Gulf Quest, The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico required steel plate rolling of spherical parts. The Museum which is set to open in late 2012 will use 192 plates to simulate the curved shapes of ships in Read more…
Category: Plate Rolling
Mo
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Steel plate rolling is often done to create full cylinders or cylinder segments. These parts often have bevels to facilitate the welding of the curved steel sections. The bevels can be required on either the longitudinal seam of a cylinder Read more…
Mo
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
A common question regarding steel plate rolling is whether the raw material, the steel blank, should be cut to length or provided with extra material to be trimmed during and/or after the rolling process. Another question related to the blank Read more…
Dee
Plate Rolling, Uncategorized
May 18, 2016
Steel plate rolling can be done either on plate rolls—machines that incorporate three or four rollers to form curved shapes—or “bumped” with a radius die on a press brake. Both methods have their strengths and weaknesses. Everything else being equal Read more…
George
Bending, Plate Rolling, Tube Bending
May 22, 2016
Once the steel tube bending or steel plate rolling is completed by a Bender/Roller or Rolling House (a company that specializes in curving steel sections), it is typically shipped to a structural steel fabricator who trim cuts the rough-cut, curved Read more…
George
Circular Staircases, Plate Rolling, Special Bending
May 22, 2016
The monumental circular staircase at the Drexel University Integrated Sciences Building were created by helical steel plate rolling of 68,000 pounds of 2 inch thick, 16 inch deep solid plate stringers. 2 x 16 steel flats were rolled to a Read more…
Martha
Applications, Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
When it comes to choosing between spiral lockseam pipe and straight-seam lockseam pipe for your metal duct work, you should consider several factors. 1. Straight-seam pipe is smoother and therefore avoids any buildup in crevices that is more likely to Read more…
Kevin
Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
We were recently contacted by a customer for steel plate rolling that required multi-radius bending. Optimation was making a 10-foot-tall sculpture that replicated their logo, two O’s leaning against each other at an angle. Their design was for hollow stainless Read more…
Dan
Plate Rolling, Rolling Limitations
May 22, 2016
When performing steel plate rolling and bending of higher strength steels, you will have two main considerations: 1. The tonnage/capacity of the machine 2. The spring back of the material after pressure is released The tonnage is fairly linear in proportion with Read more…
Ken
Applications, Bending, Plate Rolling
May 22, 2016
Steel plate rolling is often required in the nuclear industry, for example, to enclose a spent nuclear reactor. In one instance, 2in thick steel A36 plate 58-1/2in long was rolled into full cylinders with a 128in outside diameter. The plates Read more…
