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Preventive Maintenance

Roll Former Alignment & Roll Condition

Roll condition and a repeatable gap setting are what the formed plate actually is. Pickup on a roll prints into every plate after it, and an encoder that does not repeat sends the next setup off without an alarm.

Interval Monthly
Est. Duration 2.0 hrs
Steps 5
Applies To Launch Vehicle Production

The Procedure

The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.

  1. Lock out the roll drive before measuring roll condition
  2. Inspect rolls for pickup, scoring and diameter loss against the last record
  3. Check screwdown encoders repeat the same gap setting
  4. Verify side guides and emergency stop
  5. Record runtime hours. Do not change a released forming setup from this inspection

Why This PM Exists

Roll condition and a repeatable gap setting are what the formed plate actually is. Pickup on a roll prints into every plate after it, and an encoder that does not repeat sends the next setup off without an alarm.

What Skipping It Looks Like

The machine still rolls. Diameter loss and a drifting screwdown show up as fit problems at weld, which is the expensive place to discover them.

Setting the interval

Monthly, and on runtime hours, with the drive locked out. This inspection does not change a released forming setup.

Equipment This Covers

Common Questions

How often should this PM run?
Monthly. Monthly, and on runtime hours, with the drive locked out. This inspection does not change a released forming setup.
How long does it take?
Budget about 2.0 hours for a technician working to the standard procedure. ChatterFix uses that estimate for capacity planning, then learns your plant's actual time from completed work orders.
What happens if we skip it?
The machine still rolls. Diameter loss and a drifting screwdown show up as fit problems at weld, which is the expensive place to discover them.
Can I use this checklist in ChatterFix?
Yes — this exact procedure ships in the Launch Vehicle Production industry pack. Pick your industry at signup and it is scheduled on the right assets automatically, with no configuration.

Related Procedures

Stop Retyping Your PM Library

This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.