Steel Framing Machine – Roll Forming Technique

Building construction with steel framing has many advantages over the traditional reinforced concrete construction. The typical properties of steel viz. its durability, flexibility and strength make it an ideal material for any product application that requires resistant metals. Steel is also 100 percent non-combustible. The height and area restrictions that pertain to combustible materials do not apply to cold-formed steel.

Roll forming is one of the most widely used processes for forming a variety of metals including copper, zinc, brass, titanium and high strength structural steel. In this process, a strip of metal usually in coil form is continuously passed through a series of roller dies and progressively formed to get the required shapes. In many cases, the process eliminates multiple stage production, sub-assembly and finishing operations. Numerous sub-assembly operations can be continuously combined together with the use of roll forming equipment.

Roll Forming is also an economical choice for many companies that aim to streamline their production and reduce total costs. The high-speed continuous nature of roll forming is an advantage for fabricating large volumes of metal. Savings are realized through the need for fewer component parts and post-production operations along with reduced manufacturing cost. With the use of roll forming technique, the need for secondary operations such as notching and deburring is completely eliminated.

Roll formed steel has a structural strength advantage over steel formed through other processes. Thin walled hollow and semi-hollow shapes can also be produced by roll forming in a more simple way than the alternative processes.