Petersen Aluminum of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, recently installed their third Red Bud Industries’ Precision Blanking Line. Petersen Aluminum is the manufacturer of PAC-CLAD Metal Roofing Panels.

Featured in the new line is Red Bud’s Precision Grip Feed System. The Grip Feed System gives Petersen the capability of producing blanks with length tolerances of ± .005" (.127 mm). The line includes Red Bud’s High Speed Hydraulic Shear and 3 Side Blank Support Drop Stacker with Automatic Part Diverter. The Drop Stacker mounts directly to the back of the Shear, which allows material to enter the Drop Stacker before shearing. Once the material is sheared, it drops straight down onto the waiting Stack Table. With the push of a button, the integrated Part Diverter allows the operator to prevent heads/tails and other unwanted material from entering the Prime Stacker. The Part Diverter can also be used to discharge parts to the end of the line for convenient quality control inspections.

The new line is capable of processing coils up to 50,000 lb (22,680 kg) at widths up to 72” (1829 mm) and thicknesses up to .135” (3.43 mm). The new line consists of a Coil Stage & Load System, Uncoiler, Peeler Breaker, Crop Shear, Roller Leveler, “Pop Up” Flatness Inspection Table, “Hands Free” Thread System, Dual Motor Grip Feed, Shear, 3 Side Blank Support Drop Stacker, Automatic Part Diverter, Automatically Lowering Stack Table, and Side Discharge Rollouts.