There is no such thing as an equal HERRVOSS product, service or idea. Each has Something that makes it unique. It as may be an innovation, a greater attention to detail, or a more responsive service organization, but there is a difference,... and in leveling, Herr-Voss is the difference. HERR-VO! 180 Main St. + Callery, PA ‘Tel: 724.538.3180 + Fax ‘world Email: HerVossSales@Gt rin Gentorissoms Email; StamcoSales@Gen-World.com _Lu9-f5hThis little book is dedicated to the thousands of skilled people, throughout the world, who have iwrRoDucTION 1 been operating Hert-Voss roller levelers for the TAageparison of Levaar Desgne i better part of a century. Flattener Versus. Leveler Capabililies |- MACHINE DESCRIPTION “4 This book is written in appreciation for the owners General igure 1, High Rolo vein 3 and managers ofthe metal producing and metal aso ih Goer der : werkingcompanies who haveprovidedtneltpeople Fue gh fe ovale a withguaityequipmentsotheycanproduceagualty | Fai. ‘ product! 1 ‘Back-Up Roll Assembiies 4 Spine Drives, ‘ Ttansission Goat Case 3 PRINCIPLES OF LEVELIViG 38 > Figure 4, Causes of Sp Shapo Bolcte 5 f Figure 5, Col Set: Cause & Covosen, 5 Figure 6 Elect of Bending 6 Figure 7a, 17a, Pour, MISSION HHen-Voss Leveer Roll Coniguraion 7 figure 78. Typiel Back-Up Pgh Adjusrnonk 7 | gure 9; ndapendent Aotoize | Back-Up Adjustment “3 Quir mission isto design, manufacture, and service Figure 9, Stiess/Sirain Curve 8 en marae | wSSxiacitharatons ‘eit igh quali, superior, cost effective productsand || |" igor, Capucioe Based On id Sil 0 » || | Bure 1: Etec OF overeaang processes that meet or éxeed our eusamers’ | eee pecans a needs, We will strive to be a world-class leader in Cautions i eats We wl strive to be a world-class leader in| ww CopenaTiNg THE LEVELER ‘iar our field through. effective leadership and the” | Figure 12, Ext Sets 2 inital Soting 8 application of our guiding principles. Figure 13, Neil Sain 3 Crowned Step ts + Catone hoa of new. Sol'Sat ia eae Crossbow. 14 |... "> date ceri ad imoraie iting oft Mar aces i | ‘Pefestenat, Twisted Strip 7 15 * Inception, ond dedton re ena by Lboge Contr or Conor Buchioa is Take Figure 1a To Stitch The Caos 6 tir Bhi : is et rie. fond, on empovere eine ve Lanta Guat : ie sore Figura 15, to Stetch Tho Gonio ” ++ Safer Qualiy, Service, Delivery, and Costs are areas for cone ‘of Sweep i renee V- SURFACE PROTECTION... 18 W CLEANLINESS ia Vie sarerr ie RECONDITIONING LEVELER ROLLS % vaste Goat ecomnded inal Work ol aight 14th Printing Revised: October 2060 Selings For Aaninm Sip, 90600 PSI Yet 2Copytight 2000 Herr-VossINDEX (Cont,) TABLE C Se 2223 Fecommended inal Work Rol ight Sottings For Steel Strip, 40,000 PSI Yield TABLED 24-25 Recommended ital Work Rl eight ‘Selings Fr Siainloss Steel, 50,000 PSI Vield Vl- GLOSSARY OF TERMS i" 236 IX; REASONS FOR REJECTION OF STEEL SHEETS OR COILS. 37:38 TABLEE : 20 English ia Mise Conversion Chart TABLE... . 40 Coll Weight in Pounds Per inch ol Width TABLEG 7 se Units out of Fiatness TABLE H i we AB Comoarative Hardness TABLET — ssn 4 Decimal Zquivalsnis TABLE J a “a ASTM Versus SAE Grades of Low:Carbon Steel Sheet and Stip, TABLE K. 44 Standard Gauge Equivalents for Sheot Sisal TABLE L.. : 45 Capacits for Sheating or Siting Dilfevent Nictals TABLE Wt 48 Physical Properties of Sheet, Pia Coil for Diferent Metals TABLEN a Physical Properties of Stoel Sheet, Pate & Coll TABLEO. = 7 Thickness Tolcrances - Hot Rolled Caron Si Cols and Cut Lengths TABLE P 7 ine AB Thickness Toisrancas Cold Rolied Carbon and HSLA Steel Coils and Cul Lengihs TABLE @. - 7 50 Steal, Mil Telerances for Cariber TABLE R once a 3 ‘Aluminum Wil Talerances for Cambor TABLES. 