PLATE ROLLING

Plate Rolling is the typical method of curving plate (i.e. sheet of material) into round / cylindrical or conical shapes. This method of rolling is similar to the pyramid rolling method where individual "shafts / rolls" turn independently to form the sheet of material to desired radii. Capacity is defined by thickness of material and overall width of material. A section of plate is placed in a machine and curved between three or four rolls. Bending occurs when the distance between these rolls is manipulated before each successive pass. The diameter that a plate roll can roll a piece of plate will be limited to the roller diameter in the plate roll (i.e. one can’t roll plate to a diameter tighter then the plate roller die itself).

To see examples of the various cylindrical and conical shapes we have created please refer to our Steel Bending Profiles: Plate Page.