Clear about needs and requirements: Parameters of plate: material, thickness, and width.
Processing requirements: workpiece drawings, shape, roll diameter, precision, roundness, error, angle, opening size, and some special requirements.
First, you’ll also need to know if you will be making cones or special shapes as this will determine the correct type and size of plate roll.
Each plate rolling machine is made to spec to make a very specific item. The size and pressure (tonnage) available change as machine size increases. Each Plate Roller has its own capacity and that capacity is determined by the size of the rolls and the power to drive the material through them. The larger the capacity the larger the workpieces that can be formed, however as you go up in machine size also lose the ability to form the smallest of work.
Capacity is one of the biggest differences between machines, to determine the proper sizing it is critical that yield, tensile strength, width, thickness, and diameter (or radius) of the part are all considered because, for example, a higher yield or tighter diameter will require more pressure to form.
Plate Rolling Machines come in different types. Initial pinch and double pinch. Double-pinch rollers offer more precision and perform pre-bending on both ends in one setup, but they are slightly more expensive.
The number of rolls a plate rolling machine has made a big difference. Typically they are of a 3-Roll configuration. The rolls are the round part that spin to bend and shape the metal inside the machine. Each of these rolls can be configured with a specific shape in order to closely hold the working material without distorting it during the forming process. Each design has at least one pinching roll that’s used to feed the metal plate into the machine.
Pressing rolls are the rolls that provide the force that takes care of the bending process. The number of pinching and pressing rolls is how each machine is classified. The most common include a four-roll double-pinch and three-roll initial pinch plate bending machine.
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Look carefully at the features and options of available machines to determine the perfect plate rolling machine for your particular projects. Some things to consider include:
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Your roll bending application may require NC or CNC side and top supports, motorized loading tables, board alignment systems, infeed conveyors, or part ejectors. When choosing a new plate rolling machine, don’t forget this important safety and productivity tool!
Most new plate rolling machines are equipped with safety devices such as emergency stop buttons; safety trip wires; 24-VAC, low-voltage control circuits; and separate operator consoles. However, it is still your responsibility as the owner to ensure that these operating safety guards or devices are installed and properly used.
Welding around expensive controls found on a new plate rolling machine could lead to extensive electrical damage from the welding power source. It could even fry the system.
You need to take special care to make sure the welding ground is on the part, not on the machine.
If you even think that this is a possibility, you need to have an upgraded, shielded electronic system to protect the plate rollers’ electronics. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
If you require a mar-free finish, you need polished, precision-ground rollers. They are easy to clean and won’t pick up mill scale as much as traditional rollers.
If you need to have rollers made out of specialty alloys, you won’t suffer sticker shock. The cost of the rollers typically isn’t exorbitant, but of course, the application ultimately might justify the cost.
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