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{{Short description|Framing system made of extruded aluminum}} |
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|company_name=80/20 Inc. <br><br> |
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[[Image:Extruded_aluminium_section_x3.jpg|right|thumb|Examples of T-slotted profiles]] |
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|company_logo=[[Image:8020-Product-Collection.jpg |225px|The 80/20 Inc. Logo (1989 – Present)]]<br><br> |
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[[File:T-SLOT 1964.png|thumb|1964 patent demonstrating early use of extruded T-slot members.]] |
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|type=[[Private company|Private, Family Owned]]<br><br> |
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[[Image:8020-Fractional-Profiles-1.svg|right|thumb|Cross-section of 80/20 T-slotted profiles, 10 and 15 series]] |
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|foundation= {{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Indiana]], [[USA]] ([[1989]], as 80/20, Inc.)<br><br> |
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[[File:Bicycle-trailer-for-outdoor-trekking.jpg|thumb|right|A [[bicycle trailer]] for bike-trekking with three [[Euro container|Euroboxes]] and aluminium profile framing]] |
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|location_city=1701 South 400 East [[Columbia City, Indiana]]<br><br> |
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|key_people='''Don Wood''', Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder<br><br>'''John Wood''', Co-founder<br><br>'''Doug Wood''', Operations Manager & Co-founder<br><br>'''Dave Wood''', Sales & Distribution Manager<br><br> |
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|industry=Modular Aluminum T-Slotted Framing & Custom Machining<br><br> |
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|products=Fractional (Inch) and Metric T-Slotted Aluminum Extruded Profiles & Accessories<br><br>HT Series (1.50" Aluminum Tube) available with pre-drilled holes, flanges and notched flanges<br><br>Quick Frame (1.00" Alumimum Tube available with single or double flanges) |
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|num_employees=220 Full-Time |
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|homepage = [http://www.8020.net/ 8020.net] |
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==Company Overview== |
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80/20 Inc. is the manufacturer of a brand of T-slotted aluminum profiles and matching accessories. Their main product lineup consists of Fractional (Inch) and Metric sized T-slotted aluminum profiles. They also manufacture a light duty one-inch aluminum tube framing system called Quick Frame. 80/20 Inc. also supplies an inch and a half prefabricated mid-duty framing system called HT Series. As with other suppliers 80/20 Inc. stocks accessories to assemble and configure their framing systems to match most specifications.<br><br> |
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'''T-slot structural framing''' is a framing system consisting of lengths of square or rectangular [[extrusion|extruded]] aluminium, typically [[6105 aluminium alloy|6105-T5 aluminium alloy]], with a T-slot down the centerline of one or more sides. |
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It is also known under several generic names, such as aluminium extrusion, aluminium profile and 2020 extrusion if the [[Cross section (geometry)|cross-section]] is 20x20 mm, alongside brand names, such as 80/20 framing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find out About Our Mission and Vision Here at 80/20 |url=https://8020.net/what-is-8020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306045704/https://8020.net/what-is-8020 |archive-date=2022-03-06 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=8020.net}}</ref> |
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[[Image:8020-Built-Workstation.jpg|left|thumb|A Modular Workstation Designed and Built using 80/20 Inc. Products and Services.]]Founded in 1989, 80/20 Inc. operates completely out of a more than 135,000-square-foot facility in Columbia City, Indiana. 80/20 Inc. is a family owned business founded by Don Wood and his two sons Doug and John Wood. 80/20 Inc. employees over 220 full time personnel working with three shifts that help them to meet their 24-hour shipment statement.<br><br> |
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While the precise history of the T-slot framing system is not known, advancement in extrusion press technology in the early 1950s allowed for economic production of aluminium profiles,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bauser |first1=M |last2=Sauer |first2=G |last3=Siegert |first3=K |title=Extrusion |date=2006 |publisher=ASM International |location=Materials Park, Ohio |isbn=978-0-87170-837-3 |pages=6 |edition=2}}</ref> and examples of use can be found from the early 1960s.<ref>{{cite patent |country=US |number=US3143981A |inventor=Leslie E Tassell |status=patent |title=Demountable partition |pubdate=1964-08-11 |gdate=1964-08-11 |fdate=1962-03-23 |pridate=1962-03-23 |assign1=Tassell Hardware Co |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US3143981A/en?oq=US3143981}}</ref> |
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===80/20 Inc. T-Slotted Aluminum Profiles=== |
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T-slotted aluminum is manufactured through an extruding process. There are a variety of recipes that manufacturers' use in formulating their aluminum. 80/20 Inc. uses 6105-T5 aluminum. 80/20 Inc. believes that this formula delivers the best yield strength, a yield strength equivalent to that of A36 Carbon Steel. Besides being strong, it is also easily machined which reduces waste. As the aluminum is pushed through the extrusion die, it takes on its shape. The integral T-slots create the foundation for the profile's assembly technology. By using any combination of fasteners, connectors or joining plates, or accessories it is possible to build almost any shaped frame.<br><br> |
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Although no published standard defines the system, it is produced in a series of conventional sizes which allows for compatibility between manufacturers. |
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80/20 Inc. supplies T-slotted profiles in two measurements, Fractional (Inch) and Metric. These two profile groups are comprised of size specific profile series.<br><br> |
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There is a variation on T-slot profiles known as '''V-slot rails''' where V-slot wheels are slotted into the V-shaped channels of the framing for [[Linear stage|linear motion]] in a [[3D printer]] or other [[CNC machine]]. |
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[[Image:8020-Fractional-Profiles-1.gif|left|thumb|Example of 80/20 Inc. T-Slotted Profiles, 10 and 15 Series]]80/20 Inc. fractional profiles are available in two profile series.<br>'''10 Series''' 1.00" (0.50" from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot)<br>'''15 Series''' 1.50" (0.75" from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot)<br><br>80/20 Inc. metric profiles are available in five profile series. <br>'''20 Series''' 20mm (10mm from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot)<br> '''25 Series''' 25mm (12.5mm from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot)<br> '''30 Series''' 30mm (15mm from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot)<br> '''40 Series''' 40mm(20mm from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot)<br>'''45 Series''' 45mm (22.5mm from the edge of the profile to the centerline of the T-slot).<br><br> |
