CRADLE FEED LINES

“Practically No Downtime Waiting for Coil Changeover”

IDEAL FOR HEAVY BLANKING OR THICK GAUGE STAMPING

Shown below is a 24” wide x 30,000 lbs. Heavy Blanking Feed Line consisting of: Coil Storage Buggy for Coil Staging, Cradle with Hydraulic Hold Down Arm for threading, Dekinker, and a Threading Table into a 9-roll Feeder/Straightener Combination.

30,000lbs x 42 Cradle feed line by Colt Automation for steel coil processing AHSS, Gen 3, HSLA, High Strength Steel, Class A, Aluminum, Mild Steel, Cold-rolled metal coil, hot-rolled steel coil, alloy steel, galvanized
Cradle feed line

These Combination Cradle/Straightener units are designed for seamless coil loading. With the optional coil storage rack installed, there is practically no downtime waiting for Coil changeover, maintaining high productivity. Standard features include self-centering, adjustable side plates. Cradle rolls and Straightener rolls are synchronized. Colt’s Cradle Feed Lines are best suited for heavier gauge material and used to handle stock thicker than 0.070″.

Minimum Width

12″

300mm

Maximum Width

60″

1525mm

Minimum Weight

6000lbs

2720kg

Maximum Weight

50000lbs

22680kg

"No Space, No Problem - Colt has a CSSU for the job"


• Advanced Controls with visual HMI display

• Manual or fully automated features with recipe options

• Only 20ft / 6100mm to 25ft / 7620mm required

• Full Hydraulic Piloting

• Available with most roll configurations 7,9

• Counter Balanced Entry & Exit Pinch Rolls

• Laser Loop Control to Synchronize Line Speed


 

• Aviation Quality Gears with hardened teeth

• 1or 2 coil storage for staging

• Heavy-duty, hardened wear rollers with anti-friction tapered roll bearings on side plates

• Straightener & Cradle Rolls Driven & Synchronized

 Hydraulically operated swivel base for camber control

 

 

Medium-Duty Cradle Straightener, Loop to Feeder

COLT heavy-duty cradle straightener
20,000 lbs. x 24-inch COLT heavy-duty Cradle Straightener combination
with additional coil storage ramp.
COLT medium-duty cradle straightener
10,000 lbs. x 24-inch Colt medium-duty Cradle Straightener combination
with hold down arm for threading.

Heavy-Duty Cradle Feeder/Straightener With Extended Travel Coil Storage Ramp

Cradle space saver 40,000 lbs. x 60-inch, with extended travel coil buggy. 8” feed rolls, 6” straightener rolls with total space required: 23ft. Coil feed from bottom of coil.

Heavy-Duty Cradle Feeder/Straightener With Extended Travel Coil Storage Ramp

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