Metal production and processing

The MPG 8208 systems are designed as horseshoe frames and are individually integrated into the line. Inside the frame are six laser line triangulation sensors and a fully automated calibration system. The lasers project straight lines onto the…

The MPG 8208 systems are designed as horseshoe frames and are individually integrated into the line. Inside the frame are six laser line triangulation sensors and a fully automated calibration system. The lasers project straight lines onto the…

In order to process these huge domes quickly, fully automatically and at extreme precision, it is necessary to determine their shape and exact position within the production line. As the pure CAD data of the dome often differs by several…

After AL covers have been cast and prior to milling of the sealing surface the covers must be manually straightened and sorted into OK/NOK. This operation takes place in a rough environment (casting bay). The measuring technique that was used…

For corrosion protection, a protective layer of zinc is applied to the metal strip. To do this, the steel strip is passed through a zinc basin, which causes a thin layer of zinc to adhere. The applied zinc is evenly distributed and smoothed by…

It is important to know the thickness of the plates for the manufacture of aluminium plates. The non-contact profile measuring system measures the profile of the plates using a capacitive sensor. At the same time, the width of the plate is…

Maximum quality is required for the production of aluminium rims so that the necessary smooth running is achieved in the subsequent use. In contrast to tactile methods, laser scanners from the Micro Epsilon scanCONTROL series are used for this.…

Rolled strips in the metal industry are wound on coils for transport. For the later processing when the coils are unwound, it is important to know how much material has already been unrolled. This task is simple to solve by using an optoNCDT ILR…

Rolled strips in the metal industry are wound on coils for transport. For the later processing when the coils are unwound, it is important to know how much material has already been unrolled. This task is simple to solve by using an optoNCDT ILR…

Rolled sheets in the metal industry are wound on coils for transport. It is important that directly before and also after the coiling, to check the position and the edge condition of the metal strip. optoCONTROL optical micrometers are used for…

In order to monitor the slab thickness during the first rolling processes, laser distance sensors are used which measure from above onto the rolled material. Due to the high temperatures, steam and emulsions, measurement from a long distance is…

When measuring the thickness of metal strips, optical methods based on laser triangulation have numerous advantages compared with other methods. They measure without contact and therefore without wear. Moreover, independently of the condition of…

Before shaped sheets are fed into the press, laser-optical displacement sensors are used, which enable double sheet detection. Two sensors are mounted above and below the continuous sheets and provide a thickness value regardless of the exact…

optoNCDT ILR2250-100 laser distance sensors from Micro-Epsilon measure the coils based on the phase comparison method. For this measurement task, a sensor is mounted at a distance of 0.2 to 10 m facing the radius of the coil. It continuously…

optoNCDT ILR2250-100 laser distance sensors from Micro-Epsilon are used for this measurement task. They operate on the phase comparison method, which provides reliable results even on red-hot glowing measuring objects. The sensor is mounted at a…

Temperature is an important process variable in iron and steel production. Adhering to predetermined process temperatures ensures, amongst other things, high product quality. Providing reliable and reproducible measurement results, particularly…

Stresses can occur during induction hardening which can be counteracted by heating up again to the tempering temperature. However, temperatures lower than those used for hardening are involved. The temperatures are measured with pyrometers from…

Fully automatic welding units can be found in numerous industrial areas. Quality control in the form of a 100% inspection is indispensable in order to achieve defect-free weld seams. Laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon monitor the weld seam…

thicknessCONTROL MWS 8201.LLT combines thickness and width measurements in one O-frame system equipped with three laser line sensors. Two sensors are integrated in the upper belt and one sensor in the lower belt. While the sensors continuously…

thicknessCONTROL C-frame systems are used for the precise determination of width, cambering and diameter of metal strips in shearing lines. These are equipped with three laser micrometers and detect the cambering when the strip stops. The width…

The measurement of the distortion is carried out using several optoNCDT 1420 laser triangulation sensors, which are placed around the metal sheet, either in the tool or on the side of the tool. The arrangement is chosen in such a way that the…

Optical micrometers from Micro-Epsilon are used to monitor the thickness of metal bars. With the X-Frame measuring system the diameter is measured continuously. Two laser micrometers measure the diameter with high resolution and measuring rate.…

Capacitive displacement sensors are used to determine the wear of rollers. The roll wear is measured indirectly via the change in the bearing gap of the drive shaft. Thanks to the capacitive sensors, the measurement is continuous and with high…

In the production of high-quality material strips and boards made out of titanium zinc, the surfaces receive specific treatment. Therefore, the colouring of the zinc products is already determined during the production process. …

As different widths are frequently required during the production of metal strips, the strips must be trimmed after the rolling process and both the cutters must be movable electrically. The distance is now measured by difference measurement…

thicknessCONTROL MTS 8202 systems are used for process-reliable thickness measurement in cold rolling mills. Measurements are also possible on reflective and shiny surfaces, e.g., copper strip, coated metal and high-gloss aluminium. For these…

The new generation of thicknessCONTROL thickness gauges stands for exceptional performance and overcomes the challenges of one of the most difficult applications for optical thickness measurements. The systems are designed for use in hot rolling…

In section rolling mills, shaped steels are usually rolled in reversing operation. After the hot rolled bars (up to 1200 °C) have left the rolling stand, they are checked for dimensional accuracy. Here, Blue Laser sensors measure the rod centre…

The cutting process causes burrs to form on the cut surfaces of the metal strips. For inline monitoring of the burr, scanCONTROL laser scanners are used, which permanently monitor the sheet edges. Thanks to the Blue Laser Technology, precise…

A perfect weld seam is essential in a leak tight pipe. scanCONTROL laser scanners are therefore used during spiral welding to align the weld flanks. This results in a much more reliable welding process. The long base distance of 600mm and the…

Welding robots which perform the joining automatically are often used for joining metals. For visible parts, the weld seam must satisfy certain optical criteria; for example, there must be no remaining welding beads. A laser scanner is installed…

Defective weld seams are often the reason for leaks on pipelines. Therefore, the seams are inspected on the outside after the welding with the profile scanner scanCONTROL. In doing so, the scanner is positioned in a testing device on the pipe.…

Before welding pipes, the gap is monitored with laser scanners. The scanners provide precise readings, allowing the position of the centre point to be output. In this way, the pipe is brought into the optimum position relative to the welding…

Two synchronized thicknessGAUGE systems are used for precise thickness measurement in coating processes. One system records the strip thickness before coating and one system monitors the thickness after the coating is applied. The coating…

Temperature monitoring of liquid metal is important to maintain the corresponding process temperature during casting. With the thermoIMAGER TIM M05, Micro-Epsilon offers the right spectral range as well as a continuous measuring range of from 900…

As efficiency increases, so does the stress on continuous casting equipment. This requires extensive process monitoring measures. For temperature measurement in continuous casting plants, ratio pyrometers are preferably used. These measure the…

In the rolling line, the forming temperature between the individual rolls is measured continuously. Micro-Epsilon's non-contact infrared pyrometers measure with a short response time and from a safe distance. For the different metals and…

The distance of both rollers from each other or from the roller to the support surface is the crucial dimension for rolling processes for metals, plastics or other materials. In the case of sensitive processes and high material accuracies, the…

Monitoring tool deformation using inductive sensors based on eddy current enables high product quality combined with improved tool life and reduced rework. Usually, three to four eddyNCDT 3005 eddy current systems are used to ensure consistent…