Technical Blogs
This blog post offers designers and installers several tips on properly installing the MEGANT beam hanger connector that uses ICC-ESR-approved ASSY VG CSK self-tapping screws. ...
Technical Blogs
MTC Solutions offers a variety of sizes and shapes of self-tapping screws, both in partially threaded and fully threaded screw model. This blog post will cover the differences ...
Technical Blogs
This blog post offers designers and installers several tips to properly installing the RICON XL 390X80 beam hanger system and its ICC-ESR approved fasteners. This blog post ...
Technical Blogs
MTC Solutions rigging systems are innovative devices, developed to accelerate the rigging time of mass timber elements while maintaining on-site safety. These lab-tested ...
Technical Blogs
MTC Solutions offers fasteners in both coated carbon steel and stainless steel materials to meet the exposure requirements of the North American timber construction industry. ...
Technical Blogs
There are several options available to detail a steel-to-wood connection using ASSY self-tapping screws. It can be done by sitting the screw directly on the steel plate, by ...
Technical Blogs
Concealed connection systems are often selected for mass timber projects where the wood is a structural element and an architectural feature. Architects and designers often ...
Technical Blogs
Many products developed in Europe are available to the mass timber market in North America. Consequently, some designers may attempt to use design values from European ...
Technical Blogs
This blog post will offer designers and installers several tips on properly detailing and installing inclined ASSY self-tapping screws in steel-to-wood connections, utilizing ...
Technical Blogs
This post offers a step-by-step solution to avoid common installation issues with long fully threaded screws in near edge applications such as wood splitting, poorly aimed ...
Technical Blogs
October 10, 2019 Tension side notches in bending members can lead to premature splitting failure. These types of notches are limited in the NDS and the CSA, they still may ...
Technical Blogs
September 12, 2019 Fasteners used in lateral connections may be used either perpendicular to the shear plane, where the screws are primarily loaded in shear or inclined ...
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