Introducing the Innovative Ready-Made Machine Guarding System

If you’ve spent any time designing, assembling, or maintaining machine guarding, you know the drill—tedious measurements, long lead times, and after-hours assembly trying to get everything to line up perfectly. 80/20, the industry leader of custom aluminum framing solutions, has spent decades creating high-quality products—and they just made your job a whole lot easier.

Introducing Ready-Made Machine Guarding: a new line of preconfigured guarding sections designed to simplify your workflow, reduce time spent onsite, and help your team stay focused on what really matters.

Why 80/20 Built This: 

This guarding solution is for OEMs, machine builders, integrators, and end users seeking quick, compliant safety. Each post includes a floor mount and hardware, compatible with five panel sizes and 80/20 profiles (10-45 series), offering a simpler, faster, scalable alternative to traditional guarding without losing strength or flexibility.

With Ready-Made Machine Guarding, you get:

• Preconfigured mesh panel sizes (10", 22", 34", 46", 58") that simplify planning and make layouts modular.

• Posts that come with mounting hardware and three connection methods, so you can build the way that suits your shop.

• Compatibility with the most-used 80/20 profile series (10, 15, 25, 30, 40, 45), making it easy to integrate into existing systems.

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Faster Assembly, Less Design Time

On average, Ready-Made Guarding cuts assembly time in half compared to standard custom guarding builds. That’s not just a minor convenience—that’s a full day's work saved on many installs. And since the panels are pre-sized and the connections are standardized, your design team spends less time on CAD and more time on higher-value tasks.

What About Lead Times?

Same as our stocked items: 5 to 7 business days with no minimum order quantities. That means whether you need one section or fifty, you can get what you need quickly.

A Comprehensive Solution

Whether you’re an OEM looking to simplify assembly lines, an integrator on tight timelines, or an end user needing to retrofit a single machine cell, this system is designed for you.

It’s also ideal if you're:

• Rebuilding a machine in the field

• Working with limited shop space or tools

• Needing a solution that scales from one machine to a full plant layout

Cost Efficiency: The Time-Saving Advantage

While there are many benefits to this new product, one thing is clear: time saved = money saved. Less time on the floor, fewer design hours, and quicker turnarounds all contribute to better margins and less stress. Plus, as the leading 80/20 distributor, GCG's pricing is very competitive in the market.

Let Us Help You Improve Productivity

As a long-standing, nationally recognized 80/20 distributor, GCG brings over 30 years of expertise. Our team of highly skilled engineers is dedicated to helping you improve productivity and achieve rapid ROI through smarter automation strategies.

Whether you're in the middle of a plant-wide automation rollout or just need a better way to guard one machine, Ready-Made Machine Guarding is designed to help you move faster, safer, and with fewer headaches.

Have questions, need a custom solution or just want to explore your options? We're here to help. Submit your details and our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

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