Herr-Voss Stamco® has received a contract to provide a hot band coil preparation line for IPSCO Inc.
Herr-Voss Stamco will provide entry and exit coil handling equipment, the unwind unit, pinch roll/flattener, side guides, tension stand, and the rewind unit for this capital project. Additionally, Herr-Voss Stamco has been commissioned to incorporate into the line, a crop shear, welder, and edge milling equipment supplied by IPSCO.

The coil prep line is designed to process incoming hot band coils weighing up to 96,000 pounds at a maximum width of 80 inches. Material thickness ranges from 0.250 inch through 0.750 inch at material yields ranging from 40,000 PSI through 100,000 PSI. The line will be capable of running at a maximum speed of 150 feet per minute. Coils processed on the new coil preparation line will be used as feedstock for IPSCO’s existing spiral-welded pipe mills and 24” ERW mill in Regina, Saskatchewan.