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Tube mills and roll forming lines
make a natural pairing.
So do roll forming lines and
tube mills.
The immediate result of considering
these familiar topics in reverse
order is a shift in emphasis: onto
the sheer number and variety of
roll formed products in the world
– from guardrails and door frames
to helicopter blades, conveyor
systems and railway cars.
If there were such a thing as an
endless list, roll formed products
would be a leading candidate.
Another sizable list could be
compiled of the industries that
would be hampered – indeed
crippled – without them.
Of course, the same might be said
of the single pre-eminent product of
a state-of-the-art tube mill. But that
would be to restate the obvious.
Tube mills &
roll forming lines
Photo: Mair Research SpA, Italy