Metal Plate Leveling Machines: Ensuring Precision and Flatness
Introduction
Metal plate leveling machines, also known as roller levelers or straighteners, play a crucial role in various industries. These powerful machines are designed to flatten and straighten metal sheets or coils, ensuring they meet specific tolerances and surface quality requirements. In this article, we’ll explore the key features, benefits, and types of metal plate leveling machines.Get more news about
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The Roller Leveling Process
The roller leveling process involves passing a sheet metal part through a series of alternating bends. As the material is shaped, it becomes flat and stress-relieved. Lower residual stress in a sheet metal part leads to better results during subsequent production steps, such as welding, bending, or folding.
Key Features of Metal Plate Leveling Machines
Reproducible Flatness: Modern roller levelers provide consistent and reproducible flatness for metal sheets, parts, and plates. Whether you’re working with thin materials (as little as 0.1 mm) or thicker plates (up to 60 mm), these machines ensure immediate processing without time-consuming rework.
Precision Leveling: ARKU’s EcoMaster® series of precision levelers can handle even the smallest metal parts and sheets. These machines deliver outstanding results, easy operation, and a maintenance-friendly design. Thicknesses ranging from 0.1 mm to 5 mm are no problem for the EcoMaster®.
FlatMaster®: The FlatMaster® sheet metal flattening and parts leveling machine produces flat stamped, laser-cut, and plasma-cut parts almost entirely free of internal stresses. It works with thicknesses from 0.6 mm to 60 mm3.
PlateMaster®: For sheet metal parts and plates with a large surface area, the PlateMaster® is the perfect choice. It ensures flatness and minimizes scrap.
FlatJack®: This automatic flatness control system allows rapid and precise measurement of part flatness directly on the leveler itself, with precision in the tenth of a millimeter range.
Benefits of Using Metal Plate Leveling Machines
Time Savings: Immediate processing reduces production time and eliminates the need for extensive rework.
Reduced Scrap: Consistent flatness minimizes material waste.
Improved Surface Quality: Stress-relieved parts lead to better welding, bending, and folding results.
Conclusion
Metal plate leveling machines are essential tools for achieving precision, flatness, and stress relief in sheet metal parts. Whether you’re working with thin sheets or large plates, these machines enhance production efficiency and ensure high-quality results.
