Bending and Rolling in Home Construction
Davi, Inc. says if it’s curved or angled metal, it’s probably been formed with a plate roll or angle bending machine. The home construction sector has come to rely on this technology to manufacture everything from water heaters to support structures. The post Bending and Rolling in Home Construction appeared first on Fabricating & Metalworking.
One can’t walk too far in, through or around a home without finding the results of plate rolling or angle bending. Once you’re aware, it’s clear how broad reaching and vital the technology has become to everyday life.
From essential components and equipment that are integrated into a house’s form and function to structural and architectural features, if a metal plate requires rolling or a bar, tube or pipe needs to be bent, plate rolls and angle bending machines were involved.
Equipment/Appliances
The easiest place to spot rolling and bending technology is among essential home appliances. Every house needs a water heater, for example, and the rolled and bent shells that hold the hot water are in high demand as the home construction industry works to increase housing inventory. Plate rolling machine manufacturer Davi has 58 years of expertise in all manner of rolling and bending technology. Its MCA 4-roll plate rolling machine is the result of decades of research, development and refinement that make it uniquely capable of rolling the 0.06″ – 0.08″ (1.5 – 2 mm) steel plates used for water heater shells. The MCA 4-roll machine maintains perfect control over plate position by clamping it with a bottom roll, and Davi’s patented Servo-TronicÓ parallelism control system always keeps machine rolls in perfect parallel alignment. The machine is also fully CNC control enabled for automated production with limited operator input required during the bending process.
Additionally, a variety of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment along with plumbing components, housings, shrouds -virtually any shape that is curved or cylindrical – was rolled on a plate rolling machine. Davi plate rolls provide an ideal solution to the HVAC sector with high automation for precision, efficiency and safety.
Structural Components
Angle roll machines are essential when forming steel structure components. Angle joists, door jams and frames, foundational columns and beams and bending rebar all require some form of angle bending or rolling. Davi provides the builders with a wide selection of angle rolling technology and accessories to meet the industry’s broad range of design and engineering requirements.
Architectural Features
Apart from function, form plays a significant role in residential construction. Archways, circular staircases, oven hoods and ornamental features are in many cases shaped by rolling and bending machines.
Exterior Features
There are also a significant number of exterior features that use plate and angle bending. Propane, fuel oil and other storage tanks all require plate rolling. Retaining walls and other buttresses to support landscaping, earth and water retention may also leverage plate rolling technology for proper form and fit.
Sunshade structures, in particular, with their unique shapes and designs rely on the use of angle rolls to streamline production time and provide the versatility needed for the vast number of configurations that are possible.
Commercial and Multi-family Residential
As the project grows in size and scope to larger multi-family and commercial building structures, steel and metal frameworks play a larger role. Angle joists, side and end wall girts, bracings and purlins that run the length of a building to support the roof must be bent and formed to precise angles. Angle bending machines are instrumental in that process along with the efficient bending of large-scale plumbing and conduit fixtures that run throughout multiple floors and/or units in the building.
If it’s curved or angled metal, it’s probably been formed with a plate roll or angle bending machine. The home construction sector has come to rely on this technology to manufacture everything from water heaters to support structures. As the world’s largest manufacturer of plate rolls, angle rolls and customized rolling machines with almost six decades of experience and expertise, Davi continues to provide the industry with metal rolling and bending solutions that turn blueprints into houses and houses into homes.
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