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

Companies and Attendees at Expo
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.
Companies, Attendees at Expo
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.
Companies and Attendees at Expo
Marion Manufacturing designs, fabricates, and installs custom manufacturing and production machinery. Offerings include roll formers, uncoilers, shears, stackers and more.
Machinery at Expo
Tennsmith/Roper Whitney Trim Bender.
Dual Fold Machinery at Expo
Tennsmith/ Roper Whitney Evo Bend Dual Fold
Folder at Expo
Tennsmith/ Roper Whitney SBS Folder
Companies, Attendees at Expo
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.
Folder at Expo
Hershey’s Metal Meister exhibited a 21’ single folder and 21’ double folder.
Companies and Attendees at the Expo
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.
Folding machine at Expo
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.
Portable Roll Former at Expo
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.
Slitter at Expo
Hershey’s Metal Meister automated Sli-Net Slitter.
Roll Former at Expo
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.
Slitter and uncoiler at Expo
SWI equipment on display included a Marxman Plus Automatic Slitter and a Twin Mandrel Uncoiler. Find SWI at the Construction Rollforming Show in October.
Companies and Attendees at Expo
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.
Uncoiler at Expo
SWI equipment on display: Twin Mandrel Uncoiler.
Companies, Attendees at Expo
Stacey Rouse (left) and Morgan Jakosta were on hand to answer inquiries at the Swenson Shear booth.
Automatic slitter work at Expo
SWI equipment on display included a Marxman Plus Automatic Slitter. FInd SWI at the Construction Rollforming Show.