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Samson is proud to be a producer of custom power distribution components for the contract furniture industry.

Lock seam tubing is mechanically joined tubing as opposed to electric-welded tubing or laser-welded tubing. Lock seam tubing is the tubing of choice for light gauge applications since metal generally is not welded for wall thicknesses less than 0.030”.

Trial and error is not the ideal method to use when engineering structures like in ground swimming pools. One manufacturer discovered this and then turned to Samson custom roll forming for the most effective means to provide support to their in ground swimming pools, and to keep their customers satisfied.

Roll forming is a continuous process that has distinct advantages over other production methods. It eliminates the need for multiple stage production, finishing, or sub-assembly operations.

Compared to brake forming, roll forming can produce larger quantities of parts with greater uniformity and consistency throughout the length of the part. Roll forming also eliminates multiple stage operations, trim scrap, and slitting burrs.

Commercial filters come in many shapes and sizes. The filter media is often encapsulated by plastic or metal to give the assembly rigidity. Some commercial air filters are surrounded by frames and others, such as the one depicted here, are supported by two different roll formed shapes called stegs and profiles, which Samson Roll Formed Products Company supplies to the manufacturer.

Samson Roll Formed Products Company serves many industries including the kitchen and bath industry. One of the roll formed parts that Samson makes for this industry is a brass stanchion that is roll formed as a lock seam tube.

Samson Roll Formed Products Company is a contract roll former that serves many different industries including the fenestration industry.

Samson Roll Formed Products Company is a contract roll former that serves many different industries including the solar power industry. A compound parabolic collector is part that is used in a solar panel assembly that consists of a parabolic shaped channel.