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Shape Correction Cluster Leveler
Turret Recoiler – In
order to address one of the most time-consuming tasks in a
slitting operation, slit coil OD banding and preparation for
coil unloading, the Eagle Steel line is equipped with a 300 HP
Turret Recoiler with two rewind drums and two Overarm
Separators. After a coil is rewound, the 300 HP drive
disconnects from the rewind drum and the Recoiler rotates 180
degrees, positioning the finished coil at the unload station
while positioning an empty drum at the slitting station. OD
banding and coil unloading is accomplished while the strips are
fed into and rewound on the opposite drum. Down time is
virtually eliminated. To speed-up OD banding, both Overarms are
equipped with Tail Hold-Downs, a set of adjustable polyurethane
pads that are pressed against the coil OD by hydraulic
cylinders. The Tail Hold-Downs prevent the coil tails from
clock-springing and provide a clear path for feeding the OD band
around the coil. Each Turret Recoiler drum has an independent
drive that allows the coil to be rotated at the unload station.
Turret Recoiler w/Speed-Load Fillers
One-Minute Speed-Load Recoiler Fillers
– Eagle Steel produces 20" and 24" ID slit coils according to
their customer’s specifications. It is common knowledge that
changing coil IDs can generate huge down time costs
because switching from 20" to
24" or vice-versa requires "fillers’ to be installed and removed
from the Recoiler drum, and attaching or removing Recoiler
fillers will typically waste 15-20 minutes of production time.
The Eagle Steel
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line is equipped with Braner/Loopco’s
exclusive "One-Minute Speed-Load Fillers" that switches coil IDs
from 20" to 24" on one-minute. Unlike the common "filler plates"
that are comprised of 3-4 individual segments that are secured
to the Recoiler drum with 4-6 bolts per segment, the Braner/Loopco
Speed-Load Fillers is one-piece hardened steel assembly that
uses no Recoiler drum attachment bolts. The Speed-Load is
slipped on the Recoiler drum to produce 24" ID coils, and
slipped off the drum to produce 20" ID coils. Each cycle takes
one-minute instead of 15-20 minutes, allowing Eagle Steel to
change the coil ID with no down time.
Slit Coil Packaging Line
Automatic Coil Packaging – The Eagle
Steel slitting line is equipped with a slit coil packaging
system capable of handling slit coils fro, 1" to 24" wide,
weighing up to 20,000#. An operatorless Programmable Downender
removes slit coils from a 4 Arm Turnstile and places the coils
onto a powered staging conveyor. Individual slit coils widths
are programmed into the Downender controller, and the Downender
automatically unloads all the coils unattended. From the staging
conveyor, coils are fed into the Coiltech/Signode strapping
machine where 3/4" radial bands are applied in a semi-automatic
manner. Spacer blocks are placed and the coil is weighed while
the coil is on the strapping machine. The strapped coil is then
sent into the coil stacker where it is automatically removed
from the table and deposited onto any of eight stacking stations
on a rotatable turntable. After a coil package is completed on
the turntable, the package is discharged onto a runout conveyor
where the entire package is weighed. The package is sent onto a
runout conveyor where it can be removed and shipped as a
palletized package, or upended 90 degrees and removed and
shipped cylinder fashion.
5150 Loop Road
Jefferson, IN 47130-8412
phone: 812-282-4770 fax: 812-282-5873
www.eaglesteel.net |
