Shell & Plate Rolling

At CESSCO, we perform shell and plate rolling in our Edmonton fabrication shop and ship finished shells and rolled plate to companies across Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories as well as the United States.

We have three plate rolls that allow us to provide a variety of shapes, widths, and thicknesses in rolled plate depending on your needs.

Our Machines

Smallest diameter is based on plate thickness. Please call for your custom quote.

We acquire the material for your project on an as-needed basis, so we’re willing to work with whatever materials suit you best and are unrestricted by previously acquired inventories.

And depending on your project needs, we can supply you with square cut or beveled circumferential and long seam shells. Circumferential seams are welded together with multiple courses, and we can either tack weld or fully weld long seams according to your preference.

Pressure Vessel & Tank Shell Rolling Services

All pressure vessels and tanks require cylindrical shells to form the bulk of the container. We provide shell rolling, welding, and assembly services through our facilities in Edmonton, Alberta.

We’re willing to both roll shells for further manufacture into completed pressure vessels and tanks or bend and finish the shells to be shipped to you as an isolated component.

Eccentric & Concentric Cones Plate Rolling

Cone plate rolling is the process of bending metal plate into a conical shape, using metal rollers and controlled axial movement.

Concentric Cone Plate Rolling

Concentric cones are vertically symmetrical, meaning the top and bottom centerlines align. They’re very commonly used in pressure vessels as well as storage and process tanks for product drainage and unloading, to connect different pipe diameters, and to connect two-stage vessels.

Concentric cones are especially effective in applications where you require complete drainage, so precision in sizing and shaping them is critical, but our operators are highly experienced in cutting and bending plate to match exact specifications.

Eccentric Cone Plate Rolling

Eccentric cones are asymmetrical with offset centerlines, where one side of the cone is flat and the other is sloped. This makes them particularly useful in cases when the axis of connected pipes needs to be offset to prevent liquid buildup.

Forming eccentric cones is a complex process requiring highly skilled plate roll operators, like ours, to repeatedly work sections of the plate against the rollers to achieve the desired tapering. Precision is critical, but with decades of experience among our operators, we’re more than equal to the task.

Rolled Rings for Machining Applications

We’ll cut and roll rings, that stand up to high-stress applications. We can roll to precise specifications, giving you a near net shape that will fit seamlessly into your larger machining project and cut down on waste.

Not only do rolled rings save you time and money, the smooth surface finish and concentricity make these components appropriate for use in aerospace, automotive, energy, and other high-stress applications that demand unmatched strength, durability, and wear-resistance.

Rolled Repads

Rolled repads are flat, ring-shaped pieces of metal plate, used to reinforce vulnerable points on pipe or pressure vessel walls, particularly where new pipes (also called stub-ins) have been joined.

We’ll cut and roll repads to perfectly match the material makeup, curvature, and thickness of the vessels and pipes we’re reinforcing and weld the repad to the weakened area to restore the pressure rating and bolster structural integrity.

Shell & Plate Rolling Projects

See our past work in tank and pressure vessel shell and cone fabrication as well as custom plate rolling for clients across Canada and the United States.