Finishing
Depending on customer requirements, the metal strips are brushed, passivated against oxidation, oil-impregnated or provided with a metallic film (see surface treatment). Slitting lines are used to produce the metal strip in the width specified by the customer. The objectives of this process are a precise cut and perfect winding. Depending on the intended use, the flatness and sheared edge stresses can be optimised through stretch-bending-levelling process.