“We are completely overhauling our flagship product VisualAnalysis to better take advantage of multi-processor architectures, parallel processing and background threading. IES’s Kubat notes that his company has a number of product upgrades in the works for 2016. We partner with the entire project team, from the structural engineer to fabricators and erectors, to ensure everything goes smoothly.” The reality is that our designs improve the entire lateral system, and the connections themselves are built by any steel fabricator. At no charge, SidePlate’s engineers offer a second set of eyes and can offer design options that SEs would otherwise be unable to offer their clients.” Says Hoover: “We continue to fight misconceptions that SidePlate is simply another 1:1 connection option, or that we manufacture something. And for structural engineers, they’re continually being asked to do more for less. The SidePlate Bolted connection has really opened a lot of eyes and proven that we can do both: significant time and hard-cost savings. He adds: “Many of our projects are now coming down to speed versus a few years ago where there was more of a focus on simply reducing construction costs. We recently completed five full-scale lab tests that validated the seismic performance of the connection, and we’re starting to roll it out on high-seismic, R=8 projects.” There is no field-welding involved, so there are no weld inspections, and the beams literally drop into place. “The biggest advantage of the SidePlate Bolted SMF is speed. Hoover says that his company’s latest innovation is the SidePlate Bolted Special Moment Frame, which is a slight variation on their field-bolted connection, which has been very popular over the past few years. We regularly see new customers adding IES tools alongside (or instead of) some older or more historically popular products.” Having smart, young professionals with more recent field experience is really helping IES better meet customer needs. Recently we’ve added another structural engineer, Garrett Drake, P.E.
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Even though we’ve been in business since 1994, our software-quality has improved tremendously since about 2011 due to modern software development practices and the hiring of Adam Stordahl, P.E.
I think that a lot of structural engineers are starting to see IES as a new source of tools. “We were blown away by our growth over the past two years. Terry Kubat, Partner/Software Engineer at IES, Inc. “To keep up, we’re currently hiring engineers for our main office in California and a few other positions across the country.” “Business is strong, and 2015 was another record-breaking year for SidePlate, both in number of new projects and overall contract value,” says Jason Hoover, Eastern Regional Business Manager, Industry Outreach Executive for SidePlate Systems, Inc.
With a robust 2015 behind them, companies involved in steel construction look forward to an even stronger 2016.
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