2 Aluminum Sheei and Pate Wil Thickness Tolerances TABLET i: 7 Aluminum Sheet and Piaje Mil Thickness Tolerances for Aerospace Use ind 43 53 Disciamen ‘Ther iat of inloraion i his ls book, atered om our apiece and a urbe of industry sources, Wo have beet) ‘aeulomeke i accurate, Howaver, GenSjstms does ot amp ny respondiy lor csi wh ay oer 28 eeu ol ny ets INTRODUCTION ‘Tho Hat. Voss cle ovlaris a precision lol tor corrective leveling of fat led stip, shoots, or plates. Mey are designed (0 ‘remove chaps deci such ag erosbowr, cal sat wavy edges coer ‘bud, and 0 fort. Typia maleate tat maybe lvelad lads ho. orcol-eled steal. tghesttength-on-aloy ste, alloy soe, gata ‘zed oF other coated metals, slanioss seal, paroraed or samp ars aluminum alloys, copper alloy, and exci metas | Wie his book has used the Hew-Voss VK” Mode scren-down-type levoler a8 an txample, the principles desibed seo apply to Het ‘You's inverod volts thought conl mechanis av ile ‘Screw Down Design Model VKL" Inverted Design “Model VIL” || We point outthat the machine described @ pacision designe and but macting tol ands nat to bo compared wy al ‘ero axe many considerations in sign of» saighoney, at foveler. Among tho most import ate work rl se, spac ‘ion, machin anergy, and ol dive system. These mount of banding and, as he aby ofthe machine to allel stip shape.iid a 1- MACHINE DESCRIPTION ae @|e nena He HG (Se teeny tree re Hea | Shoes, Bla EE» Rinterct igs onan bcp acon con ae ous stg lr gu) la ha ua omadte pe Ee (ohactetn tls Serta leant @| BB #4 « [tenpaypteastysutces E 2 a5 remainder ol he machine meshaviem and sutures sige 5] aa aq a ‘nate remiv pos ote bom ana es wore on a) ial eet =| ssbtne a < ae 3 i é a] Q a] fe i os anit | Reavy nem mitin 4 hi Bo Diam enone "va g] fH a G 3 @ |ss a i \ u 4-HIGH ROLLER LEVELER, i He FIGUNE 1. E ; i < i H z { ie FE am in < i ie ed 3| lit, | e| lel = a ga S-HIGH ROLLER YeVELER. a Zee : (URI : Ha i gee Beck Ro sietah ide AAI u SEAR cm an eB 2 woes ale u ae a 25 6-HIGH ROLLER LEVEL."F ee FIGURE 3. a 3Frame: Upper and lowor work ol assembtes and ther back-up rl fights are ‘mounted onthe lop and bottom rames accorsingly. Inthe adel VR {to ett rama ned, andthe top ame Is adusable vp and down, fenry ang ext by means of paks of motor crven, vere! ack One par of these jacks acustsentey work roll nat, and the othe sjst extol nes, Tse jak screws ae mounted an machined pads Eline ourcornersoltnetoprama andthe varie! crew ofeach ack ls Pir-connetied tothe coresponding corner poston the iowa base ‘The upper and tower bate design i cries! lor contr af rol nest detection underlead Misalignment or excessive ame detection due to ovefoading. shipping damage, oF improper installation wi levting efiesency, The Her-Vous precision ground work rolls ate mage rom a spacial ly sie, nduction neat teateaor he optimum combination core loughness and contrat sulsee hardness and depth For eecive leveling tise thal allrols beexaety round anc exactly the seme ameter. nerticl surface applications the work als may also be {rome pst Fal end journals ar supported i sleeve ewings Back-Up Roll Assembles “Te back-up rol igh, cr asserts, provide vial and horizon suppor forthe work roils Verteallyasjstabl, Her-Voss baicup Supports consist of mating pairs of wedges. The inner medge Constainad to vertical movement The outer wedge is constrained 10 horizontal movernent bya precision machinad sot in the are upon ‘whlch It esis fr sf Tength. Horizontal adjustment a he outer ‘edge. by means jackserewsresllsinprecie vertical adjustment ofthe back-up rll fight Beck uproinarespeci,aniriction bearings