Single-stand and two-stand tandem cold rolling mill
State-of-the-art aluminum rolling boasts six-high CVC® plus design
Two-stand tandem cold mill (TCM #1)
SMS delivers an ultra-modern two-stand aluminum tandem cold rolling mill to Aluminum Dynamics, LLC. The TCM is designed for combined reduction passes and processing EDT passes in the second stand of the cold mill to meet car manufacturers’ requirements. Both of the six-high rolling stands incorporate the proven CVC®plus technology in combination with the full range of actuators and technological controls. The equipment makes the TCM perfect for cold rolling automotive grades with a maximum strip width of up to 2,400 millimeters and a minimum strip thickness of 0.5 millimeters. Highly formable 5xxx-series alloys, which are mainly used for internal car body parts, and 6xxx-series alloys, primarily used for exposed external parts, can be processed in the same mill.
Single-stand cold rolling mill (CRM #1)
Also in the six-high CVC®plus design is the single-stand cold rolling mill (CRM1). The CRM is very flexible and capable of rolling a wide range of aluminum grades for can stock as well as for automotive applications. The maximum rollable strip width is 2,200 millimeters. Strip thicknesses range between 0.15 and 6 millimeters.
Two-stand tandem cold mill (TCM #2)
The second tandem cold mill (TCM #2) is designed for can stock rolling. The two stands are six-high and equipped with CVC®plus technology for roll shifting in combination with work and intermediate roll bending for an infinite roll gap setting range. The TCM #2 is fitted with almost every actuator and item of process equipment found in TCM #1. The maximum strip width to be processed is 2,200 millimeters, and the final gauge range to be achieved with this mill is between 0.15 and 3.5 millimeters.