William Kenneth Beck
Engineers at Middle Rd, Panarama Park, IA
License number
Colorado 17272
Issued Date
Aug 28, 1980
Renew Date
Nov 1, 2015
Expiration Date
Oct 31, 2017
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2507 Middle Rd, Panarama Park, IA 52722
Professional information
Application Of Induction Heating To Control Sheet Flatness In Cold Rolling Mills
US Patent:
2007019, Aug 23, 2007
Filed:
Feb 20, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/676908
Inventors:
William Beck - Bettendorf IA, US
Srinivas Garimella - Pittsburgh PA, US
Michael Globig - New Kensington PA, US
Mark Puda - Cheswick PA, US
Michael Ringle - Knoxville TN, US
Frederic Schultheis - Knoxville TN, US
Neal Vernon - Knoxville TN, US
Srinivas Garimella - Pittsburgh PA, US
Michael Globig - New Kensington PA, US
Mark Puda - Cheswick PA, US
Michael Ringle - Knoxville TN, US
Frederic Schultheis - Knoxville TN, US
Neal Vernon - Knoxville TN, US
International Classification:
B21B 37/28
US Classification:
072011700
Abstract:
A system for rolling metal sheet having a substantially uniform flatness including a rolling mill including a pair of work rollers for reducing the thickness of a metal sheet, an induction heating apparatus in close proximity to at least one roller, bending jacks corresponding to each of the rollers, and a cooling spray system in proximity to rollers; a flatness measuring device positioned to measure a differential in flatness of the metal sheet; and an mill control interface connected between the flatness measuring device and the rolling mill's actuators, in which the mill control interface is configured to actuate the induction heating apparatus, the bending jacks and the cooling spray system to substantially eliminate flatness differentials is the metal sheet's flatness. The induction coil heating apparatus is configured to eliminate high tension on the strip edges caused by the temperature gradients in the work rolls at the edges of the metal strip.