The promise was big: a machine to transform interior framing. Honoring that promise is the X-TENDA™ 3600, the revolutionary telescopic steel framing system created by New Zealand company Howick Ltd.
New Zealand company, Howick, has created a ground-breaking cold formed steel roll-forming system that transforms interior framing.
Howick is proud to showcase the framing wonders of the X-TENDA™ 3600 at the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s (AWCI) Build23 Convention and Expo in Las Vegas, March 12-16, 2023.
Building upon its solid reputation as a pioneer in the technology of precision light steel roll-forming machines, Howick created the X-TENDA™ 3600 to produce telescopic cold formed steel framing for retrofit or infill interior walls and ceilings.
The X-TENDA™3600 enables frames to be adjustable in any direction, which is especially valuable given that internal structures on existing premises are rarely square. Traditional ways of dealing with this are generally considered difficult, wasteful and time-consuming.
Howick CEO Nick Coubray says his innovative team saw the benefit of devising a framing system to produce a complete extendable panel that would save contractors time, materials and labour. The X-TENDA™ 3600 manufactures all interior wall and ceiling framing components ready to be pre-assembled, compressed and then quickly extended and adjusted on site to precisely fit even the most uneven and non-level spaces – achieved. At the same time, door and window sections within the frames remain completely true. There is no need for re-work, and there is zero wastage.
On top of that, it is massively time efficient – saving at least 50 percent of the time it normally takes to frame interior spaces using traditional framing methods.
Companies with a Howick X-TENDA™ 3600 on board can enjoy a powerful commercial advantage. For an example of how this technology redefines interior and retrofit working practices, check out the video here of the design to fabrication to the installation process of a real-life project in Massachusetts. As the video demonstrates, operating with BIM construction technology, the Howick machine receives data from StrucSoft Solutions framing software, then produces and labels all components ready to assemble. All punching and fixing holes are placed with pinpoint accuracy, so they are self-locating, significantly improving onsite efficiency.
Strucsoft Solutions, Howick and Windover Construction, came together to use the X-TENDA™ 3600 in this build for the YMCA in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The outcome was a saving of 70% on both time and cost. Starting at 14:13 on the webinar, you will see how this is transforming infill framing installation to build with precision, speed and strength.
For more information on this game-changing machine, visit Howick X-TENDA™ 3600 on the Howick website.
About Howick
Howick has a long history of developing precision roll-forming technology for light steel framing, now used in the construction industry in more than 75 countries.
Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the company is increasingly recognised globally as the go-to place for those in the construction industry looking for light gauge steel (LGS – also known as Cold Formed Steel) technology and solutions.
For over 40 years, the company has been helping to innovate and shape the way offsite and modular construction works. It is focused on creating better ways to build using light steel to improve build quality, efficiency and reduce wastage by providing better technology and encouraging smarter ways of building.
For more information, visit howickltd.com
Key People
Nick Coubray – CEO
Deon Anderson – Head of Global Sales
Cindy Posimani – Head of Global Marketing & Export
Thomas (Tom) Reed – PM – USA & Canada
JD Standridge – US Distributor & Technical Advisor
Contact details
For individual team members - https://www.howickltd.com/why-howick/team
For general enquiries - https://www.howickltd.com/get-in-touch
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