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High quality, extremely simple operation, unreached price/performance ratio For decades, the GSW Straighteners are valued all over the world. The Straightener with clamshell head (the GSW “AlligatorHead”) came out in 1968 – the RMA series – and today is being built in up to 2000mm width. This machine levels coil set and equals out tension with up to 12mm thick materials. It has given GSW a pioneer’s position in the industry. The RMZ series Straighteners convince where high straightening and pull forces are needed. Its frametype head design provides a high stiffness and elevates this technology to work with high demands in straightening quality – even with highertensile materials.

To serve coil stock thicknesses of up to 15 mm Large diameter entry pinch rollers for smooth and lowwear strip transport Synchronized drive of all bottom work rollers and both entry pinch rollers Rollers are kept perfectly parallel with their penetration shown on scales or dial gauges Hardened 63 rockwell rollers with finepolished surface guarantee longevity Enormous potential for performance and straightening quality through absolutely warpresistant head construction; supported by optional backup rollers and allroll drive system Warpresistant body in modular design to allow extension with catenary rollers, threading system or loop bridge, etc. Hard chromed rollers Polyurethane coated rollers Hydraulic head opening as "cleaning stroke" Hydraulic threading systems in different grades Dial gauges for roller adjustment display Motorized adjustment of straightening rolls Jobmemory for mot. straightening roller adjustment Central edge guide adjustment via handwheel All roll drive

Most simple threading Short setup as roller adjustment can be maintained with coilchanges Most comfortable maintenance and cleaning Synchronized drive of all bottom work rollers and both pinch rollers Rollers are kept perfectly parallel with adjustments shown on scales or dial gauges Hardened 63 rockwell rollers with finepolished surface guarantee longevity Warpresistant body in modular design to allow extension with catenary rollers, threading system or loop bridge, etc. Hard chromed rollers Polyurethane coated rollers Hydraulic head opening Hydraulic threading systems in different grades Dial gauges for roller adjustment display Motorized adjustment of straightening rolls Jobmemory for mot. straightening roller adjustment Central edge guide adjustment via handwheel All roll drive Movable base Manual or hydraulic loop bridge... etc.

Both straightening and (servo) feeding performed in one operation Saves floor space as 2nd loop between standalone straightener and servo feed is eliminated Large entry pinch rollers driven synchronously with all bottom work rollers Great feeding accuracy of +/ 0,1 mm Rollers are kept perfectly parallel with adjustments shown on scales or dial gauges Hardened 63 rockwell rollers with finepolished surface guarantee longevity Warpresistant body in modular design to allow extension with catenary rollers, threading system or loop bridge, etc. Operator interface provides simple insertion or recall of feeding paramenters or memorized programs Hard chromed rollers Polyurethane coated rollers Hydraulic cleaning stroke Hydraulic threading systems in different grades Dial gauges for roller adjustment display Motorized adjustment of straightening rolls Motorized central height adjustment Central edge guide adjustment via handwheel All roll drive

GSW FeederStraighteners, series VRMA are just as simply operated as our Straighteners of the RMA series. With servo drive and length measuring system they offer the additional functionality of material feeding (positioning) over just straightening. Their most common application is cuttolength and spacesaving coil feeding. The already revolutionary alligatorhead can be extended with hydraulic opening for full piloting when feeding into stamping presses with progressive dies. For especially heavygauge materials or high demands in flatness, our VRMZ series FeederStraighteners are the correct answer. They process crosssections as large as 2000 x 5,0 mm. up to 2000 mm material width and 16 mm thickness max crosssection approx.. 2000 x 5 mm or 650 x 10 mm max net output approx. 50 – 150 m/min max cycles with piloting approx.. 40 – 100 SPM

All rollers hardened and finepolished Multiple backup rollers to prevent deflection Specially suitable to feed highspeed stamping presses Parallel adjustment of upper roller bank with tilting via spindle type lifting devices With optional synchronized drive of pinch and work rollers Drive system via transfer gear box and universaljoint shafts with length compensation and quickrelease coupling Warpresistant stand in modular design to allow extension with catenary rollers, threading system, loop bridge or conveyors for operation as partsstraighteners etc. Hard chromed rollers Polyurethane coated rollers Hydraulic threading systems in different grades Motorized adjustment of upper roller bank with optional jobmemory Central edge guide adjustment via handwheel (optionally motorized) All roll drive Extricable and exchangable roller cartidges for easy maintenance Quickthreading feature for universaljoint shafts Movable base Manual or hydraulic loop bridge Conveyor belts... etc.

