Coe Press Equipment ships coil processing line to Mexico contract stamper

Coe Press Equipment, Sterling Heights, Mich., has delivered a new coil processing line to Apodaca, Mexico, for a supplier of automotive stampings and fineblanked components. The line comprises a 36-in. Coe servo roll feed, a 36-in. by 16-ft. threading table, a 3- by 36-in. power straightener, a 20,000-lb. by 36-in. double-ended coil reel, and Allen-Bradley CompactLogix controls.

The line will be used primarily for processing cold-rolled steel in thicknesses of 0.025 to 0.187 in., depending on the coil width, but it also can process AHSS. It can achieve a speed of 409 FPM with a feed accuracy of +0.003 in. Both the feed and straightener feature nonmarking chrome rollers, self-centering edge guides, and hand-crank adjustments.