How to make steel studs by roll forming

Stud Roll Former

Steel framing refers to the building construction technique with a basic frame of vertical steel columns and horizontal I beams, made in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of a building which are all attached to the frame. The construction of strong high rise buildings is made possible largely due to steel framing.

For light steel framing, thin sheets of high strength galvanized steel can be formed into steel studs to be used as building material in commercial, industrial and residential construction and for various other applications. The dimension of the room that requires framing, is established with horizontal tracks that are anchored to the floor and ceiling to outline the room. The vertical studs are arranged in the tracks, usually spaced 16 inches apart, and fastened at the top and bottom.

In most of the constructions, builders use C-shaped stud with a U-shaped track. Framing members are usually fabricated in a thickness of 12 to 25 gauge. The wall finish is anchored with the two flange sides of the C-shaped stud the thickness of which varies between 1-1/4th inches to 3 inches.

The steel used for framing is roll formed at room temperature to lend it extra strength and durability. Roll forming augments steel with adequate rigidity and gas distinct advantages as compares to metal forming techniques such as press brake process, stamping and extrusion. Some of the typical benefits of roll forming include:

• Producing metal parts with greater lengths.

• Consistency and uniformity of profile.

• Very close and high tolerance.

• Flexibility to include all secondary operations in the same process of metal forming.

• Providing superior surface finish to the metal parts.

Steel framing is the basic structure on which other building materials rely for support and it certainly needs to be strong. The roll formed steel studs and tracks can ensure this strength in light steel framing.