconditioned TeeLok roof truss gantry tables that feature Slotted jigging fixtures with intermediate HDPE plastic over all steel construction.

(7) 14'x72" and (7) 14'x56" tables with 12 skate-wheel lift-outs. Includes aprox. 200' of TL 85 lb. crane-rail with mounting base.

Sufficient table and rail to create a 100' foot line or extension. $68,600 FOB NC. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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New Square 1 Short Roof Truss Finish Press New, Square 1 “short” finish roller press (FRP), Four-foot wide (other widths available) x 1 1/2” tall throat. The unique “uni-body” construction creates a ridged machine that houses 12” diameter rolls, 7 1/2 HP motor with integrated brake, emergency photoelectric shut-off and 80# chain drive. This FRP features 114 FPM speed, emergency shut-off bars, and full chain and sprocket guards. Available options include: other roller widths, Heavy-Duty upgrade, gear motor drive, and soft start controls. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical.

Other voltages available. $15,750, FOB IN

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LASER ACCURACY. INCREDIBLE VALUE. NO SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

SL Laser never makes customers sign a costly service agreement. All service and installation is taken care of from SL’s North American headquarters in Charlotte, NC. No-excuse customer service from SL earns praise from their customers without signing an annual agreement. Isn’t that the way it should be?

GREEN LASERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY EASIER TO SEE THAN RED LASERS. SL LASER’S ADVANCED COOLING OF THE DIODE INCREASES THE LIFESPAN OF THE HEADS.

Today’s laser technology saves time and improves quality in producing roof truss, wall panel, and floor panel elements. SL Laser combines technical ingenuity and years of wood component industry experience to deliver a package that provides easily measurable savings. Setup times are dramatically reduced, production processes are simplified and quality improved. Easy to control and virtually maintenance-free devices ensure the safe flow of your production and have a fast return on investment. SL Lasers work seamlessly with any structural component design software.

SL LASER HEADS ARE SIMPLE TO MOUNT AND CAN WORK WITH NEARLY ANY CEILING HEIGHT OR CONFIGURATION.

For over 15 years Wood Truss Systems has been a driving force in implementing laser projection in component plants throughout North America and beyond. Let us develop a custom configuration and complete price quote for your facility, and see how worldclass laser technology can work for you to increase margin and quality while reducing set-up times on your most complicated components by as much as 70%.

LASERS IMPROVE ACCURACY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF ANY WORK FORCE. IT IS THE EASIEST AND MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET GREAT RESULTS, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE OR LANGUAGE.

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Alpine Mighty Mite Beam Press Pre-1996 Alpine Mighty Mite, 5 ft x 28 ft long, steel-slot with plastic building surface. Truss assembly system great for jacks, valley sets and other small truss parts.

Table was reworked to use “Wedge-It” style pucks. Dial controls on operator side of beam press. Plastic banded for shipment.

5 HP electric/hydraulic drive under table with integral reservoir. 9,000 lb. shipping weight. 230/460V, 3 phase electrical. $9,800 As-is, Where-is. FOB OH. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Klaisler 14' x 80' Side Eject Roller Gantry System • •Klaisler 14’ x 24” Diameter Gantry Roller (Track Mounted) • •12 Each 6’ x 14’ Steel Framed Plastic Top Tables with Ejectors • •460 Volt / 3 Phase $49,500 NOW $31,900 FOB MD. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

1995 Alpine Speed Roll Single-Bay Floor Machine 1995 Alpine, single-bay floor truss machine with overhead plate rack. Model 47TW with 18 inch diameter gantry roll, kick leg table 50 foot overall length, 38 foot maximum truss length, 40 inch table width, maximum truss depth 32 inches and minimum truss depth 12 inches. Motordriven on-table clamps, push button controls and floor-mounted rail. 240 volt, 3 phase, 14 Amp electrical required. $27,490 FOB GA. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

2002 Clark Industries Tri-Axis Press with 14' x 60' Kickleg Table 14’ Gantry with Joystick Control, Ride Platform & Floor Track. 20 HP Hydraulic Press with 16” x 16” Platen. Spare Rebuilt Press Head. 14’ x 60’ Combination Steel/ Wood/Plastic Table with Jig Bars. Kicklegs & End Stands (approximately 20 extra kicklegs). 460 Volt / 3 Phase. The system is dismantled & ready to ship. Video of system in operation is available upon request. $43,900 FOB IA Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2004 Robbins Jack Table Hydraulic Press with Dual Joystick Controls.

6’ x 20’ Steel Table with Plastic Top. 7 1/2 HP 3 Phase Motor. $17,900 FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

NEW! New Component Table with Skatewheel Conveyors • Lift & Extend Skatewheel Conveyors • 10’ x 10’ Work Area with Squaring Lip • Gun Holster & Nail Tray

$8,750 FOB NE 800-382-0329 | www.wasserman-associates.com

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NEW! Jager 1235 Travelmatic Press & Tables • Jager Hydraulic Press with Ride Platform (Track Mounted) • 11 Each - 12’ Tables with Unistrut Jigging • Tables can be lifted & relocated with the press • Pop-Up Rollers (end eject) • Outside Conveyor with Peak-Up Stacker $22,500 FOB PA Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com CMF Peak-Up Truss Stacker & Conveyor Stack Trusses from 16’ to 80’ in Length Capacity is 30 Trusses per Stack. $13,900 FOB IN. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

New Square 1 - 40’ Trackless Floor Truss Gantry New, table guided (NO rail) floor truss machine by Square 1 Design & Manufacture.

This well designed machine builds floor trusses up to a standard 26 inch depth (32 inch optional). Working length of 40 feet. Other features include side eject, flip jig for build side, pop-ups for back plate side. Clamping by under-table cylinders controlling above-table steel fence. Floor truss gantry features twin 7.5 HP gearmotors for a total of 15 HP, 24 inch diameter roll, safety bars, 3 7/16” diameter, full-roll-length shaft with baffles. 440 volt, 3 phase. Price includes installation supervision from the manufacturer.

Also take advantage of the Square 1 factory promotion offering a $5,000 savings on a Rolsplicer or Floor Truss Finish Roller (FTFR) with the purchase of a new SQ-Series floor system through April 15th, 2016. $99,412, FOB IN

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Square 1 Trackless Roller Gantry System • •

Trackless Roller Gantry System 24” Diameter x 3/4” Wall x 14’ Long Gantry Roller

Square 1 RolSpicer Chord Splicing System Call for Pricing FOB IN

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4” Diameter Stub Shafts Supported by 4 Baffles

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Dual 7.5 HP Sumitomo Gear Motors

Equipment Details: • Splices 2x3, 2x4 & 2x6 Lumber

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(4) Drive Wheels Run on Top of Table with (8) 3” Osborn Cam Followers Under Table”

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Soft Start” Inverter with Square 1 Easy ID Software

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Greaseless, Maintenance Free Shaft Bearings

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Compact Design (59” Long x 42” Wide x 44” High)

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Continuous Table (Steel, Plastic or Combination Top)

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Liftouts for Side or End Eject

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Weg-It Jigging Hardware for Steel Top Table

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Guarded Motor & Sprockets

Proven WizardPDS® Reliabilty, Durability and Design. Automated roof truss jig system that reduces set-up time by 99% . Requires NO additional jig hardware or images (laser projection) to accomplish a complete truss setup in 30 seconds or less! Retrofitting to your existing truss assembly table lowers your initial investment, immediately increases your margin and gives you a tremendous edge over your competition. Top and bottom chord stops spaced approximately 24” O.C. No jamming or debris build up with the exclusive and patented open channel design. Multiple set-ups per table Easy to use and compatible with all major design software.

Powered by WizardPDS® Gold Software with Optional Laser Integration. FOB SD.

Buy Factory Direct From Wasserman & Associates for the same price as the Manufacturer PLUS get the added support and care you need to be up and running FAST! We’ll even help sell your used equipment too!

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24” Diameter x 3/4” Wall x 6’-6” Long Gantry Roller •

6’-6” Wide x 40’ Long Steel Table (2-20’ Sections)

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CNC Plasma Cut 3/4” Steel Table Top

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3 7/16” Diameter Continuous Shaft Supported by 3 • Baffles • 1” Laser Cut End Plates with Internal Structural Tube • Frame • Spherical Roller Bearings

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Square 1 SQ-Series Floor Truss Machine (Table Guided)

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WizardPDS® Automated Perimeter Definition System

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• (4) Drive Wheels Run on Top of Table with (8) 3” • Osborn Cam Followers Under Table

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Chain & Sprocket Guards

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Integral Mechanical Fail Safe Brake

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Supported by 6” x 4” Steel Tube Frame Clamping Rails & End Stops Built-In 1/2” True Arc Camber to Both Clamping & Side Rails Electrical Track & Air Cylinders are Under the Table Build up to 40’ Floor Trusses with Option for Additional Length

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Floor Truss Depths from 9” to 26” with Option for Additional Depth

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Optional Pop-ups, Flip Jig (shown in photos) & End Eject (shown in photos)

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Add $4,500 for Installation Supervision

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More than history, the TURBO Drive is German engineered to allow for maximum performance in a given application. With this base, precision performance is improved with software optimization rather than hardware changes.

This is apparent when the TURBO Drive was optimized for USA component cutting, the same world model saw runs significantly faster, simply by optimizing movements and stroke.

For a demonstration of how software upgrades accomplish this, see the “before & after” video at: https://youtu.be/3V5gmXbjQPU. It illustrates that software can increase throughput rather than redesigning elements of the equipment, your TURBO Drive does not become yesterday’s news because of a model number change.

FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW SOFTWARE UPGRADES ACCOMPLISH THIS, SEE THE “BEFORE & AFTER” VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/3V5gmXbjQPU

So how much would you pay for software that increases your cutting productivity and keeps your saw current with the latest technology?

How about zero? With the Hundegger TURBO Drive, free software updates for life are included with the saw. As software is optimized and performance is enhanced, you’ll never have to worry about what model you bought. For more information, visit http://www.woodtrusssystems.com/ manufacturers/general/hundegger-usa/

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Tri-Axis Truss Press Walk-Thru Style Table System • • • • • • •

Aisles Ease Access to Trusses 100% Nail Plate Embedment on the Assembly Tables and on the Aisle Bridges (20" Aisles) Single or Dual Hydraulic Pressing Cylinder Capability Up to 60 Ton Pressing Capability Presses 2x or 4x Without Any Adjustments Standard Gantry Throat Widths from 8 to 16 Feet Ease of Maintenance

Heavy Duty Jack Table Press • •

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100% Nail Plate Embedment on the Assembly Table Dual Pressure System 30 Ton on Low 60 Ton on High (ex. Cap. 10" x 12" Nail Plate) Press 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x Dimensional Trusses 4, 5, 6, or 7 Feet Wide Options 20, 24, or 30 Feet Long Options Joystick Control Left/Right Operation

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FLEXIBLE EFFICIENT ACCURATE Truebuild® Layout is an entirely new truss design platform by Eagle Metal, developed in the powerful & proven parametric modeling environment. Design modifications are automatically populated throughout the model for precision accuracy.

To maximize designer efficiency, multiple input methods can be used, including conventional UDLR, Reference Dimensions and tracing via DXF, DWG or PDF files.

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NEW! 2007 Clark Industries Horizontal Truss Stacker Model HVS, Two Unit, 2-Zone, 14’ Horzontal Stacking System. Two lifting units (one master and one slave) with integral electrics. A truss sensing system consisting of adjustable laser sensors mounted on slide rails. One indoor electric control enclosure & panel w/PLC and manual controls. A stacker-conveyor interface package comprised of (1) mounted 3-push button enclosure and (1) remotely mounted 2-push button enclosure (pause/ emergncy stop). Hand-held Wampfler Remote Control System. 8 stacking rails and 4 stripping posts. Stack 1 5/8” thick x 14’ tall trusses up to 30 high. Stack a truss in approximately 40 seconds (cycle time).

Stack up to 55’ or longer trusses on each side of the conveyor with minor assistance for truss sag, shorter lengths can be stacked unassisted. Excludes 77’ Walk Through Conveyor System. Two systems available at $25,000 Each. FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2016 Triad Panel Stapler/Nailer Bridge 12' wall height capacity with 6" O.C. tool spacing and 3" side shift. Joystick control with auto-return, plate fire, laser guide.

Extended height for 2x6 material, tilt-tool feature, plate-fire, with Tyvek® roller arms for 12" rolls. Requires 24 tools @ 6" O.C, plus two tools for space fire (plate fastening) Tools are ​not included, available Paslode tool mounts are​ included. 120V AC, 120 psi air required. $46,800 FOB MO. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

New Square 1 Short Roof Truss Finish Press Four-foot* wide x 3 1/2” tall throat. The unique “uni-body” construction creates a ridged machine that houses 12” diameter rolls, 7 1/2 HP motor with integrated brake, and 80# chain drive. This FRP features 114 FPM speed, emergency shut-off bars, and full chain and sprocket guards. Available options include: Other roller widths, Heavy-Duty upgrade, gear motor drive, and soft start controls available at an additional charge. 208, 240, 480 volt electrical. $15,750 FOB IN

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Clary 60’ Kickleg Floor Truss Machine 6’ x 20” Diameter Roller Press with Ride Platform. 60’ Steel Plate with Pneumatic Clamping System. Floor Track, Kicklegs & End Stands. 5 HP Drive Motor (3 phase).