When straightening becomes core competence and strip or parts need to be completely removed of their tension, GSW Precision Straighteners are the answer of choice. They handle up to 2000mm wide and up to 6mm thick materials in strip or plate. Highest stiffness, closest centerdistances and the active driving of all rolls allow for perfect flatness results. Our newest development – the HighPerformance Straighteners, series RMB – answer questions raised thru current material development leading to increasing material strength, lessening thicknesses or the use of sandwich materials Their enormous stiffness, large pinch rolls and closest center distances evenly deliver highest straightening forces. If material surface quality must be fully preserved, the 6high design option is the right choice. Here, intermittent rolls prevent marking caused by the backup rolls and allow for a perfectly clean strip or plate.

Both straightening and (servo) feeding performed in one operation Saves floor space as 2nd loop between standalone straightener and servo feed is eliminated Great feeding accuracy of +/ 0,1 mm Operator interface provides simple insertion or recall of feeding paramenters or memorized programs Synchronized drive of all bottom work rollers and both feed rollers Rollers are kept perfectly parallel with adjustments shown on scales or dial gauges Hardened 63 rockwell rollers with finepolished surface guarantee longevity Warpresistant body in modular design to allow extension with catenary rollers, threading system or loop bridge, etc. Hard chromed rollers Polyurethane coated rollers Hydraulic head opening Hydraulic full piloting Hydraulic threading systems in different grades Dial gauges for roller adjustment display Motorized adjustment of straightening rolls Motorized central height adjustment Central edge guide adjustment via handwheel All roll drive

for wire ø 0,4 15 mm according to the required straightening quality, available with 5 to 13 rollers straightening rollers with precisionguiding also available as a set with 2 straightening units and angular fixations for horizontal and vertical straightening on request special perforations of the straightening rollers for noncircular material crosssection

No coil expansion needed Selfcentering of coils through continuously adjustable coil side guides Wideopening alligator type straightening head for easy threading From 5 to 21 individually adjustable straightening rollers to serve any almost demand on the quality of the straightening result Drive via threephase servo motor; torque transmission simultaneously to all bottom straightening rollers, pinch rollers and cradle rollers Clockspring guard Allroll drive for straightening rollers Hydraulic hold down arm (optional w powered endwheel) Hydraulic threading system with snubber and peeler (optional w powered snubber wheel) Motorized coil guides Motorized straightening rollers Hydraulic opening / closing of straightening head Hard chromed rollers Edge guides adjustable to center via handwheel (optional motorized) Jobmemory feature for all motorized functions... etc

Selfcentering of coils through continuously adjustable coil side guides Wideopening alligator type straightening head for easy threading From 5 to 13 individually adjustable straightening rollers to serve almost any demand on the quality of the straightening result Clockspring guard Drive via threephase servo motor; torque transmission simultaneously to all bottom straightening rollers, pinch rollers and cradle rollers

direct mounting to our Gripper Feeds, series ZVTMB or similar products with mounting bracket very costeffective flattening of the coil set best results through adjustment of both top straightening rolls rolls made of special steel and hardened and ground

Slit metal often has camber. GSW builds Camber Straighteners, that help remove this defect. Coil Feed Lines that process small crosssections often only need minor straightening efforts. Here, we can help with pullthrough Straighteners also known as Flatteners. We usually mount them at the entrance of our Servo Roll Feeds or Air Feeds. Wire materials also often have a coil set – sometimes in two levels even. Single and dual Wire Straighteners help making such bent wires straight again.

Most Winding Lines process one single coil (single-layer winding). There are however also applications where multiple layers are wound: With this process, the rewinding Coil Reel (Rewinder for short) reverses horizontally and orderly puts one layer beside the other, creating one long coil. This will make sense when narrow slit coil materials of small weight and – depending on their thickness – usually short running lengths would require frequent changeovers. Here, a layer-wound coil provides much longer productive time. The “elongation” by the way is done by butt-welding the coil strip ends. We offer this complete technology – including our own end-joining equipment and an adapted servo layering axis for the Rewinder. For thick strips we build vertical straighteners to correct the frequently occurring camber defect.

