Applications : Wheels
Many different varieties of wheels exist, including: flat base wheels, 5 degree drop center wheels for passenger car and light truck applications (with drop center, full face, and bead seat disc attachments),15 degree drop center wheels for heavy truck applications, fabricated aluminum wheels, cast aluminum wheels, ATV wheels, and agricultural wheels. Most wheels consist of a rim (on which the tire mounts), and a disc that is connected to the rim (primarily through welding) and provides the mounting interface to the vehicle.
“Wheel Uniformity” characteristics are used to judge the quality of the individual components and final products. Peak-to-Peak and 1st Harmonic runout uniformity characteristics are used to judge the effectiveness of the various processes involved. While proper machine and tooling designs are essential to success, process knowledge and disciplined maintenance of the equipment are equally important.
We offer not only a complete range of wheel & rim machines but also the technologies and know-how to assist you in implementing the required processes in your production environment. Our focus is providing the needed hardware, as well as achieving the quality and productivity goals of the project.
For fabricated wheel projects, we will assist you in selecting an Uncoil Cut-to-Length System to assure proper blank preparation. Our coiling machines produce a properly formed band ready for our DC Butt Welding System or our stand-alone Welding Machines. The welded band is converted to a finished rim by our Profiling System with final rim sizing done in our shrinking/expanding machines to achieve desired rim uniformity. Embossed, pierced and planished valve holes are placed in the rims by our Rim Valve Hole System. Final assembly with a flowformed or stamped disc is accomplished in our Wheel Assembly Welding System.
For cast and forged wheels, our Flowforming Machines can create the rim profile from forged or cast blanks. Our Cast Wheel Desprue Machines remove the sprue from the center of your wheels, and the Cast Wheel Deburr Machine can remove undesirable flash and prepare the wheel for finish coating.
For additional Wheel & Rim products, please refer to our Wheel & Rim Machines page.
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