Light-gauge steel framing machines

Roll-forming machines turn coils of light-gauge steel into studs, joists and trusses, with every member cut and labeled to match the model. They sit behind a lot of kit-of-parts and steel modular work, and the software that drives them matters as much as the machine. Steel's appeal is that it is noncombustible and dimensionally consistent; the trade-offs are covered in our steel vs wood guide. Talk to these companies when you are setting up or expanding a framing line, not mid-project.

The list below: 4 companies, described in their own words.

Steel doesn't shrink or warp with moisture.From Steel vs wood modular