• No. 99 Yilan Rd., Xiamen , CN.

Why Choose Openex for Steel Plate Rolling

With dozens of heavy-duty plate rolling machines and expert operators boasting 30+ years of combined experience, Openex delivers precision-rolled steel components for the most demanding projects. We handle carbon steel, stainless steel, nickel alloys, titanium, and more.

Our Rolling Capabilities

  • Thickness: up to 210mm
  • Width: up to 4250mm
  • Hot and cold rolling available
  • Small to extra-large diameters

Industries & Applications

  • Pressure vessels, tanks, and silos
  • Marine & shipbuilding structures
  • Industrial ventilation & ductwork
  • Mining and agricultural equipment

Whether you need a single custom cylinder or hundreds of precision-rolled components, Openex provides quality, consistency, and on-time delivery—worldwide.

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Plate Rolling Services

Metal sheet and plate rolling play an essential part in metal fabrication. Metal plate rolling is a process used to turn flat sheet or plate into cylindrical or conical shapes for future fabrication at your facility. Plate rolls typically use a series of hardened precision rolls utilizing either hydraulic or mechanical power.

Openex is one of the most capable heavy plate rolling companies and it starts with our team of expert roll operators, who have over 30 combined years of rolling experience. With 10 heavy plate rolling machines, our team has the equipment and tools they need to roll the largest and most challenging cylinders in the steel industry. During the steel plate rolling services process, our company is dedicated to providing durable and custom rolled steel plate for your specific project. The end result is outstanding quality and performance.

You Should Know

A fabrication technique, metal rolling creates rolled components from sheet or plate metal. Plate metal varies in thickness and can be challenging to manipulate into rolled parts. The ability to produce rolled fabrications requires specialized equipment to meet exacting standards. Metal rolling is a process that utilizes a number of techniques, including sheet metal rolling and cone rolling. With the ability to produce complex components, plate rolling is an invaluable fabrication process that demands precision and accuracy. Openex employs state-of-the-art equipment and expert fabricators to create metal rolled parts.

As the industry-leading metal fabricator for two decades years, Openex Metal Fabrication takes pride in being the primary source for our client’s plate rolling services & our rolled shapes are inspected for roundness & consistency. Openex Metal Fab specializes in fabricating steel plate rolled shapes including:
  • Cones or Conical Segments
  • Cylinders
  • Rings
  • Structural Shapes
  • Ellipse
  • Oval or Oblong
  • Helical
  • U-Through
  • Multiple Radius with Tangents
  • Reducing Fittings
  • Spiral
  • Square to Round Transitions
  • With years of experience in the steel plate rolling industry, our roll experts understand the physical and chemical properties of the materials we roll. Our company provides our metal processing services for the following materials:
  • Carbon Steel
  • Stainless Steel
  • Nickel Alloys
  • Titanium Alloy
  • Aluminum
  • High Manganese
  • Various industries and applications utilize parts made from plate rolling techniques. Rolled sheet and plate metal can be found in military, structural, agricultural, mining, and art industries. Applications that benefit from high-quality rolled metal parts include:
  • Tanks
  • Augers
  • Ore Rollers
  • Silos
  • pressure vessels
  • Roofs
  • Ventilation
  • Architectural
  • Agriculture
  • Farm Equipment
  • Marine & shipbuilding
  • And more
  • Roundness
  • Consistency
  • Mill Test Reports
  • Traceability
  • Heat, Slab & Grade Marking
  • Curvature maintained throughout joint
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    Industries We Serve

    Mining metal fabrication

    Mining

    Mining and mineral processing requires exceptionally tough equipment. Openex is a custom steel fabrication specialist for mining and engineering. We have earned an excellent reputation in the industry for the quality of the steel and alloy products we build. We understand that high-quality workmanship, meeting delivery schedules, and value are important to our customers in the mining industry.

    Oil and Gas Fabrication

    Oil & Gas

    Oil and gas exploration, processing and delivery requires durable, hardworking equipment. We partner with you to make it possible, with full-service manufacturing capabilities and expertise throughout the process—upstream, midstream and downstream.

    Power Generation

    Power Generation

    We offer advanced fabrication solutions for manufacturing key precision and quality metal components used for power generation in the wind energy, nuclear energy, gas, and hydroelectric power sectors.

    Marine industry fabrication

    Marine

    Marine equipment has to withstand extreme environments. And saltwater is just the beginning. At Openex, we've built some of the biggest metal parts for the marine industry and delivered them worldwide on the water.

    Automotive

    Automotive

    When automotive manufacturers need custom metal parts and components for their vehicles, Openex has been here to fill that need for the last 20 years. We have manufactured automotive parts with precise CNC Machining Services and Sheet Metal Fabrication Services to help meet the demands of the increased market for automotive parts.

    Bridge Fabrication

    Bridge

    Openex is a fully-equipped metal fabrication shop with a tradition of producing high-quality products and providing outstanding customer service. We possess the ability to fabricate large steel structures and have expanded our capabilities to include the fabrication of steel bridges and other transportation infrastructure.

    Pulp and Papermaking industry

    Pulp and Papermaking

    Openex offers steel fabrication services for pulp and paper mills. We are well equipped to provide the pulp and paper industry with the steel parts necessary for business. Steel fabrication for the parts, products, and components used in pulp and paper mills.

    aerospace industry

    Aerospace

    We are a leading aerospace parts manufacturer specializing in complex metal formed parts. We produce aircraft engine nacelles, bulkheads, heat shields, duct sections, and engine components.