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Roll Forming Services: Your OEM & Architectural Solution

You’re looking for custom metal forming services, and you come across roll forming – but there’s two kinds: OEM and architectural.

What does an OEM roll former do? Is the process any different from architectural roll forming?

Roll Forming Raw Material Cost: Transparency Pays

Roll Forming Tooling: Design & Build In-House or Outsource?

Which charges higher prices for metal fabrication -- a company that has in-house roll forming tooling design capabilities or one that outsources it?

What Is Powder Coating & Why Do Metal Components Need It?

Are you looking for a thick, durable, environmentally compliant, affordable, efficient, and functional finish for your formed metal parts? And you want it to look good, too?

Warehouse Storage Racks and Conveyors: Consider Roll Forming

Global shifts are sharply impacting the way companies in the United States do business. Carrying on the trend toward expanding e-commerce, businesses are increasingly shipping goods directly to customers – which means they need their products ready to go at a moment’s notice. 

4 Steps to Controlling Roll Forming Costs

Control your roll forming costs without sacrificing parts’ quality with these four steps to efficiency:

  1. Roll former speed and efficiency 
  2. Tooling and materials
  3. Keeping it simple
  4. Inventory management

The (Actual) Definition of Durability in Engineering

In roll forming, there are five ways to define durability in engineering. To get the component you want, make sure to understand each characteristic of durability:
  1. Strength 
  2. Hardness
  3. Corrosion resistance
  4. Wear resistance
  5. Impact toughness

Roll Form Tooling Suppliers: Cost Savings Down the Line

While roll form tooling might seem like an unsightly up-front expense, you can actually realize cost savings with roll form manufacturers. The instances are both large and small, including:

  1. Free stuff
  2. Lower part cost
  3. Lower labor cost
  4. Less lead time
  5. Optimized parts

Optimizing Your Roll Forming Design: 7 Flaws to Avoid

Roll forming design can go off the tracks quickly if your concept involves one or more of these features:

  1. Small bend radii
  2. Too short flanges
  3. Wide curves
  4. Blind corners
  5. Narrow openings
  6. Deep, vertical sections
  7. Anti-symmetry or a long, flat side

The 4 Most Common Myths of Roll Forming Metal

There are a lot of common misconceptions about roll forming metal. Four of the most common myths about the roll forming process include:

  1. Roll forming tools are "too expensive"
  2. The cost "isn't worth it" unless you have super-high volumes
  3. Roll forming "can't produce" high-precision parts
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