Excludes Roller Conveyor with Stands (adjacent to wall). $13,900 FOB PA. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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IBS/Comsoft Wall Panel Light Bars Reconditioned dual 16’ foot long light bars, includes spare light board. Light bars are compatible with all light-bar equipped or ready IBS/Comsoft, Panels Plus, etc. wall panel equipment driven by ITW (IBS) or other compatible design software. 110 volt, single phase electrical. $18,890 FOB MN. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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8’ foot overall length. Includes (12) 5' x 14' steel frame tables, plastic-top / steel strut building surface with skate-wheel ejectors, (1) 24" diameter roll, tracked gantry head with 10 HP drive, pendant controls and soft-start, crane track, electrical supply cord with wire cable, end-masts and supports and all available jigging. Center conveyor and finish press shown in pictures is not included. Available to ship in June of 2018.

480 volt, 3 phase electrical.

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2010 Gorbel Crane System Gorbel freestanding crane system, 2,000 lb weight limit, 14 foot x 28 foot working footprint, 16'-3" hoist hook height, festoon electrical supply cord. 480 volt, 3 phase electrical. $12,490 FOB TX. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

1993 Triad Gen 2 Framer & Component Nailer 1993 Triad Gen II wall panel framer and sub-component nailing station. Framer model G2-F, builds 2x4 and 2x6 walls up to 16’ in length with wall heights from 6’9” to 10’-2”, manual nail-gun tool dollies each side, stud locators at 16” and 24” o.c. and includes floor grates and six (6), DuoFast nail tools. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 100 PSI air required. Triad subcomponent assembler, model CN-4 with two (2), Duo-Fast nail tools. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical required. 100 PSI air required. $17,890 FOB NM Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

2014 MANGO PLATE MARKER PENDING Automated 20’ Length Stop/Plate Positioner as directed by Wall Panel Software. Touch Screen Computer with Cabinet Enclosure.

Mango Plate Cutting & Marking Software Excludes DeWalt Saw & Saw Bench. Add $300 for Optional 10’ Infeed Conveyor Add $5,250 for 2 Day Installation/Training & 1st Year Annual Technical Support. $15,000 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

NEW PORTABLE SHEATHING BRIDGE 10’ Portable Sheathing Bridge ($19,400) 12’ Portable Sheathing Bridge ($19,900) Programmable Fastener Spacing with PLC Touch Pad Entry. Gun Tilt at Sheathing Seams. Laser Pointer for Stud Location.

Sensors to Detect Sheathing. Nail/Staple 8’ Stud in Under 6 Seconds. Quick Tool Changeout. Weight: 175 Lbs. 120 Volt /1 Phase. Excludes Nail or Staple Gun FOB SD. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Used Panels Plus Handle Bar Router •Porter Cable Model 7538 Plunge Router •3 1/4 HP Motor with Soft Start •120 Volt / 1 Phase / 15 Amp / 21,000 RPM •2 Person Operation •Safety Power Switches at Each End •Includes 1 Router Bit $1,000 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Panels Plus 12 x 16 ft Squaring Table Panels Plus squaring table, holds wall square to attach sheathing, includes squaring stops and clamps for wall heights from 7'-0" to 12'-4". Table is 16' long, working length, 24' overall length. 110 volt, 1 phase electrical.

120 PSI air required. $11,990, FOB QC. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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NEW! Triad AutoCol Sub-Component Nailing Station Triad model "AutoCol" sub-component nailing station with infeed and outfeed conveyors. Builds stud-block-stud, L's, T's, headers and trimmers/jacks. Touch screen controls, laser pointer, runs in manual or batch mode. Conveyor infeed and outfeed tables are each 6' wide x 10' long x 34" height (adjustable height) with 15" long roller conveyors. Twelve (12) tool stations, six per side. Internal transformer for PC included. Tools and mounts not included.

100 PSI air and 208 volt, 3 phase electrical. $15,990, FOB PA. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

CLICK HERE for more information New Panels Plus Wall Panel Framing Equipment

Consider Panels Plus wall panel assembly equipment for manufacturers of wood or steel wall panels, floor-panels, and related framing components. Panels Plus is an employee owned, ISO certified, manufacturing company that builds state-of-the-art equipment featuring durable construction, with fit and finish second to none in the structural building component industry. The referenced base framing table allows you to assemble from 7-12 foot wall heights, at industry standard 16 foot lengths, at a working height of 29 to 32 inches.

This framer design includes controls at each end of table, squaring stops and pneumatic clamping for consistent wall panel quality.

Frames 2x4 or 2 x 6 walls, with color-coded, steel stud locators at 16 and 24 inches O.C. spacing. Includes pop-up skate wheels for easy transfer of completed wall frame. Framing table can be configured to receive wall framing light bars, other options include custom buildable wall heights, lengths and auto-indexing of optional 2 or 3 tool carriages.

Additionally from Panels Plus are sheathing tables with features that include foot pedal control at squaring end of table, with squaring stops, roller conveyors at both sides, single pendant controls for bridge, tool spacing at 6 inch centers with 3 inch bridge shift for offset nailing. Tool bridges can accommodate from 2 x 4 to 2 x 8 walls, with seam tilt being standard equipment Panels Plus Tool Bridges are available with single beam or dual beam design for two different tool mounts on one bridge.

Squaring stations, sub-component tables, conveyors and panel lifts are also available to complete the configuration of the wall panel assembly line. Price includes factory installation and training. 50 CFM at 120 psi air. 120 or 230 volt, 1 phase electrical.

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2004 Triad 60 Ft Wall-Floor Combo Table Triad combination framing and sheathing table includes dual-beam sheathing bridge and manual/power material delivery bridge.

Continuous track for bridge travel. Wall height adjustment is powered with push button controls. Framing table includes popup skatewheel ejectors. Sheathing bridge is dual-beam, powered with manual fin adjustment handle, and includes laser safety stop. Beam One has (25) tool stations plus (2) 3-tool rim-board stations. Beam Two has (16) tool stations. Material delivery bridge can travel manually or by power. Includes air brake safety feature and manual fine adjustment handle. Tubes slide manually.

Table includes air regulator, floor grating and locator pins. Currently in storage, disassembled. Tools and mounts in pictures are included. Table model FLO. Bridge model MB. 120 volt, 1 phase electrical. 100 PSI air required. $38,990, FOB TX Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Viking/Douglas Wall Panel Line Viking 24’ x 12’ Framing Station with Auto Tool Carriages. Douglas 20’ Squaring Table with Staple/Router/Saw Bridge. Two (2) Douglas 20’ Tilt Tables. Accumulation Roller Conveyor. Excludes: Nail/Staple Guns, Router and Saw. $74,900 FOB PA. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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FEATURES One Tool System (Change from Staples to Nails in Minutes) Programmable Fastener Patterns wit PLC Touch Pad Entry Accommodates 2”x4” and 2”x6” Walls Straight Line Stitching Away and Towards You Bridge Tilt at Sheathing Seams to Eliminate “Shiners” Adjustable Bridge Speed for Accurate Alignment Auto Return to Park Section on Tool Bridge Laser Pointer for Identifying Fastener Placement Powered Height Adjustment (8’ to 12’ Wall Height) Pop-up Skate Conveyor Cantilever Table Which Allows Floor to be Free of Obstacles Optional Stud Locators

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2004 PANELS PLUS SUB-COMPONENT NAILER Maximum Clamp Opening: 17” x 17 1/2” 17 Vertical and 14 Horizontal Clamping Positions Vertical Nailing Capacity to 12” Paslode Nail Guns On/Off Switches for Each Nail Gun Button to Activate Squaring Stop Foot Pedal to Activate Clamping & Nailing 60” Long x 20” Wide Infeed & Outfeed Conveyor Assemble corners, trimmers, partition lead-ins, jack studs, ells, channels, headers & ladders Electrical: 120 Volt / 1 Phase Air: 20 CFM at 90 PSI $9,900 FOB SK Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Carlson 16' x 9' Exterior Wall Panel Line Framing Table with Pop-up Skatewheel Conveyor & Stud Locators. 30’ Roller Conveyor Section. Squaring Table. 30’ Roller Conveyor Section. Sheathing Table with Multi-Tool Panel Bridge (Tool Mounts at 6” Centers). 20’ Roller Conveyor Section. $25,000 FOB PA. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2002 PCS Twin Axis Sheathing Station Sheathing Saw, optimizes sheathing material as it cuts X and Y axis simultaneously in one pass through the saw. Fully enclosed to reduce noise, dust, and improve operator safety; fully automated via downloaded sheathing cutting from wall design software.

480v, 3phase electrical saw, 120v, 1 phase electrical pc. $28,990 FOB IL. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Used IBS Interior/Exterior Wall Panel Line FRAMING TABLE Wall Panel Lengths up to 24' Powered Height Adjustment (3'-11" to 12'3" wall heights) Pop-up Skatewheel Conveyor (damaged) Stud Locators at 16" & 24" O.C. Excludes Tool Dollies & Light Bar SQUARING TABLE WITH ROUTER BRIDGE Wall Panel Lengths up to 16' Powered Height Adjustment (3'-11" to 12'3" wall heights) Manual Squaring Stops Router Bridge (excludes router motor)

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It’s a brand new day in wall-panel production, with a whole new way of doing things better.

Terminailer®, a revolutionary, event-driven, nailing machine that completely defies any preconceived notions about sub-component assembly.

Terminailer all but shatters the stereotypical myth that subcomponent equipment is essentially peripheral – unimportant. And it does so by quickly and accurately driving far more framing nails in your wall panel jobs than ever before. Whether in your shop or in the field, one operator sets the pace for production and quality. And that reduces labor costs and other aspects of overhead.

Terminailer is an event-driven, sub-component assembler that will quickly and accurately drive 30% to 70% of the framing nails in any wall panel job. In your shop or in the field, one operator sets the pace for production and quality. The Terminailer functions independent of design software, requires zero set-up time when switching between any configuration, and requires no special operator training. With nearly ten years of development from people that know machinery it is assembled to exacting standards, well supported, and it is easily maintained with shelf-item parts. Terminailer: vetted, tested, and ready to drive maximum productivity for you. Be sure to check out our videos below for a quick review of this revolutionary machine!

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SQUARING TABLE WITH MULTI-TOOL PANEL BRIDGE Wall Panel Lengths up to 16' Powered Height Adjustment (3'-11" to 12'3" wall heights) Manual Squaring Stops Single Beam Panel Bridge (excludes nail or staple guns) Top & Bottom Plate Stitchers (excludes nail or staple guns) One of the Squaring Tables is damaged $17,000 for the Framing Table $19,500 for the (2) Squaring Tables, Router Bridge & Multi-Tool Panel Bridge $29,500 for all of the equipment $29,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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WOOD RUNNER® BRAND MACHINERY NOW INCLUDES: The improved AirPickTM Lumber Retrieval System and new for 2017: FastFrame™ Wall Panel Marking Saw

On your production table and throughout your plant, Wood Runner® wood manufacturing equipment combines unmatched technology and innovation to deliver greater productivity where you need it most. From our AirPick™ lumber retrieval system to our FastFrameTM wall panel marking saw, and in other advanced new products we’re developing, you’ll find a passion for doing things better with performance enhancements to match. Contact us and let’s see what we can bring to the table for you.

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2001 Sterling L9500 with Rand Rolloff Bed 2001 Sterling model L9500 straight body truck with Rand 26 foot long, 96 inch wide roller bed, 310 HP Cummings engine, Eaton Fuller 10-speed transmission, 33,000 GVWR, single rear axle, 200,000 miles.

Roller bed tilts with controls (gravity offload) located in truck cab and includes pop-up rollers, headache rack and ships up to 36' long trusses. Two front tires are new.

Half tread on the balance of tires. Half tread on brakes. DOT expired in March of 2015. $38,990 FOB CT. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

2005 Lakeside JDH Trussmaster 44'-60' Roll Off Trailer Lakeside 44-60' stretch trailer features nearflat profile, sliding tandem axle, locking rollers, Hydraulic lift neck, current 2018 DOT inspection, and anti-lock brakes. $17,990 FOB MT Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

1993 ASI/Wabash 36'-50' Stretch RollOff Trailer Model T-22 Stretch trailer features sliding tandem axles, hydraulic lift on neck, locking rollers, load tie-down straps, current 2018 DOT inspection, tires 50% service life, 68,000# GVWR. $8,990 FOB IN. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

1993 Wabash National 22' Gooseneck Roll-Off Trailer Tandem Axles with Dual Wheels. Hydraulic Tilt. Winches and Straps. Needs New Brakes. $7,500 FOB IN. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

NEW! 2018 Precision Equipment Roll-Off Trailers

40', 48' and 53' Fixed Lengths. 36' to 51', 42' to 60', 46' to 64', 50' to 70' and 53' to 80' Expandable Lengths. 102" Wide. Air Lift ICC Bumper. Self Contained Hydraulic Power Unit. Spring Loaded Composite Fenders. Dual Rear Rollers. New Low Pro Tires. Air Operated Roller Pin Lock System. Air Operated Load Control System. Sliding Air Ride Suspension. Strobe Lighting. Mesh Between All Rollers. Patented Load Lifts. LED Lighting System. Extend-a-Rail. 4" x 35' Load Straps. Patented Strap Locks. Strap Winches. Dove Tail on Rear of Trailer. Hydraulic King Pin Plate. Removable Headache Rack. 7 Way Receptacle on Rear of Trailer. Split Rollers. Sliding Winch System.