witha special ground ‘rown and blended radi io reduce marking atthe work or nlrmecals| rols hey suppor, Asarula,onebank ol work rolishas manualy asjstable backup ols for setup purposes only, and the ather bank has remote conte rmolvized, back-up adjustment for vse duting operation, (On some machines the tap bank is motorized - on others the lower bank inetner case the oincpi re the sam, Spine Drives: Etch works river ot exactly the same speed bythe transmission gear through double universal joi spindles Each dive spindle {pring anded nose acustingintengih or ary angular postions Ss telescoping feature is aleo convenient when daconnecting tie rollaive during instalation of new oF teqiound Hert Vare work le ‘ranaisson Gear Case: ‘The Her-Voss transmission gear caso incluses double dstnbution 12a io nse long ile and dependable serio, Al shale, pone, rd gears are mage Irom hardened alloy sie! for maximutnperirs mance. Allgearsareelicalto provide strength, dura and smooth operation without imparting undue vibrations tote leveling ols ae I - PRINCIPLES OF LEVELING ‘There are two main souces of out-otevel condition in atvoed matt prowuete (1) Inthe process of coldroting thes, dltctons inthe oting mill ‘use some parts ofthe stip cross section ta be reduced in Ibickness more han thes. Thien tur, general results nthe {inner portions ofthe sip being sigh fooge Portions — causing @ waviness in the "onger: see Figure #), CAUSES OF STRIP SHAPE DEFECTS Excuss Mill Ral Detection ‘Causing Edge Wave Ficune Excess mit Crown Causing Comer Buclles (2) Uncoling tre strip causes longlhwise stretching ofthe inside Surface relate tothe outside surtace of he uncoved soee, Ths Jenhwise sitchin” causes milhwiee"shinking esting crossbow (Feu S COIL Sei - CAUSE & CORRECTION ot £2t so ‘Ss Crono sate camrune {:QUTERauns fecha — conness cute Ae FIGURE 5.‘Te underying principle in rote leveling isthe selective elongationof potions of tne stip oF sheet 20 thal ighter (short) eas ave roposionaly telched beyond te mate's eld pont (Figure 6) 0 achieve essential uniform sli “iber lng ‘This done by Subjecting tne snp 102 eeie of up/éown bends over smal vad 351 passes ihvoughthe machine in such away tal the shorter sthpibers" traveliongerpathiengihs As he strip proceeds towards theenitofthe machine, the depth ol these up/down bends are gradu reduced to fiminae the curvature caused bythe severe bencing at he machine Entry When te lngtncot liber are essential the same the se 5 lat or "leveled" Howaver_no siginieant correction im inches ‘ariion gress the sip wich can be alain EFFECT OF BENDING FIGURE &. ‘These bendreversals are achieved by passing the strip between upper andiowe’ sets paratel"work ol Fagure TA) nator ollsetby all tne ol spacing ~ theeby, forcing the rp to take a navetke path ihioughthe machine The depth ofthe waves shouiobe gestest at ne ety ofthe machine ~ tapering iowstd very small valves a he ext “Thistsdoneby adjusting are bank ot workrolsintoa deeper nest with Inetther bank of work rate atthe cary ofthe machine anda igh al the exit, This for example, ls exactly he" procedure for tlminating crossbow or co et UPPER WEAR FOULS jr OCICS! ‘Lowen Back-up Routes FIGURE 7A 17-0 Four High eros Levler, Roll Coniguration (0) FOR WAWY EDGES AND cenTeR sucKLe. FIGURE 78. Typical Back-Up Flght Adjustment The sender nork ols woud bend easily under load weeltno! forthe vera adstablbackp roles whieh contol work rll delecion lnfinitesimal variations inte ength othe sti rom one edge othe ter ecg giving wary edges or center buckle, fo: pram) ean be tliminated by adjusting work rls tor greater or esse est om toe Figure 78) Ths fe done by