BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boise Cascade, L.L.C., headquartered in Boise, Idaho, has announced the U.S. release of its next generation BC FRAMER® engineered wood product layout and engineering software. The latest version of BC FRAMER® will enhance designers' ability to optimize the use of engineered wood products in residential structural design and boost their productivity. Available to its engineered wood products customers, Boise Cascade expects this new platform to help building products wholesalers' and retailers' design departments work faster and accomplish more.
Boise Cascade Engineered Wood Products has teamed with MiTek® Industries to leverage the high performance of MiTek's industry leading SAPPHIRE™ Structure software platform, which provides the technology behind BC FRAMER®. BC FRAMER® users will also be able to share 3-D models and load information with MiTek SAPPHIRE users.
"The technology of SAPPHIRE is second to none in residential structural framing," said Tom Corrick, Senior Vice President, Engineered Wood Products at Boise Cascade. "Our longstanding relationship with MiTek enabled us to develop an excellent platform designed specifically with our customers in mind. We are extremely pleased with this new generation of software."
"Many of our customers are excited about this new level of collaboration with the SAPPHIRE software," said Dick Marriott, president of MiTek Industries, Inc, its U.S. business unit. "The availability of the new BC FRAMER® really shows the power of 3-D file sharing and brings benefits to both of our customer groups, and to the builders they serve," Marriott added.
BC FRAMER® was initially released in Canada in June of this year, and is now available across the U.S. Boise Cascade indicates its confidence in this platform is extremely high, and the firm's team is already on track with development of another release of features to be available later in 2012.
About Boise Cascade: Boise Cascade, L.L.C., headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products with improved structural characteristics and that use forests more efficiently. Boise Cascade, L.L.C. also manufactures plywood, lumber and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials including wood products manufactured by the company. For more information, visit the Boise Cascade website at www.BCewp.com.
About MiTek: MiTek, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., is the world's leading supplier of products, software and services to the building components industry. With operations on six continents, MiTek companies develop and sell products and services in the residential, commercial, industrial and institutional construction markets. Visit www.mii.com for more information on MiTek or www.berkshirehathaway.com to learn about Berkshire Hathaway.
© 2011 Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C. BOISE CASCADE, BC FRAMER and the TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE design are trademarks of Boise Cascade, L.L.C. or its affiliates. MiTek and SAPPHIRE are trademarks of MiTek Industries. Berkshire Hathaway is a trademark of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.