Content tagged with "rolls"

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Article

March 25, 2004

Worn out roll forming tooling and no drawings? You may have found yourself saying, "I need to make an engineering change to my roll form tooling, but I don't have the roll tooling designs or drawings." Maybe you have a product change; or the tooling is worn out, chipped, or broken; or your company just needs to improve the tooling.... Read more...

Article

August 28, 2003

Protecting surface-sensitive materials in coil processing - Three potential danger areas The use of surface-sensitive materials is especially prevalent in the automotive industry, which commonly uses galvanized steel. In this industry, metal surfaces that have a high-quality finish are known as automotive-exposed materials. Furniture and appliance manufacturers also... Read more...

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June 6, 2001

Protecting surface-sensitive materials in coil processing In today's world of metal fabricating, reducing the number of steps in the production process is an ever-increasing trend. Fabricators are becoming more efficient by: Feeding production lines with materials that have been slit to the proper finished dimension. Feeding production lines with... Read more...

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May 30, 2001

Exploring the welded tube making process: The basics for fabricators This article is aimed not at tube producers, but at fabricators of tubing, to provide an overview of the process. In the simplest terms, a welded tube is made by taking a piece of steel strip, rolling it into a cylinder, and then heating the edges and forging them together to make a tube.... Read more...

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