Coe Press Equipment redesigns heavy-duty servo roll feed line

Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has announced the redesign of its Heavy-Duty (HD) Servo Roll Feeds to offer increased speed, precision, and decreased cost of operation while being more robust and capable of handling thicker materials, the company says. Based on a modular design, the feeds provide ease of maintenance and the flexibility to reconfigure machine options should a customer’s needs change.

Design changes include a 15 percent increase to journal and bearings sizes, enabling the feeds to handle material thickness up to 0.750 in. The company also reduced the air cylinder diameter across the product line. Minimizing cylinder size reduces the air required to pilot the feeder, helping to achieve faster speeds.

The edge guides have been designed to be more robust and flexible, and a new Single Point Roll Lift adjustment option helps operators to quickly set the optimal roll gap to ensure proper piloting. Both of these features are available in a hand crank, motorized, or automated configuration.

The revamped product line, consisting of the 500, 600, 700, and 800 series, is available in nine widths from 18 in. to 78 in. Two newly released pull-through straighteners work in conjunction with these HD feeds, which are designed to work with or without a power straightener.

The company also developed a Servo-Piloting option to increase productivity in high-speed and high-precision applications.

These systems can process a range of heavy gauge materials, including advanced steels. The feeds can reach speeds up to 319 FPM, or up to 409 FPM with the Servo-Piloting option, and have a peak motor torque of 1406 to 1800 lbs. based on model and configuration.