Testimonials

An Invaluable Tube and Pipe Manufacturing Training Resource

An Invaluable Tube and Pipe Manufacturing Training Resource
On behalf of all the participants of Roll-Kraft’s March 9th Tooling, Tube and Pipe Mill Seminar, I’d like to thank your organization for its outstanding efforts on our behalf.
From the planning stages through program delivery, Robert Sladky proved himself as an invaluable resource to our tube manufacturing personnel. As expected, all program materials and instructional abilities were of the highest standard of quality and have since been the subject of enthusiastic discussion within our organization.
We pride ourselves on the high quality of the various educational programs it provides to its 450 employees throughout the operation. Roll-Kraft’s ardent participation in this process, through Robert Sladky, has been well-received by all participants and the management team.
Once again, thanks for a job well done!
Sincerely,
Paul G. Cormack, AS
Cordinator, Training & Safety
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The Best Tube and Pipe Seminar Training that I have Ever Attended

The Best Tube and Pipe Training Seminar that I have Ever Attended
I am writing this letter to express my appreciation to Roll-Kraft for the learning experience we received earlier this month. As you may already know, Robert Sladky spent two days with us on the 15th and 16th of August.  August 15 was spent evaluating two of our four mills. The following day Mr. Sladky presented an in-house seminar for 44 of our employees.
Roll-Kraft is very fortunate to have an employee like Robert Sladky. His years of experience and knowledge are conveyed in a very informative, eye-opening way. There is never a dull moment during a Sladky seminar. It is virtually impossible to be inattentive or uninterested when such a presentation is being given. The seminar was taught in a way that everyone here benefitted to some degree. Many comments were made following the seminar. A few examples are as follows: “That Sladky guy really knows his stuff!”, “You know if we had those tools we could make the setup measurements and alignment checks that were demonstrated!” "Why don’t we just hire Mr. Sladky for a few months?”, and “In all my years here, that is probably the best seminar I ever attended!”
In dealing with roll rework and maintenance questions Mr. Sladky was very accommodating and helpful.
We know what we have to do to be the best tubing producer we can be. First, we must do the necessary mill maintenance as outlined in Robert’s report. We then must have our mills aligned so that we can see the benefits of the tooling upgrades now taking place. Finally we have to provide the mill operators with the proper tools to do their job and perform regular mill preventive maintenance.
Again, let me thank you for your help in our tubing improvement efforts.
Sincerely,

Eric Thacker
Process Engineer
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Tremendous Tube Forming Training Seminar

Tremendous Tube Forming Training Seminar
The 120 some people who attended your seminar last Saturday will remember you for quite some time. You did a tremendous job in presenting the fundamentals of tube forming to our people. We are already seeing returns on your program. Several of our operators have been working closely with our machine repair people to correct problems detected in their mills.
Enclosed is the list of attendees that you requested. When we get your certificates, we intend to conduct an appropriate presentation. Again, we thank you and Roll-Kraft for you very fine program.
Very truly yours,
James A. Perry
Manager of Manufacturing
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Roll-Kraft Delivers Hot Tooling in the Clutch

Roll-Kraft Delivers Hot Tooling In The Clutch!!!!!
Bret Molnar
Awesome job on the turnaround for the hot tooling set we needed, thanks again, as usual, coming thru in the clutch!!!!
Jorge Palma
Tooling Tech
Ameristar Fence Products
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Roll-Kraft Builds Good Roll Form Tooling

Roll-Kraft Builds Good Roll Form Tooling
I would like to thank you for building some good tools. We did not have to make any secondary adjustments to the roll form tooling. All that we needed to do was put some relief clearance in the rear insert in the cut-off die, and it ran production parts. For tooling that was not initially tested, I am very happy with the results, and I look forward of doing more business with Roll-Kraft.
Greg Cook
Sr. Tooling Engineer
American Trim
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Roll-Kraft’s Progressive Operation Say Industry Leader

