What do you get when you combine a durable, versatile product line of peerless quality with a production and sales team that is second to none? Answer: a successful American manufacturing company like Framing Technology, Inc.
Thanks to the growing demand for our extruded T-slot aluminum solutions, FramingTech is proud to announce a major expansion of our facility in Rochester, New York. Continue reading “The Growth Factor: FramingTech’s Expansion”
Guest blog by Frank Weaver
There’s a very good reason why FramingTech’s “go-to” material for its machine guard and workplace enclosures, aquarium stands, shelving, and other extruded T-slot solutions is aluminum. This abundant metal’s superior strength-to-weight ratio, workability, elasticity, corrosion-resistance, and low cost (relative to steel) makes it the ideal choice—structurally, aesthetically, and performance-wise—for a wide variety of demanding applications.
For that same reason it is safe to say that modern aviation—civilian and military—simply would not exist without aluminum. This fact cannot be more clearly illustrated than with the U.S. Air Force’s legendary Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber.
Continue reading “The B-52: America’s Aluminum Fortress in the Sky”
By the end of February, most of us in the northern climes of the United States are suffering from a terminal case of cabin fever. We become desperate to chase away the Winter doldrums and somehow fill in the dragging hours with something—anything!—to do until Spring finally rolls around.
Aluminum to the rescue! In previous blogs we have written about the numerous elemental physical properties of aluminum, including its lightness, strength, malleability, corrosion-resistance, and so on. These properties are the reason we use this uniquely versatile metal for our T-slot extruded aluminum profiles, aquarium stands, workbenches, enclosures, and other products.
But “all work and no play…,” as they say. Those same unique properties can be applied to at-home activities that are sure to keep you occupied for the remainder of the Winter. Best of all—it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. While aluminum may be the most abundant metal in Earth’s crust, once upon it time it was also one of the most valuable (hence the moniker, “Metal of Kings”). It wasn’t until the discovery of the Hall-Heroult smelting process in 1886 that this abundant metal could be inexpensively produced on a large-scale basis for the general consumer market.
So break out the aluminum foil and let’s have some fun! Continue reading “Everyday Aluminum: Winter Fun with the Metal of Kings”
It’s not only the season to spend time with our families, but also a great time to enjoy our co-workers! For this year’s company Holiday Party we started off the festivities with a Pizza Party and a White Elephant gift event.
We then trudged through the snow-covered streets on our way over to “hit the fast track” at the RPM Raceway (formerly Pole Position) indoor racetrack. There’s nothing that brings a team closer together than screaming around a corner and leaving your co-worker in the dust! Continue reading “When the Weather Outside Is Frightful…”
Last month we gave you a video overview of our T-slot extruded aluminum manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York. This month, we present a photo gallery of still images featuring views of our products, product raw materials, and our outstanding, highly skilled work force in action, as well as a selection of our high-tech fabricating, cutting, and shaping equipment, including:
Click on a thumbnail to see a larger view of the image. Continue reading “FramingTech: A Peek Inside”
It would be next to impossible to describe in a single blog the size of our Framing Technology facility in Rochester, New York, our full manufacturing capabilities, the superior skill of our workers, the plethora of equipment at our disposal, or the abundance of solutions we offer in the realm of T-slot aluminum extrusion fabrications. However, if a picture is worth a thousand words, a movie is worth at least a hundred thousand. Continue reading “FramingTech: A Video Overview”
At FramingTech we are known for our durable, high-quality aluminum fabrications, from aquarium stands to work tables, and more. This metal is a fascinating and versatile element, and we thought you would enjoy our infographic spotlighting some of aluminum’s extraordinary properties. Continue reading “Aluminum Fast Facts [Infographic]”
In a previous blog article (“Everyday Aluminum: Construction”) we discussed how aluminum extrusions have lately become an important feature in the construction industry. Building contractors have long recognized the structural and aesthetic benefits of using aluminum components in their work. Nowadays you commonly see them in windows, doors, frames, stairways, and elsewhere.
In the realm of architecture too we find that this lightweight and versatile metal now plays an increasingly important role in more heavily weighted and complex fabrications within buildings, bridges, and other architectural structures: in railings, enclosures, curtain walls, façades, and pergolas, just to name a few. This article, then, will focus on specific examples of those kinds of whole structures in which aluminum stands out as a major component in their construction. Continue reading “Everyday Aluminum: Architecture”
