FAQs
FlexMation, Inc:
Where is FlexMation located?
Can I look up prices or order on-line?
Do you accept credit cards?
Do you carry local inventory?
Can you help me with design?
Can you build it for me?
Who do I contact for other Bosch Products?
Bosch Rexroth Aluminum Structural Framing Products:
Can I get Inch or Metric profiles?
What sizes of profile are available?
What is the most common profile size?
What design tools are available?
What information is there for determining the strength of joints and connections?
What information is available for calculating profile bending or deflection?
How can I cut the profiles?
How do profiles fasten together?
Is there anything special to know about fastening profiles together?
What tools are needed for assembly?
FlexMation, Inc:
Where is FlexMation located?
We are located at 14501 Judicial Road, Suite 50, Burnsville, MN 55306
Our office is about 15 miles south of Downtown Minneapolis and 2 miles west of I-35W south of the intersection of County Rd 42 and Rosemount Dr.
Can I look up prices or order on-line?
Yes. Bosch Rexroth has an e-commerce site. On-line orders are electronically forwarded to FlexMation for processing and fulfillment.
Do you accept credit cards?
You can use your Visa or Master Card in the secure Bosch Rexroth e-commerce site or when placing your order directly with FlexMation.
Do you carry local inventory?
Yes. You have access to our profiles (sizes from 20x20 to 90x90) and associated fasteners and hardware at our Burnsville location. We carry an extra level of stock with Bosch's FAST 24 hour shipment items which are the most common building blocks for 8mm and 10mm t-slot profiles and associated hardware. For instance, you can drop in and pick up a bundle of 45x45 profile and 100 gussets with fasteners or we can ship it to you that day.
Can you help me with design?
Design is our sweet spot. We can visit your company to review the application with you, offer our suggestions and begin our design work. Often times it is sufficient for you to email or fax a simple drawing to get us started on your project. Feel free to call us at 952-898-1311 to discuss your needs- FREE.
Can you build it for me?
Yes. Our organization performs the machining and assembly of framing solutions that range from mild to wild. Busy customers generally don't have the time, space or manpower to take on another project and we're fully equipped to provide the assembly service to them.
Who do I contact for other Bosch Industrial Products?
Bosch Production Tools
Applied Products
Bosch Rexroth’s Indramat and Star Linear Products
Motion Tech Automation
Bosch Rexroth’s Pneumatic and Hydraulic Products
Innotek Corporation
Bosch Rexroth Aluminum Structural Framing Products:
Can I get Inch or Metric profiles?
Bosch Rexroth offers both the INCH profiles and the METRIC profiles. We carry both formats in stock. The METRIC is more common, has more connections and accessories available and has wider appeal to customers who operate on an international basis.
What sizes of profile are available?
There are 9) INCH profile sizes available ranging from 1x1 to 3x6.
There are 96) METRIC profile sizes available ranging from 20x20 to 100x200.
What is the most common profile size?
The 45x45mm profile is the main building block of the product line. To us, it is as common in aluminum framing construction as wooden 2x4's are in home construction.
What design tools are available?
- Bosch Rexroth has AutoCad based design software called FMSsoft. You can download it FREE here.
- CAD and PDF info is available FREE after logging in to the e-commerce site
- 3D Solid Models for the major CAD packages are also available FREE from the Bosch e-commerce site or at www.3dcontentcentral.com under the Structural Framing category.
What information is there for determining the strength of joints and connections?
Click here for engineering data and specifications.
What information is available for calculating profile bending or deflection?
Bosch Rexroth has a FREE on-line tool at here.
How can I cut the profiles?
A typical chop saw with a carbide tipped blade will readily cut the profiles. Make sure that the profile is clamped rigidly into place before cutting it.
How do profiles fasten together?
Bosch offers a wide variety of fastening methods and this is one of their greatest strengths. The most popular connections are used for making right angle joints and include "Gusset with Fasteners" and the "Connection Screw". Their "Quick Connector" is very useful and provides the ability to re-position profile locations. There are other types of connectors for angles and swivels. Feel free to contact us and discuss your application. We'll offer our helpful recommendations for choosing the optimum connection.
Is there anything special to know about fastening profiles together?
Bosch approaches fastening with a "system" philosophy. They offer a packaged solution to simplify specifying, ordering and assembling joints. For example, the #3842523561; 45x45 Gusset with Fasteners, gets you a bag containing the die cast gusset with integral locating tabs, two grade 8.8 T-bolts and two flange nuts. It is a complete assembly-maker and saves you from spending time to select and specify the individual components. This Bosch approach really becomes a time-saver if or when someone accidentally overlooks a component during specifying or ordering.
What tools are needed for assembly?
It is easy to assemble Bosch Rexroth aluminum structural framing. For example, a frame being built from 45x45 profiles which uses connection screws, gussets or quick connectors can be assembled using simple hand tools; T50 Torx Head Wrench (for the connection screw), 13mm combination wrench (for the gusset's fasteners) and a 6mm Hex Wrench (for the quick connector).