A steel manufacturer of high-quality products has reduced the frequency of damaging strip breakages thanks to a system provided by AMETEK Surface Vision, the provider of online surface inspection solutions.
Ternium S.A. wanted to find a way to minimize these breakages, safeguarding the mechanical integrity of the mill, and ensuring maximum process continuity.
AMETEK Surface Vision’s SmartView® system was installed on the line to provide automated monitoring of surface quality issues on the coils passing through the mill, which has a rolling capacity of 6,000 tons a day.
The SmartView system combines cutting-edge software and rugged, proven hardware to deliver the most precise real-time detection and classification of material defects.
Uniting the company’s powerful surface inspection and monitoring capabilities, synchronized high-resolution color camera technology is supported by powerful LED lighting arrays for the high-quality image capture of defects using multiple inspection angles.
Additionally, AMETEK Surface Vision’s inspection and monitoring systems are completely modular, so they can be expanded or upgraded whenever needed to meet changing customer requirements.
The defects responsible for the strip breakages were correctly detected and classified by the SmartView system.