vee! adjustment of Back-up Highs Each work rll is supported by a number of ‘ngetin ubnaerblos ala ae ach ight bce Bouton of wach work rll Each lower backup rol igh onthe Model YL can be adjusted up and'down twough wodge mechani "0 lhe levee. The upper igh on te Mode VRL are generally st ‘naniain ine lop bank of work ras na sagt condition when enderFIGURE 6. insependon Motorized Back-Up Agusiment Figue 7A shows a schematic represenaton ofthe work els na lemgiins cross gocton ote levaler. The entry nests ceoper tan ‘il nest he lle being adjusted to esp chris) - proving & feathered resin for final fanese. The entry and ext meshos are ‘cheved by osttoning he upper sto wk as lave toe ower loymeans of dusting erty nnd ext pais ol tp rare jack srs \iethwiso, diferent pathlngh's acvevedby increasing or decreas Ing worko nos Figure 78) by appropiate acstnent of incvidvat ‘ache rol tgs, In genera, the same thickness and types of materi wil cto appronimasty the sate erty ana ext Seng. Machine cportors Should bo enecuraged to keep Weck al these songs our rar ‘ce anvaricus gauges andmatoris Salingsmay ary omnis tomachine Seting may nat be so apparent The iS related tothe yal stent ol the material 1 be leveled, bu he Arioxrtal ot racist The amount ole nee reqs reited nak So much tothe svengin of he Mell 2512 the aout ot yey oF ‘etching thal occurs betore Ise eter lakes "set" Inne cas osteo, hare is & glen percent slngaton or sec hat rnustbo axcaeded inorder otake ase nereasing he yell sent ‘lth matenal increases machina loadings, dllection, and powe ‘eqremenis, ad poss the Gehl nest requred. neve, The case of salt sluminum aaoys he yal srengihin pounds pet square ncn may below bul he peice elongation ox seich eared ‘Seevcaad tne elaste bt and stan aaet may be mora han forsee (Pigure 9) and ts, even gear re nest ay be ries STRESS/STRAIN CURVE Atuminury Yield Load (lbs.}—Stress (lbs) Stretch (.)—Strain (0 FIGURE ®. Alurieum wth same ye stength a kes more Gelactont ake sso Thal mearsinaladeere set oltvear Svea uc a snes se) workardenT more outer thoharert gers, Mestre cases: tho stip roy ce as ‘eau ch excessive wong n gona Selaast ee a see ‘esd to vel te ips peter. vaters intended or ight o pols sip suas use intermedite futtced spaced blac te bac ts ad the nr ao ‘dus the tendency 1s the backup tata to mak te ok els hus. the stip. Such machi atedosgnated shih (oan high st vl nora ta ve sae Vas) (Figures 1,2,3 - Page 3). " aeIll - CAPACITY LIMITATIONS ‘Al lovelee nave catan capaci ts Figure 10), nd tis important to understand ther sous For pocties,coniact Her- Voss THEARVOSS'S TYPIOAL LEVELING RANGE HV Aot Size Dla [[ tina [mex ca. | Range Arsinch [fara en | ao6imer [3.0 TtsB nches —[[-are non [ten en [ 40 “1500 inches || ore mor | orsinc | ax 1687 Inenes [oat nen [rosie [eam 1780 Inches [020 eh —[ 125 en [+80 2:67 ches —[[-0a5ineh | tetimon | a 2687 rches || ove non [200 neh | ae ‘500lnches—||osrinen | st2ieh[ 494 so inches |p asian | asrinen | aan 500lnohes ff Jerren | easimah | nome 500 inches [Laon | sia wen | 52% FIGURE 1.Capacties Based On Mid Sieel, 5.000 PSI Yel Strength Te upet machin capacity itionis essen suet though inc oper may sls fon out step. gotbox. or dive mol UpSbiy Bocas an intasinal lang raion nw sp can SrosvceSgtcant avnese or torial conators, pope ee fesign mel be based on conifl ol machine detection — "ot se2lvaalore fre equipment Ths te uppe capecy wits a inochi Sates hint gure 1) Under sxe deicon con ‘Phones to ovedocing, he sip condiion ean bo mae worse ‘aan te by the ler EFFECT OF OVERLOADING AND MACHINE DEFLECTION eS SS Bending of Work Rolls SO 59.00 center of Machine Drive Side FIGURE 