The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN) is a manufacturer of light gauge (cold-formed) steel studs and connectors based in the United States, with locations in North Carolina, Texas, and Nevada. TSN provides solutions for all standard light steel framing applications, including load-bearing mid-rise construction systems, curtain wall systems, rigid connectors, vertical deflection connectors, lateral drift connectors and short wall connectors. Substantial effort has been made by the industry to standardize construction practices to ensure the positive connections of light steel framing components. Toward this end, TSN maintains an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification and ensures its products have undergone extensive field and laboratory testing to achieve complete solutions for both designers and installers. TSN's competitive advantage lies in the cost savings, rapid construction, high quality, and green construction options provided by its core product lines: BackIt®, BridgeClip®, BuckleBridge®, CircleTrak®, DriftClip®, DriftCorner®, GripClip®, JamStud®, MasterClip®, MidWall™, PrimeJoist®, PrimeWall®, SigmaStud®, StiffClip®, StiffWall®, ThermaFast®, and VertiClip®. TSN also assists engineers, architects, and panelizers streamline cold formed steel design an shop drawing production with its SteelSmart® System (SSS) structural design software, and SteelSmart® Framer(SSF) BIM framing plugin for Autodesk® Revit®.