Cut to Length
Cut-to-Length Process
The Cut-to-Length (CTL) process involves uncoiling a master steel coil, levelling the material to eliminate coil set and achieve optimal flatness, and then precisely cutting it into sheets or plates of a specified length. This method is essential for applications that require flat, uniform blanks ready for subsequent manufacturing steps.
Process Details:
- Uncoiling & Feeding:
Large steel coils are loaded onto an uncoiler, and the material is fed into the line.
- Edge Trimming (Optional)
Edges can be trimmed to ensure clean, precise widths.
- Leveling/Flattening
The core of the CTL process, sophisticated levelers (e.g., multi-roll precision levelers) remove internal stresses and curvature from the coil, ensuring exceptional flatness.
- Measuring & Shearing
Advanced sensing technology precisely measures the desired length, and a high-speed shear cuts the material to exact specifications.
A Cut-to-Length line includes processes such as uncoiling, straightening, measuring, cross-cutting to length, and stacking of various types of coils — including cold or hot rolled carbon steel coils, tinplate coils, stainless steel coils, and PPGI/GP/aluminium coils.
Advantages:
- Superior Flatness: Our precision leveling technology ensures sheets are exceptionally flat, crucial for high-tolerance applications.
- Superior Flatness: Our precision leveling technology ensures sheets are exceptionally flat, crucial for high-tolerance applications.
- Superior Flatness: Our precision leveling technology ensures sheets are exceptionally flat, crucial for high-tolerance applications.
- Reduced Scrap & Waste: Cutting to exact lengths minimizes material waste for customers, leading to cost savings.
- Improved Efficiency: Provides ready-to-use sheets, eliminating the need for in-house cutting and reducing production time.
- Consistent Quality: Ensures uniform dimensions and quality across large batches.
- Optimized Inventory: Customers can order exact sizes, reducing the need to stock large, unmanageable coils.
Application Areas
Automotive
Body Panels, Chassis Components, Structural Parts.
White Goods/Appliances
Panels for Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Ovens.
Construction & Infrastructure
Structural Components, Roofing, Cladding, Pre-Fabricated Parts.
General Engineering & Fabrication
Machine Bases, Enclosures, Equipment Components.
Heavy Equipment
Parts for Excavators, Cranes, Agricultural Machinery.