Aluminum Tool Box. Trailer is Sandblasted & Primed with PPG Polyurethane Paint

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1996 ASI 48'-70' Stretch Roll-Off Trailer •Sliding Tandems •Hydraulic Neck •6-8 cross members need replaced •DOT is current $13,000 FOB IA PHONE: 800-289-5627

20’ of Steel Framed Table with Roller Conveyor or MDF Bench Top. Spida Automated 20’ Length Stop/Plate Positioner & 10’ Infeed Roller Conveyor. Workstation, Control Cabinet Enclosure & 17” Touch Screen Integration. Spida or MangoTech Plate Cutting & Marking Software. Cuts to 20’, Marks to 18’. Cut & Mark 3,000 LF of Plates per 8 Hour Shift. Length of Delay to Mark Board: 1/2 Second (can be adjusted). Compatible File Formats: .trs, .mdf, .mwf, .xml, .hay/hfs, .gwf & .tx. Includes 2 Day Onsite Training & Installation. Add $750 Annually for 12 Month Phone & Virtual Tech Support. Add $700 for DeWalt Model DWS780 12” Double Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw. Add $13,300 for Spida 20” Up-Cut SnipSaw. Add $8,250 for Lauderdale Hamilton 24” Super Chop Saw. Deduct $3,930 for Aluminum Framed Table with MDF Bench Top. Excludes: Dust Collector, Saw Stand, Freight & Customs Charges. $30,350 FOB NZ 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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From the big picture to the small details, productivity is our goal.

The Ranger Retrieval System from Acer sets the pace of production in your plant, keeping linear saws fed automatically to reduce errors and downtime. We have introduced all-new software and a sophisticated infeed deck, demonstrating our commitment to advancing the industry. Visit our website or contact your saw manufacturer for details.

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1990 Wabash 47-70 Foot Stretch Roll Off Trailer 1990 Wabash model SE, 47 to 70 foot stretch roll-off trailer, fixed tandem axles, fifth-wheel tractor connection, sloping bed/ gravity offload, locking rollers with brake control, ABS brakes, current Indiana DOT inspection (March 2016), 1/2" to 3/4" deep tire tread. $18,990, FOB IN. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Modular Home Transport Trailers THREE (3) 1990 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION MODULAR TRAILERS - $9,000 EACH. 44’-7” to 57’7” Expandable Trailer (5’ Rear Extension, 8’ Front Extension). Top is 7’8”. 5 Sets of Pullout (Adjustable to 14’ Wide). 40,000 Lb GVWR (12,150 Lb Trailer Weight) FIVE (5) 1977 THRU 1979 MINUTE MAN MODULAR TRAILERS - $7,500 EACH 44’-7” to 57’-7” Expandable Trailer (5’ Rear Extension, 8’ Front Extension). Top is 7’8”.

5 Sets of Pullout (Adjustable to 14’ Wide) 4 Each - 36,000 Lb GVWR (12,150 Lb Trailer Weight). 1 Each - 50,000 Lb GVWR Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2004 Kenworth T800 Day Cab Tractor • 190,696 Miles • 370 HP Engine • 10 Speed Transmission • Aluminum Wheels with Good Rubber $35,000 FOB MD Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com PHONE: 800-289-5627

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1989 Ford Truck with JLG Crane •1989 Ford F800 Truck •185 HP Turbocharged, 6.6 L, 6 Cylinder Diesel •5 Speed Transmission with 2 Speed Rear •Power Steering & Power Brakes •20’ Flatbed (Wood Top) •65,110 Miles •JLG Crane Model 1250BT •12.5 Ton Capacity •3 Section Boom with 77’ Hook Height •4 Outriggers $17,900 FOB PA. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2006 Sterling Truck with Hiab Crane •2006 Sterling LT9500 Boom Truck •24’-6” Flatbed •450 HP Mercedes Diesel Engine •Eaton Fuller 10 Speed Transmission •18,000 Lb Front Axle, 40,000 Lb Rear Axle •196,000 Miles •Hiab Model 255K Truck Mounted Crane Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com MISC.

SL Laser Overhead Projectors – 2003/2004 (7) SL Laser overhead projectors – WITH GREEN LASER LIGHT. 2003 & 2004 models. Comes with some cabling. No computer, monitor or stand. $8500 – FOB Minneapolis MN Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

2004 Weima - Lenze Wood Processing System Weima model WL4S shredder, 30 HP drive with gearbox and limit switch, 10" diameter single-shaft with 1/2" grid screen, 23" x 41" hopper opening, PLC controls and 0.74 cubic yard hopper volume. A two-step wood processing process. Wood waste goes from the incline into the Weima grinder, to the short auger piece, then the 20' long auger at an incline, leading to the Lenze grinder.

Includes $1,000 worth of replacement knives and other available spare parts.

25,000 operating hours logged. Picture of output shown with listing. 230 volt, 3 phase, 100 Amp electrical. $37,990 FOB WI Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Invicta DGI-40 16" Single Surface Planer (Used) •15 3/4” x 8 1/2” Capacity •25 & 46 FPM Feed Speeds •5,000 RPM Cutterhead Speed •7 1/2 HP Motor •230 Volt / 3 Phase •Powered Raise & Lower of Table $4,000 FOB WA Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Hain 20' Powered Measuring System Adapts to Any Saw. Left or Right Hand Operation. Feet & Inches System (Stops at 12” Centers) or Inches System (Stops at 10” Centers). Motor: 1/4 HP Linear Actuator (110 Volt). Stop Rail: 2 x 4 x 1/4” Aluminum Extrusion. Stops: Jig Bored Steel. Stop Blocks: Machine Billet Aluminum. Optional Lengths from 5’ to 60’. Optional Gang Stop.

Add $770.00 per 10’ Section of Heavy Duty Roller Conveyor with Stands Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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2010 Monet DeSauw Wood Finger Jointing Line Cut-Off/Shaper Unit with 5 HP Saw to Cut-Off Angles & 25 HP Cutter Head to Fingerjoint Ends. Delta 2 Bag Dust Collector. Glue Station with Apquip Glue Applicator & 6 Gallon Glue Pot. Hydraulic Finger Joint Press with Cut-Off Blades (2x4 and 2x6 Lumber). 480 Volt / 3 Phase. Save $$ on Disposal Fees, Earn Profit on Waste Material & Produce Straight Lumber. $58,900 NOW $49,500 FOB IL Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2010 USIFAB Roof Truss Vertical/Flat Stacker 90 foot long, 3-station single/dual/tandem, peak-up, hydraulic powered roof truss stacker with electrical control panel and remote control for operator use. System includes 90 feet of conveyor capable of travel speed up to 140 feet / minute. Nine (9) arms rotate to 90 degrees for Peak-Up stacking, plus lateral transfer on opposite side for flat stacking. 15 GPM hydraulic unit with 15 HP electric motor. Professionally manufactured by USIFAB R. L. Inc. (www. usifabrl.com). Currently wired for 600 V, 3 phase electrical power. $63,980 FOB BC. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

NEW! Spida Simple Stop •20’ Length Stop with MDF Bench Top •Available in Lengths up to 60’ •7” Color Touch Screen Entry of Cut Lengths •110 Volt / 1 Phase •Excludes Saw, Outfeed Conveyor, Freight & Customs Charges •10’ Spida Simple Stop - $8,920 •20’ Spida Simple Stop - $11,340 Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com FAX: 800-524-4982

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emote Design positions have become mainstream, but that doesn’t negate the need and desire to have in-office Designers.

When it comes to Remote Designers, the kind that are not just an hour from the office, most employers look at them as a commodity. It doesn’t matter if you are employed or contract, connecting to someone remotely to get the job done is not the same as being in the office with them.

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Traditional Remote Designers will be facing increasing competition from less expensive remote design firms, like the one now growing fast in South East Asia. These OCONUS (Outside of the Contiguous Unites States, as the Navy calls it) firms give employers options, which means competition for US-based Remote Designers and lower costs for Manufacturers. Don’t kid yourself if you think OCONUS services will not be as good or as smart—they will once the learning curve is done. Just like people said when the Remote concept first started, “it won’t work”, “I can’t control it”, and “quality will suffer”, it will work, and OCONUS Design will affect your career as a Remote Designer.

The value of being in the office should not be overlooked either. When a Designer is in the office, the interaction with co-workers and managers creates a bond; it helps the company become more cohesive, interacting, and loyal.

When it comes time to cut hours or staff, all things being equal, my bet is on the manager keeping the in-office designer (as I’ve seen happen many times).

Also, consider that promotion often comes from within. Where will the next Design Manager, Sales Rep, or even General Manager come from? Employers are always watching to identify people who are interested in promotion, mentoring them, and keeping them in reserve until the time is right. Remote means remote, out of sight and out of mind when it comes to promotion.

So, if you want to go Remote, have an exit plan. That can mean retirement for older designers, or returning to the office while you still can. Remember, the office network is being built without you, so getting a seat at the table may not be as easy if you wait too long. Of course, this won’t be the case for every company or every remote design position. But after doing this for 25 years, and 15 before that in manufacturing management, I see and hear things…. OCONUS is coming and will have a Big Impact on our industry.

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STAKPRO BUILDS A FASTER, SAFER, AND MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE. With the Vekta Stakpro the benefits are clear: eliminate the risk of manual handling injuries, reduce staff fatigue and increase speed and efficiency.

At Vekta, we know that health and safety is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. The Stakpro line is a cost-effective way to both reduce the risk of injury and to improve the efficiency and productivity of your plant.

The Stakpro is an ejection and stacking system and allows a single operator to safely lift any size truss or frame from the jig or conveyor line and transfer it to a stack. The Stakpro Truss is designed for pedestal jigs or roller conveyors and can be made for internal or external use, while the Stakpro Frame can be fitted to the end of your production line and can be set up to handle various frame sizes.

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New/Used 2017 EMSI Custom Teeter Carts Designed to deliver up to full units of lumber, cut lumber, or small trusses.

Featuring a tire/caster combination for greater control, maneuverability in rough conditions indoors and outdoors, and shortened pivot-radius for tighter areas.

Provides maximum utility in truss plants, panel plants and lumber yards. Dimensions: platform 50” x 72”; tire width 68”.

Available immediately: (14) Standard Capacity – 2850 lbs and (8) Heavy-Duty Capacity – 5500 lbs.

Priced at $950 – $1300 Eide Machinery Sales, Inc. 800-344-3433 www.eidemachinery.com

Four Arm Infeed Deck Price: $7,890 NOW $3,990 :: FOB PA 10' long x 10' wide 4-arm infeed deck, powered by a 1 HP motor, prism chain feed and deflector pans. 230/460 volt, 3 phase.

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New Handle Bar Router Porter Cable Model 7519 Production Router Motor with Soft Start. Steel Handle Bar Frame with Makita Switches. 120 Volt / 1 Phase / 15 Amp / 21,000 RPM. Includes 2 Router Bits. $2,250 FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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UsiFab Chord Splicer UsiFab chord splicer splices 2"x3" through 2"x6" lumber. Presses the lumber together prior to imbedding plates. Imbeds plate lengths up to 13 inches. Features heavy-duty tubular frame, dual-recessed, simultaneousactivation buttons, guarded motor, sprockets and a 3 HP motor. 600 volt, 3 phase electrical. Price: $8,990, Condition: Good, Location: QC. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Metriguard Finger Jointing Testing Equipment •Metriguard Model 330 Press. •Humboldt Model H-30140 Laboratory Oven (115 Volt).

•Pressure Pump & Vessel. •Lightly Used.

•Excludes Associated Machinery Material Cart. $6,500 FOB NE Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2006 Alpine PF90 AutoMark System • Wall Panel Plate Cutting & Marking Saw • Automated Length Stop & Ink Jet Printer as directed by Design Software Output • Cuts & Marks Both Top & Bottom Plates Simultaneously up to 20’ in Length • 10 HP Motor with 20” Blade • 240 Volt / 3 Phase / 30 Amps $39,900 FOB BC Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2007 Laharco Sense-A-Plate Connector Detects missing or misaligned plates. 16' Throat. 110 Volt / 1 Phase. Excludes CMF Finish Roller. Reference literature for additional details. $12,500 FOB ON. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Cullen Model A40-2 Generator Set Detroit 12V-92 Engine.Capacity: 400 KW Capacity.Output: 120/208 Volt - 1388 Amps - 3 Phase..Control Panel..Skid Mounted..1,200 Hours. 30,000 FOB BC. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Used Hain Vent Block Drill •5 HP / 230 Volt / 3 Phase Motor •Accommodates 2x4 thru 2x12 Block Sizes •Drill 1, 2, 3 or 4 Holes •Short Incline Waste Conveyor •Video available upon request $6,950 FOB AZ Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

2003 Challenger Wood Grinder Model CH200-3037-S. Vibrating Infeed Conveyor. Oufeed Material Blower. Motor: 27 KW Brook Hansen (480 Volt / 3 Phase).

Cutters: Small FIXCUT @ 58. Screen: 1/2” @ 2 Sections. NOW $10,000 FOB IL. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com Read/Subscribe online at www.componentadvertiser.com

Alup 80 HP Compressor 80 HP Alup (​ A ​ llegro​series)​, model SCD80, rotary screw compressor with 11,418 hours.

From the manufacturer's website, "Produces a minimum of 60.4 CFM, up to 303 CFM, at 75-190 PSI. Features a high efficiency drive motor with loss-free, direct drive transmission for optimal efficiency". 460 volt, 3 phase electrical. $22,990 NOW $19,900 FOB PA Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

36" x 72" Wood Framed Material Carts Swivel Casters. 8” Diameter Phenolic Wheels. Over 60 Carts Available at $100 NOW $60 Each. FOB NE. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

Virtek 5 Head Laser Projection System Two(2) Model 6R Red Laser Heads (04063912 & 03033058). Three(3) Model 2DI Red Laser Heads (00081637, 97100548 & 950601198). Computer with Environmental Enclosure. Excludes: Virtek Software License & Service Agreement. $10,000 FOB SD. Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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Alpine Lumber Carousel Alpine model 407A, lumber carousel features (7) lumber bays each with 14 ft. max lumber lumber length (without overhanging the bay). Hydraulic drive with reservoir, 40' working diameter. 480v, 3 phase, 30A electrical. See video link and PDF shown with this listing. $9,690 FOB CA. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

Alpine Lumber Carousel - NC HD carousel feed system with 7 stations, handles material to 16’. Includes toggle controls and 10 HP motor to power systems hydraulic power unit. $9,680 FOB NC. Wood Truss Systems 765-751-9990 www.woodtrusssystems.com

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Questions? We Have Answers One of the mandates of the American Wood Council is to make the job of code officials, engineers, and designers easier.

