Shutter Guide / Slide / Box Roll Forming Line

1. Definition

This family forms side guides / U rails, slide rails, shutter boxes (hoods), door tracks, and bottom rails for roller shutters (Chinese 导槽/滑道/罩壳/门轨). English names include U guide, door slide rail, and shutter box forming machine. It is not the curtain-slat main line and not a door-frame machine.

Bottom rails hang here as accessory profiles — do not paste their numbers onto the slat host. Power spans about 7.5 kW to about 75 kW across sections; always select by drawing.

2. Process and applications

Recommended wording:

1. Decoiling
2. Feeding
3. Roll forming
4. Hydraulic cutting (some slide setups use flying shear)
5. Exit

Some setups may add weather-strip related processes; details follow the technical proposal.

Applications. Roller-shutter side guides, slides, hood/box sections, thick door rails, and bottom rails. Not interlocking curtain slats; not steel door frames; not garage continuous foaming panels.

3. Reference parameters (keep sources separate)

3.1 Section tiers (do not publish one shared power)

3.2 Mass / drive notes

4. Conflicts and open items

• Power span ~7.5 to ~75 kW — Never answer with one “shutter rail” kW.
• U-guide vs heavy rail — ~2.0 mm / 7.5 kW vs ~4–5 mm / ~75 kW. Different duty.
• Slat 11 kW paste — Curtain-slat main power must not be reused on guide/box quotes.

5. Boundaries (related machines)

• Roller shutter slat line — Interlocking curtain; separate ratings.
• Door frame line — Hinge/lock punching before form.
• Octagon tube — Winding shaft; separate host.
• Garage continuous panel — Different foaming class.

6. Buyer FAQ

Same inquiry as a “roller shutter machine”?

Ask for the drawing: slat vs guide vs box vs heavy rail. Buyers often use one phrase for several machines.

Can I quote U-guide 7.5 kW for a 5 mm door rail?

No. Heavy door rails about 4–5 mm may list main about 75 kW — a different duty class.

Where do bottom rails hang?

As accessory profiles in this guide/box family — not as the curtain-slat main-line parameters.

Is flying-shear slide the same as U-guide?

No. Slide flying-shear packages document higher main/hydraulic power (~18.5/7.5) and more stands (~26).