Roll-Kraft’s Progressive Operation Say Industry Leader
On February 9, 2011 I had the pleasure of performing an on- site Supplier Assessment Audit of Roll-Kraft’s Mentor Ohio facility. Roll-Kraft is a Key Supplier to Jackson Tube Service Inc. providing mill roll tooling. It was truly refreshing to visit such a progressive company, from their state of the art machining centers, management / information systems to their world class Customer Service and Engineering support. Every aspect of the operation says Industry Leader.
The people understood the business and the industry. It was apparent that this is a company moving forward.
Best regards,
Anthony Kelly
Quality Manager
Jackson Tube Service Inc.
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Partnered with Roll-Kraft to Increase Productivity by 30%

Partnered with Roll-Kraft to Increase Productivity by 30%
I want to start out with a little history on our roll form machine. It will give more meaning to what has transpired and how we came to use Roll-Kraft. My name is Bill and I am the engineer for roll form and welding.
Our plant was set up as a satellite plant about 40 miles away from the main facility in 2001. One of the main pieces of equipment was a new roll former with master, mid-pierce, slave, type sweep unit, and a unique rocking cut-off press. Both presses have die accelerators so the mill runs continuously. Due to the usual delays the equipment and tooling was hastily approved and put into production.
I joined the company in 2005 and was given the immediate responsibility for roll form tooling and equipment. The sections run on the mill are not symmetrical, so we have quality issues with camber, twist and radius in the parts. We struggled with these issues along with the tightening tolerances being put in place by product engineering when new designs were launched.
I had the manufacturer and three different roll form service companies in to evaluate and make recommendations for the tooling and equipment. After paying for service calls and no results, I became very disappointed in the roll form service industry and felt I was out there by myself. As production pressures and quality issues grew, I realized that I still needed help and would try again. This time I opened up communications with Roll-Kraft.
Initially I spent several hours on the phone with the sales and engineering departments getting advice as to what was causing my issues, what to look for and how to fix the problem. Roll-Kraft was not concerned with the amount of time and there was no charge. The advice was good, and it gave me the more advanced knowledge I needed to deal with the tooling and machine issues.
My next problem came during the recent downturn in the economy. Our roll set was worn and needed to be refurbished. Production demands were still high for the roll form machine so there was no choice but to have a new set of 16 stands of rolls made. I quoted both Roll-Kraft and a local tool shop. With price driving upper management, the decision was made to save a few pennies and go with the local shop. I gathered the quality data and sent it to the original designer of the tools to have the roll design updated. I had the rolls made and tried them out. They did not work very well. The steel looked like a roller coaster ride in the mill. We were able to run but with reduced production. This created a big problem for me and I remembered Roll-kraft and how they have helped earlier.
I talked to John at Roll-Kraft and made an appointment to bring in some rolls for evaluation. I loaded up two stands of rolls and headed for Euclid, Ohio. After 3 ½ hours I arrived and found I was expected because there were several meetings scheduled.
First stop was to get the rolls into the shop and checked out. Steve Young, Roy Ennes and Ken Platt were right there. Honestly, it wasn't more than one minute from unloading the rolls to knowing what the problem was. They were manufactured at machine tolerance and not roll tolerance. I quickly realized I had the right company. The Roll-Kraft guys knows rolls. So much for saving a few pennies upfront!
Next I met with Gary Summerhill: Engineering Manager - Roll Form Tooling, David Rostocil: Tooling Development Supervisor, John Zienka: Account Manager in the board room. We spent 3 hours going over the current design of the roll set and machine developing solutions for my machine problems. Here again, no concern of the time required and no charge. It was decided that we needed to get a service technician to look at the roll form line and to do an evaluation.
Later I met the President who was very pleasant and understands the roll form business. Then I got to meet with Sharon Betts who I have had several email and phone conversations with when ordering rolls. Sharon makes ordering very easy and always follows up quickly.
I soon received a price for the service call from John. I must admit it sounded like high dollars and was going to have to sell the higher dollars to upper management. I was successful, so arrangements were made. On the designated day Frank Lowery: Tooling Development Technician arrived.
Frank was scheduled for two days. One day for machine alignment and evaluation. The second day for operator training. Frank brought all of the tools needed and started immediately aligning the mill. We ended up with over half of the spacers needing to be changed. The second day we put the rolls on and Frank trained the operators on how to gap rolls and adjust the towers and sweep. The operators learned more about the mill and enjoyed working with Frank. Our production shows that we now have a better efficiency and less quality problems since Frank was here.
At the end of the service call, Frank sat down with me and gave me a list of all the spacer changes and items that needed addressed on the mill. As it ends up, most of the items causing us all the trouble came from the beginning with the hasty approval of the machine and tooling. We are confident that when we make the improvements Frank suggested we will increase our production efficiency 30%.
If you have tough problems, old problems or even new ones I recommend Roll-Kraft to be the best partner you can have for the long haul.
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Roll-Kraft Makes High Profile Job a Great Success

