Industries Wheel & Rim Manufacturing Technologies from Hess Industries Inc

Hess offers not only a complete range of Wheel & Rim Machines, but also technologies and know-how to assist you in implementing the required processes in your production environment.
Our focus is providing the needed hardware, as well as achieving the quality and productivity goals of the project. For fabricated wheel projects, we will assist you in selecting an Uncoil Cut-to-Length System to assure proper blank preparation.
Our Coiling Machines produce a properly formed band ready for our EcoWELD Mid-Frequency DC Butt Welding System or our stand-alone Welding Machines. This NEW welding technology dramatically reduces welding energy cost up to 75% from traditional AC welders and up to 59% for traditional DC welders. (see Hess Mid-Frequency Butt Welding Product Showcase)
The welded band is converted to a finished rim by our Profiling System with final rim sizing done in our Shrinking/Expanding Machines to achieve desired rim uniformity.
Embossed, pierced and planished valve holes are placed in the rims by our Rim Valve Hole System. Final assembly with
a flowformed or stamped disc is accomplished in our Wheel Assembly Welding System.
For cast and forged wheels, our Flowforming Machines can create the rim profile from forged or cast blanks. Our Cast Wheel Desprue Machines remove the sprue from the center
of your wheels, and the Cast Wheel Deburr Machines can remove undesirable flash and prepare the wheel for finish coating.