ERW tube mill line fitted with polished HUAQI forming rolls
Welded Tube Mill Tooling

HUAQI

Precision ERW tube molds and mill rolls that shape flat steel strip into welded tube — round, square and rectangular — pass after pass, at full line speed.

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Roll systems
one complete line
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Tool steels
Cr12MoV · D2 · SKD11
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Tube shapes
round to oval
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Goal
a perfect weld seam
The Tooling

Rolls that
shape steel

Every ERW line is only as good as its tooling. HUAQI designs and machines the full roll set for your mill — profiled to your tube size, wall thickness and steel grade.

Inside the Line

Strip in.
Tube out.

An ERW line never stops moving. Steel strip feeds in flat and leaves as finished welded tube — our molds control every millimetre of that journey.

Row of forming stands bending steel strip into an open tube
PHASE 01 — FORM

Bend it cold

Breakdown and cluster rolls curl the strip edges upward pass by pass. The profile of every roll is ground to a calculated flower pattern, so the strip forms evenly with no edge wave or cracking.

High-frequency induction welding joining the tube seam with sparks
PHASE 02 — WELD

Fuse the seam

Fin-pass and squeeze rolls present the edges to the high-frequency induction coil at the exact vee angle. Heated to forging temperature, the edges fuse into a seam as strong as the parent steel.

Finished welded steel tubes stacked and ready for dispatch
PHASE 03 — SIZE

Finish true

Sizing rolls and the Turk's head bring the welded tube to final diameter, squareness and straightness. The result: tube that stacks, ships and sells as a precision product.

Built to Last

Hard steel.
Tight tolerance.

Rolls live a brutal life — abrasion, heat and tonnes of pressure. HUAQI machines every mold from proven tool steels, hardened and precision-ground.

Cr12MoVWORKHORSE
High-chromium tool steel for forming and sizing rolls — excellent wear resistance for long production runs.
D2HIGH WEAR
Air-hardening steel chosen for the hardest-working stands, holding its profile through campaign after campaign.
SKD11PRECISION
Japanese-grade equivalent for fine-finish rolls where surface quality on the tube matters most.
CNCGROUND
Profiles CNC-turned and ground to drawing, then inspected — bore, keyway and profile matched to your mill stands.

Round

The core of every ERW line — water, gas, structural and mechanical tube.

Square

Formed direct or converted from round in the sizing section.

Rectangular

Hollow sections for construction, furniture and automotive frames.

Oval & Special

Oval, D-shape and custom profiles designed from your drawing.

CNC lathe precision-machining a polished steel mill roll
Every profile starts here — CNC machining & grinding

Let's build
your rolls.

Tell us your tube size, wall thickness and mill model. We'll spec the roll set — forming, fin-pass, sizing and Turk's head — for your line.

STEP 1 Send your tube spec and mill details
STEP 2 We design the flower pattern & roll profiles
STEP 3 Machining, hardening, grinding & inspection
STEP 4 Shipped ready to mount on your stands