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The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN) is a manufacturer of light gauge (cold-formed) steel studs and connectors based in the United States, with locations in North Carolina, Texas, and Nevada. We provide solutions for all standard light steel framing applications, including load bearing mid-rise construction systems, curtain wall systems, rigid connectors, vertical deflection connectors, lateral drift connectors, and short wall connectors. Substantial effort has been made by the light steel framing industry to standardize construction practices to ensure the positive connections of light steel framing components. Since TSN first brought Vertical Deflection Connectors to the metal framing market, we have performed extensive field and laboratory testing on all our products. More recently TSN instituted an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System to ensure our products are of the highest quality building materials for our light steel framing designers and installers.
The competitive advantage TSN offers its customers lies in the cost savings, rapid construction, high quality, and green construction options provided by its core product lines: BackIt®, BridgeClip®, BuckleBridge®, CircleTrak®, DriftClip®, DriftTrack®, GripClip®, JamStud®, MasterClip®, MidWall™, PrimeJoist®, SigmaStud®, StiffClip®, StiffWall®, ThermaFast®, and VertiClip®. We also assist engineers, architects, and panelizers to streamline cold formed steel design and shop drawing production with our SteelSmart® System (SSS) structural design software, and SteelSmart® Framer (SSF) BIM framing plugin for Autodesk® Revit®.
Benefits of Building with Light Steel Framing
Light steel framing, also known as cold-formed steel or CFS is resilient, adaptable, durable, and does not decay or age as quickly as other construction materials like wood, which reduces lifecycle costs of a structure.
Resists High Wind/Seismic Loads
Resists Termites & Pests
Mold Reistant
Lower Costs
Does Not Burn
Corrosion Resistant
Explore Custom Solutions with TSN!
Our state-of-the-art machine shop allows us to precisely cut any shape, enabling us to deliver custom-made cold-formed steel connections tailored to your specifications. From engineering consultation to custom fabrication and load testing, our team is dedicated to transforming your ideas into reality. If you can dream it, we can build it.
Residences at Marriott Oceanfront is a five-story beach front condominium project in Virginia Beach. This project was originally designed to be a wood structure but early on in the construction bidding process, The Steel Network performed a Design Assist for the light steel framing contractor, helping them switch the primary structure from wood to cold-formed steel. This process was instrumental in helping the contractor propose a better solution and win the bid.
Recent News in Light Steel Framing
Metal Stud Framing – Light Gauge Metal
The article is intended to provide a more cohesive general reference to wall studs and their various uses than those currently available, as each tends to lean toward a particular type. As such, intermediate readers can skip the first paragraph, which explains what...
2019 DOD Employer Support Freedom Award Finalist
The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN), is pleased to share that it has been recognized as a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Secretary of Defense Support Freedom Award, given by the Department of Defense. This recognition is coordinated by Employer Support of the Guard...
Benefits of Cold Formed Steel Design Software
Cold Formed Steel (CFS), also known as Light Steel Framing (LSF), has been a viable building material for a relatively short amount of time, when compared with traditional materials such as wood. In that short amount of time, the products themselves and the...
What’s New with SteelSmart System 7.7
Today we are releasing the newest version of our Cold Formed Steel (CFS) software. For the better part of the last 20 years, we've had a team working every day to develop SteelSmart System (SSS) and make it better. We get feedback from the market on a weekly basis,...
How Old Are Your Cold Formed Steel Specifications & Structural Notes?
When was the last time you reviewed and updated your Cold Formed (CFS) Steel Specifications and Structural Notes? Odds are, it's been quite some time. This task is usually not on the top of our priority list, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. Why...
Tennessee Multi-Family Development Project Uses CFS Over Wood For “Sustainable Structure”
LIG Assets, Inc. announced that they are moving to the next phase of the “Bella Serra” Brentwood, Tennessee residential development project with permitting application to Nashville’s Metro Davidson County. The completed site plan to return...
Recent Light Steel Framing Projects
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