Roll Forming Machines

This is one of our most popular setups — the choice of over 75% of our first-time customers all over the world. This coordinated trio of two Scotpanel and one Scottruss steel framing machines flawlessly executes anything from a tiny home to a 3–4-story multi-family apartment building or a hotel, addressing 100% of the framing in a building structure — load-bearing, non-load-bearing, architectural ornamental assemblies, and everything in between.

In a typical project, the Scotpanel 5140 frames the exterior walls, the heavier-loaded or more slender interior walls, and the larger-span roof panels. The Scottruss 6050 steel truss roll forming system fabricates all or the vast majority of the floor and roof trusses — particularly those that are geometrically complex, longer in span, or more heavily loaded — while the Scotpanel 7090 is the workhorse that delivers the rest of the building envelope, including the modest-span trusses.

For projects with a larger proportion of roof or floor trusses relative to wall framing, the Scotpanel machines can be repurposed to augment the Scottruss with additional truss capacity, offering maximum operational flexibility across varying project types. Want more efficiency? We designed the Scotpanel 7090 and Scottruss 6050 to consume exactly the same light-gauge steel coil, streamlining inventory significantly. Operating in the Eurozone or elsewhere under EN 1993-1-3? No problem — simply substitute the Scotpanel 5090 for the 7090 with zero change to your operation, and you are all set.

Offering unparalleled quality, efficiency, precision, and productivity — powered by our industry-leading ScotSteel software suite — this combination can produce a complete panelized 3,000-sq-ft (280-sq-m) custom steel home in a single working shift.

A close sibling of Option 1, this triad carries the same scope of application — 100% of the framing in a building structure, from a tiny home to a 3–4-storey multi-family apartment building or a hotel — with the Scottruss 6075 stepping in for the Scottruss 6050. It is the preferred choice for customers whose markets entail longer spans or significantly heavier loads, particularly in heavy-snow or high-wind regions such as the mountain and northern-tier regions of North America, Scandinavia and the Alpine countries, Japan and Korea, hurricane- and typhoon-exposed coastal zones, and the cyclone regions of Australia and the Pacific.

In a typical project, the Scotpanel 5140 frames the exterior walls, the heavier-loaded or more slender interior walls, and the larger-span roof panels. The Scottruss 6075 fabricates all or the vast majority of the floor and roof trusses — its deeper hat-channel section delivering the extra span and load performance this configuration is built around — while the Scotpanel 7090 is the workhorse that delivers the rest of the building envelope, including the modest-span trusses. The added capacity of the Scottruss 6075 also makes this trio well suited to operators who periodically take on industrial mezzanine work alongside their residential and commercial projects.

For projects with a larger proportion of roof or floor trusses relative to wall framing, the Scotpanel machines can be repurposed to augment the Scottruss with additional truss capacity, offering maximum operational flexibility across varying project types. As with Option 1, operating in the Eurozone or elsewhere under EN 1993-1-3 is no problem — simply substitute the Scotpanel 5090 for the Scotpanel 7090 with zero change to your operation, and you are all set.

Offering unparalleled quality, efficiency, precision, and productivity — powered by our industry-leading ScotSteel software suite — this combination can produce a complete panelized 2,800-sq-ft (260-sq-m) custom home in a single working shift.

Built for light-gauge steel fabricators who need to go taller, this steel framing machine configuration extends the height reach from the 3–4 storeys of Option 1 to 5–6 storeys — flawlessly executing anything from a tiny home to a 5–6-storey multi-family apartment building, hotel, or commercial structure, and addressing 100% of the light-gauge steel framing in a building structure: load-bearing, non-load-bearing, architectural ornamental assemblies, and everything in between.

The muscle behind that extended reach is the Scotpanel 8140 steel framing machine. Its proprietary shallow-Sigma section is 17% more efficient in compression than a conventional C-section, and the machine rolls material up to 1.5 mm (Ga. 16) thick — together delivering the axial capacity that the lower-storey walls of taller buildings demand. On the shop floor, the division of labour follows the loads: the Scotpanel 8140 takes on the exterior walls, the most heavily loaded or slender interior walls, and the widest roof panels; the Scottruss 6050 turns out the floor and roof trusses, with the complex geometries, long spans, and heavy load cases squarely in its territory; and the Scotpanel 7090 handles everything else across the building envelope, modest-span trusses included.

For projects with a larger proportion of roof or floor trusses relative to wall framing, the Scotpanel machines can be repurposed to augment the Scottruss with additional truss capacity, offering maximum operational flexibility across varying project types. Want more efficiency? We designed the Scotpanel 7090 and Scottruss 6050 to consume exactly the same light-gauge steel coil, streamlining inventory significantly. As with Option 1, operating in the Eurozone or elsewhere under EN 1993-1-3 is no problem — simply substitute the Scotpanel 5090 for the Scotpanel 7090 with zero change to your operation, and you are all set.

