COE Press Equipment announced that it has recently installed a new coil processing line at Centerline Engineering (Comstock Park, Mich.), a provider of metal stamping die design and build services. The line consists of a 72-in. COE servo roll feed, a 60-in. x 152-in. scissor lift table, a 5.00-in. x 72-in. HD-series heavy duty straightener and a 50,000-lb. x 72-in. coil reel.

Given the robust design of the heavy duty straightener, the line is capable of processing a variety of material including cold rolled steel (CRS), advanced high strength steels (AHSS), and aluminum. The roll feed can achieve a speed of 296 feet/minute with a feed accuracy of + 0.003-in. Installed in late 2017, the line is being paired with a new 2500-ton Eagle press being used for die tryout.

In addition to the equipment, COE also provided installation, startup and technical training to Centerline. 

​COE Press Equipment has announced the appointment of Reid Coe to president, assuming the position that was vacated by Hunter Coe in September when he was appointed CEO, replacing their father John Coe. As president, Reid will work with the executive team, overseeing that operations are aligned to effectively achieve the company’s growth strategies. 
“Reid’s business acumen, dedication and creativity have been incredible assets to our company,” said Hunter Coe. “We’re excited to work together with our executive team to continue the industry leadership established by our father.”

Reid Coe has been involved with various areas of the company’s operations since 2011, having served as a member of the board, as an advisor and in the warehouse. Most recently, he held the position of Aftermarket Regional Sales Manager, responsible for business development of the company’s technical training, preventative maintenance and production support service offerings.

​COE Press Equipment has announced the appointment of Guy Spencer as regional sales manager serving the Southwest United States and Mexico. In this position, Spencer will be responsible for sales development and for supervising Coe Press distributors in his territory, keeping them appraised of new equipment and service offerings, working with them on pricing, and visiting customer sites. 

“Guy has excellent experience in developing sales channels that create new opportunity,” said CEO Hunter Coe. “We are happy to have him join the sales team and believe he’ll be an excellent asset.”
 
Spencer has nearly 20 years’ experience in sales and business development positions, most recently serving as the west region strategic channel partner for major accounts at Pharos Systems International, headquartered in Rochester, NY.  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in communications and marketing from Eastern Michigan University and currently resides in Placitas, New Mexico.

By: Bruce Grant of COE

November 2017 - With the focus on lightweighting across industries, especially in automotive, the use of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) with tensile strengths of 1,000-plus MPa has increased exponentially. Recent analyst forecasts predict that these steels will represent 40 percent of vehicle content on body and closures by 2025. Although proven as a reliable solution for reducing weight while retaining crashworthiness standards, the properties of AHSS present significant challenges in terms of formability. These higher-yield-strength grades have a greater tendency to retain coil set and tighter tolerances between yield and tensile strength.
Nearly a decade ago, Coe Press Equipment observed its customers struggling to flatten these materials adequately for effective..

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Manages entire feed line from single location
In booth #A5412 at FABTECH 2017, COE Press Equipment is demonstrating its SYNCMaster™ integrated controls package capability. Visitors will be able to experience the user interface and see how the system allows an operator to control many of the servo feed, straightener, and coil reel setups and functions from a single touchscreen, increasing efficiency and decreasing the errors.

​The SYNCMaster solution consists of features typically only seen in more expensive, fully-integrated PLC systems. It includes a coil reel, a power straightener with an AC drive and PLC that controls the straightener and reel, and communicates with the servo feed. The servo feed has a touchcreen HMI that controls the feed and communicates via Ethernet with the straightener and reel. The following functions are all controlled from the feeder HMI:

• Mode control and jogging of the straightener
• Laser loop monitoring and control configurable
• Thread table raise and lower control
• Automatic lubrication control and mandrel expansion configurable

Additional system capabilities include automatic drag brake setting for the coil reel that’s set-up by job recipe, tight loop sensing and interlock to the feeder to stop production, loop feed fault detection that stops straightener if feeder isn’t running, and system E-stop control from both feeder and straightener operating stations.

The SYNCMaster Controller features a user-friendly 5.7” VGA color touchscreen interface featuring a selectable scale for feed lengths, passline height, and edge guides. Additional capabilities include 400-job set memory, automatic speed compensation, fault display and history, and more. For additional information, visit cpec.com and download a SYNCMaster flyer.