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1 Company Overview FRAMECAD Design And Build System

Our solutions work because we have all the knowledge we

We have building system researchers, software developers,

technicians and on-site construction experts.

customers we ve always been driven by market needs,

2 Our solutions work because we have all the knowledge we need within our team. We have building system researchers, software developers, CAD designers, engineers, machine control experts, technicians and on-site construction experts. We also have people who are good at listening to customers we ve always been driven by market needs, because a solution is only worthwhile if it delivers better productivity and quality to our customers. Mark Taylor CEO/Chairman 2

FRAMECAD Design And Build System Welcome to the future of cold formed steel frame design, manufacturing and building solutions.

and more cost-effectively than ever before.

manufacturing equipment, complemented by an international building product supply chain providing steel, cladding, lining, flooring,

FRAMECAD is the world s most advanced end-to-end steel frame design and manufacturing system, allowing you to mass-produce

3 FRAMECAD Design And Build System Welcome to the future of cold formed steel frame design, manufacturing and building solutions. With FRAMECAD technology and FRAMECAD building products, you can turn architectural inspiration into commercial reality much faster and more cost-effectively than ever before. FRAMECAD integrated design and build solution incorporates the intelligence of FRAMECAD software and FRAMECAD innovative manufacturing equipment, complemented by an international building product supply chain providing steel, cladding, lining, flooring, roofing and building hardware. FRAMECAD is the world s most advanced end-to-end steel frame design and manufacturing system, allowing you to mass-produce cold-formed steel frames with precision and accuracy that is determined by the system, not the skill of the factory workers or on-site assemblers. Your business is about increasing profitability, efficiency and productivity. Our business is about enabling your business. FRAMECAD COMPANY OVERVIEW 2016 Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. All rights reserved 3

A History of Excellence FRAMECAD has been successfully serving the world s steel building industry for more than 25 years.

Our focus has always been on developing practical solutions that streamline the steel frame design and build process, cutting production time and building a better end result.

most intelligent way. The result is the ultimate union of design, materials, construction and rapid manufacturing.

4 A History of Excellence FRAMECAD has been successfully serving the world s steel building industry for more than 25 years. Our expert team offers the know-how from over 1000 combined years of global experience. FRAMECAD puts this experience to work to help our customers succeed. Our focus has always been on developing practical solutions that streamline the steel frame design and build process, cutting production time and building a better end result. By integrating FRAMECAD Factory machine control systems with advanced FRAMECAD design, detailing and engineering software, we have achieved a building system that is automated in the most intelligent way. The result is the ultimate union of design, materials, construction and rapid manufacturing. We support our customers with a proven training system and around-the-clock access to technical expertise. Our unique combination of award-winning technology and personal service gives construction businesses all over the world the confidence to advance. FRAMECAD offers an integrated design and build system, automated in the most intelligent way. 4

Superior End-To-End Process The solutions we offer encompass consultation, design, manufacturing and building material supply, backed up with support infrastructure that ensures you get a rapid

Architects Rendition / FRAMECAD Design Library The process begins with an architect s design or a selected design from our FRAMECAD design library which can be transferred to the FRAMECAD solutions

5 Superior End-To-End Process The solutions we offer encompass consultation, design, manufacturing and building material supply, backed up with support infrastructure that ensures you get a rapid return on your investment. 1. Architects Rendition / FRAMECAD Design Library The process begins with an architect s design or a selected design from our FRAMECAD design library which can be transferred to the FRAMECAD solutions design, detailing and engineering software. 2. FRAMECAD Software The entire frame is then designed and detailed using FRAMECAD software. The completed file, then ready for production, is sent electronically to the FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment. 3. Materials Optimisation FRAMECAD Steel and FRAMECAD Building Products provide a range of specially selected products to optimise production. 4. Production The FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment then creates each component of the building frame individually, labeling them according to their location in the frame for error free assembly iT 5. Individual Components Every individual component is produced and detailed with individual characteristics according to its position in each panel. Cut to length, service and fastening holes are pre-punched, swaged, notched and ready for assembly. 6. Assembly The assembly process can take place either at the factory or on-site. The frames are assembled and screwed together to form the panels and trusses. 7. Frame Erection Once at the construction site, the panels and trusses are positioned for rapid and accurate erection. 8. Construction The frame is complete using FRAMECAD building materials and FRAMECAD sub-assemblies. Then the exterior and interior walls, flooring and ceiling are brought together to envelop the building, providing the most advanced end-to-end steel frame building solution. FRAMECAD COMPANY OVERVIEW 2016 Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. All rights reserved 5

