CANMEC La Baie Inc.

ROLL BALANCING

Carried out according to ISO standard 1940 GR.1.0, Canmec’s balancing process minimizes the need for counterweights across the entire operating speed range of the machine.Canmec monitors balancing needs throughout the roll manufacturing process, ensuring up to 80% of the rolls produced have no counterweights inside the shell. Through its manufacturing expertise, Canmec’s roll feature imperceptible vibration at 50% critical speed.

No drilling in the shell- No stress concentration factor- Ease of installation- No risk of weight deterioration due to heat- Minimize the quantity of weight installed- Reduced centrifugal forces, shell distortion and stresses- Facilitate balancing correction after covering (no patches)- Ease to change counterweights when rebalancing a roll after   journal repair