A pit type coil car receives coils from the rack over a pit. The coil car places the coil onto the single-end hydraulic expanding mandrel uncoiler. The uncoiler is equipped with an electric motor regenerative brake or a water cooled brake system. The uncoiler has a hold down roll and peeler blade that is adjustable
Gold and silver are rolled on a rolling mill. All coins made from copper zinc coils are made on a rolling mill. In fact, almost any metal can be rolled on a rolling mill. This includes lithium for batteries and uranium for atomic energy. Tantalum and niobium are also reduced on a rolling mill with
There are many stainless alloys. The most common is 300 series. The most important purpose is to have a metal that will not rust or corrode. Many stainless steels can be surface polished or brushed to make a product that will last indefinitely around mixtures of water. Stainless comes from the mill with a yield
Practically all new rolling mills today are equipped with hydraulic screwdowns for hot or cold rolling. A disadvantage of mechanical screwdowns is the fact that you cannot adjust accurately while the screwdowns are under pressure. When you want to move upward with a roll gap, you always have some mechanical backlash. Even though you can
