We’re proud to be celebrating our 50th year serving the tube and pipe and roll forming industry. Interested in learning more about our history? We invite you to view our press release on our recent anniversary.
Roll-Kraft Celebrates 50TH Anniversary in Tube and Pipe and Roll Forming Industry
May 1, 2013Featured Roll Forming Q&A – How can we achieve a more defined bend radius?
April 29, 2013
Roll-Kraft’s own “Doctor” Dave Rostocil answers a customer’s question – “The product being run is supposed to have sharp inside bend radii, but it doesn’t look like it should – the product’s bend corners are not defined.”
Featured Roll Forming Question: Roll Forming High Carbon Steel vs. Low Carbon Steel
April 18, 2013Visit our roll forming solutions forum for more helpful question and answers. Or, Ask the Dr and one of our roll forming experts will be in touch shortly.
Symptoms
We have a set of roll form tooling from America. When we purchase steel locally, the machines runs well with maximum throughput. However, when our purchasing department buys steel from overseas, we have problems keeping our product in spec while wasting valuable production time trying to reset the machine.
The steel from overseas, when tested, has a much higher carbon content which would make the product have more memory. It is also inconsistent along the length of the product. These are up to 3m long with our most common size at 2.4m. What do you think?
Medicine
You are correct, when steel has additional carbon, it becomes difficult to form and ductility is removed as the steel work-hardens.
Our recommendation would be to commit to either the lower carbon content material that you purchase locally or the higher carbon content material purchased overseas. If you are consistent with the material you use, we can help you create a setup that would work, even with the higher carbon steel.
Inconsistency in the type of material used can result in continual problems that will require increased inspections and adjustments.
Answer Provided By:
Chuck Summerhill
Roll-Kraft to Host Tube and Pipe Training Seminar in Ontario, Canada
April 17, 2013Time is running out to register for Roll-Kraft’s upcoming tube and pipe training seminar in Ontario, Canada on May, 7.
Topics that will be covered:
- Mill Integrity and Alignment
- Roll Design
- Setup, Breakdown and Fin Section
- Copra FEA RF Software
- Tooling Maintenance Programs
The Importance of a Properly Maintained PM Program for the Tube and Pipe and Roll Forming Industry
April 12, 2013In the tube, pipe and roll form industry, just like any other industry with machinery, a properly maintained preventative maintenance (PM) program will “Help Prevent” issues from arising that will cause machine failure and down time.
Roll-Kraft: Second to None in the Tube and Pipe and Roll Forming Industry
March 25, 2013We take great pride in the level of service that we provide to our customers, and we wanted to share with you a recent testimonial that we received.
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Dave,
I want you and the entire group at Roll-Kraft to know that I am very pleased with the quality of service your company provided with our two new tooling packages.
Working with you on the two new sections you built for us went much better than I anticipated from past experience with your competitors. The extra time you took to walk my tooling guys through the entire development phase of both jobs with detailed explanation of how each pass should perform and what adjustments should be made to obtain the highest quality of part possible was second to none in my experience in this industry.
The commitment and sense of urgency you displayed to work with us on meeting our deadlines and satisfying our customer orders from tool build through development and final approval was tremendous and greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your service and I look forward to doing business with you for years to come.
Sincerely,
Wesley Utt
Plant Manager
Hynes-Kokomo
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If you’d like to learn more about why customers choose Roll-Kraft, we encourage you to visit our website.
Roll-Kraft LTD. Completes ISO 9001:2008 Audit
March 8, 2013Roll-Kraft, a leading producer of tube and pipe tooling and roll forming tooling, is pleased to announce that Roll-Kraft Ltd., its factory in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, has successfully completed its latest audit according to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standard. The factory is certified to ISO 9001:2008. The certificate is available on the Roll-Kraft website at http://www.roll-kraft.com/about-us/quality-management.
The audit was completed by an outside auditing firm, thereby giving an objective look at the processes and procedures in place. Roll-Kraft Ltd. has been certified since 2010.
Roll-Kraft Announces Tube & Pipe and Roll Form Seminars for 2013
February 26, 2013MENTOR, OH., February, 2013
Roll-Kraft is pleased to announce the schedule for its spring and summer regional tube & pipe and roll form seminars. This year’s seminars feature new and updated content for 2013, as well as additional speakers with various technical backgrounds and experiences to share. Each seminar lasts for a full eight hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the attendance fee is $525 per person.
Toronto, Canada Seminar
On May 7, a tube & pipe seminar will be conducted in Canada, at the Vaughan Southwest Holiday Inn Express in Toronto, Canada.
Visit http://tubeandpipecanada.eventbrite.com for more information and registration.
Mentor, Ohio Seminars
On August 21 and 22, Roll-Kraft will host their annual seminars in Mentor, OH. The seminars will be held at LaMalfa Center adjacent to the LaMalfa Holiday Inn Express. The tube & pipe seminar will be held on August 21, and August 22 will be geared towards roll forming.
- Tube and Pipe Seminar: Visit http://tubeandpipementor2013.eventbrite.com/ for more information and registration.
- Roll Forming Seminar: Visit http://rollformingmentor2013.eventbrite.com/ for more information and registration.
The seminars will include a new section devoted to stainless steel, which will include information on the various types of stainless steel and related forming designs, along with ways to improve the cosmetic quality. The seminars will also cover basic subjects such as:
- Mill Integrity and Alignment
- Roll Design
- Setup, Breakdown and Fin Section
- Copra FEA RF Software
- Tooling Maintenance Programs
Roll-Kraft Provides Huge Payback Without Risk of Mistakes
February 21, 2013It had come to me through the grape vine that we were quoting some Roll-Kraft tooling through our Mexico facility. At my previous employer we had used Roll-Kraft exclusively. We never had an issue and never needed to go anywhere else. We had a long standing relationship with Roll-Kraft and you had bailed us out on more than one occasion to keep our mills up and going.
In addition to all new tooling coming from Roll-Kraft, you also did all of our regrinds and repair work. We did the polishing in house. The tooling always came back on time and in perfect shape. On a few of the newer parts we had tried designs unsure if they would give us the expected result. Roll-Kraft was always willing to work with us on these R&D type projects and was always very fair.
If anyone has any questions about Roll-Kraft and the service/quality they provide and would like to hear about them from a previous customer, please let me know. They may have not been the lowest cost, but the service they provided for us was a huge payback with no risk of mistakes.
Scott Baker
Technical Sales Engineer
Lightning Fast Response Time
February 14, 2013Shawn,
We received the soft roll yesterday. We’re back up and running. Please express my gratitude to all involved. It is refreshing to see a company that still has the capability and desire to support industry with lightning-fast response time.
I will respond within the next few days with all of the information necessary to quote a new set of rolls.
Thanks again,
Stephen Fitchett, Manufacturing Manager
Broan Nutone Storage Systems
