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A Practical Guide to Cold-Formed Steel Thickness Building with SteelProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

A Practical Guide to Cold-Formed Steel Thickness

Similar to other engineering practices cold-formed steel industry also used both imperial and metric versions of the units for measurements. Imperial units are predominantly used in the North American region and Canada while the Metric units are common in places such as Australia. Often there arises confusion amongst users who…
December 11, 2024
Visit Scottsdale Now at the Awesome NAHB International Builders Show (IBS2025) Building with SteelEventsResidential Projects

Visit Scottsdale Now at the Awesome NAHB International Builders Show (IBS2025)

Join Us at NAHB IBS 2025: the premier event for light construction professionals We are thrilled to announce our participation as an exhibitor at the upcoming NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) 2025, the world’s largest annual event for light construction professionals. IBS2025 will take place at the Las Vegas Convention…
December 6, 2024
Stiffeners in C-section
How to Make Cold-Formed Steel Sections Better: Considerations and Approaches Building with SteelProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

How to Make Cold-Formed Steel Sections Better: Considerations and Approaches

Choosing the optimal section profile in cold-formed steel framed construction is critical in achieving the maximum strength from the various structural elements such as walls, trusses and floor joists within buildings. This article will cover different aspects of using optimized cold-formed steel profiles its advantages and the benefits of using…
December 6, 2024
Rising Lumber Costs: Why Steel is the Smarter Choice for Homebuilders Building with SteelNewsResidential Projects

Rising Lumber Costs: Why Steel is the Smarter Choice for Homebuilders

Running a home building business is incredibly tough, especially in a cyclical industry, when input costs are inherently unstable and subject to wide fluctuations. Post-COVID Inflation and Its Impact on Materials Most people are familiar with the inflationary pressures that followed COVID-19. Some attributed them to excessive stimulus during the…
November 28, 2024
Interview with Cris Moen, a world-renowned expert on cold-formed steel engineering Building with SteelCase StudiesSteel Frame

Interview with Cris Moen, a world-renowned expert on cold-formed steel engineering

Scottsdale is pleased to present a very interesting interview  with Cris Moen, Ph.D., P.E., a world-renowned expert on cold-formed steel design. Formerly a professor at prestigious universities such as Virginia Tech and John Hopkins University, Cris is one of the key researchers leading to the inception of the groundbreaking Direct Strength…
November 20, 2024
Building Hurricane Resilience: Scottruss 6050G1 Heads to Northstar Technologies Building with SteelProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

Building Hurricane Resilience: Scottruss 6050G1 Heads to Northstar Technologies

We are proud to be a part of rebuilding Florida following the spate of the recent devastating hurricanes.  Scottruss 6050G1 offers hurricane-resistant steel truss framing, integrating advanced technologies to support commercial, residential, and industrial projects. The recent weather-induced disaster has been rough on the southeastern US, in particular the state…
November 20, 2024
steel framing sculpture
Roll Forming Machine Scotpanel 7090G2 Used to Create a Sculpture in Italy Building with SteelScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

Roll Forming Machine Scotpanel 7090G2 Used to Create a Sculpture in Italy

This is what happens when art meets engineering. You can only see this in Italy, and it is only created with Scottsdale machines. Welcome to Veneto! Cold-formed steel is incredibly versatile, just like the Scotpanel 7090G2 machines that shape it. Scotpanel is a state-of-the-art roll forming machine designed for producing…
November 19, 2024
select the right coil for steel frame
The Critical Role of Coil Selection in Steel Frame Building Building with SteelProducts

The Critical Role of Coil Selection in Steel Frame Building

There is a lot more to the appropriate selection of coil for light-gauge steel construction than just yield strength. Material strength is only one component of the selection criteria carefully specified by the applicable design standard, such as AISI S100.  Specifically, parameters such as tensile strength, ductility, and the type…
November 19, 2024

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