1980 YODER M2-2 1/2 INDUCTION TUBE MILL LINE, 100 FPM, YODER 6-STAND ROUGHING, 4-STAND SIZING

THE 1980 YODER M2-2 1/2 IS A COMPLETE HIGH-FREQUENCY INDUCTION TUBE MILL LINE DESIGNED FOR PRODUCING STEEL TUBING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET PER MINUTE. THE SYSTEM FEATURES A YODER 6-STAND TUBE ROUGHING MILL AND A YODER 4-STAND SIZING MILL EQUIPPED WITH A LOOPCO TURKS-HEAD AND A MODEL 300C SIZING HEAD. MATERIAL HANDLING IS MANAGED BY A LITTELL 4,000 LB. CAPACITY DOUBLE-END COIL REEL (MODEL 40-12) WITH A 12-INCH MAXIMUM WIDTH, FOLLOWED BY A WHITNEY JENSEN STRIP SHEAR AND A LEE SHAFER STRIP BUTT WELDER SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH A VERTICAL ACCUMULATOR TOWER. THE WELDING SECTION UTILIZES A THERMATOOL MODEL VT100 HIGH-FREQUENCY INDUCTION WELDER WITH DEDICATED CONTROLS AND A COOLING ZONE FEATURING A BUILT-IN RECIRCULATING COOLANT TANK AND PAPER FILTER. POST-PROCESSING IS HANDLED BY A PRO-ECO 4-POST FLYING CUTOFF SHEAR WITH AN AIR CLUTCH AND CENTRAL PEDESTAL CONTROLS. THE LINE ACCOMMODATES A VARIETY OF TUBE TOOLING FOR VARIOUS ROUND AND OVAL SIZES AND INCLUDES THREE SPARE YODER ROLL STANDS. SUPPORT EQUIPMENT CONSISTS OF TWO JIB CRANES, INCLUDING A 12-FOOT TALL 3-TON UNIT WITH AN 11-FOOT REACH AND A 10-FOOT TALL 2-TON UNIT WITH A 16-FOOT REACH, BOTH UTILIZING YALE ELECTRIC CHAIN HOISTS, ALONGSIDE 36-INCH BY 12-FOOT STEEL TUBE CARRIERS.