Robert Glowinski is the President & CEO of the American Wood Council (AWC).

o do this, we provide the technology that is needed to best understand the use of wood in construction. For example, we develop wood design standards to ensure the best technology is used in buildings through these standards’ references in building codes. We also offer free apps and calculators to help with quick span calculations or to allow verification that a design meets code requirements. And, we host in-person and online education courses so attendees can choose the most convenient way to stay up-to-date on codes.

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Did you know we also provide answers to Frequently Asked Questions on our website: www.awc.org/faqs? There you can find answers and resources to questions such as: • What resources are available for wood construction in high seismic areas and why build with wood in earthquake-prone areas?

• Does gypsum wallboard provide lateral support for wall studs?

• What are the design criteria, such as deflection limits and strength, for wood guard rails or hand rails?

• How can I meet residential energy requirements with wood-frame construction?

• Can finger-jointed lumber (also known as end-jointed and edge-glued) be substituted for sawn lumber?

• Where can I find information on building construction and fire insurance costs?

If you have questions, we do our best to give you a variety of sources to find answers.

Mass Timber Video The American Wood Council and National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) have released a new video on the different types of mass timber. In a short 40 seconds, the video shows the different types of mass timber, and how they are manufactured. Check it out online and use it as a quick introduction to mass timber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh_dOlMHNgM

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By Matt Layman Publisher, Layman’s Lumber Guide

Lumber Doing Its Seasonal 180

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ow 39 years into this lumber gig, there is one thing I have more confidence in than anything else. It is the foundation of my entire lumber career and reason for my success forecasting lumber market timing. The repeating lumber market cycle. Some of it sloshes around, yet, in spite of all the tsunamis thrown at it, the core remains solid. This is that core.

“Our lumber market’s peak jobsite demand period is April/May/June.” Everything else is built around that single repeating fact.

I prognosticate around that core belief. A 2-part subset of that belief is this.

1. April/May is when lumber buyers’ inventories peak and prices either top out or gain downward momentum.

2. A seasonal 180-degree turn develops in response the real engine behind the lumber market. Roughly half of new home “production” builders’ peak lumber demand period is May/June. Why? Change in priorities. From January through June, all are thinking “housing starts.” From July through year end, all are thinking housing finishes. Can’t close until they are finished.

Furthermore, 4 of the top 6 builders, 5 of the top 10 have earlier targets with fiscal year ends in September, October, and November. Regardless, the Q3 focus is not as much on lumber as it is paint, landscaping, and punch lists.

Before May is over, there is an obvious decline in calls for jobsite deliveries (which can be up to six weeks in advance.) The June convulsion is felt everywhere, regardless of geographic location. For single family builders, April/May/June’s focus is on high lumber needs to start. In July/August/September, the focus is on the finish, which requires less lumber.

Level Playing Field = Over-Priced Homes There is this one guy who follows me all over social media, through industry publications, and getting a bootlegged LLG every once in a while. As soon as our lumber market does not go as forecasted, he is all over me. “Missed it again, hot shot.” Last fall, when $600 by spring 2018 was the call, he said, “Hang it up, pal. You are all washed up. Never gonna happen.” Then again a couple of weeks before Memorial Day, putting out the “$100 Crash by July 4th week” forecast, he said, “You never give up do you? A glutton for punishment.” This weekend he remarked, “Dang man, are you some kind of lumber psychic or are you on a lucky streak?”

I tell you that little story because, even though you all get identical forecasts every week, with full explanations of why, when, and how much, and still you all try to beat me. Not make me wrong, just do better. And I hope you do. I take it as a compliment and applaud you for looking deeper. That is what makes you a great lumber trader; not just a buyer or sales person...an accomplished trader of the lumber market.

Here is your next one to ponder. The Another Dimension, Seasonal 180 is the only reason I need to expect lumber and OSB prices to trade softer into late August and possibly late October. There will be an early summer July fill-in, followed by weakness into late August. Then the September Surge, possibly weakening into late October.

The number one objection to buying a new home today is price. Tariffs are pulling us the wrong way. It’s like putting a trade wall around the country that says, “Keep out, you and your kind,” and it globally feeds on itself until somebody gets their feelings hurt real bad. I get the level playing field concept, but no one does it, not even the USA. Looking Forward ...ml A veteran lumberman, Matt Layman publishes Layman's Lumber Guide, the weekly forecasts and buying advisories that help component manufacturers save money on lumber purchases every day. You can reach Matt at 336-516-6684 or matt@laymansguide.org.

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NEW! Dotul Door Stop Stitcher Click Here for details $4,900 NOW $4,000 FOB GA Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com Triad OSS Stair Saw Triad model OSS Open Stringer Saw that cuts open stair stringers. Includes stringer hold downs, P.C. controlled auto-indexing, air clamping and cutting features, (2) softstart controlled, 30” carbide tipped blades, motorized soft-feed and waste conveyor.

Cuts up to (4) 2x10”, 2x12” stringers at once, with no over-cutting at inside corners.

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Projects roof truss, floor truss and wall panel design images accurately onto building surface, for faster setup and fabrication times. Each laser head provides 21' projection length (@15 foot ceiling heights).

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Full House & RUVO Door Machinery •Full House Diamond 3001 Door Machine ($7,250) •Full House Strike Jamb Router ($1,250) •RUVO 1300 Double End Door Trim Saw ($2,950) •RUVO 808 SPLA Casing Miter and Kerf Duplex Saw ($2,100) •Package price for all 4 machines ($11,900) FOB NY Wasserman & Associates 800-382-0329 www.wasserman-associates.com

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--------------------------------------------------ID: C11370 Production/Plant Manager - Truss/ Panel/Framing Package Relocation: Texas 19 years experience. Started in production, advanced to Saw Supervisor, Production Manager then Plant Manager. As Plant Manager (4 years), manage all the operation of the manufacturing plant, such as Productivity, logistics, efficiencies, costs.

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4 years experience. Responsible for designing roof and floor trusses using MiTek, and OptiFrame. Duties included: Blueprint interpretation and understanding, drawing layouts in eFrame to OptiFrame, engineering trusses, LVL, PSL, and Open Joist, quoting prices and call in orders.

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Thom's Notes: WTCA I certified --------------------------------------------------ID: C18313 Remote Truss Designer | Remote Wall Panel Designer | Remote Estimator Relocation: Iowa Daily duties include the layout, design, and optimization of assigned projects, from simple single family homes to complex commercial projects. I contact customers to resolve any problem areas and work with sales to make sure they are aware of their projects progression. I will design a combined 3 million dollars this year of roof trusses, floor trusses, EWP and I-joists. I love the challenge of working with a variety of different types of projects and solving customers requests and wishes. My goal is to make sure our final customer, the owner, is completely satisfied with the service and product they receive from me and my company. Software: Alpine InelliVIEW, CAD, Microsoft Office.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C18310 Truss Designer | Estimator Relocation: Virginia Responsible for project management/ design of commercial design -build projects up to $5 million. Directly manage subcontracted architectural, structural, and mechanical designers/engineers, develop project estimates and designs utilizing Revit software. Work closely with project superintendents providing technical support while delivering projects within budget and on time. Initiate contact with new clients, answer sales calls, and develop project criteria. Prior Truss Designer a few years back with 2 years MiTek experience.

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--------------------------------------------------ID: C11636 General Manager - Truss Relocation: USA - ALL States 20+ Years truss industry experience from Design Manager to Owner/GM of a $7M truss manufacturing company. Turned a plant hemorrhaging money into an extremely profitable facility, earning an 51% ownership stake in the company. I

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Organized manufacturing systems and procedures to control costs and quality, oversaw buying to keep costs at a minimum and inventory lean but available. Developed LEAN procedures that minimized labor steps, eliminated duplication between stations, and made sure that safety procedures and reporting requirement were maintained. Overall, I had a hands on role in all areas of the company to make sure it operated efficiently and very profitably.

Market conditions and competition from larger competitors ultimately required us to close the company.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C18278 General Manager | Operations Manager - Truss/Panel Relocation: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, USA - Eastern, Virginia General Manager over floor and roof truss manufacturing facility producing $15-20M, 110-135 employees. Supply clients in the NC, SC, Eastern TN, and VA markets. Turned around volume, safety, and profitability of a failing plant. 6 Sigma, Lean, BA. --------------------------------------------------ID: C10199 Senior Designer - Truss/Panel/EWP/IJoist/Framing Package Relocation: Tennessee, Washington, Kentucky Candidate has 15 years industry experience, 4-5 years experience in this position, and 10 years in subordinate positions leading to this position. Products include floor trusses, roof trusses, wall panels, I-Joists, EWP, hardware, and complete framing packages.

Markets include tract, single family, single family custom, multi-family, and light commercial. Primary duties include design, layout, optimization, cutting/production documents, and takeoff. Secondary duties include checking others work, customer service, inside sales, software maintenance, network administration, training, and filling in for the Design Manager as needed. Software experience includes MiTek, Truswal, Comsoft/IBS, TJ Expert, AutoCAD, and I am willing to learn new software.

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ID: C18277 ID: C11760 and business management experience. In Professional Engineer | Engineering Management/Operations/Sales - Build- 2006 at the height of residential construction Manager - Engineered Wood Products, ing Components, LBM Manufacturing distributed $ 24.0 in Lumber, Architectural Components Structural Hardware | Relocation: USA - ALL States, Arizona, Millwork and Windows and $ 8.5 M in Codes & Compliance California, Colorado, Alabama, Florida, manufactured wood components. In this Relocation: Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New position optimized design and production North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Mexico, North Carolina, New Hampprocess, which increased output and reduced Carolina, USA - Eastern, Virginia, shire, South Carolina labor and material costs. Hired trained and Washington DC I am an Accomplished Manufacturing mentored middle management; negotiated and Operations Leader with a history of union labor contracts. Implemented Experienced and successful professional increasing responsibility. My proven “Lean and JIT” fabrication procedures; engineering manager with over 25 years experience covers contractor building consolidated raw material inventory, experience in improving productivity materials and manufacturing to the implemented batch fabrication process and resolving structural problems for construction and turnkey fields. I have over and continuous production flow. Enhanced engineered wood product and truss 16 years of management and leadership scheduling system to accurately track manufacturers and developing innovative experience, and am seeking a management production and achieve on-time delivery, design software programs. Also skilled position with a progressive company that established QC metrics, quality assurance in building outstanding teams and offers advancement commensurate to job and OSHA-approved safety programs.

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Designer/Estimator - Truss/Panel/IMiTek experience, Microsoft Office. or call Thomas McAnally Joist/Single & Multifamily --------------------------------------------------for Personalized Service --------------------------------------------------Relocation: South Carolina ID: C18250 STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! ID: C10897 Remote Senior Light Gage Steel Truss/ Design Manager/Senior Designer/PE/ 10 Years experience. Quoting and designing Panel Designer.

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Optimizer - Truss/Panel/EWP pre-fabricated roof and floor truss systems Relocation: Texas Is your JobLine Candidate Profile Relocation: USA - South for custom residential, tract builders, Top level Light Gage Steel Senior Remote Presentation Ready? Request a Go to and commercial construction. Light wall Designer with Truss and Panel and well as Meeting on-line conference to review your 30 year industry veteran, started as a Truss panel quoting. Provided excellent work metal frame commercial project experience. current JobLine Candidate Profile. We can Designer, earned his way to Design Manager quality in self sufficient manner while Alpine, Truswal and Keymark experience. show you areas to improve, what’s hurting over 20+ designers. MiTek - Advanced, working from my home office. Provided --------------------------------------------------- your chances, and how to improve your AutoCAD proficient. BSCE - PE. excellent customer support. Software: ID: C18242 message. The content is still all about you, MiTek, eFrame, AutoCAD, TJ Beam.

Wall Panel Designer | Truss Designer but with this new tool, we can show you how Compensation: Open??

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Relocation: Wisconsin to make it tell your story better. See why 11 years' experience designing Wall Panels, we say “It’s like having a first interview”.

Thom's Notes: PE with Mid Atlantic Compensation: $45-50k+3 designing Trusses. Out since the crash but seals --------------------------------------------------- interested in getting back into the job. Past --------------------------------------------------ID: C11638 MiTek/AutoCAD designer, has been in a ID: C17224 General Manager/Division Manager design job out of the industry.

Remote Truss Designer | Remote Truss Truss/Panel/EWP/Lumber --------------------------------------------------- TheJobLine searches year around for candidates that meet our employer ’s Design Manager Relocation: Colorado, Conneticut, ID: C12414 requirements. With our state of the art Relocation: USA - ALL States, Georgia Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, MassaTruss Designer | Wall Panel Designer | website, multiple job board subscriptions, 5 Star candidate! Wants to start remote chusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New All Hats truss designer testing, and the JobLine and is not opposed to relocation once he York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Relocation: Arizona candidate profile, we have the tools to do is comfortable with the company and their Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, location. Tested senior designer in under Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Engineered panel and truss design, the job right, Guaranteed! an hour. MiTek software, single family, Oregon, South Carolina, Virginia, developed material take off for turnkey commercial, mega multifamily expereince.

Washington DC, New Hampshire, build up, worked in coordination with I have been doing this for over 23 years.

This is one of the best candidates I have seen Vermont multiple plants and design teams, worked Because of my reputation for Strict this year. Definitely "A" list... I'm not saying closely with material suppliers on take offs Confidentiality, I am the go-to Recruiter for our industry. more about him for confidentiality reasons. An energetic, out-of-the-box, problem- and estimating.

