STRIP MEASURING SYSTEMS LAP COILCHECK

PROFILE MEASUREMENT OF COIL SIDEWALLS APPLICATION REPORT

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CHINA STEEL CORPORATION

CHINA STEEL CORPORATION

THE CUSTOMER China Steel is the largest integrated steel mill in Taiwan, with an annual output of approximate 10 million metric tons. The product range comprises long and at products of carbon and stainless steel grades. THE REQUIREMENTS In the course of a complete modernization of the coiler section of the hot strip mill #1 carried out by Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc., the sidewall prole of the coiled strip should be measured in the new coil conveyor lines 3 through 5. Precise wound coils are visible proof of the high quality of the entire rolling process. Additionally, it optimizes the downstream processing of the strip. The coils are transported axially (face-to-face), requiring a system that can be completely pulled out of the line between measurements. Due to the very small distance of the coil bottom from the mill oor, the measurement system had to be very compact. The high coil temperature required specic attention to the thermal protection of the systems. THE SOLUTION Behind the coil banding machines, three LAP CoilCheck measuring frames that can be traversed horizontally into the conveyor path between coils incorporate LAP ANTARIS laser triangulation sensors measuring the coil sidewall proles on each of the three walking beam conveyors. The very high resolution and measurement frequency of the used LAP ANTARIS sensors provide for very accurate and detailed coil proles with a minimum of 5 readings on each layer of a coil.

THE MEASURING PRINCIPLE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT BY LASER TRIANGULATION A laser beam emitted from the sensor creates a visible spot on the surface of the measured object. Depen ding on the distance, a CCD line scan camera beside the laser views this spot under varying angles. Using this angle and the known distance of laser and camera, the Digital Signal Processor computes the distance between the sensor and the measured object. The coil prole is assessed by traversing the sensor across the coil sidewall.

OPTIMAL CONTROL OF THE ROLLING PROCESS

MEASURING SYSTEM AT A WALKING BEAM CONVEYOR

THE BENEFIT Immediately after coiling, the measurement systems precisely scan the sidewall prole of all coils. They identify typical coiling errors like: Inside and outside telescope Oscillating runs (zig-zag contours) Clenched slivers Loose coiling Convex/concave walls

IMMEDIATE INFORMATION The measurement results are available immediately after completion of the measurement cycle. Coils reeled up faulty are identied and can be recoiled if required, avoiding rejected shipments, devaluations or discounts, and partial or subsequent shipments. The automatic inspection of the sidewall prole reduces the need for visual coil inspection and manual coil measurements by operating personnel. The graphical display of coil proles even shows trends of important rolling parameters like coiler control and cooling line function. Beside immediate information about improperly reeled coils, the measurement provides feedback to the coiling model, allowing a permanent optimization of the coiling process.

MEASURING SYSTEM AT THE DOWNCOILER OF A HOT STRIP MILL IN GERMANY

SAFE TRANSPORT Sidewalls of good reeled coils being compact, they suer much less edge damages during transport. Properly reeled coils hence arrive awless at the customers.

SMOOTH PROCESSING Evenly reeled coils can be uncoiled with maximum speed in pickling lines or cold rolling mills, ensuring maximum plant eciency.

COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION To achieve continuous production documentation, the integrated database of the measurement systems stores raw and condensed statistical data for several months. A link from the material tracking system transfers customer and product specic data to the prole gauges, allowing a fully automatic measurement sequence and easy retrieval of historical data.

EQUIPMENT DETAILS
BASIC DATA Coil diameter range: 1,0002,200 mm (3987)  Coil width range: 6001,575 mm (23.562)  Coil temperature: 250760 C (4801,400 F)  MEASURING SYSTEM Horizontally traversing measuring frame with encapsulated vertically  traversing LAP ANTARIS sensor Measuring range (Distance from sensor):  4001,200 mm (15.7547.25) Accuracy: 1.0 mm (0.04)  Repeatability: 0.7 mm (0.0276)  Measuring frequency: 1,000 to 4,000 measurements per second,  appr. 5 readings per layer MECHANICAL DESIGN Sensors encapsulated in traversing measuring frames, parking position in  protection chamber Horizontal travel: appr. 2,500 mm  Vertical travel: appr. 2,600 mm  MILLDUTY DESIGN Dualwalled, thermally insulated frame to ensure dimensional stability even  under extreme thermal impacts Temperature monitoring inside the measuring frame, autonomous overtem perature shutdown Independent air supply for air purging and cooling through external chiller  MEASURING SEQUENCE Fully automatic start/stop of the measuring system after arrival of a new coil  Collision detection with immediate return to parking position, alarm mes sage for operator in control pulpit Measuring time for a coil of maximum size: appr. 10 seconds  Quick and easy onsite calibration  PROCESS INTEGRATION Graphical coil prole display on monitors at main control pulpit, coiler  control pulpit and an external operator station Local data base for measurement archiving  Automatic data reporting to host computer via Ethernet TCP/IP  System status and alarm reporting  MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR Availability: > 98 %  Scheduled maintenance: Replacement of lter cartridges in the air lters  of the air supply unit appr. every 36 months

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