PROCESS-WIDE
OPTIMISATION POTENTIAL
From the blank to the finished ring
Ring manufacture begins with production of the PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGICAL
ring blank on specially-designed ring blank presses. SUPPORT
Multiple upsetting and piercing processes give the SMS group tailors standard-range machines to suit
blanks their perfect shape for rolling. The next stage the individual requirements of its business partners.
is radial or radial-axial rolling of the blank. The world‘s largest ring rolling machine, developed
by SMS group for Forgiatura Morandini, is just one
PRECISE ROLLING MEANS REDUCED example of this. This Italian company is successfully
SUBSEQUENT PROCESS COSTS using its RAW 2500/1000-7000/3500 to produce
A laser measuring system for non-contact detection large-scale, extremely robust pressure vessel rings.
of the ring outside diameter during rolling, together For rings made of super alloys, SMS group offers a
with the other measuring axes, supply all the data series of machines that is specially designed for the
required by the control system for the relevant ring high demands of this sector.
dimensions. The CNC system makes it possible to
reproduce rolling processes and thus ensures con-
sistently high product quality and close manufac-
turing tolerances. Since around 90% of the energy
used in ring rolling is required for heating, precise
rolling has a direct effect on energy consumption:
the required component weight results in energy
savings during heating. What‘s more, the close toler-
ances mean lower costs and time for machining.
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RAW-TYPE RING ROLLING MACHINES
MACHINE
RING DATA MACHINE DATA
SIZE 1)
Type Standard Outside Height Max. Rolling force Drive power
outside
diameter diameter2) weight Radial Axial Radial Axial
RAW mm mm mm kg kN kN kW kW
20/16 – 800/160 160 – 800 1000 20 – 160 40 200 160 50 2 × 38
25/20 – 800/160 200 – 800 1000 20 – 160 63 250 200 75 2 × 38
32/25 – 1000/180 200 – 1000 1250 20 – 180 125 315 250 75 2 × 55
40/32 – 1250/210 200 – 1250 1500 20 – 210 250 400 315 100 2 × 55
50/40 – 1400/250 250 – 1400 1750 30 – 250 400 500 400 125 2 × 68
63/50 – 1600/315 250 – 1600 2000 30 – 315 630 630 500 160 2 × 75
80/63 – 2000/400 300 – 2000 2500 30 – 400 1000 800 630 200 2 × 110
100/80 – 2500/480 300 – 2500 3000 30 – 480 1600 1000 800 250 2 × 140
125/100 – 3000/560 400 – 3000 3600 30 – 560 2500 1250 1000 315 2 × 160
160/125 – 4000/630 400 – 4000 4600 30 – 630 4000 1600 1250 400 2 × 200
200/160 – 5000/710 500 – 5000 5600 40 – 710 6300 2000 1600 500 2 × 250
250/200 – 6000/800 500 – 6000 6600 40 – 800 8000 2500 2000 630 2 × 315
315/250 – 7000/900 630 – 7000 7800 40 – 900 10000 3150 2500 800 2 × 400
400/315 – 8000/1000 800 – 8000 9000 40 – 1000 12500 4000 3150 1000 2 × 500
500/400 – 8000/1250 800 – 8000 9000 40 – 1250 16000 5000 4000 1260 2 × 630
630/500 – 8000/1600 800 – 8000 9000 40 – 1600 20000 6300 5000 1460 2 × 730
800/630 – 8000/2000 800 – 8000 9000 40 – 2000 32000 8000 6300 1600 2 × 800
1000/800 – 10000/2500 800 – 10000 11000 40 – 2500 50000 10000 8000 2000 2 × 1000
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1)
Other machine sizes on request
2)
Max. outside diameter for horizontal unloading