FRAMECAD Design This is where it all begins and FRAMECAD has three options for you. 1. Bring your own design to us. 2.

FRAMECAD Intelligent Software Building design, engineering, detailing, quoting, production planning, factory management,

with an immediate competitive advantage.

6 FRAMECAD Design This is where it all begins and FRAMECAD has three options for you. 1. Bring your own design to us. 2. Choose one of our existing designs from our FRAMECAD Design Library. 3. Have our in-house team design for you. FRAMECAD Intelligent Software Building design, engineering, detailing, quoting, production planning, factory management, machine control and materials management are all integrated by the FRAMECAD suite of intelligent software, providing you with an immediate competitive advantage. FRAMECAD Structure FRAMECAD Structure is a comprehensive detailing and design software package with advanced computeraided engineering capability. FRAMECAD Structure makes real time engineering calculations as the designs are created, analysing loads, deflections and other forces, making it an easy process to check for compliant engineering. FRAMECAD intelligent software makes the process of engineering, designing and detailing faster, simpler and highly accurate. 6

FRAMECAD Detailer FRAMECAD Detailer is a totally versatile detailing package with world-leading design flexibility, making it possible to adhere to local building codes, standards and practices.

manufacturing equipment. FRAMECAD Detailer allocates tooling functions for each component for FRAMECAD Factory 2.

Rebuilt from the ground up, FRAMECAD Factory 2 offers an enhanced drag and drop user experience.

7 FRAMECAD Detailer FRAMECAD Detailer is a totally versatile detailing package with world-leading design flexibility, making it possible to adhere to local building codes, standards and practices. Simply enter (or import) the dimensions and the type of frame you need, then FRAMECAD Detailer will convert the information into detailed framing plans that are transferred directly to the FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment. FRAMECAD Detailer allocates tooling functions for each component for FRAMECAD Factory 2. With FRAMECAD Detailer, design, quoting and manufacturing processes are seamlessly integrated. FRAMECAD Factory 2 The future of machine control integration and light gauge steel technology is here. Rebuilt from the ground up, FRAMECAD Factory 2 offers an enhanced drag and drop user experience. Developed to improve manufacturing and production efficiency, FRAMECAD Factory 2 is unmatched in its user capability. Seamless Integration As your factory control systems are created by the same company that makes the machinery, you get a fully integrated system where everything works together perfectly. FRAMECAD Factory 2 is a powerful machine control system that drives the FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment. Data is transferred directly from FRAMECAD Detailer for automated production of every component. FRAMECAD Factory 2 is fully networkable and internet enabled, a feature that offers outstanding opportunities for maximising productivity and remote diagnostics. FRAMECAD COMPANY OVERVIEW 2016 Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. All rights reserved 7

FRAMECAD Manufacturing Systems Heavy duty, precision manufacturing equipment for high-volume production of residential and commercial building solutions.

cold formed steel. Every piece is accurately formed, cut, punched, dimpled and individually labeled, ready for screw-together assembly by an economical workforce.

Essential spare parts are supplied with your plant to maximise production uptime.

have achieved a building system that is automated in the most intelligent way.

