Framemac
FrameMac (佛山市孚瑞美科技有限公司) is a privately held Chinese manufacturer, founded in 2016 and based in Foshan, that designs and sells cold roll forming machines and proprietary control software for light gauge steel (LGS) structural framing used by prefabricated construction companies in residential, commercial, agricultural, and remote-area applications across five continents.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersFoshan, China
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Framemac does
FrameMac (佛山市孚瑞美科技有限公司 / 孚瑞美), founded in 2016 and headquartered in Foshan, Guangdong, China, manufactures cold roll forming machinery for light gauge steel (LGS) structural framing used in prefabricated and modular construction. The company's product portfolio spans entry-level compact units through heavy-duty industrial machines, including the F1-C75, F1-C89, F1-C140, F1-C75/89/140 multi-spec, F1-360 compact, F1-C300 heavy-duty, and large-span j-channel steel equipment, capable of producing members at speeds up to 1,000 mm/s with hole position precision of ±0.5 mm and length precision of ±1.0 mm. Beyond machines, FrameMac sells a containerized Mobile Factory solution for on-site production in remote or infrastructure-limited locations, and offers the proprietary FrameMac LGS Maker production control software — a Linux-based industrial system with real-time monitoring, automatic marking, and remote diagnostics that integrates with international LGS design platforms including Vertex BD (Australia), MWF (Revit-based), Arktec (Spanish), and QSS QuikSeries. The company holds ISO 9001 and EU CE certifications, complies with Australian/New Zealand building codes and Chinese standards (JGJ 227-2011, GB50018, JGJ/T 421-2018), and operates as a privately held Chinese limited company with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, or subsidiaries.
FrameMac makes money primarily through factory-direct hardware sales of roll forming equipment, supplemented by licensing/integration revenue from design software partnerships and recurring professional services revenue from monthly software training courses and on-site technical support delivered at its Foshan facility. Go-to-market is heavily event-driven: the company exhibits at major international construction industry trade shows including the Canton Fair (广交会), China International Housing Expo (住博会), METALCON (USA), Big 5 (Dubai), and VIETBUILD (Vietnam), supported by a direct sales team reachable through [email protected] and a trilingual website (Chinese, English, Spanish). Customer segments center on prefabricated construction companies producing residential villas, low-rise multi-story buildings, agricultural buildings, commercial and office structures, and disaster-relief or remote-area housing — with disclosed customer logos including China Communications Construction Group (中交集团, Zhuhai office building), Oriental Experimental School (东方实验学校), a Guangdong Huizhou agritourism park, a Bangkok custom villa project in Thailand, and a Hunan special-shaped church. Geographic reach spans five continents, with documented shipments to Singapore, Australia, Argentina, Thailand, Japan, China, UAE, and the USA; all manufacturing and R&D is concentrated in Foshan with no distributors or resellers in the channel.
Framemac firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Framemac
- Legal name
- 佛山市孚瑞美科技有限公司
- Website
- https://framemac.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- FrameMac (佛山市孚瑞美科技有限公司) is a privately held Chinese manufacturer, founded in 2016 and based in Foshan, that designs and sells cold roll forming machines and proprietary control software for light gauge steel (LGS) structural framing used by prefabricated construction companies in residential, commercial, agricultural, and remote-area applications across five continents.
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Framemac industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Equipment Manufacturing (Light Steel Roll Forming Machinery)
- NAICS
- Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (333519)
- SIC
- Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cold-Formed Steel Framing & Studs (IMADACAF)
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Where Framemac is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Foshan
- HQ country
- China
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Framemac business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Light Steel Frame Roll Forming Equipment: Manufacture and sale of cold roll forming machines for light gauge steel structural framing. Product lineup includes F1-C75, F1-C89, F1-C140, F1-C300, F1-360 compact models, and custom configurations. Machines range from entry-level compact units to heavy-duty industrial equipment.
- Design Software Licensing and Integration: Integration and support for international design software including Vertex BD, MWF, Arktec, and QSS QuikSeries, with compatibility for Australian, New Zealand, and other international building standards.
- Training and Technical Services: Monthly software training courses for customers, on-site technical support, and professional services for machine operation and design software usage. Training conducted at company facilities in Foshan.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Framemac product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Framemac designs, manufactures, and sells integrated light steel (cold-formed thin-walled steel / LGS) construction solutions consisting of roll forming machines and proprietary control software. The product portfolio includes the F1-C75, F1-C89, F1-C140, F1-C75/89/140 multi-spec, F1-360 compact, F1-C300 heavy-duty, and large-span j-channel steel forming machines, plus the FrameMac LGS Maker production control software and a container-based mobile factory. The offering targets construction companies and prefab housing manufacturers with a turnkey CAD-to-production workflow at up to 1000mm/s forming speed and ±0.5mm precision.
