Recently, the Roller Die + Forming plant in Queretaro, Mexico, acquired a 2 1/2" (2.5") line to add additional capabilities to the location. This line gives the Mexico location greater capacity and gives our customers more options. Specifically, the new line can handle parts that are 0.079" to 0.140" thick, which is thicker than many of our other roll lines. While this line could produce parts for a wide variety [...]
At Roller Die + Forming, we're justifiably proud of our huge inventory of standard tooling. We're able to make a lot of complex shapes and help our customers keep costs low with this excellent variety. However, there are many times customers still want us to create custom tooling and several advantages in doing so. Truly Unique Parts. When you have custom tooling made for your cross section, it will truly [...]
The $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill passed at the end of 2021 includes $65 billion in funds targeted at improving the power grid and integrating renewable energy projects such as solar roofs, solar carports, and larger solar installations. This funding is designed to cover transmission lines, advanced transmission, and smart grids. All of these steps are in line with the President's goal to clean up the power generation sector by [...]
View Open Positions and Apply Now With gas prices going up, Roller Die + Forming CEO Ray Hammons decided to step in and help employees cover their costs. All full time hourly employees begin receiving their "Gas Bonus" in mid-March, an extra $50 per week for every week an employee worked their full schedule, to help offset the costs of driving to and from work. For now, the bonus [...]
Join the team from Roller Die + Forming for our first trade show attendance since the start of the pandemic. This March 28 – 31 at Modex in Atlanta, our team will be manning booth #C4881 and talking to anyone who wants to stop by for a chat. We want to show you that using roll forming is a cost effective way to meet your need for high quality parts [...]
What do you do when you find out your sister is fighting cancer? Well, there are lots of things, but for Keith Zimmerman, at Roller Die + Forming in Louisville, it included getting his coworkers to shave their heads in support and take a picture to lift her spirits. "Tracy's really been a champ about this," Keith reported. As our Facilities Manager, Keith and I have worked on several projects [...]
We often talk about how roll forming is a lean, green, low waste, and sustainable process for creating custom metal parts. At Roller Die + Forming, many of the parts we make go on to support the infrastructure and projects that are at the heart of green jobs. Green jobs is a movement focusing on jobs in areas that are environmentally sustainable and/or have a positive social impact. While an [...]
Custom roll form tooling is often necessary to create the exact cross section or hole punch pattern clients desire. A well-designed custom cross section or multi-pattern hole punch can create many different parts, so is often worth the up-front investment in the cost of tooling. The Roller Die + Forming engineering team is experienced in the science, and art, of designing tooling to create a cross section with a tight [...]
Just-in-time production of parts is a careful dance between suppliers and manufacturers, working to ensure the plant has the parts needed for assembly without having to warehouse the spares and suppliers are shipping exactly what's scheduled. In a world of varying demand, however, the reality of just-in-time delivery means good communications on what's scheduled for upcoming weeks and projected for upcoming months so suppliers, such as Roller Die + Forming, [...]
At Roller Die + Forming, our main focus is roll forming parts. However, to streamline your manufacturing process, we offer several in-line and add-on services that allow us to provide you with a finished part. From punching and pressing to powder coating and assembly, we can bend, weld, kit, and create the custom metal part you need. For example, when we are rolling parts that are headed off to a [...]
