Accessory Tooling It is sometimes necessary to mount rolls on vertical axes, between driven roll stages, to exert side pressure to a shape when it is needed for forming or guiding. Likewise, when...
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Forming Machine Drives
The OEM will determine the correct amount of horsepower required to form the section. The horsepower takes into account four critical items. They are: Material Thickness Total number of forming...
Distortions: Springback & End Flare
There are two main elastic distortion phenomena that both the shape and tool designer must be aware of when forming: "springback" and "end flare". Let's break them down one at a time, explaining...
Roll Forming Design Considerations: Part 2 of 2
This post is a continuation of "Roll Forming Design Considerations: Part 1 of 2", where we discussed process limitations to consider when developing successful continuous production habits....
Roll Forming Design Considerations: Part 1 of 2
For the most part end product design dictates shape configuration, but at the same time familiarity with the processing limitations goes a long way toward designing for manufacturing simplicity and...
At a Glance: What is Roll Forming?
Fundamentally, roll forming is defined as a continuous, high-volume, fabricating process in which a desired shape is formed from a flat strip of metal by passing it through a series of matching...
5 Ideas to Consider in Roll Forming
What is roll forming and why do I need it? Fundamentally roll forming is defined as a continuous, high-volume, fabricating process in which a desired shape is formed from a flat strip of metal by...
Straighteners, Stresses, and What They’re For
So which do you need: a straight tube or a pre-stressed tube? Our answer to that question is another question: That's right - both can be accomplished with straighteners. The tube, pipe and wire...