Storage Rack Roll Forming Machine
A Storage Rack Roll Forming Machine is a highly specialized, continuous manufacturing system that transforms raw steel coils into the critical structural components of industrial storage racking systems. It is the core piece of equipment in a rack manufacturing plant, automating a process that would be incredibly slow, inconsistent, and costly if done by other methods.
The machine’s primary function is to take a flat strip of steel (from a coil) and progressively shape it, through a series of roller dies, into a specific, complex cross-sectional profile.
The main outputs are:
- Upright Frames: The vertical columns that form the backbone of the rack system. These have a complex profile with perforations (for beam connection) and stiffening ridges.
- Beam Profiles: The horizontal arms upon which pallets or goods are placed.
- Bracing Struts: The diagonal or horizontal members that connect uprights for stability.
Main Components
| Hydraulic Decoiler with Pre-leveling device | Holds and feeds steel coils smoothly into the line. |
| Roller feeder by a Servo motor | |
| 110T Press | |
| Roll Forming Machine | Precision-engineered rollers shape steel into into different profiles with accuracy. |
| Hydraulic Flying Cutting System with pin-insert design | Provides fast, clean, and burr-free cuts to required lengths. |
| Output Table with pneumatic un-loading function | User-friendly interface for automatic operation and easy adjustments. |
| Control System (PLC + Touch Screen) | Collects finished products for efficient handling and packaging. |
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Key Features
- High Efficiency & Output: Continuous operation allows for mass production, essential for meeting market demand.
- Exceptional Consistency & Quality: Every piece is identical, ensuring the structural integrity and interchangeability of the rack components.
- Material Efficiency: Virtually no material waste compared to other forming methods.
- Strength Enhancement: The cold-working process of roll forming can slightly increase the strength of the steel. The complex profiles themselves are engineered for maximum load-bearing capacity with minimal weight.
- Integration: Seamlessly integrates pre-punching and cutting, creating a finished or near-finished product in a single pass.
Technical Specifications
| Material | Type | GI,cold-rolled steel |
| Thickness(mm) | 1.5-4.0 | |
| Yield Strength(Mpa) | 230-350 | |
| Forming Speed(m/min) | 15-45 | |
| Roller Station | Depends | |
| Roller Material | Cr12 steel with hard chrome treatment | |
| Roller Driven Type | Chain transmission/Gearbox | |
| Shaft Material | 45# steel with heat treatment | |
| Shaft Diameter | Ø80-90 mm | |
| Control System | PLC+Touch screen and button | |
| Main Machine Power(KW) | 15-30(or customized) | |
| Hydraulic station Power(KW) | 7.5 | |
| Machine Weight(Kg) | 10500 | |
| Machine size(m) | 10.5×1.8×1.9 Depend on final design | |
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Applications
Distribution Centers & Warehouses
The primary application. For storing palletized goods in bulk.
Cold Storage Facilities
Machines use special paints and treatments to produce racks that withstand sub-zero temperatures and high humidity.
Manufacturing Plants
For storing raw materials and finished goods.
Retail Backrooms & Big-Box Stores
For holding overstock inventory.
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS
The machine produces the high-precision uprights and beams that interface with robotic retrieval cranes.
Mezzanine Flooring Systems
The supporting structures for mezzanines are often made from similar roll-formed components.
