Quickfire guide to choosing the right framing system

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From the workhorses FRAMA™ 3200 and 5600 – great for all standard framing needs – to specialised machines like the X-TENDA™ 3600 (extendable frames for infill spaces) and the FRAMA™ 6800 (floor joist system) that are highly optimised to produce specific components, you will find we have a system available that meets most framing component manufacturing needs.

If you are thinking of something out of the ordinary, we also provide a range of customised options for our standard machines; we have even designed and manufactured new innovations to help solve specific challenges. Just talk to us about what you would like to achieve.

Want a great compact workhorse system that will produce most standard framing requirements for housing and low-rise?

You do not need to look any further than the FRAMA™ 3200.

You want a workhorse capable of making heavier load-bearing framing for large build projects, low-rise and commercial with greater capacity and increased flexibility?

The FRAMA™ 5600 is the right horse to jump on.

You want a dedicated truss system that is highly efficient and produces in volume?

Step up to the FRAMA™ 4200 and try that for size. It is the system you can truss.
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You want a dedicated flooring system that manufactures more efficiently than assembling lattice flooring?

The FRAMA™ 6800 pops out floor joist cassettes with gusto. Plus, you will find them much more efficient to install.

You want a dedicated flooring system that can handle heavier gauge than the FRAMA™ 6800?

The FRAMA™ 7800 is the big brother to the FRAMA™ 6800. It offers everything the 6800 does, and it can handle thickness of up to 2.5mm / 13 gauge.

You want a convertible frame and truss system with high output capacity that can be adjusted to handle 5 different profiles in the one machine?

Welcome to the ultimate flexibility of the FRAMA™ 7600. It offers 5 different profiles and can be configured for production of framing, trusses and panels.

You want to produce standard framing, plus extendable framing for fast framing of interior spaces?

The X-TENDA™ 3600, the latest in infill framing technology, makes telescopic framing that is extendable in any direction to fill any space fast. It is also truly versatile in that it does everything the FRAMA™ 3200 does - produces frame and truss components, and stud and track.

You want to improve the efficiency of your framing plant by 5%?

Just add the option of a Howick dedicated coil-loading system. Over a 7-hour shift, you will improve efficiency by 5%.

Prefer a printable version?

Download a printable version of the Mini Guide - Choosing the right framing system here.

To find out more about setting up construction manufacturing with light gauge steel framing automation, read our full Machine Buyer Guide or get in touch with us today.