Product overview
Framemac provides an integrated, end-to-end light steel (cold-formed thin-walled steel) construction solution comprising hardware machines and software. The core product portfolio includes F1-C75, F1-C89, F1-C140, F1-C75/89/140 multi-specification, F1-360 compact, F1-C300 heavy-duty, and large-span j-channel steel equipment—all roll forming machines for producing light steel structural components. The FrameMac Mobile Factory enables on-site production. Supporting these machines is the proprietary FrameMac LGS Maker production control software and optional design software integrations (VERTEX BD, MWF, Arktec, QuickSeries), achieving seamless CAD-to-production workflow.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- F1-C75 Light Steel Keel Roll Forming Machine C75-type cold-formed thin-walled light steel keel forming machine for prefab construction companies. Cross-section web dimension 70(75)mm, material thickness 0.7-1.2mm, maximum production speed 1000mm/s. Bundled with FrameMac LGS Maker control software.
- F1-C89 Light Steel Keel Roll Forming Machine C89-type cold-formed thin-walled light steel keel forming machine. Cross-section web dimension 89(90)mm, thickness 0.7-1.2mm, main motor power 7.5kW, total power 16.5kW, machine weight 4600kg.
- F1-C75/89/140 Multi-Specification Keel Roll Forming Machine Adjustable-width multi-specification light steel keel forming machine supporting automatic switching between 75/89/140mm profiles. Thickness 0.7-1.6mm, max speed 1000mm/s, equipped with 3000kg automatic decoiler.
- F1-C140 Light Steel Keel Roll Forming Machine C140-type cold-formed thin-walled light steel keel forming machine. Cross-section web dimension 140(150)mm, thickness 0.8-1.6mm, suitable for larger-span building structures.
- F1-360 Compact Light Steel Keel Roll Forming Machine Compact reliable cold roll forming machine designed as pure C-type thin-walled steel forming equipment, expandable to C&U combination equipment and Mobile Factory. Cross-section dimensions support 75/89/140mm options, total power 11.5-14.5kW, weight 3800-4200kg.
- Large-Span J-Channel Steel Equipment Professional cold-formed thin-walled steel production equipment with J-channel cross-section that maximizes light steel structural performance and provides higher load-bearing capacity at equal length. Mainly used for roof truss and floor joist systems. Available in 51mm and 76mm specifications.
- F1-C300 Multi-Specification Heavy-Duty Equipment Large multi-specification C/U-type steel production equipment for heavy industrial light steel framing. Cross-sections C140×41mm, C250/200×50mm, U250/300mm; material thickness 1.2-2.0mm; main motor power 18kW; machine weight 9200kg; with 5000kg automatic decoiler.
- FrameMac Mobile Factory Independent, fully operational mobile production system housed in a 12.192×2.438×2.896m container with all machines fixed inside, 2 decoilers with lifting mechanism, insulated wall roof, and industrial electrical systems. Designed for remote-area and harsh-environment construction projects where transporting prefab components is impractical.
- FrameMac LGS Maker Production Control Software Proprietary production control software with independent intellectual property, paired with 17-inch industrial-grade computer running Linux (immune to Windows viruses) and Chinese-language operator interface. Reads data directly from design software (Vertex BD, MWF, Arktec, QuickSeries) for seamless design-to-production connection, real-time production monitoring, automatic marking, and automatic fault alarm. Software is bundled free of charge with FrameMac equipment.
- Training and Technical Services Monthly software training courses, on-site technical support, and professional services for machine operation and design software usage. Training is conducted at the company facilities in Foshan, China.
Quantifiable outcome
- Design to production in 30 minutes
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Framemac
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Framemac technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration4 records
Feature5 records
Framemac partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.
- Vertex BD (澳大利亚威达斯公司)coreIntegration partnership with Australian Vertex Systems for Vertex BD light steel structural design software. FrameMac equipment seamlessly reads design data from Vertex BD, which complies with Australian and New Zealand building codes and cold-formed thin-walled steel (LGS) structural design standards.
- MWF (StrucSoft Solutions)coreIntegration with MWF (Metal Wood Framer), a Revit-based architectural design software developed in Europe and Americas. MWF automatically creates light steel frame designs within Revit, generating schedules, elevation views, and complete 2D drawings from single-family homes to large commercial structures.
