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design features. The Floop also utilises
a patented take-out arbour that virtually
eliminates the pressure on the edge of the
strip caused in typical take-out devices.
These special accumulators also integrate
a ‘line-synch’ method of operation that
allows the user to run the Floop ‘empty’ – in
synch with the line – until there is certainty
that the material being processed meets
the stringent specifications. Once the line is
producing good parts, the Floop is allowed
to accumulate the required material to make
an end weld. This unique feature drastically
reduces scrap and increases productivity.
Kent Corporation has successfully dealt
with unique problems in handling strip in its
37-year history. This success story comes
on the heels of another application where
the customer needed to handle a coated
product that was 0.5mm thick x 25mm
wide at speeds in excess of 80 MPM. This
application involved similar design features,
which allowed the customer to run a very
difficult processing line non-stop.
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damaged in any way because of the tight
tolerance of the final rollformed section.
The Floop allows the material to be run
without causing damage by implementing
the unique ‘free loop’ design along with other
Kent Corporation, USA, has delivered two
R229 Floop strip accumulators to a leading
manufacturer of seating components. The
special Floop was designed to run strip
with material yield strengths in excess
of 100,000psi. The material cannot be
Special strip accumulator for high
strength rollform line
 The R229 Floop strip accumulator from Kent Corp