Various storage containers are described for retaining drain cleaning cables. Storage systems utilizing the containers with a cable guide assembly are further described. Also described are methods of using the containers and systems.

Various storage containers are described for retaining drain cleaning cables. Storage systems utilizing the containers with a cable guide assembly are further described. Also described are methods of using the containers and systems.

A tendon processing system includes at least one tub for supporting a tendon, and an indexing assembly for moving the tub to and between a plurality of processing locations. Each processing location is associated with at least one respective processing device.

A coiling system (1) and a method for coiling a hot rolled product, the system comprising:a base assembly (3) comprising a base plate (6), a central drum (7) extending from the base plate along a vertical axis, and a receiving sleeve (8) arranged outside of said central drum,a support structure (2) configured to support the base assembly and comprising a first drive mechanism configured to rotate the base assembly around the vertical axis,a feeding device (4) configured to feed hot rolled product to the base assembly so as to form a coil (17), wherein the receiving sleeve is configured to receive a first end of the hot rolled product landing on said base plate so that a coil starts to form inside of said receiving sleeve and outside of said central drum, the base assembly being releasably connected to the first drive mechanism so that the base assembly, after coiling, may be removed from the support structure.

A method is provided for the handling of coreless auger produced by an auger production machine from which the coreless auger emerges with a linear motion component and a rotational motion component. The method includes guiding the rotating auger for linear movement away from the production machine toward a temporary storage facility that has a cylindrical receptacle rotatable about its own axis and a coaxial rotatable feed guide having an axial inlet for formed auger and an outwardly directed outlet for directing formed auger toward an inner periphery of the cylindrical receptacle; rotating the cylindrical receptacle and allowing the feed guide to rotate about the axis of its inlet that is roughly coincident with the axis of auger entering the axial inlet of the feed guide such that the outwardly directed outlet may move around the interior of the receptacle in a circular path to direct auger toward the inner periphery of the cylindrical receptacle and form a coil thereof. The cylindrical receptacle is rotated at a speed selected to counteract the rotation of the auger about its own axis.

An overlapping and progressive forming method for a high-performance multi-element NiAl-based alloy tubular part, including: winding continuously flexible substrates of Ni and Al, and alloying coating continuously or selectively along a width direction or a rolling direction to obtain coated flexible substrates; winding continuously the coated flexible substrates on an outer surface of a core roller according to a sequence of Ni above and Al below to form a Ni/Al laminated structure having a plurality of layers with an outermost layer being a Ni layer, and consolidating with ultrasonic with assistance of a pulse current to combine the continuously wound flexible substrates into a laminated tube blank; and placing the laminated tube blank into a mold, applying a pulse current to both ends of the laminated tube blank for hot fluid high-pressure forming, and synthesizing in-situ to prepare the tubular part with assistance of the pulse current.

A portable cutting line may include a frame and a lazy susan. The portable cutting line may also include a cutting line main table, the cutting line main table operatively connected to the lazy susan and one or more tubs, the tubs operatively connected to the cutting line main table. The lazy susan, the cutting line main table, and the one or more tubs may be positioned within the frame when in transport position.

A guide is adapted to be positioned for encirclement by a helical formation of rod rings free falling from the delivery end of a conveyor. The guide comprises a vertically projecting mandrel terminating at its upper end in a nose cone. The nose cone has a horizontal profile defined in part by at least one element having an outer edge separated by a variable radial distance from a central axis of the mandrel.

Automated systems and processes for manufacturing post-tension tendons may comprise a catapuller configured to introduce a pre-determined length of a tendon into a tub; a cutter configured to cut the tendon when it meets the pre-determined length; and (c) a control unit configured for a user to input the pre-determined length and a pre-determined bundle diameter. The control until is typically operably connected to the cutter and to the tub. Advantageously, the tub is configured to coil the tendon to form a tendon bundle and tie the tendon bundle in the predefined bundle diameter. A movable seater station may be employed to fasten an anchor to one end of the strand and the seater station may be configured to move among two or more tubs. A manipulator may be employed to move and hang coiled tendons

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.