Leveling: Making Metal Flat - EASTEC · Leveling: Making Metal Flat Nicholas Miller, Technical...
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Leveling: Making Metal Flat
Nicholas Miller, Technical Director, ARKU Coil Systems
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AgendaWhat is Leveling
Flatness / Stress relief
(Brief) Theory
Applications
‐ Aerospace
‐ Defense
Benefits
Design
Alternatives
Questions
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Who is ARKU?
Service
Parts leveling
Deburring and rounding machines
Coil lines
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What is leveling?
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Flatness?
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Stress relief
Stress relief
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Disambiguation
Flattening
Straightening
Leveling
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Before / after
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Leveling in Action - Video• https://youtu.be/nQXpPw6BnZM
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Why level?
Industries are demanding tighter tolerances
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Leveling is widely used in a variety of industries
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Flatness defects in the Coil
Mittenwelleneinseitige WellenEdge wavesCamber
TwistCrossbowCoilset
Caused during recoiling Caused during cooling Caused by uneven strip tension during recoiling
One-sided waves Center buckles
Cause: slitting narrow strips having uneven pull
Cause: worn roll stands, internal stress from rolling, Thickness variation
Cause: worn roll stands, internal stress from rolling, Thickness variation
Cause: worn roll stands, internal stress from rolling, Thickness variation
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Flatness defects are caused by
Milling
During Sheet and Coil product
Slitting causes stress and deformation along the cutting edge. Recoiling can cause different shape issues like camber, buckles and edge waves,…
Slitting Parts production
During parts production:
1. Residual stress is relieved
2. New stress can be added to material
This stress results in unflat parts.
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Material Science Review
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Fundamentals of roller leveling
Leveling is bending
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The right leveler choice
Numbers of leveling rollers
Residual stress
Leveling done well:• Maximum flatness• Minimum residual stress• No surface issues
Close nesting
Wide nesting
Residual stress and numbers of leveling rollers
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Main principle of roller leveling
FEM - Simulation of the leveling process
Stress curve during leveling process
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Leveler setting
Leveler with bank adjustment – the whole leveling unit is movingThere are two setting required:
On the Inlet you choose a value below material thickness.
On the Outlet, in general the settingis material thickness
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Aerospace Application Video
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Armor plate
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Size matters (and so does strenght)
• We can level up to 2.25” in thickness.
• Forces - However, we need to consider what kind of effect these immense force have on the machine.
• Therefore we offer two different version of levelers; mechanical and hydraulic
• Determining factors for deciding on hydraulic or mechanical?
• Material thickness
• Yield strength
• Customer tolerances
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Gap Control Video
https://youtu.be/sGZ9jAPyaWg
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Basic design of a (hydraulic) leveler
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Why roller level?
Reduces production costs
Increases quality/consistency (reproducible results)
Increases safety for operators
Shorter processing times
Salvage scrap materials
Meet customer tolerances
Optimize downstream processing (welding/bending)
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How would you get these parts flat?
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Disadvantages
What do these methods have in
common?
They all disregard stress relief They are slow They are
inconsistent
They require experienced operators
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Leveling methods
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Improvements due to leveling
Welding
Robot welding
Bending
Assemblies
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Questions?