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Metal production and processing

Intelligent sensors are required in production, processing, conveyance and storage of metallic materials. There, sensors enable efficient and safe production and later failure-free processing. Micro-Epsilon has expertise and know-how in a wide range of applications: in the positioning of cranes, machine parts and materials, in the monitoring of the thickness of metal strips and slabs to the profile measurement of pressed moldings.

3D profile measuring systems for long products

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…

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3D profile measurement of long products

3D profile measurement for long products

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…

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3D profile measurement for long products for rails

3D measurement of components prior to plasma cutting

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…

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3D measurement of components prior to plasma cutting

Bending/smoothness of aluminum cast covers

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…

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Deflection and flatness measurement of cast aluminum covers

Distance control of air scraper nozzles in galvanizing lines

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…

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Distance control of air scraper nozzles in galvanizing lines

Aluminium thickness

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…

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Measurement thickness of aluminum plates

Aluminium rim dimension

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.…

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Inspection of rims for geometric errors

Coil unwinding

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…

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Testing coil unwinding

Coil diameter

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…

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Measurement surface coil and detection of diameter

Coil edge

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…

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Inspection of edge condition of the metal strip

Thickness measurement of slabs during rough rolling

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…

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Monitoring slab thickness during rolling operations

Thickness measurement of metal strips

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…

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Thickness measurement of metal strips

Double sheet detection before pressing

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…

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Double sheet detection before pressing

Diameter measurement of coils

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…

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Diameter measurement of coils

Diameter monitoring on seamless rolled rings

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…

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Messer Durchmesser an nahtlos gewalzten Ringen

Molten iron and steel - temperature measurement

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…

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Iron and steel melting temperature measurement

Tempering - temperature measurement

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…

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Non-contact temperature measurement during induction hardening

Measuring and inspecting laser welding seams

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…

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Inspection and measurement of laser welds

Measuring system for thickness and width measurements of metal strips

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…

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Measuring system for thickness and width measurements of metal strips

Measurement of width, cambering and diameter of metal strips

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…

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Measurement of width, cambering, diameter of metal strips

Monitoring metal sheet infeed during the pressing process

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…

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Measurement of sheet metal infeed during pressing process

Measurement of the diameter of profiles

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.…

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Measurement diameter of profiles

Measurement of roll wear in the roll stand via the bearing gap

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…

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Walzenverschleißmessung in Walzgerüst über Lagerspalt

Measurement of the zinc strip color in the production plant

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. …

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Measurement zinc color in production plant

Strip width when trimming metal strips

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…

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Measurement of strip width when trimming metal strips

Optical thickness gauges for flat products

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 aluminum. For these…

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Optical thickness gauges for flat products

Optical thickness measurement in rolling mills

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…

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Optical thickness measurement in rolling mills

Testing the longitudinal profile of forming bars

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 center…

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Testing longitudinal profile of forming bars

Burr measurement in slitting lines

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…

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Degree of cut measurement in slitting lines

Weld seam inspection on pipes

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…

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Inspection of welding seams of pipes

Weld seam profile

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…

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Measurement and testing profile of the weld

Weld seam tracking for pipeline inspection

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.…

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Weld seam tracking for pipeline inspection

Gap measurement in forming lines

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

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Gap measurement in forming lines

Coating thickness measurement with two synchronized thickness measurements

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…

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Coating thickness measurement two synchronized thickness measurements

Temperature measurement of molten metal

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…

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Temperature monitoring of liquid metal

Temperature measurement at the continuous casting plant

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…

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Temperature measurement at continuous casting plant

Temperature measurement in the hot rolling mill

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…

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Temperature measurement in the hot rolling mill

Fully automatic measurement of sheet metal

Dimensionics developed the Disionic Sheet Control measuring table for fully automatic testing of the dimensional accuracy of sheet metal. It operates with laser profile sensors by Micro-Epsilon. The sensors measure sheet metal blanks and check…

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Fully automatic measurement of sheet metal

Roller clearance

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…

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Messung Walzenspalt

Monitoring mold deformations in aluminum die-casting

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…

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Monitoring tool breathing for aluminum die casting