The Combination Slitting & Cut-To-Length Lines are probably the most flexible coil processing lines within the field of cutting. By combining the cutting lengthwise and across, the coil material can be processed into a variety of blanks. So, if your production features a limited number of different coils as basic materials, while the variety of widths and lengths of the blanks is high, a Combination Slitting & Cut-To-Length Line will be the right choice. The system bases on the Cut-To-Length technology while offering the additional functionality of slitting. Since the slitting technology is home-made too, we can provide a fully integrated solution. An incisive experience so to speak. As a sizable advantage, storage space and material costs per ton are both significantly reduced, and with Combination Slitting & Cut-To-Length Lines even smallest batches can be delivered immediately.

Safe upending (90°) and rotating (180°) of coils Body design in solid welding construction with reinforced base with no pit or floor anchoring needed Body made of strong steel plates Base with large integrated floor plate and attached box construction to protect drive components Tilting unit with neatly welded half shell attachments and two reinforced coil tables welded at 90 degrees to provide safe material seating Bedding via four pressureresistant and fully enclosed bearings with lifetime lubrication Tilting shaft of highquality ductile steel with fully enclosed bearings Tilting drive via threephase motor and triplex type highstrength chain Rotating drive via welded surfacehardened sprocket, integrated in base Tilting function via initiator with arbitrary adjustable tilting point Electrical conrol in switch box with leftright selector switches and estop

Safe upending of coils (90°) Body design in solid welding construction with reinforced base with no pit or floor anchoring needed Body made of strong steel plates Base with large integrated floor plate and attached box construction to protect drive components Tilting unit with neatly welded half shell attachments and two reinforced coil tables welded at 90 degrees to provide safe material seating Bedding via four pressureresistant and fully enclosed bearings with lifetime lubrication Tilting shaft of highquality ductile steel with fully enclosed bearings Tilting drive via threephase motor and triplex type Highstrength chain Tilting function via initiator with arbitrary adjustable tilting point Electrical conrol in switch box with leftright selector switches and estop

shock dampening for low operating noise levels absolutely sturdy and warpresistant body design with heavy doublepost guides to smoothly cut even toughest materials with adjustable blade clearance for a most precise cut at any thickness very precise blades made of special steel high operating safety through material guide at entrance and protective cover springactuated hold down clamp (from 250 mm stock width) top/bottom dead center control to monitor blade position counter control mounting bracket hydraulic power units in different sizes electrical control

shock dampening for low operating noise levels thanks to a heavy overall frame and the sturdy, warpresistant design with heavy doublepost guides even toughest materials can be cut smoothly with adjustable blade clearance for a most precise cut at any thickness very precise blades made of special steel high operating safety through material guide at entrance and protective cover springactuated hold down clamp (from 250 mm stock width) top/bottom dead center control to monitor blade position counter control mounting bracket hydraulic power units in different sizes electrical control

Shock dampening for low operating noise levels Sturdy, warpresistant design with heavy doublepost guides With adjustable blade clearance for a most precise cut at any thickness Very precise blades made of special steel High operating safety through material guide at entrance and protective cover Springactuated hold down clamp (from 250 mm stock width) Top/bottom dead center control to monitor blade position Counter control Mounting bracket

Shock dampening for low operating noise levels Sturdy, warpresistant design with heavy doublepost guides With adjustable blade clearance for a most precise cut at any thickness Very precise blades made of special steel High operating safety through material guide at entrance and protective cover Springactuated hold down clamp (from 250 mm stock width) Top/bottom dead center control to monitor blade position Counter control Mounting bracket

With 2,5 degree cutting angle for clean, burrfree edges With adjustable blade clearance for a most precise cut at any thickness Very precise blades made of special steel High operating safety through material guide at entrance and protective cover Springactuated hold down clamp (from 250 mm stock width) Top/bottom dead center control to monitor blade position Counter control

GSW Shears find their place in CutToLength Lines or as Scrap Choppers. They are used to perform lasting and costefficient, no matter the roughness of the environment. Our pneumatic and hydraulic Shears are designed efficient in any way – and from 60 to 1500mm width The pneumatic machines run with up to 500 SPM while their heavy types are robust enough to lastingly process up to 3mm thick materials. Since they do not need hydraulic power or electric controls, they are extremely costefficient. If a combination of high SPM and thicker materials is necessary, our TSHL „light“ hydraulic Shears offer the solution. The TSHS series machines are built very heavy and stiff which allows them to cut up to 12mm thick materials. If yet larger widths than 1500mm are to be processed, we work together with most reliable German partners who supply us with highquality Shears in hydraulic, electric or servoelectric design. This way we can offer the very best suitable solution for any application.

