Disclosed within are various embodiments that provide for an automated rod coil cutting station for both ferrous and non-ferrous wire rod mills.

Disclosed within are various embodiments that provide for an automated rod coil cutting station for both ferrous and non-ferrous wire rod mills.

Provided are methods that can prevent either or both of kinking and collapsing of a steel sheet coiled in coil form regardless of the characteristics of the steel sheet. A method of determining a tension pattern of tension applied to a steel sheet to coil the steel sheet in coil form comprises calculating the tension pattern using an apparent elastic modulus in a radial direction of a coil.

A method is for mitigating the effects of coil collapse on hot strip mill coils. A hot strip coil is removed from the mandrel/downcoiler and pre-sagged to create an initial sag by allowing gravity cause the coil to sag in a first specific direction for a first period of time. Then, without coil eye support to limit sagging, the direction of the sag caused by the force of gravity is modified to a direction perpendicular to the first specific direction and gravity is allowed to sag the coil for a second period of time. The hot strip coil being cooled enough by the end of the second period of time such that the rate of sagging of the hot strip coil has become negligible.

A method is for mitigating the effects of coil collapse on hot strip mill coils. A hot strip coil is removed from the mandrel/downcoiler and pre-sagged to create an initial sag by allowing gravity cause the coil to sag in a first specific direction for a first period of time. Then, without coil eye support to limit sagging, the direction of the sag caused by the force of gravity is modified to a direction perpendicular to the first specific direction and gravity is allowed to sag the coil for a second period of time. The hot strip coil being cooled enough by the end of the second period of time such that the rate of sagging of the hot strip coil has become negligible.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming system (10) configured to wind a strap segment (S) into a coil and then deform the strap coil to render it more compact and to reduce the likelihood that it will uncoil during handling, storage, or transport. The deformed strap coil is introduced into a discharge chute (DC) to discharge it away from the strap-winding and strap-coil-deforming system (10) for further handling, storage, or transport.

Disclosed within are various embodiments that provide for an automated rod coil cutting station for both ferrous and non-ferrous wire rod mills.

Disclosed within are various embodiments that provide for an automated rod coil cutting station for both ferrous and non-ferrous wire rod mills.

A portable wire winding system includes a support frame, a spool shaft, a locking assembly, a drive shaft, and a drive assembly. The spool shaft is rotatably mounted on the support frame and includes a free end portion designed to removably support a wire spool thereon. The locking assembly is designed to detachably lock a wire spool in place on the spool shaft. The drive shaft is rotatably mounted on the support frame and includes a projection positioned at one end of the drive shaft and designed to be engaged by a rotary power tool to rotate the drive shaft. The drive assembly operatively connects the spool shaft and the drive shaft to permit transfer of rotational forces from the drive shaft to the spool shaft to rotate a wire spool on the spool shaft and wind up a length of wire.