Location of Nuts
- Outboard on end frames of the mill stands for securing keeper plates that hold bearing chocks in place during rolling operations
Benefits of Hydraulic Lock-up
- Quick, positive lock-up and release, with controlled pressure, to overcome axial thrust forces created by the rolling process
- Eliminates manual tightening and releasing of mechanical nuts
- Eliminates heavy wrenches and tooling to activate nuts
- All nuts can be piped to a common, easily accessed header from which all hydraulic nuts can be pressurized or released simultaneously
- Net benefit: safety of operating/maintenance staff by elimination of physical strain & injury with faster chock change-out times and greater control of chock positioning
