During C-seam welding of shell sections on rotators, axial movement of shell or shell drifting invariably takes place. This drifting cannot be avoided. Reasons for this drifting could be geometrical inaccuracies of individual shells, inaccuracies of drive unit and idler unit alignment, etc. Even if the drive unit and idler units are aligned with each other initially, during shell loading, the argnment tends to get disturbed. In lighter shells, this drifting can be stopped by positive stoppers. However in heavier shells, due to axial drifting, tremendous pressure will get generated and this pressure will come on the positive stopper, if provided, and will break it. Ideal solution is to prevent this happening, to avoid creating such situation. This is achieved through anti-drifting arrangement. In this case also, drifting will take place which cannot be avoided. But the movement will be restricted within a band of "+ - 5 mm". Seam will keep floating forward and backward within this range.