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T E CHNOLOG Y
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Weld box with two-minute changeover
RICK Olson, RMTS president and COO,
has announced the success of the
RMTS weld box. Partnered with operator
education with on-site training to the mill
operators, RMTS has seen growth in
the number of RMTS weld boxes being
installed on tube mills around the world.
RMTS employs a staff of tubing
experts who know the challenges
faced by operators. Being able to
demonstrate the equipment to the
operator provides a learning balance to
create top quality tube with a decrease
in scrapped material.
The RMTS weld box offers a two-
minute changeover with no overlap, and
a reduction in weld splitting. Designed
with the operator in mind, the unit
features a one-wrench adjustment to
open and close the rolls.
Mr Olson stated that keeping the unit
simple to use and having its engineering
started from the operator’s eyes makes
it a successful product for the customer.
RMTS installed four new weld boxes in
Q1 2017 and is looking to continue to
roll these out to new customers, with
several training dates scheduled in the
second quarter.
RMTS – USA
Fax:+1 815 372 9105
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RMTS weld box
Quick-change mill
technology
RAFTER Equipment Corporation now offers the new
patented Mill-Flip® quick-change technology for tube
mill and roll forming machines, to allow part-to-part
changeovers in 15 minutes or less.
The new system requires no special mill stands or
roll tooling, and no complicated mill drive connections
or electrical control systems. No special operator or
maintenance training is necessary, and there is no need
for overhead cranes or special raft handling equipment.
The system has the ability to quickly break into a
production run and then quickly go back to the previous
product. It has built-in redundancy for increased line
up-time capability, and there is no infringement on the
operator’s side of the mill during changeovers.
The company also manufactures tube mills, pipe mills,
roll forming machines, flying cut-offs and other related mill
machinery. A significant part of the company’s business
includes the retrofit and replacement of common tube
mill components, including driven roll stands, idle side roll
stands, weld squeeze boxes, weld upset bead removal
equipment (ie OD bead trimmers), and turkshead-type
straighteners.
Rafter Equipment Corp – USA
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