Single-stand cold mills for aluminum

Cold Rolling

Maximum flexibility in aluminum strip production

Single-stand cold rolling mills (CRM) from SMS group are the top solution for producing a broad spectrum of aluminum alloys in different dimensions. What makes them stand out is their absolute reliability and huge versatility. Available in 4-high or 6-high design, they feature our well-known CVC^® plus system combined with other state-of-the-art rolling technologies. All this ensures excellent strip quality and efficient mill operation. Furthermore, highly advanced filter and exhaust air purification systems meet even the strictest environmental regulations.

Cold rolling mills design

Efficient designs for can stock

Ideal for a wide range of aluminum grades and thin strip

Solutions for all your product requirements

Our single-stand CRM is an all-rounder in aluminum rolling. It covers the whole range of products up to an annual production capacity of some 150,000 t. There is nothing to beat the CRM when it comes to hard grades. This mill type rolls a material range from AA1xxx up to AA8xxx series. To suit your specific requirements, you can choose between CVC^® plus 4-high or 6-high versions.

Flexible Designs For Automotive Grade

Solutions for combined reduction and skin pass / EDT rolling

There is an ever-growing demand from the automotive industry for aluminum. You can fully exploit this market with SMS group solutions. Highly formable 5xxx-series alloys are mainly used for inner car body parts, whereas 6xxx-series alloys are favored for exposed outer parts. To ensure you meet car manufacturers' requirements, we developed our innovative combined reduction and EDT rolling mill. It's available in single or twin-stand versions.

Technology

Dry strip system (DS system)

Excellent strip surface quality.

Now available to you is our new-generation DS system. It offers you an ideal, contact-free way to...

Superior design and actuators for roll gap setting

Outstanding CVC® plus 4-high and CVC® plus 6-high designs for better yield and quality, proven by more than 800 installed systems:

Fast and reliable inspection of the finished strip – inline

We designed our inline inspection feature so you can perform fast inspection of the finished strip surface. It’s vital that you reliably detect any surface flaws that occur during the rolling process...