After skipping last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Frame Building Expo returned Jan. 18-20. The show, held in Nashville, Tennessee, had much to offer. More than 120 exhibitors offered all manner of construction-related components and equipment.
Feedback indicates the show was a hit with exhibitors and attendees alike. Both groups were ready to get out and get down to business.
Equipment manufacturers were all pleased with the venue and with the opportunity to connect with existing customers and the chance to build new relationships.
One exhibitor said in the twenty years he has been in the trade, the second day of the three-day show was the best he had ever seen. Another exhibitor said it was their first time at the Expo, and it was better than anything they could have hoped for. Others were not so exuberant, but still said they had a good show.
Frame Building Expo returns to Louisville, Kentucky, in 2023. Show dates are February 22-24. RF
Positioned right inside the entry, CIDAN Machinery exhibited a Thalmann TD150 Double Folder. It folds the material both up and down, which minimizes operator intervention. Find CIDAN at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.
Chad Dailey (left) and Derek Olson man the Eastside Machinery booth. The company offers stationary and portable roll forming machines, cutters, replacement parts and more.
Marion Manufacturing designs, fabricates, and installs custom manufacturing and production machinery. Offerings include roll formers, uncoilers, shears, stackers and more.
Tennsmith/Roper Whitney Trim Bender.
Tennsmith/ Roper Whitney Evo Bend Dual Fold
Tennsmith/ Roper Whitney SBS Folder
Flack Global Metals (FGM) is a hybrid organization with three distinct lines of business. They are an innovative domestic flat-rolled metals distributor and supply chain manager, an international commodities trader, and a global hedge fund – purpose-built to deliver certainty. Hershey’s Metal Meister exhibited a 21’ single folder and 21’ double folder.Acu-Form was prepared to meet the demand for information; they brought sell sheets on their entire lineup of panel and trim shop equipment. Find Acu-Form at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.MetalForming Inc. offers equipment from Schechtl, Jorns, Schlebach, Krasser, Schroeder Group and others. On display was the Schechtl MAX-F folding machine. Find MetalForming Inc,. at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.
This NewTech portable roll former garnered a lot of interest in the Masterpiece Metal Roofing booth at Frame Building Expo. Find Masterpiece Metal Roofing at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.Hershey’s Metal Meister automated Sli-Net Slitter.Metal Forming Inc. offers equipment like the Schlebach Quadro portable standing-seam roll former like this on display. Find MetalForming Inc. at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.SWI equipment on display included a Marxman Plus Automatic Slitter and a Twin Mandrel Uncoiler. Find SWI at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.
The Hershey’s Metal Meister booth is easily spotted thanks to the checkerboard floor. The company exhibited a 21’ single folder, a 21’ double folder, and its automated Sli-Net Slitter. Find Hershey’s Metal Meister’s at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.Diane Sims and Mitch Voyles take a shift at the AkzoNobel exhibit space. AzkoNobel manufactures high-performance coatings to meet the needs of the metal construction and roofing industries. Find AzkoNobel at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.SWI equipment on display: Twin Mandrel Uncoiler.
Stacey Rouse (left) and Morgan Jakosta were on hand to answer inquiries at the Swenson Shear booth.
SWI equipment on display included a Marxman Plus Automatic Slitter. FInd SWI at the Construction Rollforming Show.
Karen Knapstein has been in publishing since 1997. She is the executive editor at Shield Wall Media and acts as the managing editor of Metal Roofing Magazine, Roofing Elements, Frame Building News, and Rollforming Magazine. Karen is a contributing editor to the other Shield Wall Media titles: Rural Builder, Metal Builder, and Garage, Shed & Carport Builder. Karen lives in Wisconsin with her husband, Joseph, and has a grown daughter, Faye. She can be reached via email at [email protected].
