SNIPS

SNIPS January 2020

2020 January

Check out the January 2020 edition of SNIPS: Robots in the workplace, on-site with McCusker-Gill, Angie Simon, SMACNA's first-ever woman president, an expert install from MKT Metal Manufacturing and much more!

Cover Story

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robotic employee
MOST VALUABLE EMPLOYEES

Why construction robots and cobots are the employees of the millennium

Now that robots have officially arrived do they truly come in peace?
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Emell Derra Adolphus
January 15, 2020
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The internet has foretold the rise of robots since the birth of the first binary code. Now that they have officially arrived — and infiltrated a variety of industries, from manufacturing to mobile delivery — skilled trade workers are still tinkering to figure out whether they truly come in peace. Will they make good employees? Or, will they takeover and turn the current mechanical contracting industry on its head?


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Editor's Note

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SNIPS January 2020 cover
EDITOR'S NOTE

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Robots, cobots and other humanoid hybrids are disrupting our labor distribution and will continue to disrupt our lives for the foreseeable future.
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Emell Derra Adolphus
December 29, 2019
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Robots, cobots and other humanoid hybrids are disrupting our labor distribution and will continue to disrupt our lives for the foreseeable future.


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Feature Articles

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duct sealing
SIGNED & SEALED

Sealing the residential building envelope

What you need to know from AeroBarrier’s national director Paul Springer.
January 17, 2020
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An HVAC contractor’s focus is often on sealing the duct system. But would you say sealing the building envelop is just as important? Why? 


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Mod house virtual training
VIRTUAL WORLD

Interplay Learning’s SkillMill Skilled Trades Course Catalog earns AHR Expo Innovation Award

Now Carrier and Johnson Controls is using the company’s virtual reality solutions to train their techs.
January 20, 2020
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Interplay Learning’s SkillMill Skilled Trades Course Catalog includes on-demand videos and virtual reality training solutions for HVAC techs and other skilled trades. As more HVAC operations look to cut costs associated with testing and training, Interplay is quickly proving that virtual reality can be a way to win.


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Industry News

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Rossi Hardware Megalock
NEW LOCKS

Rossi to introduce Twistlock and Megalock at AHR Expo

Thirty years after its first successful duct hardware invention and Rossi HVAC Hardware is still creating new things
January 22, 2020
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Thirty years after its first successful duct hardware invention and Rossi HVAC Hardware is still creating new things. No surprise, considering founder Vic Petrossian wants Rossi to be known for “constant innovation to make the ultimate duct hardware.” 


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Ruskin Airflow IQ
AIRFLOW

Ruskin introduces AIRFLOW-IQ

The ultra low-leak, class 1A-rated CD50 damper helps you meet leakage requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code
January 27, 2020
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The new AIRFLOW-IQ by Ruskin combines the features of the brand’s TDP05K airflow and temperature measuring probes with its CD50 control damper and the VAFB24-BAC RAMS Air Measurement BACnet actuator.


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