Forming & Sizing

Tube mill forming & sizing section consists of strip feeding unit, forming rolls, weld seam guiding unit, welding machine frame, weld seam squeezing unit, scarfing tool holder, sizing rolls, and cooling system.

By drawing the strip from accumulator, strip feeding unit guide the strip into the forming mill smoothly. Tube mill forming section is a continuous process, consisting of a number of driven and non-driven roll stands in which the strip is gradually shaped into the open-seam tube. The forming rolls offered by SRET Equipment are designed to precisely match the final tube dimensions. For overload protection, each horizontal roller is equipped with a overload protection pad under bearing. When overloaded, the pad is crushed to protect horizontal rollers and transmission devices. The product can be resumed after a new pad replaced.

A welded tube after welding section, comes to sizing mill. The sizing section of most tube mill is normally the last section before existing to the flying cutoff and finishing section. Sizing plays a very important part in the final end product, as it not only size or reshape the tube (pipe, square, rectangles, and etc.), but it also stress relieves it at the same time so that the properties are normalized into the body of the material. By SRET Equipment, the sizing section and tooling are properly designed and set up, which allows to evenly and equally finish/size/straighten the tube. The cooling system provides cooling waters to all the mill rollers, as well as to cool down the weld seam by water rinsing.

SRET Equipment engineering teams can successfully manage tough challenges to design forming & sizing mill featuring unusually wide product mixes, high speed and customized needs.

Value Highlights

  • Automatic control system implemented for high reliability
  • Improved productivity by quick roll positioning
  • Designed for various grade of material, and various shape of end product
  • Roller overload protection
  • Improved product surface quality
  • Easy for operation and maintenance
  • Reduced time for conversion and set up

Technical Data Sheet

Model No.

Tube Size (mm) Tube Thickness (mm) Mill Speed (m/min)

QX50

Ø 13 – 50

10 – 40

0.8 – 2.5

20 – 140

QX60

Ø 16 – 63

12 – 50

1.0 – 3.0

20 – 120

QX76

Ø 32 – 76

25 – 60

1.5 – 3.75

20 – 110

QX89

Ø 25 – 89

20 – 70

1.5 – 4.0

50 – 100

QX140

Ø 40 – 140

35 – 110

2.0 – 5.0

15 – 70

QX165

Ø 76 – 165

60 – 130

2.0 – 6.0

15 – 60

QX219

Ø 89 – 219

70 – 170

3.0 – 8.0

15 – 50

QX273

Ø 114 – 273

90 – 214

3.0 – 10.0

15 – 35

QX325

Ø 140 – 325

110 – 255

4.0 – 12.7

12 – 35

QX377

Ø 219 – 377

170 – 295

4.0 – 14.0

10 – 30

QX426

Ø 219 – 426

170 – 334

6.0 – 16.0

8 – 25

QX508

Ø 273 – 508

214 – 400

6.0 – 20.0

8 – 25

QX630

Ø 273 – 630

214 – 495

6.0 – 22.0

6 – 20

Direct Forming to Square & Rectangular

Model No.

Tube Size (mm)

Tube Thickness (mm)

Strip Width (mm) Mill Speed (m/min)

QXF120

60 – 120              60×80 – 100×140

1.5 – 5.0

480

15 – 35

QXF150

70 – 150              60×80 – 100×200

2.0 – 6.0

600

15 – 35

QXF200

80 – 120              80×100 – 150×200

2.0 – 8.0

800

15 – 30

QXF250

100 – 250             80×120 – 200×300

3.0 – 10.0

1,000

15 – 30

QXF300

120 – 300             120×140 – 250×350

4.0 – 12.7

12,000

15 – 30

QXF400

180 – 400             180×220 – 350×450

5.0 – 14.0

16,000

10 – 25

QXF500

250 – 500             250×300 – 450×550

5.0 – 18.0

20,000

10 – 25

QXF600

300 – 600             300×350 – 550×650

6.0 – 22.0

24,000

8 – 20