Pipe & Tube

  • Roll Forming Pipe and Tube Mills are one of Cone Drive’s most successful applications
  • While some are certainly larger consumers than others, nearly all 197 industry group have requirements for tube or pipe products in some form. Energy, Automotive, and Food & Beverage lead the way in consumption.
  • Cone Drive’s Duo Drive product line makes us industry leader in Tube Mill OEM gear box share. Tube mills require counter rotating shafts in order to roll form products. They also require power density. Both of which are Cone Drive strengths.
  • Cone Drive can be found throughout the mill, however, our most common application is in the sizing portion of the mill. This where the diameter of the tube/pipe is reduced and controlled.


   



This large Rafter mill can manufacture up to 10” pipe with a max .500” wall thickness. Typical D70-D100 DuoDrive application located Sizing or Diameter reduction section of mill.
This Abbey Etna medium size mill typically runs tube from 2.5" - 4" in diameter and will have D50/D60 size DuoDrive gearboxes.
This T&H Lemont small tube mill typically makes tube in the 1/2" to 2" diameter range and utilizes D25/D40 DuoDrive products. Most stainless steel tube manufacturing falls in this size mill.