One of the most common requests when working up bids for rolled plate segments or cylinders is to include weld preps in your scope of work. Welding preparation or weld prep for short is the process of readying the welding Read more…
Category: Plate Rolling
Mo
Bending, Plate Rolling
May 8, 2020
Steel plate rolls–whether they have two or three bottom rolls–all have a top roll. The top roll can be sized to roll plate into cylinders or cylinder segments to radii close to the diameter of the top roll. However, relatively Read more…
Ken
Applications, Plate Rolling
May 29, 2016
The construction of steel tanks for the storage of hazardous materials must be done carefully. The tanks’ seams are often considered to be a potential point of failure. For structural reasons, therefore, tank construction with as few seams as possible Read more…
Dan
Bending, Plate Rolling
May 29, 2016
Bollards are usually a post or other metal or concrete structure that helps define a physical space–think of the posts put up at key buildings after 9/11. But bollards date back to ancient Rome where they served as road markers. Read more…
George
Angle Bending, Bending, Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
The underground mining/boring industry has always employed some of the most creative, hands-on workers. One entrepreneur in Missouri used a rolled and welded plate cylinder as the base ring for a 36″ diameter drill bit for underground directional boring. Welding Read more…
Dan
Calculations, Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Designers, detailers, and fabricators commonly debate the correct formula for a blank length of bent plates. A trial run is always good practice when forming on a press brake because metals stretch so differently on different setups. This confusion does Read more…
Kevin
Plate Rolling
June 11, 2016
A common application for curved stainless steel sheet and plate is in the brewing process. And craft beer is one of the fastest growing segments in the beverage industry. In 2011, the industry experienced 13% growth; in 2012, 15%. To Read more…
Mo
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Most curving of steel discussed on this blog is done on section benders or plate rolls. But curving steel plate through the use of a press brake with radius dies is also done. As the ram presses the steel plate Read more…
George
Bending, Plate Rolling
May 18, 2016
Rolled steel shapes, whether used in construction or as component parts of equipment, are often welded together to form rings and cylinders. Different metal fabricators perform different types of welding depending on their expertise and their customers’ requirements. For example, Read more…
Dan
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Steel cones have many uses: as ornamental iron components, as funnels, as chutes, and as transitions in metal ductwork to name just a few. Steel plate is formed into cones primarily by either rolling the plate in a plate roll Read more…
