This paragraph is the only place you’ll read the phrase “COVID-19” in the entire issue of the June 2021 SNIPS Magazine. And that’s intentional. For more than a year, the pandemic has dominated conversations in the sheet metal industry and beyond. And in that chorus, we’ve left several stories fly under the radar.
Metal roofing contractor Thorne Metal Systems of Jacksonville, Florida, handled the installation of an orange-red metal roof at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
New time-lapse video techniques were employed to capture the installation of the seven-acre light-weight roof of the stadium, forming a cinematic wide panorama showing how the structure diaphragm was intricately suspended by 100 stainless steel cables.
John Anderson, strategic business development for FLIR Systems, Inc, answers some frequently asked questions about utilizing drones in the construction trades.
At the Special Dreams Farm in St. Clair Township, Michigan, sheet metal apprentices in Local 80’s International Training Institute recently practiced how to professionally coordinate their skills under one roof.