Drawer slides roll forming machine

Drawer slides roll forming machine, also called slide rail making machine, drawer slides machine, slide make machine, and telescopic channel roll forming equipment etc. It is a cold roll forming process, which is similar to roofing roll formed products, but requires a higher performance and skills in profile forming. There are various types of drawer slide in the market to apply on different usage. For instance, kitchen cabinets, oven slides, rail for door sliding, and fridge slides etc. Names of drawer slides vary, but they all perform the same purpose on sliding movement, such as telescopic channel slide, concealed slides, drawer runners, steel ball slides, ball bearing slide, undermount slide rail, and so on. The basic production flow of drawer slide machine is roll forming, punching, and cut off to length. A good slide rail defined by smoothness, tight tolerance, and loading capacity.[1]

Process of Slides roll forming

Processes of drawer slides roll forming is a continuous cold rolled steel strip passing through a plurality set of upper and lower shaped rollers, and then punching, embossing, straightening, and cut off to length. Straightening is an important part to avoid material twisting or curling. A roll forming line is often provided with straightening mechanism to make sure the material is nicely formed in a predetermined shape to meet the original design.[2]

Types of Product

Two major types of drawer slides are 2-section and 3-section, which consist of outer, middle, and inner rail. Names of drawer slides vary such as, telescopic channel slides, drawer runner, under mount slide rail, steel ball slide, and ball bearing drawer slides etc. They are widely used in kitchen cabinet, home furniture hardware, office appliance, and industrial equipment. The smoothness and loading capacity must be considered when one choose these furniture fittings.[3]

Customized roll forming lines

Every slide rail varies in some detailed design, which requires a customized production line to meet the expected profile. The development takes time and costs, especially for undermount drawer slides. The profile is not as easy as contoured profile like roofing; in other words, slides roll forming requires advanced technology in manufacturing.[4] One disadvantage of drawer slides roll forming equipment is rollers can be only used to roll form one kind of profile design, which rollers must be changed when making different types or model of drawer slides profile. Some complicated design can cost high.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Drawer slide Roll Forming machine". Chin Minn. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Roll-forming machine". Patent US3748884. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. "Soft Closing Drawer Slides Manufacturing Machine, Concealed Slide". Jack Aiva. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Drawer slides roll forming machine". Jack-Aiva. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. "Roll forming machine". US 4064727 A Patent. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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