EXPERTISE

Rolling

Rolling strategy, process interaction and continuous performance improvement.

ALUTAG GMBH

Production expertise applied to real operating conditions

Rolling performance is created by the interaction of reduction, rolling force, tension, speed, temperature, roll condition and control response. Alutag GmbH evaluates these relationships as a complete process rather than optimizing individual values in isolation.

Our work can include pass schedule development, rolling strategy review, work roll and backup roll influence, operating window assessment and the investigation of productivity or stability limits. Production trials are designed around clear technical questions and measurable results.

The objective is to create a rolling condition that is not only technically possible, but repeatable in everyday production and understandable to the teams responsible for sustaining it.

KEY TOPICS

Explore the Technical Focus

Pass Schedule+

Development and optimization of reduction strategy across passes with consideration of force, tension, temperature, speed and product behaviour.

Rolling Force+

Assessment of force level, load distribution and its interaction with gauge, flatness, roll geometry and process stability.

Tension+

Evaluation of entry and exit tension as a process variable influencing stability, shape, rolling force and strip handling.

Roll Influence+

Assessment of work roll and backup roll geometry, crown, condition and thermal behaviour in relation to the final product.

Productivity+

Identification of the process limits that restrict speed, throughput or stable campaign performance.

Continuous Improvement+

Use of production evidence and repeatable trials to convert successful settings into sustainable operating practice.