Coil Line—Front End

Vicon Front End Coil line produces Blank, Bead, and Notches
Unlike a Full Wrap Coil Line, which makes sections of Rectangular Duct, the Front End Coil Line produces Flat Blanks, Beaded and Notched.  The Front End Line consists of Uncoilers and Feeder ramp into a unit that has the Straightener and a Beader, followed by a Notching Station and the 16 ga Shear Unit. Popular optional add-ons to the Front End are the Hole Punching for Internal Tie Rods and Plasma torch for cutting out taps. When ordered, these options are positioned after the Beading Unit and before the Notching Station. A key feature of Vicon’s Front End, which they refer to as the Duct Line Express, is that it can be expanded to a Full Wrap coil Line at any time.

 

Braking Station at very end of the Front End Coil Line makes L section Duct
 

1. Uncoilers

Different gauges of metal for each cradle

Underfed Uncoiler into the (power) feeder
Moves up the feeder ramp into the beading unit

2. Beading & Notching

Beading Unit

Beading Unit on right; optional Plasma Torch (for cutting out taps and takeoffs) in background

Notching Unit

Operator is able to bring the notch heads in and out, adjusting the depth of the notch for either TDC / TDF or Slip & Drive using the hand wheels vs. manual placement

TDX and Slip & Drive Notch Patterns

3. Shear

Shear cutting Blank, Bead, and Notch sheets on a Front End Coil Line at Conklin Orlando

16 ga Capacity Shear Unit, the final station of a Front End Coil Line