- Tandem mill
Tandem mill is a special type of modern rolling mill where rolling is done in one pass. In a traditional
rolling mill rolling is done in several passes.But in tandem mill there are several stands and reduction takes place one after another. In traditional mills there are only one stand with 6 rolls (in 6 HI rolling mill) or 4 rolls (in 4 HI rolling mill). But in tandem mill there are more than one stands. Number of stands ranges from 2 stand, 4 stand [ [http://www.ipmx.com/html/tour/2stand.html PMX Industries, Inc ] ] up to 18 stands.
Tandem mill can be either hot or cold rolling mill type.
ee also
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Rolling mill
*Rolling (metalworking)
*Hot rolling
*Cold rolling
*Structural steel
*Steel mill Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4658620.html Patent] of Tandem mill,
* [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4658620.html Definition] of Tandem mill.
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