MiTek
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MiTek Inc., headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri is a provider of engineered connector products, engineering software and services, and manufacturing machinery to the wood truss fabrication segment of the building components industry.
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[edit] History
[edit] POWER TO PERFORM TM
For decades, the MiTek culture has been grounded in building successful relationships.
We take our commitment to our customers very seriously. As a component manufacturer, you’ll see our commitment reflected in the innovative results all across our business:
-The MiTek 20/20® suite of software designed to enhance our customers’ performance in: *Business management *Structural modeling and component design *Production process management -Our standards-setting engineering and technical support services -Our complete line of innovative component manufacturing and handling equipment -Our full line of galvanized steel connectors and builder products.
And you’ll see it in our people - who share a sincere, company-wide dedication to enhancing the performance of your business. It is the focus of everything we do. Now and for the long run.
Our purpose? To provide you with the “Power to Perform.”
Because your success is our success.
MiTek is the world's leading supplier of state-of-the-art engineered connector products, equipment, software and services for the building components industry. Striving for the single goal of enhancing customer performance, MiTek’s engineering design software programs have evolved though constant customer partnering, solving individual problems and helping customers realize performance improvement in their individual operations. For more information about MiTek, visit www.mii.com.
MiTek is a Berkshire Hathaway, Inc company.
[edit] Products and Services
Connector plates: MiTek’s steel connector plates are simply the best in the industry. The STABILIZER® is a truss brace that provides construction bracing in the roof and ceiling planes, as well as permanent lateral bracing for webs as specified by your truss engineering. Hangers We are the exclusive distributor of USP Structural ConnectorsTM (United Steel Products Company) to the wood component industry. Hinge Plates Trusses built with hinge plates are the simple, engineered alternative to piggyback trusses. The Posi-Strut® metal web system provides longer clear spans for design flexibility and an open web design for easy plumbing and electrical installation. The Eliminator® can ensure "T" bracing installation, reduce callbacks, eliminate onsite hassles, improve job site safety, reduce labor costs, and build a better roof system -- all resulting in increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Software: The MiTek® 20/20® suite of software provides the component manufacturer with the tools to run their business and to consistently improve performance — from estimating to design, through pricing to cost control, into production and all the way through the shop. MiTek software provides crucial information to manage your business, helping you to identify opportunities for cost and time savings, and adding dollar savings to the bottom line.
Your customers depend on your reliability and you depend on ours.So we build reliability and stability into our software as the hallmark of strong performance. We regularly implement enhancements and innovations that are driven by our customers’ needs. We bring them all to your business within a stable platform that keeps your business running smoothly with the training and on-site expertise you need to help it perform even better.
Our technical support group is second to none. If you have questions about our complete suite or how to make the software work harder for your business. We’ve staffed our team with associates who know the truss business, know the software inside and out, and who know how to give you answers quickly and accurately on the spot. And with our automated tracking system, we hunt down the tougher solutions until you have what your business deserves.
MiTek 20/20 is the software suite for component manufacturers.
Engineering services: MiTek’s engineering services lead the industry in credibility, speed, accuracy and efficiency.
With Professional Engineers licensed in all US states and Canadian Provinces, MiTek has strategically located our engineering offices to provide expertise in reviewing the designs of component manufacturers across North America. By utilizing the speed of the Internet and state-of-the-art workflow and electronic imaging technology, we have created instant linkage with our customers’ engineering and design departments.
Customers of MiTek’s engineering services may use the browser-based MiTek Link program, where they can have their truss designs reviewed and returned electronically via the Internet. We also offer these in a secure Adobe PDF format, allowing you to download sealed truss designs quickly and efficiently.
Builders, building inspectors and designers across North America all benefit from the responsible and efficient review services of the industry leader.\
Machinery: MiTek offers the most complete, the most reliable, and the most productive component manufacturing equipment in the industry.
MiTek’s Machinery Division offers extensive truss industry experience across every department, from equipment design to installation and warranty support. MiTek is always on the cutting edge of new technology, and continues to bring the best of all available options to your business and to your shop floor. For more information, view our partners' web sites: Koskovich, Virtek, Pacific Automation, Tekset and Mango.
MiTek also offers customers the ability to order parts on-line. The MiTek eStore is available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Registration is quick, at our eStoreTM home page. The truss industry will continue to change dramatically and MiTek will continue to pioneer many of those changes, changes that will give you the Power to Perform.