--------------------------------------------------- solving, executive with a science-based ID: C18266 holistic approach to manufacturing, I've worked for decades in the construction Put me on your team and I will show you Senior Sales Management | General building products and other business industry. Not only in new construction, how having theJobLine as your “Recruiter Manager | Regional Manager operations; I am recognized for my vision, but additions and remodels as well using Down the Hall” can solve your hiring needs.

Relocation: Arizona, California, Texas, business acumen, integrity, work ethic and innovative designs for added value and to USA - Southwest capability to cultivate durable professional drive down cost. In addition to experience relationships. Practitioner of “Lean and JIT” with MiTek, Wallbuilder and other design Proven Engineered Wood Components manufacturing principles, setting metrics, software packages, I have extensive manual industry leader with 20 years of experience. improving key performance indicators, trig/math skills. I use these to back check Expert level knowledge of wood trusses, reducing costs, expanding production questionable loads as well to design from Talk to me today! wall panels, I-joist and related products. capacity and sales – all improving the scratch in the field when needed. I have also 800-289-5627 x1 Seeking a long-term leadership position with bottom line. Skilled in business analysis, written tutorials for the training of others a progressive company. Built and developed strategic planning, market and sales and checked other designer's work as a twm@thejobline.com new start up locations from 0 to upwards of development; ability to drive multi-million Design Manager at a Panel Plant. All things 45 million dollars in annual revenue. dollar growth, institute “Best Practices” for being equal, I love working in components See What I can do for You! --------------------------------------------------- small to medium emerging and expanding whether designing, cutting, building or companies, managing budgets to $ 30M setting components at the site. with full P&L accountability and oversight. ---------------------------------------------------

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! Available Candidates ID: C11630 Truss Designer | Remote Truss Designer Relocation: South Carolina 13 years' experience in truss design. 2 years as Design Manager. Scored near Senior Designer with only a calculator, MiTek, AutoCAD, FASTBeam, TJ Beam software. Has worked remote and in office.

Considering relocation as shown. Will also work remote.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C17230 Remote Wall Panel Designer - Sapphire Relocation: Newfoundland My objective is to be part of a team/company and prove I am reliable, show my ability and my willingness to learn! In addition to being a newer wall panel designer, I have learned software such as Mitek Sapphire, Revit 2017, Bluebeam Revu 2016. I have recently done jobs such as designing garages and adding on additions to homes. Jobs I have worked in wall paneling include a massive wall panel job for the US (500,000+ SFT) and designed units for a senior complex.

In addition to wall panels...I also add in blocking, windows, doors, etc. I also do bundling and paperwork as well.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C12220 Design/Design Manager - Truss/EWP/ Remote or at Plant Relocation: Pennsylvania Remote / Satellite Truss Designer Roof / Floor truss design utilizing Mitek Sapphire design software. Project estimating, including roof system, floor system, and wall panels. Responsible for 100% of quoting and preparations for production for our #2 and #4 clients. Maintained a database for a major tract builder, producing 5-8 house a week.

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Truss & Engineered Wood Products Design Manager / Sales. Oversaw all aspects of Truss & Engineered Wood Products operations and sales. Maintained personal sales accounts, as well as developed new clients. Customer service from the quote stage to production, including verifying sight conditions and field measuring. Produced production drawings and reviewed / corrected design staff, MiTek / Truss Joist software.

Responsible for maintaining lumber / plate inventory.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C16126 Truss Design Manager | Location Manager | MIT Relocation: Texas, USA - South, USA Southwest, Utah, USA - Western I'm dedicated to being the best in what I do. Aside from being one of the top performing designers, I have taken other responsibilities that include training and database management. I have worked on extra projects from quality control to inventory management. Though I may train a beginning designer, I always find something that they can teach me. My continued goal is not only to advance my career, but to share my knowledge and skills with others. WTCA QC/QA, MiTek Sapphire, CAD, BSME. --------------------------------------------------ID: C15958 Operations/Plant Manager - Millwork | Doors | Ply | Flooring Relocation: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming 30 years' experience starting in production and advancing to multi-plant operations manager. Door experience includes managing three Production Managers and five Production Supervisors, consisting of 300 hourly employees producing 11,000 doors and 10,000 face frames per day.

Responsible for the manufacturing functions of all mill operations, five frame component machining cells, three frame assembly operations, four door component machining cells, three door assembly clamps, three door profiling lines, two wide belt sanding lines and specialty machining and assembly cells.

Flooring experience: Responsible for all plant functions including budgeting and P&L. Managed six Department Managers: two Production Departments, Quality Assurance, Materials, Human Resources including SHE, and Plant Engineer/Maintenance Manager including the CI program. Their staffs consist of eleven Supervisors and 330 hourly employees.

The door plant operation dries lumber, cuts dimension stock, assembles and sands the doors. The panel plant produces the

Hiring Zone - Available Candidates veneered flat and raised center panels, by cutting engineered wood and veneer from flitch and pressing the veneer to the substrate. Both plants are equipped with finishing lines.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C17213 Remote Truss Designer Relocation: California My professional objective is to obtain a position with a Building Components Manufacturer that will allow me to work forty-plus hours per week from anywhere in the United States. I am a production specialist and work best given the freedom to work on my own with multiple projects setting in my queue. With me, pressure produces results.

I enjoy working on Custom, high-end residential projects where the design is challenging. I also enjoy working on tract developments and multi-family projects but bigger, more complex projects are more rewarding and offer a since of accomplishment.

One of the key factors to my success is my ability to visualize structure. I know how to put buildings together in the most practical and efficient way.

Thom's Notes: Candidate has been out of truss design a few years but has been in total envelope design for Architects including structure and architecture. Scored at the national average for designers with 12 + years' experience, but in almost half their time. This candidate should be at a Senior Designer level, with exceptional speed in a short period of time. This is a great candidate who is willing to take less to invest in himself if given an opportunity.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C16169 Remote Truss Designer | Remote Wall Panel Designer Relocation: USA - ALL States My objective to find a company that I can use my skills to work as a remote designer.

I have a successful design business now but would like to be part of a growing company with benefits. Has MiTek and ITW software experience. Excellent test scores. 5 Star candidate.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C11827 Remote Estimator - Truss/EWP/Lumber/Construction Relocation: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Read and interpret blueprints and drawings, generate quantity take-offs on building materials, design I-joist floor systems, design 2x floor systems, design stick built roof/ceiling joist systems, create layouts for the above roof/floor systems, as a Remote Estimator. Bachelor's Degree in Building Construction. Tested 73 on the JLTDSE. ---------------------------------------------------

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July 2018 #10228 Page #90 ID: C13445 Truss Designer | Wall Panel Designer | Truss Cutting Technician Relocation: Texas, Arizona 2 years' experience. Perfect entry level candidate. Design light gauge steel walls and trusses for residential homes and small commercial buildings. AutoCAD certificate with Architectural focus. From the candidate: I have a strong architectural background and come from a construction family. I've seen or worked in most facets of the construction field. From masonry work to framing to roofing since I was a teenager.

I'm very passionate about what I do , self motivated and always strive to be the best.

Very picky with my work and I don't like to do anything wrong and failure is not an option for me. I always try to do whatever is needed to achieve company goals.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C16034 Truss Designer, Truss Designer - SmallMedium Multifamily, Wall Panel Designer, Wall Panel Designer - Remote, Senior Wall Panel Designer, Wall Panel Design Manager Relocation: Massachusetts As Senior Architectural Panel Designer Coordinating architectural and structural plans to develop manufactured walls sections for install in field such tasks as: Coordinating between Architect, • Structural Engineer and General contractor to find conflicts to prevent the delay in schedule during the construction phase.

• • Full Design of wall panels and the layout of the panels and bundles to speed the framing of floors and trusses.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C11781 Truss Design Manager Relocation: New York Worked on the most complicated custom projects, commercial buildings, and apartment complexes. Quickly became a team leader and was considered company wide as an expert in truss framing and computer applications. Provided training for a group of 30 experienced component designers in topics including load tracking, truss and layout optimization, and hardware specification. Optimization training helped to reduced material costs by 5%. Developed departmental procedures to increase consistency and accuracy of all designs and estimates. Reduced errors on repetitive projects by 25% by creating the master project file database, which organized and provided fast and easy access to project information. Streamlined estimating process for commercial construction projects.

Analyzed the final cost of completed projects and applied results to new estimates.

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ID: C15999 production work and building trusses, and all the truss department and warehouse Outside Sales - Truss | Wall Panel | working with a strong team in an established employees. When needed I would get on EWP | Installed Sales company. Continue to learn new procedures, the production line to help out, give breaks Relocation: Alabama, Georgia, Kensystems, skills, and earn more about the truss or to just have a little fun at doing my old tucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, building industry. I enjoy working with my job. Between the two departments I was Tennessee, Virginia hands, building things, and having a sense of responsible for approximately 40 people.

16 years' experience in outside sales of pride in the high quality of the end product. Built roof and floor trusses, loose lumber trusses, wall panels, engineered wood --------------------------------------------------- packages. components, stairs and other building ID: C15857 --------------------------------------------------materials. Projects range from tract to Senior Truss Designer | Remote Truss ID: C15763 high volume multifamily apartments. Has Designer | Design Manager Remote Truss Designer - MiTek, Muldeveloped new territory, improved sales Relocation: California tifamily in lagging markets, and met or exceeded Relocation: Kentucky sales goals in most years. Has turn key Truss Designer. Primary duties: design, installed sales experience, and has limited layout, optimization, cutting/production Truss Designer with 3 years experience, design skills from the past. Please inquire documents, and takeoff. Secondary duties: Sapphire, AutoCAD, MBA, and some ITW for additional information. Easy relocate. checking others work, scheduling, repairs, software experience. "Looking to work --------------------------------------------------- customer service, inside sales, and field for a well established truss company as a We’re here when you need help!

ID: C15995 measurements. Software used: MiTek and remote designer in both wall panels and visit: www.thejobline.com Truss Designer - MiTek AutoCAD. Component experience includes truss design. I want to continue to grow my email: mail@thejobline.com Relocation: Florida floor trusses, roof trusses, I-Joists, EWP, and design skills so that I can be the best designer hardware. Market experience includes tract, than I can be. I enjoy the design aspect of or call Thomas McAnally Truss Designer. Primary duties: design, single family, single family custom, multi- the job and look forward to working through for Personalized Service layout, optimization, and cutting/production family, and light commercial. My volume projects one day at a time." Experience with STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL! documents. Secondary duties: checking was varied depending on projects. Has used residential, commercial, and multifamily others work. Software used: MiTek and MiTek, Alpine, AutoCAD, and Microsoft design, with emphasis on multifamily.

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--------------------------------------------------ID: C11239 floor trusses and roof trusses. Market ID: C10810 VP Operations/Multi Plant - Truss/ experience includes single family, multi- The candidate has been out of the industry, Designer/Inside Sales - Truss Panel/EWP/Lumber family, light commercial, and agriculture. working in parallel jobs, and wants to return Relocation: Virginia Relocation: Texas My volume was varied depending on to a design position. Scored Senior Designer projects. 2 years experience, MiTek using an HP calculator, 8 years after his 6 years design experience, 1 inside sales.

Multi-plant operations manager with software. last truss design job. Speed was faster than Primary duties: design, layout, optimization, extensive P&L, executive, and operations --------------------------------------------------- average too. It may take a little time for cutting/production documents, and takeoff. experience. Responsible for 10+ locations, ID: C11596 him to get up to speed on the latest software. Secondary duties: scheduling, repairs, single family, multifamily, commercial.

Design Manager/Senior Designer Ranked 5 out of 5 in our system. customer service, inside sales, and field More information available in resume and Truss/I-Joist/EWP --------------------------------------------------- measurements. Software used: MiTek, profile.

Relocation: Quebec, Ontario, Alberta ID: C11251 AutoCAD, and CAD - Other. Component Management - Truss/Panel/EWP experience includes floor trusses and roof Compensation: TBD Schedule design work (Roof and Floor) to Relocation: USA - ALL States trusses. Market experience includes tract, my design team, re-check all design prior to single family, single family custom, multiThom's Notes: I have recruited for this production, and training of my team. I also Oversaw all areas of operations and family, light commercial, and agriculture. candidate when he was VP of Operadesign roof and floor system for the custom production as well as managers of those My volume was varied depending on tions over multiple plants. He rates 5/5 home we get. I also get involve in sales as a areas, a total of 35 employees. Led company projects. Past carpenter and framer. Has on our scale. technical representative. Software: MiTek, from operating in red to the black in first an engineering related associates degree/ --------------------------------------------------AutoCAD, Keymark, Alpine. year. Responsible for P & L. Brought drafting ID: C11348 labor percentage from 26% to 14-15%.

Sales/Management - Truss/Panel/EWP/ Distribue le travaille (Ferme de toit & Increased gross margin by 10%. Led process Compensation: $45k+ Software Poutrelle de plancher) pour mon equipe, of branching into new areas of structural --------------------------------------------------Relocation: USA - Eastern, Florida, Agis comme personne ressource,fais la building components in a strategic alliance ID: C14506 USA - South verification final avant la production et with Keymark Enterprise.

