Accumulator

The accumulator is installed between the shear & welder and the forming line. Its purpose is to give enough time for feeding the new coil from uncoiler to shear & welder and for the shear & welder to cut and join front end of the new coil with tail end of previous coil.

After completion of welding, the coil fed into accumulator to accumulate for next strip joining. The horizontal spiral accumulator is used for continuous operation of mill. The maximum coil storage capacity will be 600 maters The minimum coil OD shall be defined to have continuous operation of pipe mill without any stopping.