Hill Engineering Supplies Cutoff for Strut Profiles

Hill Engineering recently supplied pivot crop die and inserts for cutting to length strut channel on a customer existing roll forming line.  The die can cut 10 sizes of strut profile from 13/16” to 3-1/4” profile height in 12 and 14 gauge thickness for mild carbon steel, G60 hot dipped galvanized steel, 304 and 316 stainless steel.  Hill Engineering’s unique pivot crop design minimizes the breakage of the cutting section instead the small features of the strut profile, enabling the customer to run longer between sharpening.

Hill Engineering is a designer and builder of specialty tooling, hydraulic systems and rotary punching solutions for the roll forming and tube & pipe industry.  For more information, contact sales@formtekgroup.com , call (630) 834-4430 or visit www.hillengr.com.

Yoder Installs Elliptical Tube System

Yoder Manufacturing, a long time supplier of tube & pipe mill systems, is unique in the industry.  As part of the Formtek Group, Yoder is able to supply tube mills, roll tooling and cutoff equipment, in conjunction with Hill Engineering, another Formtek company.  As a whole, they are able to look at the complete manufacturing system and apply appropriate disciplines to yield a system that reshapes round, fusion welded tubing into an ellipse.  Based on recent installations, Yoder installed an elliptical tube system that produces a finished product that is 73% thinner than the incoming round tube diameter.  Due to the reshaping tooling designs, the final product had minimal surface marking, typically caused by speed mismatch, which was accomplished by considering the profile orientation through the mill:  the tall axis of the ellipse is horizontal, taking advantage of the natural forming of the driven stands, while reducing the effects of rotational speed differences, due to changes in tool-to-section radii.  Form more information, contact 

yoder@formtekgroup.com

Formtek Exhibits at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, Nevada

Formtek, Inc. is at the amazing CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, Nevada.  This exhibition is the international gathering place for 2014. Exhibiting the latest equipment, products and technologies. Stop by and visit us in Booth #350 at LVH.