EWP Designer | Estimator | Inside Sales dessine les plans de montage du toit et du Relocation: Virginia I have worked in the wood component plancher pour les maisons plus complex Compensation: $60k+ business since 1980. Over the years I have assignee a mon equipe. J'ai aussi un role de --------------------------------------------------- Experienced with AutoCAD, iLevel, TJ worked for plate & Software Vendors, representant technique. Programme: Mitek, ID: C15796 Beam, and TJ xPert software to produce Truss Manufacturers, started my own AutoCAD, Keymark, Alpine Production Manager - Truss framing layouts for TrusJoist engineered truss business and have run other peoples --------------------------------------------------Relocation: Florida wood products. Responsible for working businesses. I have pretty much done every ID: C15891 with builders and retailers to create the job you can find in a truss plant at least to Truss Production Manager | Supeprvi- 20 years experience. Oversaw all the Truss most cost effective solution for their project. fill in when needed. My objective is to find sor production and also the warehouse. In the Creating quotes from layouts. Calculate a company where I can use my experience Relocation: Colorado Truss department, I made sure the line had gravity loads and sizing wood products to to help promote a profitable and safe work what materials they needed to build, usually support the load. Understanding the IRC environment.

Oversaw day-to-day operations of plant, for the next days orders. I tried to keep building code for wood-framed structures.

--------------------------------------------------trained new employees on all plant them at least one day ahead, unless there Explaining structural framing details to ID: C12315 machinery, ensured plant met production were special orders. I made sure production builders and salespeople. Training other COO/CFO/GM/SM - Truss/Panel/EWP/ deadlines, shipping and receiving of quotas were meet. I helped to set budgets for designers in load development and design LBM materials, loading of finished product the Truss and warehouse, then maintained software.

Relocation: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, onto trucks for delivery, documentation of that budget. In the warehouse, I made sure --------------------------------------------------Michigan, Ohio managerial related records, forklift certified. workers were pulling the orders correctly 7 years' experience, began as a sawyer. then also loading them correctly on the Drove growth in Sales that necessitated truck. I instilled a clean work area ethic in recruitment of mid-level managers (Sales My objective is to utilize my experience in my employees. I hired, fired and trained

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Grew commercial and multi-family sales with over 100% growth in total revenue. Developed and implemented improved plant management and safety systems. Manage all operations including production management and scheduling, fleet procurement and management, all HR functions and all accounting/banking functions.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C11264 Senior Management: Building Components/Systems Relocation: USA - ALL States, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona Director of Field Operations/Field Engineering Mgr./Senior Manufacturing E n g i n e e r, S y s t e m s D e v e l o p e r a n d Implementer of residential construction component processes ranging from cost controls, engineering design, manufacturing equipment, procedures, quality assurance and complete installation of the building components.

Plant Manager for a manufacturer of engineered cold roll form steel structural components for the residential and light commercial building industry. 2 foreman and 15 personnel, managed sub-contractors for field erection and resolved field engineering problems.

Divisional President/Director of Operations for a$200M commercial building contractor.

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commercial and multi-family building industry. Directed 4 managers in all business operations and 60 personnel nation wide.

Member of a multi company design build teams to provide more economical construction projects.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C10234 Outside Truss Sales/Technical | Estimator Relocation: Colorado, Wyoming 35 years construction experience, 25 in truss sales. Sells Trusses wholesale. Sells Trusses to Builders and Owner Builders and service the account through Design, Pricing, Production, Delivery, Installation, and problem solving. Also service National accounts which involves solving all the in-field problems. Dealing directly with the project Supervisor on missing trusses, damaged, missing plates, trusses don't plane, don't work, design errors, bad deliveries, dealing also with the building inspectors, and project engineers.

Will also consider a remote estimator position.

Compensation: Mid $30's base plus commission.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C15679 LGS Truss & Panel PE Relocation: USA - Eastern, USA - South As Engineering Manager I was responsible for oversight of all technical and engineering engagements. Design of light gauge metal trusses, wall panels, shear walls, for hotels, retirement homes and other commercial and residential structures. Making jobs viable by replacing red-iron with light gauge metal was key to solidifying more projects. I was actively engaged in computer software development of truss design and coordinating overseas programming efforts into truss layout.

As Senior Technical Services Engineer, I held the nation-wide responsibility for all light gauge cold-formed steel truss engineering including field applied repair design. I provided technical advice and counsel to our staff and functioned as a subject matter expert (SME) for all three product divisions. As a result, I augmented my professional registrations to include 38 States, 1 District, and 1 Canadian Province.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C15673 Outside Sales - Truss/EWP/I-Joist Relocation: North Carolina

Hiring Zone - Available Candidates also available do make job site visits if there were any situations that needed resolved. I went to my new employer as an Account Manager we used Mitek along with management software. I was able to take 95% of my existing customers that knew how good a job I always did for them. I was able to grow the market from $0.00 to $2,500,000.

I worked with track builders, custom home builders and light commercial.

With my education and passion for the building industry it was easy for me to do my job. I enjoy dealing with people, reading blue prints and being able to provide my customers with valued engineering, a quality product and outstanding customer service.

--------------------------------------------------ID: C15658 Senior Truss Designer Relocation: Saskatchewan As Design Manager: Primary duties: in house design staff supervision with a remote team (of designers) based in India, shop quality control, monitoring of work flow from sales to production and designer's training. Secondary duties: design, layout, optimization, and cutting/production documents checking others work, customer service, field measurements. Software used: MiTek and AutoCAD. Component experience includes floor trusses, roof trusses, I Joists, EWP, hardware, and lumber.

Market experience includes single family, single family custom, multi-family, light commercial, and agriculture.

My volume was varied depending on projects.

As Senior Truss Designer: Primary duties: design, layout, optimization, and cutting/production documents.

Secondary duties: checking others work, scheduling, field measurements, and training. Software used: MiTek. Component experience includes roof trusses, hardware, and lumber. Market experience includes single family, single family custom, multi-family, light commercial, and agriculture. My volume was varied depending on projects.

Canadian citizen, eligible for NAFTA visa. BSCE --------------------------------------------------ID: C10042 Designer/Estimator/Inside Sales - Truss Relocation: Utah

I have 8 years industry experience and 7.5 years experience in this position.

Markets include tract, single family, I was responsible for calling on builders custom, high end, multi-family, light and retail lumberyards selling floor and commercial, and agriculture. Prodroof trusses, LVL, EWP and hardware. ucts include floor trusses, roof trusses, I would talk to the builder or lumI-Joists, lumber, and complete framing beryard salesperson to see what there packages. My primary duties include exact needs were and would then do a design, layout, optimization, cutting/ hand takeoff to generate pricing. I was production documents, and takeoff. I Read/Subscribe online at www.componentadvertiser.com

July 2018 #10228 Page #92 was also responsible for checking others work, repairs, customer service, inside sales, field measurements, training, and filling in for the Design Manager as needed. Software experience includes MiTek, TJ Expert.

Compensation:$50k+ --------------------------------------------------ID: C14608 Truss Designer Relocation: Florida My objective is to be a part of a Design Team where I can contribute to the success of the company. I like challenging projects, and consider it my job to complete my assigned work on time, not just punch a time clock and leave problems at the door. With that being said if needed I will put in extra hours to complete the task at hand. I got laid off as a truss designer back in 2007 and have done many things to keep food on the table. I have two years of Alpine experience as a designer and 4 years as a Truss Engineer II, plus 20 years of AutoCAD experience. Prior to that I was a layout designer for commercial floor plans and equipment. Please consider giving me a chance. I will work hard and get back up to speed fast. I have a certificate in Architectural Technology, plus training from Alpine, AutoCAD and Microstation.

Compensation: Very Reasonable --------------------------------------------------ID: C10410 Outside Sales/Sales Manager/Product Manager - Modular/Building Components.

Relocation: Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Colorado, USA - Southwest, USA ALL States, British Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Quebec, South Carolina, Alberta, Canada Western/Central Specializing in Sales Management, and Builder/Developer sales of Modular Homes and Engineered Building Components. Market penetration, product management and project management specialist with over 15 years of experience. Works with Architects, Engineers, Building Inspectors, Manufacturers, and end users to develop, sell and produce projects including Tract Homes, Modular Homes (Single and Multi Story), and Component Packages. This is not a blue sky guy. He has hands on experience in Lumber Sales, Modular Home Sales, Builder/Developer Sales, and managing new products from concept, design, engineering, approvals, manufacturing, marketing, to successful sales programs. MBA: Marketing & Finance.

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Las lesiones de la espalda constituyen una de cada cinco lesiones relacionadas con el trabajo en California. Las lesiones a la espalda que resultan en incapacidad no son chiste para los trabajadores que pierden horas de trabajo o de actividades personales. La triste verdad es que la Back injuries account for about one in every five job-related injuries mayoría del dolor y el tiempo perdido pueden evitarse si se sabe cómo in California workplaces. Disabling back injuries are no laughing matter funciona la espalda y cómo levantar de forma segura los objetos pesados for workers who lose time from work or from personal activities. The para protegerse la espalda. sad truth is that most of the pain and lost time can been prevented if you La espalda es una red frágil de ligamentos, discos y músculos que are aware of how the back functions and how to lift safely to protect pueden lastimarse con facilidad. El diseño complejo de la espalda deja de your back. funcionar correctamente cuando se le fuerza a ejecutar actividades para

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Safe Lifting Techniques

The back is a network of fragile ligaments, discs, and muscles which can easily be thrown out of order. The back’s complex design breaks down when it’s forced to perform activities it was not designed to do. Lifting with the back twisted or bent just begs for a pulled muscle or ruptured disc. One sure way to risk injuring the back is to lift heavy or bulky loads improperly or unassisted. Never be afraid to ask for help with loads that you know you cannot lift safely. Lift with good sense and a little extra help from a co-worker or mechanical aid when necessary.

las cuales no ha sido diseñada. Levantar objetos pesados con la espalda doblada es una forma fácil de estirarse un músculo o romperse un disco de la columna vertebral. Una manera sin falla de lastimarse la espalda es levantar un objeto pesado o voluminoso incorrectamente o sin ayuda.

Nunca tenga temor de pedir ayuda para levantar objetos que usted sabe que no es capaz de levantar en forma segura por sí solo. Levante los objetos pesados aplicando el buen juicio y con la ayuda de un compañero de trabajo o ayuda mecánica cuando sea necesario.

Si usted decide que es capaz de levantar una carga ligera, asegúrese de levantarla de la forma correcta.

If you decide you are capable of lifting a light load, make sure you lift correctly.

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Move in so that your feet are close to the base of the object to be lifted.

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Face the object squarely.

Bend your knees and squat over the item to be lifted.

In this position, the back gets added lifting strength and power from the legs and arms.

• Colóquese de manera que tenga los pies cercanos a la base del objeto a levantar.

• Sitúese directamente de cara al objeto. Doble las rodillas y haga cuclillas sobre el objeto a levantar. En esta posición, la espalda recibe la potencia de izar adicional que le brindan las piernas y los brazos.

• Colóquese cerca del objeto, porque la columna vertebral debe funcionar como una columna de apoyo, y estando cerca del objeto recibe menos esfuerzo.

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Move up close to the item, because the backbone must act as a supporting column, and it takes the least strain close in.

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Tilt the item on edge with its long axis straight up so that the center of the weight is as high as possible above the ground.

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Still squatting, the feet should be set with legs pointed right at the load, with the back straightened, the worker may then grasp the load with both arms and slowly stand up with it, pushing up with the leg muscles. If you can’t lift slowly, you can’t lift safely.

A good way to learn the right from the wrong way to lift is to practice lifting correctly a few times. You will notice that the correct way to lift is the easiest way to lift the load, with the least strain and awkwardness.

To lift the wrong way will, over time, cause injury and pain. The back can be damaged quickly but can take a long time to heal.

• Gire el objeto hasta tener el eje longitudinal vertical para que el centro de gravedad esté lo más alto posible sobre el suelo.

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Aún de cuclillas, los pies y las piernas deben estar apuntando a la carga, con la espalda recta, el trabajador debe sujetar la carga con ambos brazos y pararse lentamente, haciendo la fuerza con los músculos de las piernas. Si no se levanta lentamente, no se está levantando de manera segura.

Una buena manera de diferenciar entre el método correcto y los incorrectos de levantar es practicar la forma correcta varias veces.

Observará que con el método correcto es más fácil levantar la carga, con el menor esfuerzo y menos torpeza. Con el tiempo, el levantar objetos pesados incorrectamente puede ocasionar lesiones y dolor. La espalda se puede lastimar en un instante y tomar mucho tiempo para sanar.

