Cold-Formed Profiles & Sections
A Z purlin is a zed purlin in the UK, a panne Z in France and a Z-Pfette in Germany; strut channel is a Montageschiene in Germany and a perfil strut in Spain. This page lists the names steel-building suppliers and services contractors use in the US, the UK and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and in French, German, Italian and Spanish, each linked to the Corona product it describes.
Five languages, seven markets
Every name here was checked against a purlin roll-former, strut supplier or fixings catalogue in its market. Brand names used loosely for strut channel are left off, so each name points to one product.
Purlins & Sag Rods
C Purlins are C girts when used in walls in the US, C section purlins in the UK and C sections in Australia; in other languages they are panne C (French), C-Pfette (German) and profilo a C (Italian).
Purlins & Sag Rods
Z Purlins are Z sections in the US and zed purlins in the UK and Australia; in other languages they are panne Z (French), Z-Pfette (German) and profili aperti a Z (Italian).
Purlins & Sag Rods
Sag Rods are also called anti-sag rods; in other languages they are lierne (French) and tirante (Italian).
Strut Channels & Accessories
Universal Strut Channel is strut channel in the US and a channel support system in the UK; in other languages it is profil strut (French), Montageschiene (German), profilo di montaggio (Italian) and perfil strut (Spanish).
Strut Channels & Accessories
Strut accessories include spring nuts and channel nuts or strut nuts in Australia; in other languages the nut is Schienenmutter (German), dado con molla (Italian) and tuerca de resorte (Spanish).