11 Operator Se Ts separating ba causes by he bang foros woking on hao ‘ae waned ey tote Gace real thon fo tbe machine fame. Because of boc rot Inuaen,youreeer does et have 8 eater ticles capac ol nner a. “The kno cast it aol, 9 he lhe anc a ai and rota mace ima. Th elongation otha cue "ibe tic sep occurs mee ay an wth stip 3 bel acs aren ‘hati, tar metarale mist be bol over rae redone ots bet Th waver eer alarce, gc th uty he rl ama, ‘ete Tho manus motel ticks that ean be face levi. gue 10. Pago 0h, Becauso the levlr suture i designed primary to cone verti! econ of the vo s,s abit to pul” eo agent secon track onion Ran the uci red A xt a eh os ‘ae be detected outa toward Bw machine sky Frere, level: tans gers spades may Beste croatia prevent ths, pomered ent pint as aye ete lssa cont Heres tapos eccramendton, auto Alou a aching wih a para sa can eva prot ange, ‘ay partur machine may nol have that expected capes, Users Shou alc to Ue reegta or Wstvcion Irv or Sour epee tmochine vali, ‘Your lve shoud be sapped wa 9 meter oad nar thal is ‘moe fo show the dive system Sri. Chavo bis sealer darng ‘ujstmens. In any oven, do ot exceed Wo dain in ‘Alo, do nt run paps er ote covered mat cu he tvs, ‘hw dango thet Bs cera my come th ip, nap rod wok lc ieeashs cater theo en ae machi Ineo onIV - OPERATING THE LEVELER, iat point bette any inpreveretin ness can be made. Tiss done by posers he ‘Upper and lower banks of work als Fo he level. “Theat acustmants are he ent and extheight etlngs. Tables B,C {nd D at suggested Ita stings. The general ul fetal the exit fet shoud bo sete tiptoe and wy seg shou Incorrect Exit Salting: Strip Curves Upward Because Exit Setting Is Too Tight or “Closed.” ‘Correct Exit Selting: Strip Comes Out Straight, Not Curved Up or Down. Incorrect Exit Selling: Strip CurvesDownward Because Exit Setting Is Too Loose or “Open.” FIGURE 12. we Sustnant ofthe backup, ie Conversely decrense he work on ‘mal ceil aoa of loesonacs or center buco Drassue on tho canter backup ras the edges Eantertight ane shoud increase he pressure on te ental acksp ‘ols: The same generaideas apply eal shape delecis Toose areas. For exam wit ‘shoul ai ‘ove an In ime he operator wit became amiar wits he elects ot lcjusants onthe sp. Loveler operation fea il wi nresees ‘pid wih carl observation and prac. General. He leet rol fest ha elias the shape detect e best Remaner tal proper ‘oler avenge lectrique sel merely an applosiono ate fre, ‘ablos®,C,andD ata gue toka heghtetingeorvarious gauges etmatera Finer adjustments are then made onthe basso ere ‘Sbsonaons of he agony prod ‘The flowing Is Isto specie shape doets and the corrective measures equired. Slat rote “all Selig,” We assume a ‘eugos have been propery carat. mint SETTING (1) Setenuy and wat rlliscators above a 240 0) a Talos 1G ard Oto adualon caespondog to decal hicknest of (2) Setaz dock rll pastons to 210 °0) (Fgura 1). NEUTRAL SETTING. FIGURE 19. Now, tis neccesary to dnl the shape detect and al he lveer secorngy 1a(CROWNED STRIP Crowned Stip Genel hehe a center of slp tha at edges. You ovler cannot fhange the erorssaction or erown In he arn (Sa Indes formal ‘olerancas on eknes of aluminum a ste! cis) col SET colt set, “The easiest contion to correct -erossbow and eo setae elated detect reauting irom unealing of stip that has inharent call (@) From tial Setting" cose ext work rol posiion unl machine ‘vers tat stp. Reler aso to Figure 12, (6) Backup co inicatoe remain at zero (07 cRossBow Crossbow ‘Aro e8sy condition to corect- crossbow aed cose are related ‘elec Fesuing Irom uncoling ol sip that has inhorent call (@)_From"Intal Seting, ose enuy work ll poston