Highway Guardrail Roll Forming Machine for Crash Barrier
High Precision. High Strength. High Safety.
Highway guardrails are one of the most important safety components in modern road infrastructure. Whether for expressways, highways, bridges, tunnels, or urban roads, the quality and accuracy of crash barriers directly affect road safety, vehicle protection, and long-term durability.
Our Highway Guardrail Roll Forming Machine for Crash Barrier is designed for automatic, high-speed, and high-precision production of W-beam and wave-type guardrails. From steel coil to finished guardrail panel, the line completes decoiling, leveling, servo feeding, punching, roll forming, cutting, and optional stacking in one continuous process.
It can produce various highway guardrail profiles such as W-beam, double-wave, three-wave, corrugated beam, and custom crash barrier profiles, making it an ideal solution for guardrail manufacturers, steel structure factories, and road safety product suppliers.
Why Choose Our Highway Guardrail Roll Forming Machine?
1. High-Precision Forming
Precision-machined rollers, servo feeding, and stable forming stations ensure accurate wave shape, consistent width, and precise hole positions. Length tolerance can reach ±0.5 mm, with optional higher accuracy according to your requirements.
2. Fully Automatic Operation
The PLC control system enables automatic length setting, automatic punching, automatic roll forming, automatic cutting, and optional automatic stacking. Normally only 1–2 operators are needed to manage the entire production line.
3. High-Speed Continuous Output
The machine is designed for stable continuous production. Standard line speed is about 0–20 m/min, with customized high-speed configurations available based on profile, thickness, and punching requirements.
Core Components of the Highway Guardrail Production Line
1.Hydraulic Decoiler – loads and unwinds steel coil stably.
2.Leveling Unit – ensures flat material and reduces internal stress.
3.Servo Feeding System – provides accurate feeding length and repeatability.
4.Hydraulic Punching Unit – punches holes, slots, or custom patterns before forming.
5.Roll Forming Station – progressive forming for precise guardrail wave profiles.
6.Hydraulic Cutting Unit – clean, stable, and accurate cutting after forming.
7.PLC Control Cabinet – intelligent operation and parameter management.
8.Run-Out Table / Automatic Stacker – optional collection and stacking system.
Applications
Our highway guardrail roll forming machine is widely used for:
• Expressway and highway guardrails
• Bridge and tunnel crash barriers
• Urban road safety barriers
• Rural road guardrails
• Highway maintenance projects
• Road safety product manufacturing
• W-beam and three-wave guardrail production
• Corrugated beam guardrail production
• Custom crash barrier profiles
Pattern diagram:
Product Attributes :
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1.Formed Material
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PPGI,GI,AI
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(customized)
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2.Decoiler
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Hydraulic automatic decoiler
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Manual decoiler(will give you as free)
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3.Main body
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Roller station
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16 rows(As your requirement)
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Diameter of shaft
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φ95mm
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Material of rollers
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45# steel with tempering
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Machine body frame
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400 H steel
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Drive
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Gearbox transmission
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Dimension(L*W*H)
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18500*1200*1500mm
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Weight
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15T
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4.Cutter
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Automatic
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Cr12 steel with quenched treated 60-62°C
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5.Power
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Motor Power
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30kw,Siemens brand
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6.Voltage
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380V 50Hz 3Phase
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As your requirement
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7.Control system
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Electric Box
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Customized(famous brand)
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Language
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English(Support multiple languages)
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PLC
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Automatic production of the whole machine. Can set batch, length, quantity, etc.
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8.Forming Speed
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0-20m/min
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The speed depends on the shape of the tile and the thickness of the material.
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Machine photos:
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: What is a highway guardrail roll forming machine?
A highway guardrail roll forming machine is a production line that takes metal coil and continuously forms it into W-beam, wave-type, or corrugated guardrail panels. It usually includes decoiling, leveling, feeding, punching, roll forming, cutting, and control systems.
Q2: What profiles can this machine produce?
It can produce W-beam guardrails, double-wave guardrails, three-wave guardrails, corrugated beam guardrails, and custom crash barrier profiles.
Q3: What materials can it process?
It can process galvanized steel, carbon steel, weathering steel, and other common metals. Material selection depends on your final product requirements and road safety standards.
Q4: What thickness can this machine handle?
Typically 2.5–4.0 mm, with 3.0–4.0 mm being common for highway guardrails. Thicker or thinner configurations are available upon request.
Q5: What is the production speed?
Standard speed is about 0–20 m/min. High-speed models can be customized based on profile complexity, material thickness, and punching requirements.
Get a Customized Highway Guardrail Production Solution
If you are looking for a reliable Highway Guardrail Roll Forming Machine for Crash Barrier or a complete Automatic High-Speed W-Beam Guardrail Production Line, our engineering team can recommend the right configuration based on your profile, thickness, speed, and budget.
Contact us today to get the latest price, technical proposal, profile drawing review, and video demonstration.
High precision. High speed. High safety. Let’s build your highway guardrail production line together.
