Bending Steel

Architects and building designers love working with rectangular metal tubing. 

Creating that arch, though, is not easy. Unlike bending wide flange beams or S beams, rectangular tube bending and rolling carries a large set of challenges incumbent to its nature.

Angle metals aren’t symmetrical.

They don’t have a true centerline. Instead, a neutral axis controls the angle rolling process.

The goal is to roll in a flat plane – whether leg in, leg out, heel in or heel out. Control of the bend forces must be absolute.

Steel sheet rolling is about ultra-careful bending.

A plate rolling professional focuses on controlling the crown during the sheet rolling process. The thicker the metal, the more force needed.

Wide Flang Beam Bending Needs Precision

Controlling distortion is all that matters. A minor miscalculation, or a moment’s slip, can produce ripples in the metal.