There
was a time when flatness was not much of a quality consideration. If
the metal would fit between the knives of a shear or the dies of a press,
somehow the operators would turn out sheets, blanks, or parts.
In today's highly
automated manufacturing environments, however, that is no longer good
enough. A wavy edge, center buckle, or curled corner can jam a
production line. With the sophistication and high operating cost of
computer-controlled production equipment, it is not surprising that
manufacturers are insisting on tension leveled strip.
tension leveling systems are flattening everything from dead soft aluminum
to nickel-stainless alloys with yield strengths as high as 300,000 PSI.
They are processing strip from 0.001" to .250"
thick...in stand-alone tension leveling lines and continuous strip
processing lines.
Applications range from
hot rolled steel (tension leveling/scale breaking) to surface sensitive
materials such as bright annealed stainless steel and aluminum
lithographic plate.
A Win/Win
Situation...
When you install an
tension leveling system, your customers will not be the only ones who
benefit. You will gain operating and economic advantages, too.
For instance, you will find that tension levelers are much easier to
operate than roller levelers. There are only two adjustments:
elongation and angle of wrap.
Strip entering this galvanizing
line has buckles and wavy edges that would be unacceptable in the finished
product.
Tension leveled strip entering the exit looping tower is
exceptionally flat.
You can increase your line speeds and produce more because tensioned
leveled strip tracks so much better. You can pickle strip faster
with less acid because tension leveling breaks up the scale. Your
maintenance costs and downtime will drop when you stop running strip with
poor shape.
Your coated and plated product yields will be higher, since it is so much
easier to get uniform coatings and platings on tension leveled strip.Best of all...your company
will become a more competitive force in the marketplace when you offer the
advantages of tension leveled material.
tension leveling systems are flattening everything from dead soft aluminum
to nickel-stainless alloys with yield strengths as high as 300,000 PSI.