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==Profiles== |
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===80/20 Inc. Accessories=== |
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T-slot framing is divided into metric and fractional (imperial) categories. The T-slot is always centered along the long-axis of the piece. Pieces are available in each series with a square cross-section. Rectangular cross sections are also available which measure ''x'' by ''2x'' (where ''x'' is the defined width) - e.g. 40mm by 80mm for 40 series. |
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80/20 Inc. also provides accessories that are specific to each of their framing systems. Many of these accessories are made in-house at 80/20 Inc., while most of their specialty products such as panels and casters are made by third party companies. 80/20 Inc. does however keep all of their products stocked in-house so orders are shipped without having to wait for a supplier.<br><br> |
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===80/20 Inc. Software=== |
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!Profile<BR>type |
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[[Image:8020-CAD-Software-Screen.gif|left|thumb|Screen guard designed using 80/20 Inc.'s AutoQuoterX software.]]Over the past fourteen years 80/20 Inc. has offered a free plug-in design software for AutoCAD. The most current version of this software is called AutoQuoterX. This software allows users to design frames using only 80/20 Inc. T-slotted profiles and most matching accessories. When a design is finished, a user can then generate a bill of materials of the product used in that design.<br><br> |
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!Profile<BR>name |
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80/20 Inc. also has a free profile stress calculator that can be used to figure the stress a given load will place on an 80/20 Inc. T-slotted profile. 80/20 Inc. calls this software Deflection CalculatorX. This calculator will also figure the profiles deflection and column load stress. A measurement converter is also included with the Delfection CalculatorX software.<br><br> |
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!Profile<BR>size |
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|10 series |
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|1" |
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|15 series |
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|1.5" |
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|rowspan=5|metric |
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|20 series |
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|20 mm |
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|25 series |
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|25 mm |
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|30 series |
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|30 mm |
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|40 series |
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|40 mm |
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|45 series |
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|45 mm |
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===80/20 Inc. Services=== |
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File:CAD model of a T-Nut 1.png|CAD model of a rotating [[T-slot nut]] used with aluminium T-slots/ T-track/ extrusions |
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80/20 Inc. has several services available to help the design and building process when using their framing systems. 80/20 Inc. has a large in-house custom machining department that can machine anything offered in their catalog as well as others materials that they do not offer. 80/20 Inc. sells their products through a large distribution chain. There is a link on their web site home page that takes you to a distributor lookup section. 80/20 Inc. distributors can help you design and build anything using 80/20 products.<br><br> |
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File:CAD model of a T-Nut 2.png |
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File:CAD model of a T-Nut 3.png |
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File:T-Nut - Installed in a T-Slot.png|T-nut (red) installed in a T-slot |
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== See also == |
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*[[T-slot nut]] |
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* [http://www.8020.net 80/20 Inc. home page] |
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*[[Strut channel]] |
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{{uncategorized|date=March 2008}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Structural system]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 6 July 2024
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2022) |
T-slot structural framing is a framing system consisting of lengths of square or rectangular extruded aluminium, typically 6105-T5 aluminium alloy, with a T-slot down the centerline of one or more sides.
It is also known under several generic names, such as aluminium extrusion, aluminium profile and 2020 extrusion if the cross-section is 20x20 mm, alongside brand names, such as 80/20 framing.[1]
While the precise history of the T-slot framing system is not known, advancement in extrusion press technology in the early 1950s allowed for economic production of aluminium profiles,[2] and examples of use can be found from the early 1960s.[3]
Although no published standard defines the system, it is produced in a series of conventional sizes which allows for compatibility between manufacturers.
There is a variation on T-slot profiles known as V-slot rails where V-slot wheels are slotted into the V-shaped channels of the framing for linear motion in a 3D printer or other CNC machine.
Profiles
[edit]T-slot framing is divided into metric and fractional (imperial) categories. The T-slot is always centered along the long-axis of the piece. Pieces are available in each series with a square cross-section. Rectangular cross sections are also available which measure x by 2x (where x is the defined width) - e.g. 40mm by 80mm for 40 series.
| Profile type |
Profile name |
Profile size |
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| fractional | 10 series | 1" |
| 15 series | 1.5" | |
| metric | 20 series | 20 mm |
| 25 series | 25 mm | |
| 30 series | 30 mm | |
| 40 series | 40 mm | |
| 45 series | 45 mm |
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CAD model of a rotating T-slot nut used with aluminium T-slots/ T-track/ extrusions -
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T-nut (red) installed in a T-slot
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Find out About Our Mission and Vision Here at 80/20". 8020.net. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ Bauser, M; Sauer, G; Siegert, K (2006). Extrusion (2 ed.). Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-87170-837-3.
- ^ US patent US3143981A, Leslie E Tassell, "Demountable partition", published 1964-08-11, issued 1964-08-11, assigned to Tassell Hardware Co