As a steel processor committed to delivering high-quality products, you know there’s no substitute for well-grounded and maintained metal rolls. Unfortunately, not every manufacturer is ideally suited to perform roll-grinding in-house. Tight budgets and fast turnaround requirements are just two of the many factors associated with roll grinding that can test the limits of many operations. While outsourcing roll grinding can be a smart decision, not all service providers are the same. We’ll explore the benefits of partnering with a roll-grinding specialist and the qualities that define an ideal provider, using Redex Group’s services and expertise as examples.
Why Choose a Roll-Grinding Specialist?
There are many reasons to partner with a roll grinding expert:
- Avoid capital costs. Roll-grinding equipment is a significant investment, and maintenance costs can add up. Outsourcing removes the large up-front investment and the recurring maintenance burden.
- Free up valuable floor space. Not only do roll-grinding equipment costs add up, so too do the space requirements after factoring in the individual machines, materials, storage and staging areas, and walkways.
- Expertise. It takes special skills to operate the machinery, preserve geometries to tight tolerances and troubleshoot potential problems. And when you find skilled, experienced operators and maintenance personnel, retaining them is expensive.
- Focus on your core competencies. With a third-party roll-forming partner, you can concentrate on your areas of expertise, avoid bottlenecks and ensure you meet your production targets.
Look for Advanced Equipment and Extensive Expertise
For most metal manufacturers, it can be difficult to stay current with the latest equipment and advances needed to meet customer expectations. At Redex Group, we have a long history of serving the metal strip processing industry to develop machines and processes, while bringing significant expertise and technical know-how to each roll grinding project.
Backed by decades of roll forming and grinding experience, we also leverage UNGERER’s legacy of applying advanced grinding and superfinishing machinery and expertise to roll levelling — positioning us among the most accomplished companies in the industry. With our combined capabilities, we’re well-positioned to help you preserve the geometry and surface finish of your rolls to ensure high-quality metal strip production. Our full range of original services includes roll grinding, straightening and mirror polish superfinishing. Here are our highlights:
- Work and intermediate roll grinding: Diameters from 0.39” (47” long) to 8” (157” long), with a precision of ±0.20 mils; circularity from ±0.04 to 0.08 mils and cylindricity of ±0.20 mils.
- Straightening: Diameters from 2/5” to 6”, lengths up to 18’ to <0.0008 mils/inch of tolerance.
- Superfinishing: Mirror polish surface finish from ½” to 2 1/3” diameters and lengths up to 9’ 5/6”.
In addition to our roll-grinding services, we also offer a full range of spare parts.
Committed to Your Roll-Forming Success
Whether you need to repair metal rolls, preserve stringent geometric tolerances or finish surfaces to perfection, our roll-grinding services are another example of our commitment to your roll-forming success.
For more information, please visit our strip processing page.