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Month: September 2022

Today’s homeowners want to keep their spaces beautiful and maintenance-free, using durable and design-friendly materials. RailFX® engineers’ number one goal when designing products is how quick and easy it is to install. Our FlexFX cable railing solution is ideal for a quick-turn product that makes your vision a reality for outdoor living and interior functional spaces.

Cable railing checks all the boxes – it delivers an unobstructed view and classic aesthetic while requiring minimal upkeep and a long lifespan. Cable railing is the perfect choice for professionals with the goal of exceeding client expectations.

FlexFX Installation Simplified

Often, homeowner design choices translate to complex and time-consuming installations for the pro. The RailFX team understands that while satisfying your client is a top priority, extra time spent on a project can impact the opportunity to take on another.

With the pro installer in mind, our engineering and product development teams went to work to create an easier-to-install line of fittings. The result: The FlexFX product line.

FlexFX is a line of surface mount fittings that couples with a spool of cable available in 100- and 500-feet— allowing you to customize and build the cable railing solution needed to complete any job— whether it’s a new build or updating an existing railing.

To determine the fitting options you’ll need for your projects, follow these simple steps.

  1. Determine the post material where the stainless-steel cable will be installed.
  2. Measure your level and stair runs to calculate the number of fittings you will need.
  3. Add up the tensioners and non-tensioners.*
  4. Calculate total cable footage — plus 5 percent.

*Railings measuring 36-inches need ten fittings on each end for level runs and nine fittings on each end for the stair. Railings measuring 42-inches need 12 fittings on each end for level runs and 11 fittings on each end for the stair.

FlexFX uses the RailFX proprietary Push-Lock® fittings featuring a locking wedge system that securely holds the cable, making for a quick and simple FlexFX installation that requires no crimping or special tools. The Push-Lock fitting works seamlessly with any post material including, wood, metal, composite sleeve posts, and single and double-corner posts.

Keep in mind that FlexFX is not just for exterior projects like decks and docks. FlexFX stainless-steel fittings are also well-suited for finishing interior balconies and stairways. The only requirement? Each cable run must have one tensioning fitting on the end.

The End Result

FlexFX is a win-win for everyone. Homeowners are thrilled with the result: a low-maintenance product that offers enhanced open views, creating a space that feels bigger. The win for the pro? With FlexFX fittings, deck professionals and other contractors can complete each cable railing job more efficiently, enabling them to save time and take on more projects. And what does more time for projects mean? More happy homeowners are enjoying their view.

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FlexFX easy install

Have you ever wondered what happens after an order is placed or when you request a customized job? As a customer of RailFX, you generally don’t get an inside peek into the day-to-day operations other than a typical phone or email inquiry. We sat down with Dan Scinto to talk process, company culture, and what brings our employees back to work each day (hint: it’s you).

Based in Carson City, Nevada, RailFX employs about 90 people across several departments, including customer service, sales, engineering, IT, accounting, procurement, purchasing, receiving, shipping, machining, assembly, packaging, and inventory control. Together, they work as a well-oiled machine with one overarching goal: building better ways to support people.

Scinto started as a consultant and joined the team full-time in late 2021 as Director of Operations at the Carson City manufacturing facility. He was tasked with migrating and consolidating the operation to make it efficient to produce whatever it is our customer wants.

“One of the goals was to create one seamless team with the ability to rotate people around through cross training while keeping our people motivated in light of the current labor scarcity issues that most American businesses are facing,” he says. “Another goal is to build upon the RailFX mission and vision—ensuring our customers know they can lean on us. “

Focused on the customer

A typical day starts and ends focusing on shipping orders and ensuring there’s stock on hand to fill those orders. High demands, rush, and customized orders are no problem for the RailFX team. Along with a quick quote turnaround, we have another competitive advantage: keeping things moving by communicating internally and with our customers. It’s that transparent culture and teamwork ethic that provides credit to our customers in every project. “I think that keeps everybody coming back to work every day,” says Scinto.

Dan says the team does a daily alignment to continually support and provide excellent customer service, starting with order fulfillment. “Are we making what customers want? And then, if our order levels are low, are we making enough to stock or replenish what we shipped the previous few weeks to ensure our stock levels are correct?”

Innovation and quality

Because innovation is at the heart of RailFX, we are constantly looking for new ways to improve performance and look at our products to provide our customers with only the best. RailFX components are made primarily of stainless steel because it’s corrosion and weather-resistant. We use marine-grade stainless steel to manufacture high-quality fittings that stand up to the elements, including in coastal areas. We work with local vendors on special order items for components like stainless steel cable. “Some components are sourced and brought to our facility, but the cable braces and other smaller system components are made locally then combined with outsourced materials, all under the same roof,” says Scinto. Despite the woes of the well-known shipping supply issues, we constantly strive to keep inventory on hand. Our focus is to ensure the machining and assembly are running smoothly to produce additional inventory to maintain levels or produce the parts or components needed for future orders.
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A dedicated RailFX team

Scinto has been at RailFX long enough to observe how the team works and what makes them tick. When asked what three words he would use to describe the team, he didn’t hesitate with his first thought: motivation. “The workforce here is very motivated.” Second? Hungry. “They’re hungry to grow and to become more successful in their profession.” Third? Skilled. “The team here is very skilled; in some cases, our machinist employees have been here 15 -16 years.” 

Scinto continues with the last thought: 

“I have to compliment the dedication of the folks that have stayed the course during the transitions, various acquisitions, and COVID. The team here is probably some of the most dedicated people I’ve ever had the pleasure to lead in terms of sticking through those tough times to keep the business functioning.” 

As Scinto and his team have met—and conquered—new challenges, we couldn’t agree more. 

 

PrimeSource acquired Nationwide Industries, LockeyUSA, RailFX, and Ultra-tec in 2021 and is one of North America’s leading suppliers of building products. 

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