Roll grinding system for a roll

A roll grinding system for grinding a roll used to carry a continuous sheet, the roll including a pair of longitudinally opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the ends, and an outer surface, said roll grinding system comprising:

• a material removal tool movable in a travel path along a length of the roll, said material removal tool having a generally flat working surface oriented generally parallel to said travel path;
• a longitudinal displacement drive connected with said material removal tool for moving said material removal tool along said travel path;
• a pair of supports, each said support configured to rotatably carrying a corresponding end of the roll;
• at least one transverse displacement drive, each said transverse displacement drive connected with a corresponding support and configured to move said corresponding support in directions generally toward and away from said travel path;
• and
• a controller coupled with and controlling operation of each said transverse displacement drive, dependent upon a position of said material removal tool along said travel path.

A method of forming an outer surface on a roll, comprising the steps of:

• providing a roll with a pair of longitudinally opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending between said ends, and an outer surface;
• positioning a material removal tool adjacent said outer surface of said roll at a position in a travel path along a length of said roll, said material removal tool having a generally flat working surface oriented generally parallel to said travel path;
• supporting and rotatably carrying each said end of said roll with a corresponding support;
• connecting at least one said support with a corresponding transverse displacement drive;
• coupling a controller with each said transverse displacement drive;
• and
• controllably actuating at least one said transverse displacement drive with said controller to move said transverse displacement drive in a direction generally toward or away from said travel path, dependent upon said position of said material removal tool along said travel path.

A method of forming an outer surface on a roll, comprising the steps of:

• providing a roll with a pair of longitudinally opposite ends, a longitudinal axis extending between said ends, and an outer surface;
• positioning a material removal tool adjacent said outer surface of said roll at a position in a travel path along a length of said roll, said material removal tool having a generally flat working surface oriented generally parallel to said travel path;
• supporting and rotatably carrying each said end of said roll with a corresponding support;
• connecting at least one said support with a corresponding transverse displacement drive;
• and
• actuating at least one said transverse displacement drive to move said transverse displacement drive in a direction generally toward or away from said travel path, dependent upon said position of said material removal tool along said travel path.