Gill Industries Installs Four Coil Feed Lines

COE Press Equipment (Sterling Heights, MI) has announced they have delivered four new coil processing lines to Gill Industries (Grand Rapids, MI), a Tier One and Tier Two auto supplier, and provided Installation, training and startup. All the lines are equipped to process cold rolled steels (MCRS), as well as advanced high strength steels (AHSS) up to 120,000 psi yield.  Two of the lines installed at the Trenton, Ga., facility and one in Grand Rapids, feature their 60 in servo roll feed, 60 in x 20 ft dual threading table, 30,000 lb x 60 in coil reel, and 4 in x 60 in straightener, with 6 in pinch rolls. These lines can process MCRS up to 0.250 in thick and AHSS up to 0.080 in thick, depending upon material width.

The fourth line, installed in Richmond, Ky., is comprised of their 48 in servo roll feed, 48 in x 20 ft dual threading table, 30,000 lb x 48 in coil reel, and 4 in x 48 in straightener with 6 in pinch rolls. It can process MCRS up to 0.250 in thick and AHSS up to 0.090 in thick, depending upon material width. All the straighteners are equipped with non-marking chrome rolls and a heavy-duty alligator peeler-dekinker station for hands-free threading and top or bottom payoff ability. All the systems have a roll speed up 362 fpm and straightener payoff rate of up to 80 fpm.

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