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We Stress Quality
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| Strength • Confidence • Marketability • Less Inventory, Less Waste • Value |
Strength
With MSR lumber, you can take advantage of higher strength values that provide greater design flexibility. This allows you to optimize the lumber used in your truss designs creating cost advantages and also provides clear span flexibility.
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“We choose MSR because it has better quality
and overall value than visual grades. It’s also
great for meeting the snow load design in
Michigan.” |
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— Dean DeHoog, ProBuild Midwest,
Marne, MI |
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Confidence
Every piece is tested and has certified strength and stiffness design properties. You can be confident that the properties you see are what you are getting.
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“Our lumber purchasing decisions are based on quality, strength and
availability, so we choose MSR. With MSR lumber, we know the quality
has been certified, and our lumber supplier is the best in the industry.” |
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— John Nicholson, Deltec Homes, Inc,
Asheville, NC |
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Marketability
Marketing your products as using machine stress rated lumber further demonstrates your commitment to quality.
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“The types of products we manufacture require
tight guidelines on design, so we use MSR
lumber. Using MSR means that we can produce
the quality products that our customers want.” |
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— Ben Hershey, Alliance TruTrus,
Tempe, AZ |
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Less Inventory, Less Waste
Every single piece of lumber can be used to the maximum. This allows you to turn your inventory faster and reduce your waste costs. Cash in hand today is important.
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“We’re able to stock less inventory,
make less culls, and have a final
product with a better appearance.
The quality that MSR lumber
provides is definitely a selling
feature.” |
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— Colin Penner, Penn-Truss Mfg. Inc.,
Saltcoats, SK |
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Value
When you consider all of the benefits of using MSR lumber, the overall value is clear. MSR
lumber will look better, perform better, optimize designs better and therefore optimize your
cash best.
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“The best value for our
dollar is MSR lumber. It
has the consistency and
quality control that we
demand, and it fulfills our
engineering requirements,
too. MSR does the job
every time.” |
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— Gary Weaver, Timber Tech Texas, Inc.,
Cibolo, TX |
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How To Specify Machine Graded Lumber
The correct specification for Machine Stress Rated lumber is simple.
With MSR, strength and stiffness, rather than species, are the important
factors which control the specification. To order, specify Machine Rated,
grade stamped lumber and list the Stress value (Fb) and corresponding
Modulus of Elasticity value (E), nominal sizes, lengths required and
whether Green or K.D. (Kiln Dried). Species should only be specified when
horizontal shear (Fv), compression perpendicular to grain (Fc ), or fastener
design are the controlling factors.
In addition to MSR lumber, Machine Evaluated Lumber (MEL) is another
form of machine graded lumber. An MEL grade stamp shows the
allowable tension stress and, optionally, the allowable compression stress
(if compression quality control testing is performed). MEL grades are
specified by their “M” grade. |
We Stress Quality
MSR lumber improves the performance and reliability of your
engineered components and structures. MSR is the ONLY
dimension lumber product subjected to mechanical property
screening of every piece and daily QC strength and stiffness
testing of production samples. MSR is produced under ALS
and/or CLS approved grading agency QC and certification
procedures. |
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