Round Plates

Round plates made of stainless steel are an important component in every locksmith's shop as well as in the industry in general and meanwhile also in the private sector. Round plates made of stainless steel are available in different sizes and are therefore a "semi" finished product which can be used with connection products such as tubes or tube ends for all kinds of fixings, whether on walls as round plates which can be screwed and carry heavy loads or as round blanks with drill holes, which in turn can also be used as "Round plates" on house walls, railing parts or as screw-on plates on concrete surfaces. Even in the handicraft sector, more and more blanks are being used for hobbyists in the home garden. Repairs to the house have to be carried out quickly and circular or oval steel plates (Round plates) that do not rust are needed. These Round plates can only be produced circularly lasered or punched. Or as drilled - i.e. perforated - Round plates, possibly also oval shapes and thus be used for their intended purpose.

The main customer for round plates is still the processing industry. This means locksmiths, mechanical engineering companies, special machine construction, railing construction, the food industry and many other industries. Even the shapes of round plates can be from oval to circular, perforated or unperforated. With oval round plates made of stainless steel there are shapes like square square to rectangular. Other shapes of round plates can also be produced and supplied perforated or unperforated (drilled). In addition, stainless steel round plates can be produced in V2A or V4A quality. The surface or the structure of the surface ranges from unpolished (bright) to a grinding of 240 grit, this again only ground on one side or ground on both sides. The highest quality finish in terms of the surface is after a 240 grit grinding the electrolytic surface polishing. This is also called electropolishing. The surface of the stainless steel sheet round plates is electrochemically removed in the micrometer range to produce a shiny surface. At the same time, this electrolytically processed surface offers a further advantage, which would be the absolute surface sealing and thus protection against corrosion against most materials. Furthermore, blanks are also produced in different sizes and thicknesses. This is important, because the right thickness is available and can be used for every application. If you are looking for further information about round plates, please read the article on our blog. Or read the following article about these articles.

Round plates made of stainless steel are therefore perfect low-cost helpers in every company that processes fastening elements or needs them as purchased parts. Sheet metal Round plates made of steel or stainless steel are thus lasered out of sheet metal Round plates on laser machines or on large heavy punching machines. A tool must be manufactured for each size of round plates in order to punch the stainless steel round plates out of the metal sheets. When it comes to providing the blanks with additional holes for fixing screws to save further costs for the buyer, only the laser from Round plates is the first choice. Special shapes of Round plates made of stainless steel as well as plates with drill holes or extra thick plates cannot be produced with punching machines anymore. Furthermore, Round plates made of stainless steel are to be regarded as an almost finished product so that they can be designed for the processing industry with a minimum of effort. This means that the blanks are usually offered as 240 grit ground or bright without surface finish.

For oval round plates made of stainless steel, the production process is actually almost the same as described above for stainless steel round plates. Oval round plates made of stainless steel are also cut on large tables by laser systems without exception using the laser cutting process. This makes the production time much easier, because the CNC program can be loaded and, if necessary, dimensional adjustments or hole sizes in oval round plates can be changed or added. Even the laser cutting of extremely thick oval round plates is by no means a problem on the corresponding laser machines. This means that the costs for oval round plates are always kept in view. The same applies to oval round plates made of stainless steel as for the plates themselves. Here too, the surface is prepared in the way that the industry would like and which products are in demand.

Our product range includes stainless steel round plates and sheet blanks in many different sizes. These can be conveniently purchased and ordered online in our online shop. Round plates made of stainless steel are available in diameters from 30 to 500 mm. The smallest round plate 30 mm made of V2A stainless steel is ground in 240 grit and the largest round plate 240 grit ground 500 mm. Also all staggered intermediate sizes available. The same assortment of stainless steel round plates is also available in 30 mm round plates 240 grit ground V4A and 500 mm round plates 240 grit ground in stainless steel V4A. Also all staggered intermediate sizes available. We also supply round plates of stainless steel as V2A with electropolished surface from 30 mm to round plates of stainless steel up to 500 mm. Of course all graded intermediate sizes are also available. Also available as electropolished and V4A blanks in 30 mm to 500 mm blanks. All intermediate sizes are also available.

For the production (as a manufacturer) of sheet metal round plates made of steel or stainless steel or round metal plates, two different processes are basically considered in modern production. The first is the water jet cutting process, in which a high-pressure jet is generated under the action of a high-pressure pump and an abrasive is added. This cutting agent then "saws" the material apart in a very fine jet and very gently. The second and most common method of cutting blanks is laser cutting. In this cutting process, a laser beam is bundled and then literally "burns" the material away. This cut is also very fine and very clean.

Further websites on the subject of round plates

1. https://www.wlw.de/de/firmen/ankerplatten
2. https://www.prokilo.de/
3. https://diedeutscheindustrie.de/06111133/deu/Ronden%20(Stahlzuschnitte)