Delivering the same precision, quality, and productivity that define this platform — driven by our industry-leading ScotSteel software suite — this combination can frame a complete panelized 6-storey, 50,000-sq-ft (4,650-sq-m) apartment building in as little as three to four working weeks.

The most capable pairing of height and span in the Scotpanel–Scottruss lineup, this configuration unites the 5–6-storey reach of the Scotpanel 8140 with the long-span, heavy-load truss performance of the Scottruss 6075. Light-gauge steel fabricators select it when their market demands both at once: taller multi-family, hotel, and commercial structures in heavy-snow and high-wind regions, monumental buildings with large atriums and generous open volumes, and projects where sweeping floor and roof spans are the rule rather than the exception — while still covering 100% of the light-gauge steel framing in a building structure, from load-bearing and non-load-bearing walls to architectural ornamental assemblies.

Each machine earns its place. The Scotpanel 8140, with its proprietary shallow-Sigma section — 17% more efficient in compression than a conventional C-section — and material capacity up to 1.5 mm (Ga. 16), supplies the axial strength that the lower storeys of taller structures require, framing the exterior walls, the most demanding interior walls, and the widest roof panels. The Scottruss 6075 brings its deeper hat-channel section to bear on the floor and roof trusses, commanding the longest spans, the heaviest snow and wind load cases, and the most intricate geometries — including the industrial mezzanine work this machine handles with ease. The Scotpanel 7090 rounds out the trio, producing the balance of the building envelope along with the modest-span trusses.

For projects with a larger proportion of roof or floor trusses relative to wall framing, the Scotpanel machines can be repurposed to augment the Scottruss with additional truss capacity, offering maximum operational flexibility across varying project types. As with Option 1, operating in the Eurozone or elsewhere under EN 1993-1-3 is no problem — simply substitute the Scotpanel 5090 for the Scotpanel 7090 with zero change to your operation, and you are all set.

Precision, quality, and throughput remain the hallmarks — with our industry-leading ScotSteel software suite orchestrating every member from design to fabrication — and this combination can frame a complete panelized 6-storey, 47,500-sq-ft (4,400-sq-m) apartment building in under four working weeks.

The leanest entry into a complete wall-and-truss steel framing operation, this two-machine configuration is the smart choice for light-gauge steel fabricators starting with a limited budget — or those who simply prefer to prove out the business before expanding. It capably frames the entirety of 2–3-storey residential and commercial structures, and is particularly well matched to markets where the exterior thermal barrier is provided outside the frame cavity — continuous exterior insulation over the sheathing — so the 3.5-in. (90-mm) deep stud of the Scotpanel 7090 comfortably carries the wall duties that would otherwise call for a deeper section.

The economics of this pair are hard to beat. The Scotpanel 7090 and Scottruss 6050 consume exactly the same light-gauge steel coil, meaning the entire coil stock is of a single width — one SKU to purchase, one to inventory, one to manage — which trims working capital and simplifies procurement to the bare minimum. In production, the Scotpanel 7090 frames the walls, floor and ceiling panels, and modest-span in-line trusses, while the Scottruss 6050 fabricates the floor and roof trusses, taking on the longer spans, heavier loads, and more complex geometries.

This configuration is also a foundation, not a compromise: as project sizes and wall-depth requirements grow, a Scotpanel 5140 can be added at any time — converting this pair into the full Option 1 trio with zero disruption to the existing operation, no retraining, and no change of software. As with Option 1, operating in the Eurozone or elsewhere under EN 1993-1-3 is no problem — simply substitute the Scotpanel 5090 for the Scotpanel 7090 with zero change to your operation, and you are all set.

Punching well above its footprint — with our industry-leading ScotSteel software suite driving every member from design to fabrication — this two-machine setup matches the productivity of Option 1, producing a complete panelized 2,800-sq-ft (260-sq-m) custom home in a single working shift.

A powerhouse pairing with one of the widest application ranges any two machines can deliver, this configuration teams the multi-profile structural muscle of the KFS Framemaker 1220 roll forming machine with the truss versatility of the Scottruss 6050 light-gauge steel truss framing system. It suits light-gauge steel fabricators with a broad business focus: routinely operating in the mid-rise multi-family space of up to 12 storeys, while reaching all the way down to single-family homes, modular and tiny home construction, and even commercial non-load-bearing framing. This combination of roll forming machines is equally well suited to industrial and commercial warehouses involving tall, slender steel stud walls and long truss spans.

Because the KFS Framemaker 1220 produces the standard SFIA/SSMA/CSSBI stud and track sections, any available machine capacity opens a second revenue stream entirely: supplying standard stud and track to the building material market, where margins routinely run 40–85% depending on stud size and market conditions. As an added competitive advantage, this roll forming machine can also roll form any unique or custom cold-formed steel stud or track size, which offers an additional source of pricing power for the fabricator.  Few configurations let a fabricator toggle between framing contractor and building material supplier with the same equipment. Want to run some custom sizes on KFS Framemaker 1220 to see how well it suits your application?  Try our ScotCalc Member Checker.

