Energy Efficient Servo Controlled Roll Levelling Machines

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The roll levelling and coil straightening facilities are becoming one of the most important process steps when forming Ultra High Strength Steels. The correct levelling and straightening of these materials are the main responsible for the stabilization of the residual stresses through the thickness and post forming springback of sheet metal formed components.Due to the arrangement of the rolls in roll levellers, micro-sliding occurs between the rolls and the sheet and the first rolls are subjected to high torques and high forces since they are responsible for the plastification of the material to a high extent. In order to reduce these drawbacks and optimize the energy consumption avoiding energy loses due to friction, the use of servo technology in levelling processes is studied in this paper.A wide range of materials are levelled using the conventional and the new servo controlled strategy that uses two servo motors and the process improvements are quantified.

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