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For years, Heavy-Duty Stud, or HDS Framing System, has been used successfully as a high-performance stud for headers and jambs. Recently, Panel Systems Inc., of Woodbridge, Va., and ProBuild Gypsum LLC, of Jessup, Md., saw broader potential for the high-capacity stud framing system.
“When ClarkDietrich added punchout capability to their HDS structural studs, it allowed us to smoothly incorporate them into our wall panels, greatly improving their load bearing capacity compared to standard stud shapes. With that increased load capacity, we could engineer taller, stouter light gauge steel structures with a lot more confidence,” says Barry Unger, president of Panel Systems, a company that engineers, fabricates and installs light gauge framing components for walls, floors and roofs.