Industries
Tailor-Made Solutions for Every Requirement
From aluminum to steel to the paper industry - every industry has its own requirements and must meet certain quality standards. Herkules has been an established partner to a wide range of industries for many decades. Quality, precision and performance: with a Herkules machine, every industry lays the foundation for a high-quality end product.
Aluminum Industry
Foil rolling mills, hot or cold rolling mills – in the aluminum industry, a consistent material thickness and flawless surfaces of the aluminum strip are the most important requirements by the manufacturer and the customer. Considering the rolling speed of up to 2,500 m/min in a foil rolling mill, this is a great challenge for the grinding and the geometrical accuracy of the roll.
Outstanding damping characteristics of the machines guarantee the best grinding results for customers with the highest demands. In addition, Herkules offers inspection technology for reliable quality management with its Eddy Current and Ultrasonic systems.
Stainless Steel Industry
The stainless steel industry demands the highest standards regarding the surface quality of flat-rolled products – the highest quality of the end product is crucial. Therefore, rolls have to be machined in a highly precise way. Leading manufacturers in the stainless steel industry rely on machines made by Herkules for their roll machining needs. True to the motto “quality right from the start”, they are the key to a high-quality end product. With roll grinders and texturing machines from Herkules – equipped with cutting-edge control, measuring and inspection technology – you consistently achieve great machining results.
Long Products Industry
Performance, high production time and precision in combination with flexible adaptation to specific applications – machine tools are presented with many challenges in the long products industry. Machines made by Herkules have proven time and time again that they meet these demands. Wires, bar steel, rebars, profile steel or rails – Herkules offers specific solutions to manufacturers of long products. As a specialist for machine tools for the long products industry, Herkules has a broad range of products available. With its groove grinders, notch milling machines, lathes or combined grinding / milling machines or lathes / milling machines, Herkules sets the benchmark in terms of performance, precision and production time worldwide.
Paper Industry
Modern paper mills are characterized by high flexibility, productivity and quality. Paper machines have become ever faster, broader and more efficient in the past decades. A working speed of up to 2,200 m/min is not uncommon. Therefore, the rolls in operation must be machined to the highest quality standards. In order to achieve this, roll grinders must be designed to work extremely precisely, as well as provide high flexibility. Rolls with various lengths, diameters, weights and coatings have to be machined efficiently. To reach this goal, Herkules has developed customized machine concepts for the paper industry. Its roll grinders have been developed with the aim of machining paper rolls with lengths of up to 17.5 m and diameters of up to 2.5 m. A broad range of optional equipment is available to customers. This allows superfinishing of roll coatings, venta-nip milling or machining in chocks. CC roll drives are also available.
Non-Ferrous Industry
Gold, copper and aluminum foils are subject to extremely strict quality requirements. Even the smallest mistakes on the roll surface compromise the quality of the end product with its thickness of only a few µm. Perfect surface qualities with a homogenous structure and rolls with one hundred percent geometrical accuracy in barrel form and true run are the preconditions for the efficient manufacturing of top quality foils. Foil manufacturers who invest in a roll grinder by Herkules gain a strong competitive advantage.
Forges & Foundries
High metal cutting performance and the highest machine availability are crucial for machine tools which operate in forges and foundries. Workpieces with a weight of up to 400 t present great challenges to the stability and performance of the machines. Lathes made by Herkules provide machine technology which consistently guarantees top results, even in the area of rough machining.
Servicecenter
Service centers machine a large variety of rolls. Different types of work and auxiliary rolls with a broad range of lengths and diameters have to be machined precisely and efficiently. Great flexibility is therefore essential for the roll grinders used.
Herkules offers a diverse range of customized machine solutions to service centers. With these machines, they can serve all sectors, from the paper, plastics and steel industry to the aluminum industry. Even heating rolls for the plastics and food industries can be ground. The experts at Herkules are happy to provide advice on selecting the proper roll grinder for your application so you can achieve the highest precision in combination with a maximum of flexibility.
Customized Solutions
The expertise regarding turning, grinding and milling of demanding workpieces built in the course of many decades enables Herkules to design, manufacture and successfully install customized solutions for special applications all over the world.
The experienced Herkules team will be happy to assist you with the implementation of your special requirements.
Steel Industry
Plate mills, hot or cold rolling mills – with many years’ experience, Herkules offers customized solutions to its clients in the steel industry. By investing in a roll grinder, a texturing machine or a complete roll shop by Herkules, customers from this area ensure reliable and highly precise machining of their rolls for many years.
Roll Manufacturers
Roll manufacturers around the world rely on the expertise of Herkules. Their experience proves that roll grinders and lathes by Herkules are the perfect solution for high-quality machining of forged and cast rolls for flat and long products. Thanks to the robust design with a stable headstock and tailstock, rolls with a weight of more than 300 t and diameters of more than 3,000 mm can be machined precisely time and time again. With their great metal cutting performance, roll grinders and lathes made by Herkules set the benchmark in the market.
The experienced Herkules team will be happy to assist you with the implementation of your special requirements.
Cold Rolling Mill
Around the world, operators of cold rolling mills rely on the well-established Herkules technology. They know: with Herkules grinding and texturing machines, they will consistently obtain the highest-quality surfaces and geometries which are essential to flawless cold strip.Tailored specifically to the requirements of cold rolling mills, the machines can be delivered with comprehensive equipment. Integrated measuring systems or inspection technology for quality management – machines by Herkules guarantee reproducible grinding results of the highest quality.
DThe high stiffness of the machines, combined with excellent damping characteristics, guarantees absolute precision. Meeting the highest quality demands for sheet metal – for example for deep-drawing and painting purposes – requires the service of texturing machines by Herkules. They complement the portfolio for cold rolling mills. They obtain the highest efficiency when integrated into a roll shop planned and automated by Herkules.
Hot Rolling Mill
When producing hot strip, all production stages must perform according to the highest standards and run in a perfectly synchronized way. One of the keys in the production process is the roll machining. If faulty rolls are in operation, they cause deviations from the profile and surface flaws on the hot strip, which directly impair the quality of the end product.
Herkules has delivered customized solutions to hot rolling mills for many decades. Roll machining technology made by Herkules is the foundation of hot strip that fulfills the highest quality standards. Herkules offers a broad range of machine concepts for the precise and efficient machining of different types of rolls – with and in chocks, too. The extremely robust machines combine excellent damping characteristics with state-of-the-art controls and quality management devices.
Herkules also offers complete roll shops with any required level of automation and comprehensive equipment. Our experts are happy to support you in finding the perfect solution.
Plate Mill
When machining rolls that are in operation in plate mills, absolute precision is essential. Due to roll weights of up to 300 t and roll lengths of up to 10 m achieving this is a great challenge for machine tools.
With a wealth of know-how acquired over the course of many decades, Herkules roll grinders are tailored specifically to the requirements of plate mills. In order to guarantee highly precise machining results, these machines are designed to ensure the highest stability and the best damping characteristics. The grinding wheel is equipped with a hydrodynamic spindle bearing, which allows for a maximum stock removal rate.
