Steel Framing

2025 October

Best Way to Cut Steel? Shear Force

Grabber Construction Products Revolutionizes Steel-Framing Cutting with TrueShear™ Decades of Innovation Since 1967, Grabber Construction Products has followed one guiding principle: introduce professional-grade solutions that serve contractors, simplify their work and boost productivity. Grabber proudly...

2025 September/October

Expanding Your Solutions

For more than 50 years, CEMCO® has been recognized as one of the largest manufacturers of steel framing and metal lath systems in the United States.

2024 May

How Thick Is 20 Gauge Steel Framing?

This is a relatively simple question with a complex answer. I am currently planning an AWCI technical document that will go more in depth to assist architects and engineers with properly specifying steel framing thickness,...

2023 August

Steel Research Report

The American Iron and Steel Institute has published a new research report, “RP23-01: Analytical Equations for Critical Local Buckling Stress of Lipped Channels.” The report provides analytical equations for calculating the critical load buckling...

2023 July

Snap Studs into Layout and Lock Them into Place

Bridging between studs is necessary when framing a wall to prevent twisting and buckling, and conventional methods come with a certain level of frustration. In response, Flex-Ability Concepts has released Snap Lock, a new...

2023 May

Collated Fastener

Grabber® Construction Products introduces a collated solution for steel framing contractors. The Grabber SuperDrive® Mach1™ is the first collated system explicitly designed to meet the demands of on-site and off-site cold-formed steel frame construction,...

2022 June

Construction Quality Award 2022: Prefab (Other)

The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards demonstrate the craft and management expertise of AWCI contractors, the products of AWCI manufacturer members and the procurement skills of AWCI...

2022 June

Construction Quality Award 2022: Steel

The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards demonstrate the craft and management expertise of AWCI contractors, the products of AWCI manufacturer members and the procurement skills of AWCI...

January 2022

Rigid Connector Angle

Simpson Strong-Tie has expanded its lineup of rigid connector angles with the addition of the RCA-C, an ideal solution for attaching cold-formed steel stud framing to concrete supports.      Designed to save installers...