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JULY 2018

July 11 July 18 – 21 July 19 July 25 July 26 – 29

SBCA of the Capital Area Chapter Baseball Outing Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assoc. (SLMA) Annual Conference Seattle Wood Design Symposium SBCA of the Carolinas Chapter Meeting Building Material Suppliers Assoc. (BMSA) Summer Conference

Baltimore, MD Beaver Creek, CO Seattle, WA Greensboro, NC TBD

AUGUST 2018 August 7 – 9 August 7 – 10 August 16 – 18 August 20 – 23 August 22 August 22 – 24 August 28

Structural Building Components Assoc. (SBCA) Open Quarterly Meeting Building Officials Assoc. of Texas (BOAT) Annual Conference American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) Design & Build Conference – Mid-Atlantic World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) Lumbermens Merchandising Corp (LMC) Hardware Express Florida Building Material Assoc. (FBMA) 2018 Main Event Convention and Gulf Atlantic Building Products Expo Texas Wood Solutions Fair

San Francisco, CA Amarillo, TX Philadelphia, PA Seoul, South Korea Las Vegas, NV Orlando, FL Austin, TX

SEPTEMBER 2018 September 10 – 13 September 17 – 19 September 19 – 21 September 20 September 26 September 30 – October 2

Lumber Quality Institute (LQI) Lumber Quality & Process Control Workshop Multifamily Executive Conference Construction Suppliers Assoc. (CSA) Annual Conference & Expo Truss Manufacturers Assoc. of Texas (TMAT) Meeting & Golf Tournament Boston Wood Design Symposium NAHB Building Systems Housing Summit

Corvallis, OR Las Vegas, NV Destin, FL Austin, TX Boston, MA Knoxville, TN

OCTOBER 2018 October 1 – 4 October 3 – 5 October 10 – 12 October 15 – 17 October 17 – 19 October 18 October 18 – 19 October 21 – 24 October 23 – 25 October 23 – 26 October 23 – 24 October 24 – 27 October 28 – 30 October 29 – 31 October 31 – November 3

2018 MiTek Builder Technology Summit Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assoc. (MSLBMDA) Fall Conference METALCON Builder Connections 2018 ProDealer Industry Summit Mid-Atlantic Wood Design Symposium Florida Building Material Assoc. (FBMA) Fall Golf Tournament ICC Annual Conference with Building Safety & Design Expo West Coast Lumber & Building Material Assoc. (WCLBMA) Annual Convention Building Component Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) Lumbermens Merchandising Corp (LMC) Forest Products & Building Materials Expo National Council of Structural Engineering Assoc. (NCSEA) Structural Engineering Summit Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Assoc. (STAFDA) Convention & Trade Show University of Texas Building Professional Institute (BPI) – 6th Central Texas LBM Advantage Fall Conference

November 6 – 8 November 6 – 8 November 7

NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention Western Building Material Assoc. (WBMA) Annual Convention Bay Area Wood Design Symposium

Phoenix, AZ Denver, CO Charlotte, NC Dallas, TX Chicago, IL Washington, D.C. Orlando, FL Richmond, VA Carlsbad, CA Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL Phoenix, AZ Austin, TX Atlanta, GA

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North American Wholesale Lumber Assoc. (NAWLA) Traders Market AHF Live: The Affordable Housing Developers Summit Greenbuild International Conference and Expo American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) Design & Build Conference – West HIVE (Housing Innovation, Vision & Economics) JLC Live Northwest

Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Salt Lake City, UT Austin, TX Portland, OR

JANUARY 2019 January 7 – 10 January 9 – 24 January 28 – 29

National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) 7th Annual Conference and Expo University of Minnesota 63rd Annual Institute for Building Officials Northwestern Lumber Assoc. (NLA) Building Products Expo

Washington, D.C. Minneapolis, MN St. Cloud, MN

FEBRUARY 2019 February 18 – 20 February 19 – 21 February 20

LBM Advantage Annual Meeting and Tradeshow NAHB International Builders Show (IBS) Iowa Truss Manufacturers Assoc. (ITMA) Legislative Breakfast

Orlando, FL Las Vegas, NV Des Moines, IA

February 26

Northwestern Lumber Assoc. (NLA) Iowa Lumber Convention

Des Moines, IA

MARCH 2019 March 5 March 6 – 8

Northwestern Lumber Assoc. (NLA) Nebraska Lumber Dealers Convention National Frame Building Assoc. (NFBA) Frame Building Expo

Omaha, NE Louisville, KY

March 21 – 23

Lumbermens Merchandising Corp (LMC) Annual Meeting

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Questions Answered: Resisting Uplift with Structural Fasteners

By Bryan Wert, M.S., P.E., SECB

Of course you know about creating a continuous load path with either connectors or rod tiedown systems, but have you considered using fasteners instead? In this article, Bryan Wert follows up on our May 2 webinar, Drive a New Path: Resisting Uplift with Structural Fasteners, by answering some of the interesting questions raised by the attendees.

On May 2, Simpson Strong-Tie hosted an interactive webinar where we discussed different methods of creating a continuous load path for wind uplift resistance. Most of the hour-long webinar was devoted to the innovative structural screw system comprising our Strong-Drive® SDWC Truss screw and the SDWF Floor-to-Floor screw with TUW take-up washer. In addition to sharing load capacities, installation details and various benefits of this system, we included a design example with illustrative specification options. In case you weren’t able to join our discussion, you can watch the on-demand webinar and earn PDH and CEU credits online.

As with our previous webinars, we ended with a Q&A session for the attendees. Billy Viars, our Training Manager in the Southeast United States, and Kent Phillips, our Multi-Family Manager, participated in the conversation as well — and since both of these guys love the sound of their own voices, we couldn’t answer every question in the time allotted. Following are a few of the questions and their answers, but if you’d like to see the full list of questions and answers, you may access it online.

Screw Features / Installation / Applications Does every SDWC screw require a guide?

The SDWC15600 and SDWC15450 both come with one guide in a box of 50 screws or two guides in a bucket of 500 screws. The guide helps ensure the correct angle of installation. Many times, however, the screw can be installed at no particular angle (e.g., roof member to top plate with no stud aligned below) — or, if an angled installation is required, our details allow for a range of acceptable angles for installation in case the guide is not used.

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How much variation in screw placement and installation angle will inspectors accept?

The installation instructions show the acceptable angle range and important end- and edge-distance requirements. You can download them online.

Can you use impact drivers with these screws?

Yes, this one of the advantages for using these fasteners.

Is it all right to use three fasteners per face in 2×4 and 2×6 studs?

We have installation instructions for SDWC screws through the wide face of a stud to plates using one, two or three screws per stud. These studs can be 2×4, 2×6 or 2×8. The maximum number of screws in the wide face of a stud that we’ve tested is two. For three screws, we require two in one face and one in the opposing wide face. The single screw should be between the two screws of the wide face.

What is the E-coat on the 4 ½ ” screws? Are these also zinc coated?

The E-coat® on the SDWC15450 is a proprietary coating that consists of a phosphate base and an organic top coating. The coating is recognized for use in some chemically treated woods. The SDWC15600 is zinc coated with an orange topcoat and is limited to dry-service conditions.

Is it ever advisable or necessary to have a second person to guide the screws through the top plate of the wall below?

It should never be necessary. One of the main advantages of the Truss screw is that installing it can be a oneperson job. The only difficulty we’ve encountered is that, when installing the screw through a truss with a very steep angle, the installer needs to take some care to ensure that the tip of the screw gets started correctly and does not slide down the web.

Does this have any application in areas that are governed by seismic loads? And why not use a screw down from the bottom plate to a rim board and up from the top plates to a rim board?

The same capacities shown in the tables would apply to seismic loads, since the duration factor for seismic is the same as that for wind (1.60). As far as applications for seismic go, it may be applicable for lightly loaded shearwalls, and the concentrated load capacities of the SDWF-TUW from floor to floor in conjunction with SDWC screws from stud to plate may be useful. And if your second question is asking whether it’s permissible to use SDWC screws to connect either the bottom plate or the top plates (or both) to the rim board, that’s certainly possible if you have an EWP rim board. However, you would have to consider the effects of cross-grain tension if you use a solid sawn rim board; and there are floor systems that exist where you would not have a rim board at all.

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Screw System Design / Testing / Load Tables Are design loads for screws based on testing or just NDS screw withdrawal values?

The values in the load tables presented are based on testing in accordance with ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria 13.

Is Simpson Strong-Tie going to test the SDWC screws for shear connections?

Simpson Strong-Tie has already tested the SDWC for shear connections. The SDWC screw shear connection values are published generally in the evaluation report IAPMO-UES ER-262 (http://www.iapmoes.org/Documents/ER_0262.pdf). For specific shear connections like ledger-to-rim-board and sole-to-rim-board applications, see strongtie.com or our Fastening Systems catalog (C-F-2017).

The tables show F2. What are these values?

The F2 values are lateral shear capacities to transfer load perpendicular to the wall (typically inward or outward wall pressures that must transfer into the floor or roof diaphragms).

Do you have any videos of your testing of these connectors?

We do not have specific video of the SDWC and SDWF testing. However, we do have a good video that discusses and shows our overall testing program that you may find useful. Check it out online.

Can we use this system for a shear wall instead of the hold down system or Strong-Rod™ system?

We’ve published the concentrated load capacities of the SDWF-TUW in single or double applications. These can be used in conjunction with SDWC screws for stud-to-plate connections for a lightly loaded shearwall holdown. The capacities of holdowns or rod systems are much higher.

Options for Continuous Load Path Uplift Restraint (Connectors, Rods, Fasteners) Can you provide a cost comparison of the different systems?

There’s a great question that is difficult to give a short answer to. There are many variables that go into determining what the cost really is. The needs of the design and each particular project must be taken into account. Also, each system has its own set of pros and cons, and the value one assigns to each of those is subjective. In addition, there is the issue of cross-scope problems where one person’s scope savings may be another’s expense. Total installed cost regardless of scope should be considered. With all that said, the short answer when looking only at material (not including labor) is this, from lowest cost to highest: (1) connectors; (2) rods; (3) fasteners.

What is the cost advantage of SDWC versus framing angles?

It is literally almost a wash. If you use the street price of a H2.5A versus the SDWC, the screw system appears to be almost twice the price. However, when you include the cost of the 10 nails it takes to install a

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H2.5A, you almost get that back. Also, the time savings and ease of the screw installation help tilt the balance in favor of the SDWC. Check out this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQWzBmpAJxQ) showing the time savings associated with installing SDWC screws.

Learn more: Webinar – Drive a new path: Resisting uplift with structural fasteners

After watching the webinar recording, you should be able to: 

Explain how a threaded fastener system works to establish a continuous load path for uplift restraint

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Identify threaded fastener solutions for roof-to-wall, stud-to-plate and floor-to-floor connections

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Describe the benefits of using Strong-Drive structural fasteners compared to traditional continuous load path connection methods

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Recall design considerations when specifying fastening systems for resisting uplift

Continuing education credits will be offered for this webinar Participants can earn 1 professional development hour (PDH) or — by passing the accompanying test — 0.1 continuing education unit (CEU).

The article Questions Answered: Resisting Uplift with Structural Fasteners appeared first on the Simpson Strong-Tie Structural Engineering Blog. To sign-up to receive the Engineering Blog in your inbox, go to seblog.strongtie.com/subscribe.

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News & Announcements MPBZ Moment Post Base Is First Product Code Listed for Moment Resistance

Pleasanton, Calif. – The innovative MPBZ moment post base by Simpson Strong-Tie, the industry leader in engineered structural connectors, fasteners, anchors and building solutions, is the first product in the industry to receive an ICC-ES code listing for moment resistance.

The MPBZ, which is the first off-the-shelf product to provide moment resistance for wood columns or posts, is now code listed under ICC-ES ESR-3050 for its 4x4 and 6x6 sizes. The MPB44Z and MPB66Z are also code listed for uplift, download and lateral resistance.

“We are very excited to be setting a new standard in the industry for moment-resisting post bases. We received many requests over the years for a product like this, so it was a highpriority project for our engineers to solve. Our team had to not only design the part, but also figure out how to properly test for moment resistance,” said Sam Hensen, vice president for Connectors and Lateral Systems at Simpson Strong-Tie. “The MPBZ is a game-changer for Designers whose clients – both residential and commercial – want outdoor structures with little to no bracing. And the full code listing gives them the confidence to specify it.”

The patent-pending MPBZ is ideal for freestanding outdoor structures, such as pergolas, patios, carports and decks. It features an innovative, overlapping sleeve design, which completely encapsulates the post, keeping it from rotating around its base when lateral loads are applied at the top of the post. Built-in standoff tabs provide the required 1” standoff to protect against post rot while eliminating multiple parts and assembly. In addition, the MPBZ has a ZMAX® finish to provide corrosion resistance in many environments.

The MPBZ’s ability to withstand lateral loads greatly reduces or eliminates the need for additional bracing. The post base is engineered and tested to save engineers, architects and contractors the time and expense involved in designing, calculating and ordering custom-fabricated parts. In addition to the 4x4 and 6x6 sizes, the MPBZ is also available for 8x8 posts.

For more information, visit www.strongtie.com/mpbz.

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Structural Plywood, OSB Exempt from New Formaldehyde Ruling Composite wood products must meet new federal formaldehyde emissions regulations as of June 1, 2018. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation defines composite wood products as particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF), and hardwood

(decorative) plywood. These products are required to be certified as compliant with the new regulation, which intends to ensure that all domestic and imported composite wood panels, and the finished products containing them, meet the world’s most stringent standards for formaldehyde emissions.

Exemptions to the Regulation

Structural engineered wood products manufactured for construction applications, such as structural plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), wood I-joists, laminated veneer lumber, and glued-laminated timber, are exempt from the regulation. These products are manufactured using low emitting, moisture-resistant adhesives, per the strict product standards and building codes that govern them.

As a quick reference for suppliers and builders, structural engineered wood products marked with the APA Mark of Quality are exempt from the regulation because the APA Mark is only used on structural engineered wood products. In the case where unmarked structural engineered wood products from APA member mills are sold into industrial applications that do not require a certification mark, the product invoice and an APA certificate of conformance can be used to identify the product as exempt.

Background On July 7, 2010, President Barack Obama signed The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, based on the regulation developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The wood industry, along with other nongovernmental organizations, supported the development of a national regulation compatible with the CARB Air Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) regulation. After several years of regulation development, including public comment periods, the national regulation took effect on June 1, 2018.

The regulation roll-out includes two phases. The first, and current phase, allows for two paths to regulation compliance: the CARB ATCM Phase II or the U.S. EPA TSCA Title VI. Beginning March 22, 2019, only one path to compliance will be allowed: the U.S. EPA TSCA Title VI. Certification of compliance is required to be completed by a Third Party Certifier, who will verify that the regulated composite wood product’s manufacturer is capable of complying with the emission regulation. Quarterly inspections and testing, and reviews of routine quality testing conducted at each mill is also required.

More information is available in the APA Technical Note: Formaldehyde and Engineered Wood Products, Form J330.

