Rolling Ingot Dimension Measuring System

Rolling ingots are usually produced in an ingot casting process, resulting in high-quality ingots with precise dimensions. Nevertheless, it is still necessary to prepare these ingots for the actual rolling process.

Measurement of the outer contour with help of the rolling ingot dimension measuring system serves as a guide for the next production step. The so-called rolling skin of the ingot surfaces is removed by a peeling / milling process, and the head and side surfaces are trimmed to the final dimensions required by an edge cut.

After subsequent heating / homogenisation in deep and / or pusher furnaces, the rolling ingots are fed to the further rolling process.

rolling ingot measurement as specification / result for further production steps

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Rolling Ingot Dimension Measuring System

Technical Information

Material data

Typical thickness range:

400 up to 600 mm (but not limited to)

Width:

800 up to 2,700 mm (but not limited to)

Length:

up to 9 m (but not limited to)

Measurement system data

Gauge type:

fixed mounted, non-traversable measuring point

Sensor type:

3D sensors consisting of line lasers and CMOS cameras

Measuring dynamics

Sampling speed:

25 ms / scan

Measuring dynamics

Width of material (2-Sigma):

+/- 1mm

Length of material (2-Sigma)
speed sensor + two:

± 5 mm plus 0,05% of ingot length

Material thickness profile / contour (2-Sigma):

+/- 1mm

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Product Catalogue for Aluminium Rolling Mills

Learn more about the product portfolio of our high-precision measuring systems for aluminium hot strip rolling mills and cold strip rolling mills
Standard systems for measurement and detection of slab dimension, thickness, thickness profile, length, width, temperature, speed, 2D surface inspection as well as various special systems
Special designs possible on customer request