Steel Stud Machine

Light gauge steel framing has proved to be advantageous over traditional framing, which uses wood for framing homes and offices.

The demand for steel frame houses and commercial steel buildings has risen considerably in the recent years as more and more people are opting for steel frame building due to their exciting characteristics. Metal fabricators can capitalize on this rising demand by using roll forming machines.

A stud roll forming machine uses flat steel plate and bend it into a profile. When roll is formed, this very profile creates steel trusses, steel wall studs, steel barns and steel structural beams. Being light in weight, these light gauge steel framing provides an excellent choice for creating ceiling and wall motifs and framework for valances. A fast roll forming machine can produce 500 linear feet of steel stud per minute. Also, the roll forming machine increases quality, through-put and in the long run, profit for the sheet metal manufacturer.

Light steel framing has many advantages over traditional wood framing while constructing the skeleton of a home, a residential complex or a commercial place. The first advantage of light steel framing is that it gives more strength and durability when compared to wood framing. The second advantage is that a steel frame home is termite resistant and no mole can damage it. The third advantage of light steel framing is related to cost. Contractors know that the cost of supply of steel frame homes is much lower than traditional construction methods. Earlier steel construction was used only in industrial edifices. Steel studs were used to fabricate interior walls of a commercial complex to save time and cost. Over and above, it was much easier for workers to join steel studs. Today steel construction is used at a large scale in residential buildings as well.

The demand for steel products like studs and tracks, corner bead, steel trusses, profile Zw, profile Cw and profile for partition walls is increasing with rapid growth in the construction industry. High demand brings higher profits. It is a tough job to meet the industry's demand with conventional sheet metal workers. The solution lies in roll forming machines. A roll former takes a flat steel plate and bend the plate into a section. These galvanized steel sections when roll formed create studs, steel trusses, profile for partition walls, profile Zw and profile Cw. Sheet metal manufacturers know the benefits of roll former machines and to say that this machine is the backbone of the construction industry is no exaggeration.