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Pro-Roll on-site facilities
• Melting Shop – 2 x 6-tonne induction air-melt furnaces, with vacuum degassing plant & argon purging
• 1000-Tonne Open Die Forging Press
• GFM SX-16 Rotary Precision Forge
• 10” Hand Rolling Mill
• Specialist Bar Sawing department
• NADCAP Heat Treatment Facility, with water quenching and rapid air cooling
• Reeling, Stretch and Bump / Press Straightening Facilities
• Bar Peeling
• Centreless Grinding department
• Machining( Lathe Turning & Milling) department
• Non-Destructive Testing Facility
• Dedicated final inspection and packaging department
Pro-Roll produces tailor-made chemistry melts of carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels, and air-melt nickel alloys.
One notable example came from the aerospace heritage sector. A UKbased organisation responsible for refurbishing WWII fighter aircraft- including the iconic Supermarine Spitfire- approached Pro-Roll to recreate a historic alloy for undercarriage struts. The company redeveloped the original material, forged it, and now supplies new undercarriage material for Spitfires of various vintages.“ Even in modern engineering, legacygrade materials are often locked into certification frameworks and cannot simply be substituted,” Havenhand notes.
New site completes the manufacturing circle The newly acquired eleven-acre site in Ecclesfield, located just ten minutes from Pro-Roll’ s headquarters, was formerly an operational steelworks with existing forging infrastructure, including a 1000-tonne Press Forge, GFM Radial forge, and supporting furnacing.
“ We already had melting at the front end and finishing capabilities at the back end, but forging was the missing link,” says Havenhand.“ This site allows us to complete the full manufacturing circle.” The facility is currently being expanded with the installation of an additional open-die forging press, followed by new heat treatment equipment and extended finishing capacity, including centreless turning and grinding of bars ranging from 5 / 16”- 4”( 8mm – 101.6mm) in diameter.“ Demand for precision-finished bar continues to grow, and we are scaling accordingly. By the end of this expansion
Materials processed
• Carbon Steels
• Alloy Steels
• Martensitic Stainless Steels
• Ferritic Stainless Steels
• Austenitic Stainless Steels
• Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steels
• Air Melt Nickel Alloys
• Nickel Alloys
In addition to centreless turning and grinding( pictured), Pro-Roll also offers metal cutting services, bar straightening & in house NDT capabilities.
• Cobalt Alloys
• Titanium Grades
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