Title :
A study of the deviations in thickness as detected by a laser measuring instrument in a stainless steel production line
Author :
Spinola, C. ; Bonelo, J.M. ; Martin-Pérez, C. ; Vizoso, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Malaga Univ., Spain
Abstract :
Continuous, high precision, non-contact measuring of stainless steel flat rolling mill coils at the time of production is an important requirement in quality control. This paper describes the main features of the high precision laser instrument we have developed and installed on the annealing and finishing line of a stainless steel factory. Also presented are some of the results obtained from the studies, which prove the laser-based instruments can offer the robustness and precision required for use in the stainless steel and heavy industries.
Keywords :
measurement by laser beam; quality control; rolling; stainless steel; thickness measurement; annealing line; continuous high precision measurement; finishing line; laser measuring instrument; noncontact measuring; quality control; robustness; stainless steel factory; stainless steel flat rolling mill coils; stainless steel production line; thickness deviation measurement; Annealing; Coils; Continuous production; Finishing; Instruments; Milling machines; Quality control; Steel; Thickness measurement; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351238
