Drawer slides roll forming machine
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Drawer slides roll forming machine, also called slide rail machine, drawer slides machine, and telescopic channel roll forming equipment etc. It is a cold roll forming process, which is similar to the roofing product, but requires a higher performance in profile. There are various types of drawer slide in the market to apply on different usage. For instance, kitchen cabinets, oven slides, rail for door sliding, and fridge slides etc. Names of drawer slides vary, but they all perform the same purpose on sliding movement, such as telescopic channel slide, concealed slides, drawer runners, and so on. The basic production flow of drawer slide machine is roll forming, punching, and cut off to length. A quality slide rail includes smoothness, tolerance, and loading capacity. [1][2]
Process of Slides roll forming
Processes of drawer slides roll forming is a continuous strip passing through a plurality set of upper and lower shaped rollers, and then punching, embossing, straightening, and cut off to length. Straightening is an important part to avoid material twisting or curling. A roll forming line is often provided with straightening mechanism to make sure the material is nicely formed in a predetermined shape to meet the original design. [3]
Types of Product
Two major types of drawer slides are 2-section and 3-section, which consist of outer, middle, and inner rail. Names of drawer slides vary such as, telescopic channel slides, drawer runner, under mount slide rail, steel ball slide, and ball bearing drawer slides etc. They are widely used in kitchen cabinet, home furniture hardware, office appliance, and industrial equipment.The smoothness and loading capacity must be considered when one choose these furniture fittings. [4]
Customized roll forming lines
Every slide rail varies in some detailed design, which requires a customized production line to meet the expected profile. The development takes time and costs, especially for undermount drawer slides. The profile is not as easy as contoured profile like roofing, slides roll forming requires advanced technology in manufacturing.[5]
See also
Reference
- ^ "Roll forming systems for slide rails". Dreistern. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Heavy Duty type drawer slide Roll Forming machine". Chin Minn. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Roll-forming machine". Patent US3748884. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Soft Closing Drawer Slides Manufacturing Machine, Concealed Slide". Jack Aiva. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Drawer slides roll forming machine". Jack-Aiva. Retrieved 28 August 2017.