The new technology has been developed through an intensive RD activity lasting over two years. The revolutionary concept completely re-defines the state of the art in roll finishing in terms of methods and operational and maintenance costs. Italian Tenova Pomini has long since been a leading supplier of turnkey roll shops, many of which are supplied with high levels of automation. Many turnkey roll shops for cold rolling applications also include the need for a texturing machine to supply rolls with a dull finish, in addition to the ground finishes. In the past Pomini has been reliant on third party suppliers for either shot blasting or electro-discharge texturing machines which are made a part of the supply package and integrated into the automation system. Pomini decided to research and develop their own texturing system and design a suitable machine for texturing cold mill work rolls.