The raw strip obtained
from the casting process is pressed in the cylinders
of the burnishing roll mill to be subject to
a first process of 'refining' and to be transformed
into a thinner and wider strip. This stage, the rolling,
allows the distortion of the extruded product obtained
in the continuous melting cycle, making it pass through
the rotating cylinders, which lead to the reduction
in thickness and consequently to the stretching of the
metal.
Generally, the thickness of the strip obtained through
this process is of approx. 1 mm.
The sheet is introduced in a second roll mill for finishing,
a subsequent refining which allow obtaining heights
of 0.25-0.30 mm. These dimensions are ideal for production
as they allow having a 'consistent' metal and at the
same time malleable and easy to be worked.
Once the strip of the desired thickness is obtained,
this is winded and cut longitudinally with automatic
shears, machines which allow obtaining a ribbon
of the height required for the next processing stages.