Roll-Kraft Makes High Profile Job a Great Success
I wanted to thank you both for all your hard work in making sure that our mill was well cared for. Your hard work and excellent organizational skills are quite evident in the end result. We are anxious to meet Ray tomorrow and are very confident that the alignment and training session will be an equally great success. So far, this has been the smoothest project we've had all year. This is a good thing, because it is a very high profile job. Thank you again, and we're very happy that we made the choice to employ Roll-Kraft for these services.
James C. Hubbard
Product Support Technician
ASHCROFT Inc.
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Only The Best People Servicing Your Business

Only the Best People Servicing Your Business
Bret is the best sales engineer that money can buy!
Duane Sulski
Corporate Engineer
Middletown Tube Works
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Roll-Kraft’s Expertise Instills Confidence

Roll-Kraft's Expertise Instills Confidence
Thanks for following up today and soliciting our feedback before beginning manufacture. The level of expertise and flexibility being offered by your company instills in me a very high level of confidence that this will be a successful project.
Regards,
James C. Hubbard
Product Support Technician
Ashcroft, Inc.
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Roll Tooling That Worked Perfectly

Roll Tooling That Worked Perfectly
Hello, Sharon
Sharon pleasant greetings, you’ll notice that we tested the rollers to make Square tube and it worked perfectly.

Also, we plan to work with your company again with future business.
Best Regards,
Orlando Naveda
Jefe de Planta
Metales Flix SA.
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Prompt Service and High Quality

Prompt Service and High Quality
John,
It's always a pleasure working with you and Sharon. You provide prompt service and a high quality product!

Thank you,

Mike Wheeler
Supervisor, Brock Tool & Die
Division of CTB, Inc
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Reduced Scrap, Improve Quality the First Time Through, With Hands-On-Training

Reduced Scrap, Improve Quality the First Time Through, With Hands-On-Training
Roll-Kraft has been an extremely important resource to Lindsay Corporation. The tooling and on-site support have been top notch. Robert Sladky has provided excellent hands on training with our Maintenance Department, Tube Mill Operators, and Engineering Support. Together we have tackled multiple projects that have enabled us to improve the quality of our tubing products, increase FTT, and reduce scrap. It is great to partnership with a company that understands the demands of production and is willing to put in the extra effort to get the job done.
Your work is greatly appreciated!
Lindsay Corporation
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Roll Former Issues Solved

Roll Former Issues Solved
Great Job Roll-Kraft. David Rostocil was absolutely terrific helping us with our roll former issues. Adjustments were made on all stations as he progressed and he trained our floor team on how and why!! It is wonderful to work with a consultant that is both knowledgeable and willing to share his insight. What a refreshing experience. Keep up the good work!!
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Thanks For The Excellent Job

Thanks for the Excellent Job
Roll Kraft
Thanks for the excellent job you have done on the flash cutters. Keep up the good work.
Joe Racz
Lakeside Steel Corp.
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