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Since 1940, Rigid-tex® has been a trusted name and the standard for deep textured metals. Rigidized® Metals Corp. proudly produces Rigid-tex® metals in Buffalo, New York, USA. The company’s metals can be found in a wide array of applications, such as food processing, packaging, and material handling. | Since 1940, Rigid-tex® has been the trusted name and the standard for deep textured metals. Family owned and operated for over 80 years, Rigidized® Metals Corporation proudly produces Rigid-tex® metals in Buffalo, NY, USA. From serving the war effort in the 1940s to solutions for transportation and aerospace today, Rigid-tex® metals can be found in an array of applications including food processing, packaging, material handling, truck & trailer bodies, bumpers, steps, mezzanines, and catering vehicles. | Rigidized Metals Corporation, located in Buffalo, NY, manufactures textured metals (5WL, 2WL, 1NA, 4LB, 6SL). We supply architectural metals for the elevator industry in 25 patterns, assorted colors and embossed surfaces for shell walls, doors, panels and cladding, as well as our latest 1SL Duo-tex patterns on Linen, Sandtex and Squares backgrounds. Rigidized Metals Corporation is a manufacturer of lightweight aluminum honeycomb panels. Whether textured stainless for wall panels or plain aluminum skin panels for ceiling and filler panels, let Rigidized Metals be your choice. See us at rigidized.com for all of our products and available in-house fabrication. Contact us at elevator@rigidized.com for information, quotations and samples. engineered stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal; aluminum honeycomb panels | Rigid-tex® textured metals minimize surface contact area compared with flat metals. This process greatly reduces friction, static cling, and helps end machine jam-ups and downtime. Raw or packaged materials move faster and easier through conveyors, packaging machinery, food processing equipment, and any other material handling applications.Available in stainless steel and other metals with a choice of embossed metal patterns and finishes to meet your needs. | Since 1940, Rigid-tex has been the trusted name and the standard for deep textured metals. Family owned and operated for over 80 years, Rigidized Metals Corporation proudly produces Rigid-tex metals in Buffalo, NY, USA. From serving the war effort in the 1940s to providing solutions for transportation and aerospace today, Rigid-tex metals can be found in a wide array of applications such as food processing, packaging and material handling, truck and trailer bodies, bumpers and steps, mezzanines, and catering vehicles. | Since 1940, Rigid-tex® has been the trusted name and the standard for deep textured metals. Family owned and operated for over 80 years, Rigidized® Metals Corporation proudly produces Rigid-tex® metals in Buffalo, NY, USA. From serving the war effort in the 1940s to providing solutions for transportation and aerospace today, Rigid-tex® metals can be found in a wide array of applications such as food processing, packaging and material handling, truck and trailer bodies, bumpers and steps, mezzanines, and catering vehicles.Rigid-tex® metal has been designed to scientifically redistribute standard sheet metal in three dimensions. Available in ferrous or non-ferrous metals, Rigid-tex® can be provided in sheet, strip, or coil. Enhanced performance and appearance over plain flat-rolled metal equates to stronger, lighter, better looking, and longer lasting metal for your unique application.Rigid-tex® saves metal and money – A prime advantage of Rigid-tex® metal is its strength. It’s stronger than plain flat-rolled metal because of its three-dimensional design. It has greater strength in all directions in contrast with corrugated metal, which has increased strength in only one direction. Consequently, when Rigid-tex® metal is used in place of ordinary metal, lighter gauges can be substituted, reducing weight and saving metal without sacrificing strength. Rigid-tex® metal provides as much as 108% greater rigidity, 70% greater buckling strength, 39% greater impact resistance, and 92% greater tensile strength than the original flat metal, depending on selection of material and pattern.Rigid-tex® is metal for motion – Deep textured Rigid-tex® metal reduces surface tension and friction for the processing of paper, film and food products, in many instances, eliminating the need for expensive and high maintenance mechanical processes.Rigid-tex® looks better longer – The texture of Rigid-tex® metal conceals scratches, smudges, and fingerprints so that cleaning and maintenance are greatly reduced. | Vipertex® is the heat transfer division of Rigidized Metals Corporation®, offering enhanced surfaces and tubes for high performance thermal systems. Vipertex® tubes can be produced using various ASTM standards: ASTM B1040 (Copper); ASTM A1120 (Carbon Steel); ASTM A1098 (Austenitic, Ferritic, Martensitic and Duplex Stainless steel). ASME Code Case 2877 provides the details for heat exchangers designs that use Vipertex® Austenitic tubes. | Since 1940, Rigid-tex® has been the trusted name and standard for deep textured metals. From serving the war effort in the 1940’s to providing solutions for transportation and aerospace today, Rigid-tex® metals can be found in an array of applications, including truck/trailer bodies, bumpers and steps, mezzanines, and catering vehicles.