- ArktecsecondaryPartnership with Spanish software developer Arktec for integrated design, calculation, and manufacturing software. Arktec has strong regional presence in Spanish-speaking markets and its structural analysis follows UNE-EN 1090-2:2019 (Spanish certification).
- QSS QuikSeriessecondaryPartnership for QuickSeries software - a professional cold-formed thin-walled steel design and detailing software suite based on IntelliCAD platform. Supports eight major cold-formed thin-walled steel design standards for international compliance.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Framemac competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Howick: New Zealand manufacturer of cold roll forming equipment for light steel framing. Direct competitor with overlapping machine product lines serving prefab housing and commercial construction markets globally.
- Pinnacle LGS: Manufacturer of LGS roll forming machines and software solutions for prefabricated steel construction. Direct competitor targeting similar prefab builder customer segments.
- Knauer GmbH: German manufacturer of cold roll forming machinery for construction profiles including light steel framing. Direct competitor in the European and global export market with comparable precision-engineered equipment.
- Hangzhou Tuostrade / Hangzhou Zhongyuan: Other Chinese-based LGS roll forming equipment manufacturers located in industrial hubs near Shanghai/Hangzhou. Direct domestic peers competing with FrameMac on similar hardware specifications in both Chinese and export markets.
- FRAMECAD: New Zealand-based global leader in LGS roll forming machinery and integrated design/manufacturing software. Most direct competitor to FrameMac — same product category, same customer base (prefab construction companies), same software-integrated business model.
- Scottsdale Construction Systems: US-based manufacturer of LGS roll forming machines and integrated design software for the prefab construction industry. Closely comparable business model — hardware + software — and competes in North American and Australian markets where FrameMac exports.
Broad incumbents
- Zeman: Austrian-established manufacturer of steel processing and roll forming equipment with a broader product portfolio spanning construction, automotive, and industrial applications. Larger and more diversified than FrameMac but overlaps in light steel framing machinery.
- Voortman Steel Machinery: Dutch manufacturer of CNC steel processing and roll forming machinery for structural steel and light gauge applications. Broader incumbent operating in adjacent steel-processing equipment categories.
- Progress Group: Austrian-headquartered international group offering roll forming, mesh welding, and reinforcing steel processing equipment. Broader metal forming portfolio but competes with FrameMac in the construction roll forming segment.
Emerging players
- StrucSoft Solutions: Developer of MWF (Metal Wood Framer), the Revit-based light steel framing design software that FrameMac integrates with. Adjacent ecosystem player — partnership relationship rather than direct competitor, but operates in the same prefab construction software stack.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Framemac social profiles
Digital presenceFramemac compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Framemac financial estimates
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Framemac leadership team
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Framemac funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Framemac M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Framemac
What does Framemac do?
Framemac designs, manufactures, and sells integrated light steel (cold-formed thin-walled steel / LGS) construction solutions consisting of roll forming machines and proprietary control software. The product portfolio includes the F1-C75, F1-C89, F1-C140, F1-C75/89/140 multi-spec, F1-360 compact, F1-C300 heavy-duty, and large-span j-channel steel forming machines, plus the FrameMac LGS Maker production control software and a container-based mobile factory. The offering targets construction companies and prefab housing manufacturers with a turnkey CAD-to-production workflow at up to 1000mm/s forming speed and ±0.5mm precision.
Is Framemac a public or private company?
Framemac is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Framemac founded?
Framemac was founded in 2016. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Framemac based?
Framemac is headquartered in Foshan, China, in the Asia region.
How does Framemac make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Light Steel Frame Roll Forming Equipment is the primary driver. The others are design Software Licensing and Integration and training and Technical Services.
Who are Framemac's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Howick, Pinnacle LGS, Knauer GmbH, Hangzhou Tuostrade / Hangzhou Zhongyuan, FRAMECAD and Scottsdale Construction Systems. Broad incumbents are Zeman, Voortman Steel Machinery and Progress Group. StrucSoft Solutions is listed as an emerging player.
Does Framemac have an API?
No public API is recorded for Framemac.
What industry is Framemac in?
Framemac's product category is Construction Equipment Manufacturing (Light Steel Roll Forming Machinery). Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHADAC, Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping), with a secondary code of IMADACAF, Cold-Formed Steel Framing & Studs. Its NAICS code is 333519 and its SIC code is 3540.