Dear Valued Customers, I hope that this letter finds you and your family safe and healthy during these unprecedented times. As you may well know from current events, there is a massive effort going on in the private sector to meet these trying times with creative solutions. Rafter is [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, February 19, 2020 – As Rafter Equipment continues to focus on the needs of our customers, I am excited to announce a realignment of our commercial team focused on delivering our Total Mill Solutions portfolio of products and services to you. The following organizational changes are effective [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, January 17, 2020 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped three (3) RT-2500 single-sided turkshead straighteners each with 3-axis servo motorized adjustments to a major North American custom roll former of direct-welded profiles. These units are duplicates of units supplied previously to the same customer in 2016. [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, January 6, 2020 – Rafter Equipment Corporation is excited to announce the launch of our new website featuring the company’s Total Mill Solutions range of products and services. The new website encourages visitors to “Let Rafter worry about your mill equipment – so you can focus on [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, December 17, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped a custom RT-2000S driven reshaping roll stand to a major North American tube producer. The customer approached Rafter to design and build the stand to bring all the various adjustments to the operator's side of the machine for [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, November 1, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has completed an order for a RT-3000 HFI Weld Squeeze Box (4-Roll), a RT-3000 Heavy-Duty Single-Tool Weld Upset Bead Trimmer and a RT-3000 Double-Sided Turkshead Straightener for major North American custom roll formed profile supplier. The equipment will be used for the production of direct-formed and [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, July 22, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation announced today it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Saar-Hartmetall USA LLC for the distribution of HFI/HFC weld upset bead trimming (scarfing) inserts and cutting rings. Saar’s high-quality, German-made inserts offer significantly longer life over competitive inserts. This life, in turn, provides [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, May 1, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped four (4) RT-1500 laser weld squeeze boxes to a major North American automotive parts supplier. The boxes incorporate a 14-roll design that securely holds the HSLA profile shape for optimum laser welding. The boxes are to be installed on a [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, April 25, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation announced today it has added Mill Alignments to its Total Mill Solutions range of services. Regular alignment of a tube mill or rollformer is essential to maximize mill speed, maintain product quality, and reduce scrap. Rafter’s Mill Alignment service includes, but is not limited to: Pre-alignment mill evaluation Equipment [...]
Strongsville, Ohio, USA, April 9, 2019 – Rafter Equipment Corporation has shipped twelve (12) RT-2500 Heavy-Duty Idle Side Roll Stands to a North American tube producer. The idlers will replace the original sizing & reshaping units on multiple rafts supplied by the company dating back to 1997. The new design employs a [...]