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Light-gauge steel frame manufacturing, roll-forming expertise, and practical solutions from design through production.
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Steel Frame Production
Light-gauge steel component production, panelization, manufacturing workflows, and support moving projects from digital design into physical framing.
Consulting & Production Support
Practical support for roll-former setup, manufacturing workflows, production optimization, software and design coordination, project planning, and steel-frame operations.
Mobile Manufacturing
Take production closer to the project with mobile roll-forming technology. TDG provides support for planning, deployment, production, and on-site steel-frame manufacturing. Explore Mobile Manufacturing
From Design to Production
Interactive 3D Model Viewer
A steel-frame design only becomes valuable when it can be manufactured and built efficiently. TDG helps connect digital design with equipment, material, production workflow, assembly, and field execution. Drag to rotate, scroll to zoom.
ScotCyd
Follow Cydney into the shop, onto the jobsite, and behind the roll former for a practical look at light-gauge steel manufacturing. ScotCyd covers equipment, software, tools, production, projects, and lessons from the field.
Built, Manufactured & In the Field
From steel-frame homes and greenhouses to panel production, roll-forming equipment, and specialty projects, these projects show light-gauge steel moving from design into real-world production.
Resources
Articles, downloads, and technical content on steel framing, modular construction, and roll-forming — curated from around the industry, with more added over time.
Steel vs. Wood Framing
A breakdown of why steel framing outperforms traditional wood framing for durability, precision, and long-term value.
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Ordering Steel Coils for Roll Forming
What to know before ordering coil stock — specs, tolerances, and how to order correctly for your roll-forming operation.
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Steel Coil Ordering Info (SM2)
Downloadable reference sheet covering steel coil ordering specifications for roll-forming machines.
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Introducing the ScotCyd Series
The original Scottsdale Steel Frames writeup introducing the ScotCyd video series and what it covers.
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BuildSteel on the ScotCyd Series
BuildSteel's feature covering the launch of the ScotCyd video series and its place in the steel framing industry.
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ScotCyd Demo at CFSEI Expo
A look back at the ScotCyd demo at the CFSEI Expo in Long Beach, featuring engineers from across the industry.
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Meet Cydney
Steel framing. Roll forming. Manufacturing. Field experience.
Cydney Skeens is a light-gauge steel professional with hands-on experience in roll-forming equipment, steel-frame manufacturing, panel assembly, production workflows, and field operations.
Through Traverse Dynamics Global, Cydney works across the steel-framing process — helping connect design, equipment, manufacturing, logistics, and construction. Her work ranges from individual steel-frame projects to mobile manufacturing and consulting for companies developing their own production capabilities.
She is also the creator of ScotCyd, an educational series that takes viewers behind the scenes of roll forming and light-gauge steel manufacturing.