Roll Former Equipment For Steel Framing

Stud and Track Produced by a Roll forming Machine

Stamping, press brake bending and extrusion are some well known metal fabrication techniques. However it is the process of roll forming that is preferred for its technical superiority and cost efficiency for metal fabrication. A steel stud, the C channel and U channel used for steel framing in buildings are all produced by a metal stud rollformer to ensure highest quality of the finished material. In addition to roll forming, a stud roll former machine can also be used for other functions such as material cutting and roll punching.

Roll Forming Machines

A typical steel stud roll former machine has a line with four major sections for specific functions. The entry section or first part of the machine is the place where the material is loaded. The metal in a stud building machine is usually put in sheet form or fed from a continuous coil. The next section has a set of station rollers and this is the segment where the actual roll forming takes place. The steel stud is shaped as it makes its way through the stations. The stud roll formers located here not only shape the metal, but are the very driving force of the machine.

Steel Studs

The third section in a stud building machine is the cut-off press where the steel stud is cut to a pre determined length. Unlike other metal forming techniques, roll forming makes it possible to include cutting of steel channels in a single operation. The final section is the exit station, where the finished part exits the machine onto a roller conveyor or assembly line, and is moved.

Stud building machines that use roll forming to produce metals are very energy efficient as heating of material is not required. Precise and uniform steel studs for framing can be successfully produced with these machines.