Thursday, August 29, 2013

Yoder Upgrades M-2 Tube Mill

Yoder recently performed a major upgrade to a 75 year old M-2 tube mill, including roll stands, turkshead and drive system.   All the driven roll stands were replaced with new-style M-2 units.  The new style units will allow the customer to produce a larger diameter tube than they could previously. The tube mill stands include the gusseted outboard housing for improved rigidity, Additionally, the new double turkshead improves control of part straightness.  Finally, the drive system was upgraded from 2-motors to 3, effectively doubling the mill speed without any tooling modifications


Yoder’s M-Series tube mills are a time tested, rugged, scalable solutions to meet a range of custom and high production, industrial applications.  For more information, contact yoder@formtekgroup.com, call (216) 292-4460 or visit www.yodermfg.com.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Yoder Supplies M-1 ½ High Speed Mill Rebuild

Yoder recently supplied a manufacturer of ceiling grid the rebuild of M-1 ½ Roll forming stands for a high speed roll former .  The rebuilds include upgrading to latest, gusseted outboard housing, for increased rigidity, as well as the oil shielding and seals to insure proper lubrication at high production rates.  This is Yoder’s fourth facility providing rebuilds and capability upgrades for this customer.


Yoder’s roll forming machines and tooling are purposefully designed and manufactured to meet a range of custom and high production, industrial applications.  For more information, contact yoder@formtekgroup.com, call (216) 292-4460 or visit www.yodermfg.com.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Yoder Upgrades M-2 Tube Mill

Yoder recently upgraded a titanium M-2 tube mill.  The breakdown section of the mill was upgraded with four (4) new-style M-2 tube mill driven roll stands.  The tube mill stands include the gusseted outboard housing for improved rigidity, as well as Single Point Adjustment, for repeatability of tooling setups when changing over materials and product sizes.


Yoder’s M-Series tube mills are a time tested, rugged, scalable solutions to meet a range of custom and high production, industrial applications.  For more information, contact yoder@formtekgroup.com, call (216) 292-4460 or visit www.yodermfg.com.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Yoder Upgrades Tube Mill


Yoder recently supplied high speed roll stands for an existing automotive tube mill.   All the driven roll stands were replaced with new-style M-2 units.  The new style units will allow the customer to produce a larger diameter tube than they could previously. The tube mill stands include the gusseted outboard housing for improved rigidity.  Additionally, for consideration of long term maintenance and support, 100% of the roll stand components are available from stock and can be shipped the same day.


Yoder’s M-Series tube mills are a time tested, rugged, scalable solutions to meet a range of custom and high production, industrial applications.  For more information, contact yoder@formtekgroup.com, call (216) 292-4460 or visit www.yodermfg.com.