The OEM will determine the correct amount of horsepower required to form the section. The horsepower takes into account four critical items. They are:
- Material Thickness
- Total number of forming stands
- Desired line speed
- Yield strength of material
With these items in mind the proper DC or AC Variable Frequency Drive can be selected. Most drives today are digitally controlled, with some type of dynamic braking. This eliminates the old clutch and brake style drives. It also gives the operator the ability to increase and decrease the line speed of the machine.
The larger, more complex lines, typically operate with a PLC to manage the functions of each piece of equipment. These lines can have multiple motor drives and color touch screen controls for the individual functions.
Good morning,
I am writing to you as a façade engineer as I am working on a project that requires some curved panels.
The façade is made of double-curved metal panels. These panels may be in aluminium. There are 3 to 6 different shapes of panels.
I have seen in your website that you have already worked with curved panels. Are these double-curved panels within your range of production? If yes, here is a list of questions:
– Can you produce metal sheet for buildings?
– What is the maximal size of panel you can provide?
– Do you have any preference on the material / thickness?
– Which technology are you using?
– How big will be the joints?
– What is the cost range of such panels? And what is the engineering cost for changing the shape and size of the panels? For example, if we have 6 different types of panels instead of 3, how will it impact the cost of the panels?
Thank you very much for your help,
Stéphany Le Rhun
Facade Engineer
Stephany,
Thank you for the contact and the detailed question. Do you have a drawing that you could submit, so we may review the profile you need to form for your application?