Cut-To-Length – O'Neal's various cut-to-length leveling lines convert coil into sheet and plate. O'Neal employs several models and sizes of cut-to-length leveling lines for the highest quality and efficiency possible. These fully automatic, high-speed, cut-to-length lines employ levelers to flatten coil as it moves through the line. Dot matrix stenciling systems can custom-mark each sheet or plate according to customer requirements. After stenciling, a heavy-duty shear cleanly cuts the sheet to specification, and then provides edge conditioning.
Light-gauge cut-to-length leveling lines also include decoiling systems, heavy-duty levelers, PVC plastic applicators, precision shearing assemblies, and highly advanced automatic stackers. The pneumatic-driven plastic applicators provide superior protection for cut sheets of cold rolled, coated, stainless, and aluminum -- eliminating possible surface damage during fabrication. And the automatic stacking and conveying system ensures that each order is precisely cut, protected, inspected, and packaged all on the same line.
Cut-to-length sheet can be quickly readied for primary processing such as burning, shearing, plasma punching, and laser cutting.
Slitting – Slitting involves selecting a master coil of a given width and passing it through circular knives separated by spacers. The knives act as a rotary shear, slitting the coil to a desired width. After the material passes through the knives and has been slit, each width is recoiled separately. O'Neal can slit coil up to 1/4" thick by 72" wide.
Blanking – Blanking can be considered a step beyond the conventional cut-to-length line in terms of both speed and accuracy. The process allows for slit coil to be leveled and cut-to-length in narrow widths and much closer tolerances than can be achieved by shearing. Its high speed and superior accuracy make O'Neal's blanking operation especially well suited for precision jobs involving a high number of repeat parts.