Ronstan

The challenge of producing top-end, innovative hardware to satisfy the most complex of architectural designs, has led to many of the technical breakthroughs that have put Ronstan on top. We continue to actively participate in the promotion and development of lightweight tensile structures be they glazing, fabric membrane, cable net or shell. Our staff is active and committed. Speak to any one of our management team, who jointly own the company, and you’ll realise that we seriously love what we’re doing.

Ronstan’s head office in Melbourne, Australia, is home to our state-of-the-art design facilities, our primary manufacturing plant, and our advanced warehousing and global distribution system; we handle more than 4.9 million units each year. Sales offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth further support our home market. Our passionate team has worked tirelessly to develop export markets, establishing offices in the USA, UK, New Zealand and Denmark.

Ronstan’s architectural rigging business is acknowledged throughout the world as one of the leading international players.

As Ronstan continues to gather momentum, both within Australia and globally, two things are for certain:

1) We’ll continue to be committed to our people, our products, our relationships and our international focus. And:

2) We’ll keep approaching our business with heartfelt passion and a serious competitive streak.

Architectural Rigging Systems

When the Ronstan business was started in 1953, our founders would never have dreamed that the expertise they harboured would one day see their company leading the world in architectural rigging. Born from half a century of experience mastering marine rigging technology, the entire Ronstan Architectural range has become a vital element in fulfilling the most challenging of design innovations, as well as the difficult and precise demands of architectural rigging.

Ronstan Architectural Rigging Systems utilise the beauty and integrity of stainless steel. The range has been developed from rigorous testing under the harshest of conditions, proven on the great racing yachts of the world and refined with the experience of 13 years of project successes. Not only is the Ronstan range of turnbuckles and rod fittings capable of withstanding extreme loads, but it also has the flexibility of application to satisfy the most challenging of innovative architectural designs. We believe that the importance of structural integrity and performance can never be underestimated. The range exudes function adding purpose and meaning, and most importantly Ronstan products reward an architectural feature with life.

However the Ronstan involvement stretches far beyond the design and manufacture of a turnbuckle. We created a style, which has excited the architectural and engineering community. A style evidenced in the architectural sculptures, balustrade/railing and the suspension and tension cables and rods in award winning projects worldwide. Over the years Ronstan has been translating the most exuberantly unprecedented architectural concepts into reality and now enjoys a reputation as a world leader with representation in a growing number of countries.

While the founders have long since retired, the ethic at Ronstan remains the same - “where design ambition has outstripped the conventional methods, the available products, the existing technologies - Ronstan will take the next challenging step with you”.

Markets and Applications

Structural and aesthetic cable and rod tendons for –

• Glazed Facades
  
• Fabric architecture.
  
• Suspension applications.
  
• Bracing, trusses and tie back applications.
  
• Balustrades/Railings.
  
• Merchandising and shop fitting applications.
  
• Landscaping applications
  

Product

Ronstan offers a range of architectural hardware products developed using linked 3D CAD/CAM computer aided design technology and modern stage gate and rapid prototyping product development systems. Products include stainless steel rigging products, wire rope end fittings, shackles, blocks, cables and tension rods, injection moulded carbon fibre and composite plastic items, tracks and travellers, rope and various other high strength corrosion resistant items.

Range

Stainless Steel Cables are available from 1.5mm to 36mm diameter, 180 kg (397lb) to 87,175kg (192,211lb) minimum breaking load.
Stainless Steel Tie Rods are available from 4.8mm (3/16”) to 31.8mm (1 1/4)”) diameter, 887kg (1960lb) to 36,326kg (80,050lb) minimum breaking load.

Materials

All stainless steel products are manufactured from the highest quality Marine Grade 316L or Grade 2205, providing the ultimate in corrosion resistance and strength.

Finishes

Good finish is critical to the performance and longevity of stainless steel. Processes used at Ronstan to ensure optimal finish include electropolishing, plating, hand polishing and passivation.

Manufacturing Capability

Our manufacturing process uses some of the latest machine tool technology and is driven by an MRPII system enabling it to be internationally competitive. Ronstan’s core competency is its ability to machine high quality stainless steel components and products for both marine and architectural markets. In architectural markets these products are utilized as components in the manufacture of rod and cable tension elements to a specified length. Other processes include moulding, pressing, welding and milling.

Manufacturing Facilities

Our 5,069m² (54,562ft²) factory is located adjacent to our Head office on our 1.54 hectare (3.8 acre) site in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.

Quality

Ronstan is committed to supplying quality product achieved through the implementation of a quality system accredited to AS/NZS ISO9002. Ronstan strives to provide products and services that conform to the relevant specifications, are suitable for their designated purpose, and are predictable, reliable and dependable