stretched grooves, 5 -7–9
“stretched-in”ribs, 9 -9
strip accumulators, 8 -16–19
strip edge-to-hole distance, 9 -10–12
strips
behaviour during forming, 11-1–34
carbon steel, 6 -23
deformations
geometry, 11-21–4
redundant, 11-2–13
sheet, 11-24, 25
simulation, 11-19–29
steady-state incremental treatment, 11-21–2
thickness/power relationships, 11-26, 27
die accelerator effects, 3 -23–5
heat exchangers, 4 -55
hot thickness reduction, 15-12, 13
insertion effect, 4 -58, 59
“jerking” 10-6, 7
joining, 4 -56–60
leading edge direction, 2 -29
length, 15-12, 13
redundant deformations, 11-2–13
sheet deformations, 11-24, 25
thickness/deformation power relationships,
11-26, 27
threading, 4 -51
3-D curvedsurfaces, 11-26, 27
width, roll design, 5 -52–5,78
stroke definition, 3 -2
studs case study, 14-7–8
success key, 12-7–8
supervisors, 12-9
support, shafts, 2 -10
supported bottom, side-rolls, 5 -61
supports, duplex mills, 5 -28, 31
surface
appearancetolerance, 5 -10
bottom roll calculation, 5 -95–7
cross-section tolerances, 5 -10
deficiency, 10-37
geometry, 5 -95–7
marks, 10-37, 47–8
material tolerances, 5 -27–8
tolerances, 5 -10, 27–8
surfaceproperties, formed materials, 7 -8–9
surfacespeed differential, 5 -88
surfacetension role, 7 -5
swedging, 4 -46
sweeping
operations in line, 5 -18
product design, 9 -18
see also curving; hot curving
synthetic lubricants, 7 -6–7
T
“T”hanger bars, 5 -102, 104
tangent point dimensions, 9 -23
tapers, 5 -90
taping coil ends, 8 -16
temper designations, aluminum, 6 -19
temperatureconversion table, A -10–11
tensile strength, 6 -3
tension leveledmetal, 6 -22
tension roll forming, 15-6 –7
terminology,presses, 3 -2–4
testing materials, 6 -2–6
thick-film lubrication, 7 -3
thickness
conversion, A -4–7
conversion table, A -4 –7
curving, 4 -31
deformation power relationships, 11-26, 27
material tolerances, 5 -21–3
reduction
along strip length, 15-12, 13
starting material, 15-10–11
strips, 11-26, 27
threading strips, 4 -51
threads
direction, 2 -24
shaft direction, 2 -24
shafts, 2 -24
three dimensional view,cross-section, 5 -75–6
three-roll curving units, 4 -30
3-D curvedstrip surfaces, 11-26, 27
through-shaft duplex mills, 2 -8–9
throwdefinition, 3 -2
tight lines, 4 -9–13
definition, 4 -10
flying prepunching operations, 4 -11
tight width tolerance, flat elements, 9 -8
tilt tables, 8 -24–5
titanium, 1 -4, 6 -20, 7 -4, 15-11
tolerances
cross-section, 5 -9–11
flat elements, 9 -8
holes, 5 -9–10
length troubleshooting, 10-38–9
materials, 5 -21–8
notch location, 5 -9–10
number of passes, 5 -68
product design, 9 -24–9
“U” channel legs, 9 -21
tooling
conventional roll forming lines, 15-16
future technologies, 15-3, 9–10
hot roll forming, 15-14–16
preliminarycost analysis, 14-10–12
problem creation, 10-34
trouble prevention, 10-35–52
troubleshooting, 10-39–51
see also individual tools
tools
accelerated wear, 7 -18–19
adjustment/alignment, 4 -41
curving, 4 -32, 33, 41
design considerations, 5 -40–8
designers, 12-10–11
handling, 10-27 –30
lubrication, 4 -44–5
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