unl machine ‘alvers Ral sip, (©) Backup ro nesters remain at 2610 (07. MINOR COIL BREAKS ‘Minor Col Breaks sua caused by uncolng hotrod stp, Severe beaks may be” * suppressed but not agcersanly elimina by the evel {9} From “ital Sting. cose enty work rol postion unl machine ‘alors optim fines ia stp Do not overload ine machine (0) AN back-up ot incor main al zar0 0", TWISTED STRIP Twisted Stp (2) From "ital Sting” close enty work rl positon unl machine atver ts (0) Backup etincator romain al z10 C0, LOOSE CENTER OR CENTER BUCKLES EEE Loose Center Or Center Buckles | (0) om “inl Setting” close etry work ol postion uni machine || gslverstt sip. ee of cos sot and crossbow, dsegaring contr | Scie + (0) From ze (7 graduation, open the cones back-up ol gh (Flgure 1) ect under these area ang the igh on eer side 'o.a fester degree unil the foosenes nthe sip minted ‘Adina! pressure maybe reaued onthe ery work rol 15To Stretch The Edges io ‘Center ot Machine end nats hn end Redius SH 56 MS FIGURE i, ‘QUARTER BUCKLES uarter Buckles {a) From “tial Satin” etose entry work ol postion nit machine ‘ives tt sinp Wee of coi 2 and crossbow, daregaaing Ihe ‘ttcentr buckle. {by From zo (0° graduation open tne back-up rol hg or tights Under tne nose reas uni he bees inthe stp ae mina [Rdosons! pressure may a required onthe etry work rls LOOSE on WAVY EDGES ‘Loose Or wavy Edges 1a} From ‘na Seng lose aney workral postion unit mactine otvers Bat sp. of el el and erossbom,csregaraing wary age (6) From2erg1'07 graduation. open te et andiasteack-up ro ights (Figure 3) unde: he wary age unl he wavels lined. Kay Henectssaryta alo close ll aer backup ight evento ssst ih ‘olonng macy sea, Addon) pressor may be roquwed on the ‘ry wore ros a cnr Re atte | Larger Siler end adue Bend Radus Band Reve & SS FIGURE 15 Camber or Sweep ote tveors cannot caret sip caret CHATTER ea EEE Chater Aleve can do very ite oeiwiatechalle marks proave bythe tn In some case, the leveler may rece the wy of hater ‘marks: but tay tbe sb fo erate hes he eve i easing tho cater make it may neal a doen ‘operation this age please cll Horr Voss Service Deparment or suggestions | From tne above descriptions, i should be obvious tal the wark soils ae nested or “veunete fess on ne oose pot the strip and | SEsetahooion ms wanton the spa Te latne amount of sip ahead can bo gedby cbs the etry endl tase’ rap nce ne he ban see est | oportorawatentnostipatrachine for makina acute | Maseries tines appear across thst, caution soul exorcised Delore seting tne ety rll net ay doepes he ates prove being workedtoo hd Allert operator hes bore ami wits ‘operation olihis machine. hewildevelop asenstntyotheamount oh ‘wor being done by ne sound ole stappasaing tmaugh the eels I snout be noted that exceeding te upper eapaciy range on he Sever may aor ate fs aby foe etna anges WwV - SURFACE PROTECTION lamar tates, cal ofl arn apd wi fave tis coveang bore runing nema evghyour eer fe wap ae sound a evel othe ete increase nr ‘essary te alia tices tne soveng ow Rest wt wieaue he mage, Vi- CLEANLINESS hishmponantthatheavea around the veer be kept clean Dit wien VIl- SAFETY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITHSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ANY ATTENPIS MADE TO OPERATE OR MAINTAIN THELEVELER PLEASE REFER TO YOUR SERVICE MANUAL, NEVER PUT HANOS NEAR THE ROLLS EITHER AT THE ExIT OR THE ENTRY OF THIS MACHINE. DO NOT PUT HANDS ON MOVING STRIP. Leveler Rolls and itioning Recond Backup Rollers is a Herr- Voss Specialty and/or service, please contact partment 19 Programs Service De} Herr-Voss's Customer For parts, replacement rolls, operator trainin.