8 FRAMECAD Manufacturing Systems Heavy duty, precision manufacturing equipment for high-volume production of residential and commercial building solutions. FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment automatically produces trusses and panels for roofs and floors, as well as the framing for a wide variety of building designs, all from cold formed steel. Every piece is accurately formed, cut, punched, dimpled and individually labeled, ready for screw-together assembly by an economical workforce. FRAMECAD equipment is manufactured from leading components, for international serviceability. Essential spare parts are supplied with your plant to maximise production uptime. By integrating FRAMECAD Factory 2 machine control systems on the FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment with advanced FRAMECAD design, detailing and engineering software, we have achieved a building system that is automated in the most intelligent way. All FRAMECAD manufacturing systems are commissioned on-site by our technicians ensuring our client a perfect start. FRAMECAD will ensure the client is fully operational and confident to use FRAMECAD system at the commissioning stage. The FRAMECAD suite of design, detailing and factory management software, combined with the speed, efficiency and reliability of the FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment, offers you new levels of productivity and profitability. 8

FRAMECAD Training Programs FRAMECAD has developed a series of valuable training courses ranging from software, manufacturing, to erecting light steel frame construction projects.

9 FRAMECAD Training Programs FRAMECAD has developed a series of valuable training courses ranging from software, manufacturing, to erecting light steel frame construction projects. FRAMECAD training can be delivered in house or onsite depending on your needs. One of the most valuable FRAMECAD training programs is our Best Practice training. This course is specifically designed to advise on a system policy, process and procedures which, when implemented delivers an optimal solution for manufacture, assembly and the construction of cold formed steel frames. The benefits of FRAMECAD best practice training are fundamental to an effective operation and ultimately ensures your productivity and profitability as well as: Improves business knowledge, values and expectations Incorporates high performance with low and manageable overhead costs Helps manage strict timeline schedules Offers long term reliability with more jobs in the pipeline Ensures quality planning, quality assurance and quality control FRAMECAD COMPANY OVERVIEW 2016 Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. All rights reserved 9

Cold-Formed Steel Assembly and Frame Erection The assembly process can take place either at the factory or on-site. The frames are assembled and screwed together to form the panels and trusses.

By building offsite, the process is the same every time.

FRAMECAD System offsite steel framing solutions have been designed to be lightweight, durable, quickly assembled and to suit a range of specific projects from transportable buildings, to temporary

10 Cold-Formed Steel Assembly and Frame Erection The assembly process can take place either at the factory or on-site. The frames are assembled and screwed together to form the panels and trusses. At the construction site, the panels and trusses are positioned for rapid and accurate erection. Offsite & portable construction is growing taking into account cost efficiency and ease. By building offsite, the process is the same every time. The work can be guaranteed to be delivered on time and to the highest quality, as mitigating circumstances such as bad weather do not delay the project. FRAMECAD System offsite steel framing solutions have been designed to be lightweight, durable, quickly assembled and to suit a range of specific projects from transportable buildings, to temporary accommodation and portable offices, barracks or cabins, office work space and urban housing. Offsite construction benefits: Safer: moving the building process away from the physical site into a controlled and predictable factory environment Faster to build and built to last: an essential component of prefabricated or pre-engineered building Less labour: in a factory setting using common tools and less skilled local labour Simpler and faster: ideal for remote areas, disaster relief housing and for highly repeatable designs Sustainability: less heavy machinery, less energy and less transport Cost-effective: speed, method of construction and less trained local labour required 10

FRAMECAD Mobile Factories With mobile on-site factory

projects with transportable manufacturing capability -

The FRAMECAD mobile factory is a complete, secure, self

instantly located anywhere, even in remote areas with

11 FRAMECAD Mobile Factories With mobile on-site factory options, FRAMECAD offers flexibility for high volume projects with transportable manufacturing capability - anywhere in the world. The FRAMECAD mobile factory is a complete, secure, self contained steel frame production factory that can be instantly located anywhere, even in remote areas with little or no infrastructure. FRAMECAD COMPANY OVERVIEW 2016 Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. All rights reserved 11

12 FRAMECAD Building Products Using FRAMECAD building materials and our global supply chain we enable our customers to access all of the building components needed to envelop a building. Our product range includes: Specially designed fasteners & connectors Fibre cement sheeting and siding MgO board sheeting and siding Metal siding & roofing FRAMECAD insulated facade system Insulation / wraps Stone chip metal roofing tiles Composite floors (metal deck) FRAMECAD has specifically targeted a range of subassemblies that include exterior & interior walls, flooring and ceiling to envelop the building, providing you with the most advanced end-to-end steel frame design build solution. 12

MyFRAMECAD MyFRAMECAD is our cloud-based customer portal designed to provide you with tools and applications that enable you to better manage your business and improve your productivity.

support through our FRAMECAD Care platform.

