Single unit high torque hydraulic MOTORS/PLANETARY GEARBOXES are directly mounted onto each driving roll to ensure a smooth feed through of the plate, there is no loss of power normally associated with secondary transmissions, plus the added benefit of one less gearbox to maintain.

ROLL CAMBER CALCULATION. Roll camber is required to counter act roll deflection that occurs as bending forces are applied, so as to ensure a perfect closing of the longitudinal seam, it is a vitally important factor. If the camber is calculated incorrectly, the result will be, (1) a barrel shaped cylinder ie not closing perfectly along the longitudinal seam, gap in the middle, (2) an hour glass shaped cylinder, the longitudinal seam touching in the middle, but not at the ends.