Cassette Leveler
One of the most critical operations in a blanking
line is leveling. Despite improvements in the production of
mill rolls, most material still needs to be leveled. New technologies
in this area include cassette levelers with removable roll modules.
Each cassette can handle a different roll diameter or backup
arrangement, allowing increased capacity on a single machine.
Additionally, cassette levelers allow offline
cleaning and maintenance. The line can continue to run while
one cassette is being serviced, reducing downtime. Cassette
changeovers take about two minutes and can be accomplished without
tools.
Automatic Feed’s new cassette leveler
can extend the minimum and maximum thickness capacity of a single
roller leveler by employing multiple interchangeable work roll
cassettes, each cassette offers a different roll diameter and
spacing sized for a different thickness range. Features include:
- Changeable roll center distances
- Rolls open 200mm in 40 seconds for on-the-spot cleaning
- 4-5-6 high configuration
- Automatic spray cleaning and intermediate backup roll adjustment
that evens out wear patterns to extend roll life