Coil Cradles are made to help unwind coils in rough production environments. Mostly combined with a straightening unit, they work with narrow and thick materials. Built to last, Coil Cradles offer quite a few advantages Simple handling of even hightensile materials with strong clockspring, short setup times, an elaborate coil handling concept which gives a chance to rewind of unfinished coils. By using serial straightening units, type RMA and RMZ, everything is well fitting. To achieve short mounting times and easy accessibility, the complete machine body features a one piece tiebar design machined with most modern CNC equipment. Coil Cradles, CradleStraighteners and CradleFeederStraighteners thus are very efficient too. Consequently, their compactness, efficiency, safety and operator friendliness melt into a coil handling solution which underlines GSW’s lead in technology. Performance data Up to 8 t coil weight, 700 mm stock width and up to 13mm thickness

High feeding accuracy, quick cycles and simple operation Servo feeding in compact design with maintenancefree AC servo motor Fits just about any press +/ 0,025 mm feeding accuracy through incremental servo encoder Lightweight rollers with special hard chrome layer Mechanical pilot release Sturdy steel plate bolton design Height adjustment via threaded spindle Catenary rolls and edge guides at machine entrance Stock guides at exit Highperformance control with good functionality; with remote control for setup on 3,5 m cablel 24 V DC proximity switch adjustable piloting lever to be mounted to press pneumatic pilot release

With threephase servo drive sized according to job requirements Machine body in sturdy clean steel plate design Rollers made of highquality 63 RW tool steel, hardened and polished Pneumatic pilot release with parallel lift of upper roller, guided on gear rack Entry catenary rolls Manual edge guides Simple programming of even complex feeding cycles, Display in cleartext Manual functions for setup such as creep speed, jog mode, single feedtolength Simple memory and recall of job programs for quick changeover Mounting bracket with height adjustment via spindle or hydraulic handpump (optional motorized) Hard chromed or polyurethane coated rollers (optional with Topochrome coating for highgrip feeding) Measuring wheel system for highest feeding accuracy Stroke limitation for faster piloting Fine adjustment of upper roller and strip guiding device for thin stocks (starting at 0,1 mm thickness) Central edgeguides with hand wheel

GSW Roll Feeds Precise and fast positioning with lasting performance. Built with the attributes of parallel adjustment of the top roll, highprecision roll guiding and mechanical stroke limitation for fastest cycles. In combination with most modern motion control systems our Roll Feeds feature a highly reliable production support with dynamic feeding performance of max 30 m/s² acceleration. For smaller crosssections we offer the HSseries Roll Feed model This dynamic and costeffective solution makes the upgrade from gripper feeds to the much more flexible roll feed technology affordable. from coil up to 2000 mm material width and up to 8 mm thickness max crosssection approx. 2000 x 5 mm Vmax approx. 80 200 m/min max cycles with pilot release approx. 100 220 SPM from plate or bar up to 20 mm material thickness

All rollers hardened and finepolished Multiple backup rollers to prevent deflection Specially suitable for highstrength steel applications Parallel adjustment of upper roller bank with tilting via spindle type lifting devices With optional synchronized drive of pinch and work rollers Drive system via transfer gear box and universaljoint shafts with length compensation and quickrelease coupling Warpresistant stand in modular design to allow extension with catenary rollers, threading system, loop bridge or conveyors for operation as partsstraighteners etc. Hard chromed rollers Polyurethane coated rollers Hydraulic threading systems in different grades Motorized adjustment of upper roller bank with optional jobmemory Central edge guide adjustment via handwheel (optionally motorized) All roll drive Extricable and exchangable roller cartidges for easy maintenance Quickthreading feature for universaljoint shafts Movable base Manual or hydraulic loop bridge Conveyor belts... etc.

Special Reels are a longtime part of the GSW lineup Our Horizontal Reels (also called “Pallet Decoilers”) for instance, are helping to unwind lying coiled materials. They are best suited for thin strip which often is loaded together with the carrier pallet. GSW Tilting Reels make sense where normal coil loading is difficult or the materials don’t allow that process. Instead, the coil is loaded horizontally and uncoiled vertically afterwards. Paper Winders help to safely process paper interleaf or film coatings innovative expansion and clamping units help for quick and simple handling. Performance Data up to 3t coil weight and max approx. 2mm thickness max crosssection 300 x 2mm max winding or payoff speeds approx. 20 – 100m/min