New 2DWR Supermill Roll Former

Formtek recently supplied a B&K 2DWR Supermill to a steel framing customer in Florida. The 2DWR is designed for high speed production of light gauge stud and track.  This machine was supplied with special tooling to produce an engineered stud and track profile.  Changeovers for material thickness, web width, and from stud to track can be accomplished in minutes without roll tooling change.

B&K Systems provides industry leading, high productivity steel framing systems through the use of its patented rotary punch, shear and gauge adjustment technology.  For more information visit our website, www.bkformtek.com, email bkformtek@formtekgroup.com or call (216) 292-4460.

NEW - Tishken XHS Slitter Redesign with Roll-a-Head

Tishken recently updated its Slitting System designs for producing narrow coils widths in high production and frequent changeover environments.  To maximize productivity and support the sensitive knife setups of narrow mult slitting, the systems offer Tishken’s Roll-a-Head feature for efficient change of the slitter head inline, reducing downtime.   Unlike turret-type systems, with the Roll-a-Head design, the tooling can be setup and gapped offline, then quickly rolled inline and secured via the hydraulic transfer and clamping system.  The systems are available with single or multiple recoilers and the option of oscillate winding.  To further support the specialty slitting applications, the system includes a job memory for storing the speeds and drive settings of each knife setup, to optimize production and minimize scrap.

Tishken designs and builds specialized production systems for roll forming and coil metal processing.   For more information, contact sales@formtekgroup.com , call (216) 292-4460 or visit www.tishken.com

Yoder Supplies Tier 1 Automotive Tooling

Yoder recently supplied tooling to a Tier 1 Automotive supplier for door trim.  The tooling is designed for forming a specialty polymer coated steel for use in roll forming door trim on the customer’s existing M-1 ½ machines.  Yoder’s experience with this material was especially important, as the thick coating is particularly sensitive to the forming pressures of steel.  This is the third such application Yoder has provided tooling for in recent years. 

Yoder’s roll forming tooling is 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.

Krasny Kaplan Hex Bundler Rebuild

Krasny Kaplan recently supplied a rebuild of a hex bundling system.  The bundling system can handle seamless pipe up to 7-1/2” diameter, 2” wall thickness, in lengths up to 40 feet.  The customer has seen expanded business activity related to the energy sector, so the rebuild was particularly time sensitive and had to be contained within preplanned shutdown.  Future plans include expanding the maximum length capabilities of the bundler.

Krasny Kaplan is a designer and builder of steel mill material handling equipment.  These systems are tailored to each specific application, considering the unique production and environment and needs of each customer.   More information is available on the website: http://yodermfg.com/products/Material_Handling/, email kk@formtekgroup.com or call (216) 292-4460.