AngleLock Blog: Aluminum

T-Slot Mounting Hardware Guide for Aluminum Framing

Extruded aluminum makes its way into a wide variety of applications that require an industrial-grade frame. It’s popular among engineers and designers for its modularity and ease..

Combating Aluminum Fatigue Failure in Your Framing Design

If it’s good enough for the aerospace industry, shouldn’t it be good enough for you?

Industrial Machinery Trends 2024

Manufacturers and product designers should always be looking forward. Luckily, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2024.

Metal Framing System Product Cost: Steel vs. Aluminum

In the industrial world, there’s the daily hustle, and then there’s the bigger picture of operational efficiency.

Stainless Steel Framing vs. Aluminum Systems

In just about any corner of the engineering world, the choice between aluminum vs. stainless steel boils down to durability vs. price. Simple, right? In a vacuum, those are great..

AngleLock Bringing Patented Framing System to WESTEC 2023

Across nearly 60 years, WESTEC has proved to be a source of world-class education and inspiration for machinery, metal fab, and more. AngleLock will showcase the next step in..

AngleLock Develops Modular Aluminum System as Rigid as Welded Steel

For a half-century, designers have looked at aluminum framing as a cheap, quick-fix alternative to stronger materials and engineering methods.

AngleLock: The Successor in High-Durability Aluminum Framing Systems

Imagine never having to tighten a fastener again.

True Strength: T-Slot & Other Aluminum Framing vs. Welded Steel

There’s strength in numbers for structural framing systems. In the design phase, material and engineering specs always sound exciting and doable, right?

Machine Structure Design: 5 Cost Reduction Techniques

The most overlooked decision in industrial design today is how you’ll support the operation from not just from a process standpoint, but also structurally.