How Steel Plates Become Cylindrical Tanks | Bending & Welding Full Process. Heavy Steel Engineering

Step into the world of heavy industrial engineering and discover how steel is transformed into cylindrical tanks, pressure vessels, and structural beams with extreme precision. This video documents the entire process from edge preparation, laser cutting, rolling, bending, welding, to flanging and advanced ultrasonic inspections. Witness cutting-edge machines like the Daido 896-ton CNC plate roller, 13,000-ton forging press, and automated submerged arc welding systems at work. Learn how manufacturers form thick steel plates into exact shapes while meeting the toughest standards for industries like chemical, food, hydropower, and nuclear. If you’re passionate about steel manufacturing, industrial processes, or mechanical engineering, this in-depth documentary is for you. 🕒 Timeline: 0:00. Introduction to steel plate bending 0:30. Edge preparation, beveling & marking 1:15. Preheating and cutting the plate 1:34. Plate rolling with 320-ton Swiss roller 2:23. Submerged arc welding process 3:27. 3,000-ton press brake bending demo 4:23. Rolling a 43-ton, 150 mm thick plate 5:15. Pressure vessel welding and assembly 6:34. Laser marking and cutting process 7:31. Bending steel sheets into cylinders 8:08. Quality control and regulations 8:20. Beam nesting and cutting workflow 9:19. Grinding and tack welding beams 10:17. Coping, full welding, and straightening 12:21. Final inspection of welded beams 13:04. Vika Steel rolling and sheet pile forming 14:10. Oxifuel & plasma cutting complex shapes 14:45. Beveling ductility test on spherical blanks 16:18. Flanging 4.5 m dished ends by cold forming 19:05. 13,000-ton forging press at CAH Bastile 20:26. Electric arc furnace (60-ton) operation 22:01. Spiral case production for hydropower 23:12. Daido 896-ton bending a 70 mm plate 25:04. 4,500 mm wide CNC bending precision 25:31. Cone plate rolling with Fchin 4-roll machine 26:10. Landmark’s 750-ton press forming spheres 27:51. ASME quality standards and inspection 28:03. Ultrasonic tube inspection (O-frame & C-frame) 29:50. Continuous dimensional monitoring system 🔖 Hashtags: #SteelPlateBending #HeavyFabrication #PressureVessel #IndustrialEngineering #MetalRolling #WeldingProcess #SteelManufacturing #CNCBending #FlangingMachine #ElectricArcFurnace #ForgingProcess #TubeInspection #SubmergedArcWelding #HeavyIndustry #StructuralSteel Please LIKE, your LIKE will ENCOURAGE me very much. Thank you! SUBSCRIBE to watch more great video: https://bit.ly/3aDXZlr