13 MyFRAMECAD MyFRAMECAD is our cloud-based customer portal designed to provide you with tools and applications that enable you to better manage your business and improve your productivity. Through MyFRAMECAD, you have access to features for account and FRAMECAD product management, useful design and marketing resources, interactive engineering tools, and around-the-clock technical support through our FRAMECAD Care platform. MyFRAMECAD also includes My Production, our production reporting application, that gives you the data and insights to increase your production output, reduce downtime, improve workforce productivity and increase efficiency. My Production allows you to turn production data into powerful business insights and enables you to optimise your production from anywhere in the world. At FRAMECAD we care about our customers and are continuously improving and developing new applications inside MyFRAMECAD based on your requirements and valuable feed back around the world. We support our customers with online business tools and around-the-clock access to technical expertise. FRAMECAD COMPANY OVERVIEW 2016 Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. All rights reserved 13

Our team of experts, worldwide leaders in their respective fields, provide you with the knowledge and advice you need for success, as well as the technology required to enable your business.

14 FRAMECAD Care Your business is about increasing profitability, efficiency and productivity. Our business is about enabling your business. Behind FRAMECAD s leading combination of software, production and building products is a support team that encompasses design, engineering, construction and every aspect of automated manufacturing. Our team of experts, worldwide leaders in their respective fields, provide you with the knowledge and advice you need for success, as well as the technology required to enable your business. FRAMECAD support our customers with a proven training system, consultants and around-the-clock access to technical expertise. Our unique combination of award-winning technology and personal services gives our customers confidence using the FRAMECAD solution for construction around the world. FRAMECAD believes strongly in the principles of continuous improvement and reinvests substantially into on-going research and development. Regular customer interaction is considered an essential component of the development of the FRAMECAD design and build system and is the basis for improvement projects. Your business is about increasing profitability, efficiency and productivity. Our business is about enabling your business for success. 14

16 This document is current as at March 2016 and supersedes all previous versions. The material in this document is provided for general information purposes only. Although all reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information is current and accurate as at the date of issue, the information provided is selective and may not be complete or suitable for your intended use or jurisdiction. No information in this document constitutes, or shall be relied upon as constituting, the giving of advice of any nature. Nor is any such information to be used as a substitute for specific advice from appropriate independent professional advisors in your jurisdiction regarding your particular facts and circumstances or as a substitute for compliance with the requirements of applicable regulatory authorities or laws. You should not act (or refrain from acting) based upon information provided by FRAMECAD without independently verifying the original source information and, making your own independent assessment, with the assistance of appropriate independent professional advisors, regarding your particular facts and circumstances. FRAMECAD makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for purpose, of any information in this document. To the extent permitted by law, FRAMECAD accepts no responsibility to the recipient or any other person for any loss, damage, cost or expense (whether direct or indirect) incurred and arising out of or in connection with any use or reliance by any of them on the information in this document including, but not limited to, as a result of any error, omission or misrepresentation in any information or statement in this document. This limitation of liability includes but is not limited to incidental, special or consequential damages, damages for loss of business or other profits. Liability which cannot legally be excluded is limited to the maximum extent possible. FRAMECAD Ltd, logos and Trademarks are the property of FRAMECAD Ltd. Copyright 2016 FRAMECAD Ltd. Reproduction of any part of this document is prohibited, except with the prior written consent of FRAMECAD Ltd. We have offices in: Auckland, New Zealand (Head Office) Dubai, UAE USA Hong Kong Melbourne, Australia Johannesburg, South Africa

Connection Solutions

Connection Solutions Connection Solutions for Cold formed Steel Construction Complies with; AS/NZS 4600:2005 AISI S100:2007 AS/NZ 1397 ASTM A653 www.framecad.com FRAMECAD Connectors are designed for speed,