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SPACE GASS Now Includes Scottsdale Sections For Spectacular Engineering Building with SteelNewsProductsSoftwareSteel FrameUncategorized

SPACE GASS Now Includes Scottsdale Sections For Spectacular Engineering

Scottsdale Construction Systems transforms the industry with SPACE GASS integration, for section properties in steel structure software. Our rollformers produce different structural cold-formed steel members and are used in various buildings. Section properties, which are critical for structural analysis and design, are seamlessly included in our ScotSteel and ScotStruct software…
February 18, 2025
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How To Design Inexpensive Cold-Formed Steel Commercial Buildings the Right Way Building with SteelCommercial StructuresProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

How To Design Inexpensive Cold-Formed Steel Commercial Buildings the Right Way

Typically, builders construct commercial buildings such as warehouses and sheds as portal-shaped rigid or semi-rigid framed structures, where the frames spaced parallel to the line of action resist lateral forces in the plane of action. Builders generally use these types of structures as warehouses, storage structures, carports, industrial sheds, agricultural…
February 10, 2025
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Furring Channels: Ultimate Guide to Benefits and Uses Building with SteelProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

Furring Channels: Ultimate Guide to Benefits and Uses

Jump to Section Background and Overview Furring Channels Resilient Furring Channels Furring Channels: Applications and Use Cases Installation of Furring Channels Strength Prediction and Buckling Modes Building Standards and Their Guidelines on Furring Channels How Can I Use Furring Channels in My Next Project Cold-formed steel framing is an essential…
January 10, 2025
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Roll Forming Process: A Complete Guide to Metal Forming Building with SteelOperationsProductsScottsdale MachinesSteel Frame

Roll Forming Process: A Complete Guide to Metal Forming

Roll forming is a highly efficient and precise metal forming process used to create consistent, complex profiles from long strips of sheet metal. By feeding metal coils through a roll forming machine equipped with a series of rollers, the material is gradually shaped into its final profile—without the need for…
December 18, 2024
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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
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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 steel framed buildings. This article will cover different aspects of using optimized cold-formed steel profiles, C-section or Hat-section, their advantages,…
December 6, 2024
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