Engineered structural connectors and building solutions manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie has partnered with Hundegger, a market leader in CNC-controlled joinery technology. The companies announced a joint indirect investment in the North America Hundegger equipment sales and service representative partner, Hundegger, USA.
“We have known and worked with Hundegger for many years and are excited to build on our long-standing relationship,” Roger Dankel, president of North America sales for Simpson Strong-Tie, said in a news release. “This strategic investment will strengthen our joint growth and success in the mass timber and component manufacturing markets by offering North America customers end-to-end solutions, including integrated software from a single source.”
Simpson Strong-Tie expects the partnership to strengthen its presence in the mass timber construction market. The company launched a comprehensive offering of code-approved connectors and fasteners to serve the North American mass timber construction market last year.
“Offsite wood construction is on an upward trajectory,” Steve Shrader, business development manager for Hundegger USA, said. “The agreement with Simpson will not only enable us to expand deeper into offsite options and wood connectors, it will greatly benefit our customers by delivering a one-stop shop of high-quality products, machinery, and software solutions.”
According to the release, Simpson Strong-Tie brings decades of innovative products, advanced testing capabilities, and integrated technology solutions to the investment while Hundegger offers deep industry knowledge and high precision manufacturing expertise.
“Hundegger is a leading equipment provider with years of experience in the structural components industry,’ April Burt, vice president of building technology for Simpson Strong-Tie, said. ‘Together, we can leverage our strengths and offer a uniquely integrated range of knowledge and solutions.”
Simpson Strong-Tie manufactures fasteners and structural connectors. Hundegger has more than 5,300 of its machines in use worldwide, including in mass timber, cross-laminated timber, timber frame joinery, wood truss, panel saw, engineered wood product, and off-site construction facilities.
