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AngleLock Blog: Maintenance & Downtime

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?

Vibratory Bowl Feeder Troubleshooting – A Designer’s Tips

The vibratory bowl feeder is a simple idea that’s turned into a standard for productive, speedy factory automation. However, unexpected bumps in the road such as misalignment,..

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.

Angle Bracket Design: Load Stress in Modular Structural Framing

How do you treat your connections – as an afterthought or a feature? Angle brackets (also called braces or cleats) are common in everything from simple joining tasks to complex..

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: The Successor in High-Durability Aluminum Framing Systems

Imagine never having to tighten a fastener again.

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.

T-Slot Alternatives for Framing System Cost & Performance

There are a lot of structural framing systems out there for the small-scale builder. As long as you’re not trying to create the next iconic skyscraper, there are plenty of options..

Custom Aluminum Extrusion Cost: T-Slot vs. Advanced Framing Systems

In product design, think of cost as a two-part formula: Up-front price and long-term value. Nowhere is this clearer than the cost of custom aluminum extrusion framing.

Industrial & Machine Door Design 101

Until one suddenly fails, operators often take doors for granted.