Machine Concepts designs and builds a wide range of coil processing terminal equipment for mill and service center applications, including highly automated cold mill terminal equipment. Our terminal equipment capabilities are extensive, covering machinery at both the entry and exit points of processing lines: paper or plastic interleaving equipment, coilers, peeler tables, pinch rolls, bridle rolls, tension stands, flatteners, mandrels, belt wrappers, stackers (also known as sheet stacker and drop stacker), and inspection stands. With deep industry experience, we deliver high-quality engineered solutions for the most demanding requirements.
Machine Concepts builds a full line of coilers and decoilers with many different capabilities and features to wind or unwind a continuous material length into a new and smaller coil.
Common Features:
- Fixed bases or lateral adjust capability
- Edge guiding or center guiding systems
- Integrated hold-down arms
- Complete separator arbor assemblies and tooling packages
- Paper or PVC interleafing equipment
- Several styles of outboard bearings available
Machine Concepts’ rewinding machines, also known as tension reels, wind material from a parent or master roll into one or more new cores.
- Single- and dual-mandrel configurations available
- Accommodates 15,000- to 55,000-lb. coil
- Gripping Mandrel and Belt Wrapping Mandrel units available
Self-Threading Bridle
- Two plunge rolls create easy threading of the line
- Tension amplification of 5:1 is possible
- Load cells are incorporated for accurate tension readout
- Rolls are quickly opened to reduce threading time
- Bridle roll stands are driven by means of variable speed AC motors and helical gearboxes.
Entry bridle roll
- With threading table and exit load cell, allow the operator to quickly thread the material as well as give accurate tension read-outs to the operator
Tension stands
- Heavy-duty design with a custom drive system to suit your application
- Also include integrated tension measurement capabilities
Deflector roll stands
- We offer 3, 4, and 5 roll flatteners for both over-winding and under-winding to suit customer applications
- Hydraulic threading drive options for pull-thru applications. Also, offer all rolls driven via external pinion stands for full-line speed capability
- Hydraulic or electric roll positioning. Closed-loop roll position controls available with a custom operator display panel and automatic setup options available
- Multiple roll types and surfaces available for standard and special applications
- Optional pinch roll or entry equipment combinations available to suit your application
- Stand-alone electrical control cabinets and dedicated hydraulic power units can be supplied for a self-contained, fully functioning system
- Machines designed for quick roll change capability to decrease downtime and maintenance
Machine Concepts designs and builds several types of unwind mandrels to fit your application needs. We also source and install custom rewind mandrels as required.
- Barrel-type design with one-piece expanded wedge
- All wear surfaces are manufactured from solid bronze or aluminum bronze
- Cast iron segments with interlocking serpentine edges to prevent coils from getting under segments
- Large expand ranges – custom expand ranges and face lengths upon request
- Several outboard-bearing nose options available
- Heavy-duty welded steel construction throughout
- Configurations for overwinding or underwinding
- Automatic hydraulic or pneumatic belt tensioning
- Many rubber and/or steel belting options
- Custom designs to match existing line layouts
- Endless belt designs available
- Multiple options available
- Manual Visual Inspection
- Digital Surface Inspection
- Integrated flattener and crop shear
- A variety of inspection conveyor options available, such as urethane belts and hi-temp belts
- Full-width chopper available for disposing of inspected sheet
- Integrated coil size measuring and weighing options available
- Custom solutions for surface critical applications