About APA – The Engineered Wood Association Founded in 1933 and based in Tacoma, Washington, APA represents approximately 169 plywood, oriented strand board, glulam timber, wood I-joist, Rim Board and structural composite lumber mills throughout North America. Its primary functions are quality auditing and testing, applied research, and market support and development. www.apawood.org

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Engineers and Code Officials Get the 411 on Force Transfer Around Openings Watch an easy overview of APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s free design tool, the FTAO Calculator, in this free, 60-minute recorded webinar, Shear Wall Analysis Made Easy: Force Transfer Around Openings Calculator.

APA field engineer Alese Ashuckian, P.E., LEED AP, guides viewers through the design implementation of FTAO shear walls with a focus on asymmetric piers and multiple openings. Design examples are also discussed throughout the presentation.

Wood structural panel sheathed shear walls and diaphragms are the primary lateral-load-resisting elements in wood-frame construction. As wood-frame construction continues to evolve, designers in many parts of the U.S. are optimizing solutions that require the understanding of force transfer between elements in the lateral load-resisting system.

“What professional designers are really interested in with the APA FTAO Calculator is the methodology and output,” says Ashuckian. “In complex designs that involve shear walls with multiple openings, designers want to be confident about the ability of a building’s walls to transfer forces around openings while allowing for the design flexibility of larger window openings.”

The free webinar, Shear Wall Analysis Made Easy: Force Transfer Around Openings Calculator, is now available on the APA website at www.apawood.org/shear-wall-analysis. Questions and answers from the live presentation of the webinar are also available on the APA website. The course has been approved by AIA and ICC for 1 HSW/LU and 0.10 CEU, respectively.

About APA – The Engineered Wood Association Founded in 1933 and based in Tacoma, Washington, APA represents approximately 169 plywood, oriented strand board, glulam timber, wood I-joist, Rim Board and structural composite lumber mills throughout North America. Its primary functions are quality auditing and testing, applied research, and market support and development. www.apawood.org

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News & Announcements Builders Respond to Growing Interest in Green Homes

Posted June 18, 2018 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission During National Homeownership Month in June, we’re focusing on the critical role that the home plays in our lives and how NAHB members are finding innovative ways to build the American Dream.

Ongoing research by NAHB and its partners shows that many home buyers are interested in green, sustainable and high-performance building practices. NAHB’s report, Housing Preferences of the Boomer Generation: How They Compare to Other Home Buyers, asked home buyers across four generations – millennials, Gen Xers, baby boomers and seniors – what features they consider essential/desirable in a new home.

Energy-efficient strategies, including ENERGY STAR appliances and windows and above-code insulation made the most-wanted list and would positively influence the purchase decision of 80% or more of all home buyers. Water-efficient features were also cited as essential/desirable by 72% of respondents.

Builders are responding to this interest by increasingly incorporating these strategies in new home construction.

“Homes constructed with green, sustainable and high-performance strategies offer home owners a product that can reduce their total cost of ownership through lower utility bills and can be resold at a premium in many markets,” said Troy Johns, founder of Urban Northwest Homes in Vancouver, Wash. “These homes also generally provide increased comfort and a healthier indoor environment for occupants.”

Approximately one-quarter of the single-family builders in NAHB’s 2017 Green Practices Survey are building with strategies that would qualify for at least Bronze-level certification under the requirements of the 2015 National Green Building Standard™ (NGBS).

The NGBS is the only green rating system approved by the American National Standards Institute and provides third-party certification for residential construction through six key categories: site design, resource efficiency, water efficiency, energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and building operation and maintenance. Homes must meet a minimum threshold in each category to achieve certification.

The Green Practices Survey also showed that current home building practices among respondents met Bronze level certification in energy efficiency for 74% of the properties and over half met it for water, indoor environmental quality and operation/maintenance.

To help industry professionals respond to the growing interest in green building, NAHB offers the Certified Green Professional™ and Master Certified Green Professional designations. These designations recognize builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green and sustainable building principles into homes. NAHB also offers educational courses in green building. Get started at nahb.org/learn.

For more information about sustainable building practices, contact Michelle Diller.

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News & Announcements Robots: An Answer to Labor Shortages, High Lumber Prices?

Posted June 13, 2018 on NAHB Now | The News Blog of the National Association of Home Builders Reprinted with permission While demand for new homes continues to rise, fewer workers are entering the industry as the existing labor forces ages into retirement.

This dynamic has led to longer construction times for homes, a key driver of low housing inventory, pushing up the price of homes across the U.S. Decades ago, European home builders began shifting away from traditional stick-built construction and deployed advanced manufacturing techniques to offsite production. Today, wood-frame houses built using prefabricated components account for nearly 30% of builds in England and Ireland and 70% in Scotland.

Gerard McCaughey and his Irish company, Century Homes, focused on fully automating the construction process with what he calls a Fully Integrated Off-Site Solution. McCaughey sold Century Homes in 2005 and brought his vision to the U.S. with Entekra Inc. in 2016.

Entekra markets a complete home building process – concept, design, engineering, offsite fully-automated manufacturing and onsite assembly – with custom specifications for each project.

Builders enjoy reduced labor costs and a shortened production cycle, both demonstrated in Entekra’s “Four Men and a Crane” video.

In May, the company received a $45 million investment from Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. Entekra can now expand production at its California facility and open a second site, featuring advanced robotics and much higher volume capacity.

Entekra isn’t the only framing solutions provider using a fully automated and robotic production process. Blueprint Robotics in Baltimore also is targeting the custom home market and promises delivery of frames and walls fabricated offsite with insulation installed and plumbing and electrical roughed in.

Blueprint’s 200,000-square-foot facility has three robotic production lines working on walls, floors and roofs.

Like Entekra, Blueprint touts the time-saving benefits of its process. But the companies also say that an integrated design and manufacturing process featuring precision cuts reduces framing material waste. The monetary value of that waste savings is growing by the day as lumber prices climb ever upward.

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While both companies feature fully automated robotic manufacturing processes, they still employ plenty of assembly line workers in their facilities, mainly in fitting and joining. An ongoing research and development project in Switzerland is exploring a more advanced use of robotics in offsite home construction.

Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the National Centre of Competence in Research Digital Fabrication initiative is leading the development and integration of digital technologies in architecture. In March, the project demonstrated how its robots can precisely cut and place frame beams in geometrically complex timber modules. he timber frame shown in the video will be used on the upper floors of the project’s DFAB House, a proof-of-concept model for many of the techniques being developed. The project has already produced breakthroughs in the use of concrete with its Smart Slab and Smart Dynamic Casting technologies. The concrete components will be used on the DFAB House ground floor with a load-bearing wall of rebar 3D-printed by an autonomous construction robot.

Looking beyond timber framing altogether, 3D printing may be the next revolution: A Ukrainian company with offices in Reno, Nev., PassivDom, is offering self-sufficient, off-the-grid homes 3D-printed with fiberglass and carbon fiber that do not require a foundation. A 775-square-foot, one-bedroom module fully furnished with solar panels installed can be bought for $147,000 with an expected delivery in under two months.

Apis Cor, a Russian firm with an office in San Francisco, has developed a mobile 3D printing robot that uses concrete to print structures onsite. Rather than marketing directly to consumers, Apis Cor is targeting builders and offering its robot as a product.

Home construction has long been on the vanguard of industrial innovation. With the current economic climate dictating a rapid shift in business fundamentals of labor and materials, expect to see big changes in the near future.

For questions about the NAHB Building Systems Councils, contact Devin Perry at 202-266-8577.

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News & Announcements KEF Infra and Katerra Join Hands India and Silicon Valley Companies Merge to Advance Construction Evolution on Global Scale

June 21, 2018—MENLO PARK, Calif. —(BUSINESS WIRE) —Katerra, a technology company revolutionizing the design and

construction industries, and KEF Infra, an offsite manufacturing technology specialist, announced a merger today that will jointly expand their geographic reach, manufacturing capacity, and market expertise. Known as KEF Katerra, it will operate in the India and the Middle East markets.

Both companies employ a vertically integrated model, offering end-to-end building services enhanced by offsite manufacturing and enterprise technology. In addition to addressing housing needs, KEF Katerra will be actively engaged in building critical infrastructure such as hospitals and schools.

Founded in 2014, KEF Infra utilizes robotics and automation in its advanced manufacturing operations to deliver high quality building projects more quickly and efficiently. The industry-leading expert in factory made products such as pre-cast concrete, prefabricated bathroom pods, joinery and furniture and aluminum and glazing facades for the Indian and Middle East markets, KEF Infra has 1,400 employees and factories in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu and Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India. With the merger, Katerra will bring world-class pre-cast concrete technologies to the U.S. market, greatly expanding design and materials options for U.S. clients. At the same time, the merger will result in a more robust global supply chain and elevated manufacturing processes in existing KEF markets.

Katerra employs more than 2,000 people with operational factories in Greater Phoenix, Arizona and Shanghai, China, as well as two more U.S. factories in development. After the merger, there will be 20 offices worldwide and 3,400 employees.

“We are thrilled to merge with KEF Infra, a company that is truly a disruptor,” said Michael Marks, chairman and co-founder of Katerra. “It’s incredible to discover a team so aligned with our values and vision.”

“I am very excited by the prospects of this strategic alliance,” said Faizal Kottikollon, founder and chairman of KEF Infra. “We look forward to breaking new ground with such a like-minded team.”

About Katerra Katerra is a technology company optimizing every aspect of building development, design and construction. With leaders from the most groundbreaking technology, design, manufacturing and construction companies, Katerra transforms how buildings and spaces come to life. Founded in 2015, Katerra has a growing number of domestic and international offices, factories and building projects. For more information, visit www.katerra.com.

About KEF Infra KEF Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd. or KEF Infra, a wholly owned entity of KEF Holdings PTE, was founded in India in 2014 by successful entrepreneurs Faizal Kottikollon and Shabana Faizal, who wanted to bring state-of-the-art infrastructure creation to India. The company is a technology-driven building manufacturing company that is dedicated to transforming the way that buildings and basic services are created and delivered in India by revolutionizing production, using world-class technology.

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Editor The following is in response to the article in last month’s issue,

Simpson Strong-Tie Supports Guatemala Volcano Relief Efforts

“When Fashion Affects Structure—Floor Design Considerations for Preventing Tile and Stone Cracks,” by Frank Woeste and Peter Nielsen:

I remember discussing this topic at my first wood engineering workshop up at Virginia Tech with Frank years ago. Ever since then, I have halved the joist spacing in the kitchen areas (and bathrooms) and based all living area floor joists designs on L/480.

Pleasanton, Calif. – Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, donated $10,000 to the After all, who likes to hear the dishes rattling in the cabinets as American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to assist relief efforts in we walk by!!

Guatemala after the deadly Fuego volcano eruption on June 3.

The devastating effects of the eruption continue to be felt throughout Guatemala. At least 114 people are already known to have died because of the eruption, a number that is expected to grow. Hundreds more are still missing. Several thousand residents have been evacuated from the affected area.

The volcano has generated massive mud and pyroclastic flows, and heavy rains have worsened the impact by causing rivers to overflow. The Guatemala Red Cross is focusing its response operation on medical and health support, water, sanitation and hygiene, along with shelter, food and relief items. The donation to the Disaster Relief Fund is earmarked specifically for Guatemala.

David R. Hourdequin, P. E. Specialty Structural Engineering Heavy Timber/Glulam/SIP/CLT/NLT Hayesville, NC Letters to the editor are welcome. Credited comments will be used with permission; contributors may choose to remain anonymous. All submissions may be edited for accuracy and relevance.

“The strength and force of the volcanic eruption had an immediate and profound impact on hundreds of thousands of people in the affected area,” said Simpson Strong-Tie CEO, Karen Colonias. “It’s our hope that they can get the help they need and on the road to recovery as soon as possible.”

To make a contribution and aid in disaster recovery efforts through the American Red Cross, visit www.redcross.org or send a donation to your local Red Cross chapter.

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By Anna L. Stamm

Rest In Peace, Kenny Cloyd I was usually the voice on the other side of the phone or computer during my 13 years with WTCA/SBCA, but Ken Cloyd was a person I had the pleasure to meet face-to-face. And believe me, you don’t forget meeting Kenny.

Even though it’s been nearly two years since we’ve had an email conversation, I am going to miss him. He’s one of the guys who I’ve still been hoping to see again someday at an industry event. Business or pleasure, he was warm, outgoing, loud, smart, personable, challenging, and fun, too.

But friendship aside, Kenny is a man to be remembered for his support of the components industry in California. He was instrumental in creating the California Engineered Structural Components Association, CalESCA as it was called in the beginning, which later became CalSBCA. Had it not been for the crash that hit our industry, that chapter would have grown to rival Texas by now!

Indeed, Ken Cloyd was larger than life, and his legacy will continue with the business he leaves behind in California and through the friends he leaves behind in the industry.

We’ll miss you, Kenny

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The Last Word... on Spruce vs. Southern Pine

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Joe Kannapell - Senior VP MiTek Industries, Inc. www.mii.com

ow is the time to consider Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF) as a substitute for Southern Pine (SP). As noted below, #2 SPF’s 19% higher bending value and only 10% lower compression value usually enables longer spans. Cull rates are generally lower with SPF, and it is lighter and easier to handle.

Since the relative prices of SPF and SP often diverge, consider using hybrid lumber as shown in the box on the drawing. On this 40-foot truss, the lower of the structural values of SPF and SP are used in design calculations, so that either grade of #2 lumber may be used. On the truss chords (see chart), only Fc, the compression value, is lower for #2 SPF. However the considerably higher bending value more than compensates. On the web members, only Ft, the tension value, is lower for SPF Stud (by only 4%). However, Fc, the compression value, is 36% higher. One caveat applies – the truss plate design values for SPF are lower than SYP which may raise plate cost – but consider also whether smaller plates would be prudent on a 40-foot truss.

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