The Scottruss 6050 contributes its own brand of versatility. The operator can switch between light-gauge steel hat-channel trusses — with superior structural performance and open-web access for services — and C-section joists, whichever best suits the project, while the ScotSteel-driven Scottruss capability executes even the most complex roof geometries with ease. Together, the two machines cover load-bearing walls, floors, roofs, trusses, joists, and non-load-bearing framing across virtually every building typology in the light-gauge steel universe.  And when the loads get heavier still — or ultra-long spans in industrial applications, often exceeding 35 metres (115 ft), enter the picture — the KFS Framemaker 1220 extends the truss range even further. The fabricator simply switches the truss product to strong-axis back-to-back trusses, stretching the reach of floor and roof framing and broadening the range of construction typologies yet again. Curious what is possible? Explore our ScotCalc Back-to-Back Truss Designer and see for yourself.

Backed by our industry-leading ScotSteel software suite from design through fabrication, this combination can frame a complete panelized 8-storey, 55,000-sq-ft (5,100-sq-m) apartment building in as little as four working weeks.

This is the complete package for the interior systems trade — the wall and ceiling contractors, drywall and curtainwall framing subcontractors, and stud and track suppliers who make up the AWCI membership. Where every other configuration on this page is organised around load paths and storeys, this trio of light-gauge steel framing machines is organised around the non-structural envelope, and it covers all of it: partition studs and tracks, slotted deflection head track, suspended ceiling and bulkhead framing, facade and shaftwall sections, furring and resilient furring channels, architectural ornamental framing, and telescoping panels. Framing, accessory framing, finishing sections — one supply chain, all of it yours.

The KFD Framemaker 2025 roll forming machine is the production engine. A multi-profile, multi-thickness non-structural steel framing machine forming C-section studs and U-section tracks from 40 to 150 mm (1.63 to 6.00 in.) deep, it runs at up to 120 ft/min on servo drive and comes tooled for the work this trade actually bills: dimpling, web service holes, slotted deflection track, and flange knurling. It is the one machine of the three under full software control, driving straight from ScotSteel — or from Vertex BD, Strucsoft, or FrameBuilder-MRD — so every member emerges punched, cut, and labelled to the design file. The K35C and FrameExtend24 are purpose-built mechanical roll formers that need no such control — the K35C is a cassette machine, exchanged in minutes between furring channel, resilient furring channel, and a deep catalogue of miscellaneous ASTM C645 sections, and FE24 does one thing with total reliability: it re-rolls a finished C-section roughly 2.5 mm smaller in web and flange to produce a sleeve that slides inside the parent member.

That sleeve is the competitive advantage, and it is genuinely rare. Commercial non-load-bearing framing has historically resisted panelization, because the walls hang inside a concrete or structural steel superstructure whose as-built dimensions nobody knows until somebody measures them — so the trade stick-builds interiors and absorbs the labour. FE24 dissolves that constraint. A telescoping panel is pre-assembled in the shop and extends on site to meet the deck exactly, and the same mechanism gets full-height panels through tight elevators, low attics, and constrained basements at reduced height before extending into final position. Paired with the KFD Framemaker’s slotted deflection track tooling, dimensional uncertainty stops being a reason not to panelize — and the sleeves double as boxed-beam sections for posts, headers, and anywhere a closed member is called for.

Owning all three converts a fabricated-component purchase order into in-house capacity: no supplier lead times, no field modification labour, no third-party markup, under 1% material loss, and every offcut recyclable. For an interior systems contractor, that is the whole non-structural scope — fit-out, architectural ornamental, wall finishing, ceilings — fabricated, panelized, and delivered to your own schedule.

The seven configurations above are the combinations we are asked for most often — they are not the limit. Scottsdale customers around the world run steel framing machines in dozens of arrangements we never packaged, and the reason they can is architectural: no matter the family — Scotpanel, Scottruss, KFS Framemaker, KFD Framemaker, or KSE — the technology stack is fully compatible, additive, and synergetic across the entire roll forming machine range. Shared coil specifications, shared design and CNC integration, shared engineering data, shared support. Roll forming machines added years apart join the same operation without disrupting it.

A few patterns we see constantly. Many fabricators running Options 1 through 6 also own an FE24, deploying it in both load-bearing and non-load-bearing wall contexts as a panelizing accelerator and as a means of making clean field adjustments where as-built conditions demand them. Others, already operating the Scotpanel 7090, Scotpanel 5140, and Scottruss 6050 trio, add a KFS Framemaker as the business grows into taller and heavier work — KSI-CFS is one such operation. And others still bolt a KFD Framemaker onto their structural roll forming lines, diversifying a residential or mid-rise light-gauge steel framing business into commercial interiors, drywall, and curtainwall supply without leaving the platform they already know.

If none of the seven configurations maps cleanly onto what you are trying to build, that is not a problem — it is the usual starting point. Our experts can be reached at sales@scottsdalesteelframes.com any time to talk through your specific objectives, your project mix, and your growth horizon, and to craft a custom roll forming machine solution aimed squarely at your business.