In tube production, surface defects are often perpetuated through the complete process chain. Non-stop surface inspection from billet to finished tube is therefore critical for the quality of the final product.
With “surcon 3D Tube” surface inspection system, IMS provides tube manufacturers with another high-quality measurement tool. The system allows to detect surface defects at a much earlier stage in the rolling process than before, and to counteract them early and effectively by means of concrete corrective measures.
In particular, the three-dimensional information about the spatial extent of the defects offers a far more reliable basis for deciding to what extent a surface defect can still be tolerated or whether immediate intervention in the manufacturing process is necessary.
In addition, 100% surface inspection ensures that immediate knowledge is available as to whether a detected error occurs once, repeatedly on a tube or at the same length position from tube to tube - information that can be reliably determined is almost impossible by manual inspection.
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