Quality Control

A Quality Learning Experience

In-Plant Wood Truss QC is an easy-to-implement step toward improved productivity in your plant.

Planning Ahead: What Issues Should SBCRI Explore?

The Industry Testing Subcommittee is making plans to keep SBCRI busy in the coming year.
 

Inspection and Quality Assurance Requirements for Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses - Educational Program

This presentation provides inspection and quality assurance requirements for metal plate connected wood trusses.

New Digs: SBCA’s QC Program Reloads with a Better Interface & New Layout

With a long history of developing better standards and providing an efficient quality control (QC) program, SBCA’s QC Program continues to undergo a facelift that gives more stable access to members and improves overall program efficiency to meet the needs of industry QC requirements.

Inspection & Quality Assurance Requirements for Wood Trusses per IBC/IRC

This Research Report provides a clear perspective on truss plant quality assurance and third party inspections as they relate to the requirements developed by the International Code Council (ICC) within the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Residential Code (IRC). The same perspective outlined in this Research Report should be applied when discussing how all structural building component third party inspections relate to Chapter 17 special inspection requirements.

Top 10 Employee Training Tools: Quality Control

Quality doesn't just happen automatically.

Implementing What You Learned at BCMC: The SCORE Advantage

  • SCORE’s focus on best practices and risk management helps protect the component business and saves CMs on precious training resources.  
  • In an effort to make the program and costs more understandable, SCORE certification requirements have been streamlined, while still focusing on industry best practices that matter most to CM customers.
  • The new package pricing gives CMs the opportunity to meet SCORE requirements, at a reduced cost, and begin to reap the benefits from key SBCA programs and products.

Pay Attention to the Grade Stamp

  • When a stick of lumber's dressed size is less than the minimum required dressed size, the grading agency includes the size in the grade stamp as required by PS 20.
  • Reduced dimensions can result in actual design overstress, unless the actual size is put into the lumber inventory of your software provider’s program.
  • It is incumbent on the purchaser to decide whether or not to use specially marked lumber; buyer beware if there is a downstream design issue and the grade stamp was not accounted for in the design.

QC: One Size Fits All

When Goldilocks went to the bear’s house, it took her a while to find something that fit her just right. Fortunately, whether you’re a large manufacturer, a small one, or somewhere in between, a formal in-plant QC program is always a perfect fit. In this second article of our series looking at QC, we reached out to component manufacturers of all sizes and asked them about their experiences using the In-Plant WTCA QC program and TPI’s third-party inspection services.

Quality Control Your Destiny

Quality. It’s the word you want each and every one of your customers to attribute to your products. It’s a word that implies reliability, a characteristic that builds trust and respect. It’s also a concept that points to superior craftsmanship that differentiates you from your competitors.