ASC Alpha Series Pre-Cut Panel Line Modern panel manufacturers need equipment that can produce more than one product. Customer demands change, product mixes evolve, and manufacturers need the flexibility to switch between products without investing in multiple dedicated machines. ASC Machine Tools developed the Alpha Series Pre-Cut Panel Line to provide that flexibility in one integrated production system. The Alpha Series combines slitting, pre-cutting, conveying, and rollfo

Safer Coil Handling Starts at the Front End Coil handling is one of the most demanding and potentially hazardous tasks in purlin manufacturing. Large steel coils can weigh thousands of pounds, and manually positioning, securing, and loading those coils requires operators to work around heavy equipment and moving machinery. ASC Machine Tools has engineered an automated coil handling system for the TKR-X Purlin Rollforming Line that significantly reduces the amount of manual in

For decades, the coil pit has been considered a necessary part of high-speed purlin rollforming. As purlin production speeds increased and servo-driven punching systems became more sophisticated, manufacturers accepted a fundamental limitation: to run a high-speed purlin line, you needed a deep pit in the factory floor. ASC Machine Tools challenged that assumption. The result is the Lightning Uncoiler™—an electrically driven, servo-controlled uncoiler developed specifically t

From Manual Handling to Automated Stacking of Long, Heavy Purlins As purlin rollforming technology became faster and manufacturers began producing longer and heavier structural components, one part of the production process became increasingly difficult to manage: What happens after the purlin leaves the rollformer? For years, operators were responsible for manually catching, moving, aligning and stacking finished purlins. As part lengths increased and production speeds accel