Month: May 2012

AR Section Angle/Bending Roll Machine

AR lineUsing the same award winning technology incorporated in their world famous 3 & 4 roll plate bending machines, MG team has revolutionized the section & angle rolling market. Using the same characteristics and components as in their plate bending machines MG is able to offer stronger machines with quality and performance higher than other manufacturers and with a very competitive price. Heavy steel fabricated frames machined on CNC machining centers to ensure extreme accuracy.

* Three drive rolls each with an independent hydraulic planetary motor.

* Eliminating secondary reduction gearing, connecting arms, chains, synchronization devices and clutches.

* Two forming rolls for reduction of flat ends. * Double roll spherical bearing (SKF or equal) for maximum rigidity.

* Hydraulic motors attached directly to each planetary drive, eliminating loss of torque.

* Tooling is modular and can be configured to roll most standard sections

* For rolling pipe and tube or beams and channels the hard way, special tooling can be ordered.

The section bending roll/angle roll has three dragging rolls with hydraulic pinching granting a steady and constant leading of the material. It is easy to use and precise in its performance and with its particular geometry, it’s definitely unique. All the parts are selected among the best brands in the world to give precision, versatility in use and a long lasting life.

TECHNICAL AND STRUCTURAL FEATURES

TRIDIMENSIONAL MOVEMENT HYDRAULIC SIDE GUIDES with the following movements: up/down, back and forward, they rotate to adapt to the different bending radii. (Optional on AR60 and AR80 angle rolls.)

PLANETARY MOVEMENTS: Bending rolls’ planetary movement reduces frictions at the lowest, common on traditional machines having creeping oblique or horizontal guides.

PERMANENT LUBRICATION: All components on all our section bending rolls as well as plate rolls are pre-lubricated and sealed up thanks to an exclusive system that grants lubrication for the life time of the machine.

DIRECT DRIVE: Replacement of all low efficiency components such as gears, brasses, mechanical gear boxes, transmissions belts, creeping guides, etc., with high efficiency epicycloidal gear boxes DIRECTLY COUPLED on the rolls, bearings and hydraulic motors, that concentrate all the machine strength on the profile (positive strength), provides energy savings. This system follows the “International High Efficiency and Anti-Pollution” Rules.

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A Special Roll Bending Machine for Giant Oil Pipelines

Looking for the right machine

About two years ago the Korean giant received the order to create a colossal oil pipeline made of welded steel pipes; every pipe should have to be 150 mm thick and 4500 mm long. This is why Hyundai RB needed a machine able to bend plate of unusual dimensions.

The Korean technicians identified in MG sr.l., located in Fossano (near Cuneo), the right company which could deliver such a machine

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Cutting Head Options


Multiple Tooling on One Machine

The integration of multiple processes onto a plate-cutting machine minimizes downstream labor or simply adds value in service center applications.

Performing all these tasks with a computer programmable machine ensures part consistency and provides large labor savings through the manufacturing process.

Kinetic software for programming the machine has been specifically designed for seamless integration of multiple tools.

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Manufacturing Grows At Fastest Pace Since June

The AP (5/2, Rugaber) reports, “US manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace in nearly a year. New orders, production and a measure of employment all rose.” The Institute for Supply Management “says its index of manufacturing activity increased to 54.8 in April. That’s the highest level since June and up from 53.4 the previous month.”

CNN Money (5/2, Censky) reports, “Manufacturers reported that as new orders for their goods rose in April, factories ramped up production at a faster pace.” Manufacturers “also hired more workers, a welcome sign ahead of the government’s jobs report on Friday.” CNN Money notes, “Gradual improvement in manufacturing has been a bright spot in the economic recovery. Manufacturers added 120,000 jobs in first three months of the year, according to separate data collected by the Labor Department.”

Bloomberg News (5/2, Kowalski) reports, “The group’s orders gauge climbed to the highest level in a year, while its production measure put it its best performance since March 2011 and employment advanced to a 10-month high, today’s report showed. The group’s export index also improved.” According to Bloomberg News, “Stronger auto production bolstered the US economy from January through March, which may keep supporting manufacturing.”

IndustryWeek (5/2, Minter) reports economist Alistair Bentley with TD Economics “said price pressures on manufacturing ‘appear to have reached a near-term peak, as energy and commodity prices stabilize’ following their increases earlier this year.”

AFP (5/2) adds, “The manufacturing sector has been a driver of the US recovery from the deep 2008-2009 recession. But a steady drumbeat of disturbing economic and financial news from the eurozone and elevated oil prices cast a cloud over expectations, the firm said. ‘Comments from the panel generally indicate stable to strong demand, with some concerns cited over increasing oil prices and European stability,’ said Bradly Holcomb, head of the ISM manufacturing survey committee.”

From SME Daily Executive Briefing 5/2/2012