IMS Measuring Systems for Metal Service Centres

IMS Messsysteme as the world market leader for non-contact measuring systems also offers Metal Service Centres an extensive product portfolio for various measuring tasks. Standard systems for: Centreline thickness measurement, flatness / levelness measurement, pinhole detection, sheet / plate geometry measurement, slit strip width measurement, width, hole, edge crack detection, as well as surface inspection cover the most common measuring tasks. The focus here lies on optical measuring systems, namely our patented Camera Cluster Systems (CCS) specially developed for use in Metal Service Centres. Radiometric and laser thickness gauges round off the product range. But that is not all! As a strong partner, IMS also offers development of custom solutions. Please contact us if you are interested! All systems measure inline over the entire length of the coil and from the first to the last sheet. The IMS quality data management system MEVInet-Q stores all measurement data as well as production and order data continuously, thereby enabling exact tracking and verification at any time. For 100% quality assurance, your end customers can receive automatically generated quality reports for every product delivered on request.

THICKNESS MEASURING

THICKNESS MEASURING SYSTEMS FOR METAL SERVICE CENTRES THICKNESS MEASURING SYSTEMS FOR METAL SERVICE CENTRES XR Centreline Thickness Measuring System Traversing Thickness Profile Measuring System Material Data (Typical for Metal Service Centres) Typical thickness range: 0.15 up to 8 mm, but not limited to Speed: 400 m/min, but not limited to By means of continuous, non-contact, real-time measurement, the x-ray thickness measuring system measures the centerline thickness of the strip. With this measuring method, the material is irradiated by a single x-ray source, mounted in the lower beam of the c-frame. One or three ionisation chambers, installed in the upper beam of the c-frame, receive and convert the remaining radiation into electrical signals. Further realtime processing calculates the accurate thickness of the strip. Width: Measuring System Data Gauge type: Radiation source: up to 1.800 mm, but not limited to movable c-frame x-ray tube (metal-ceramic) Measuring Dynamics Analogue time constant: 2 ms Total time constant: 5 ms Cycle time data output: 2 ms Measuring Accuracy (2 Sigma Values) Measurement Task • centreline thickness measurement • optional: - measurement of thickness cross profile - strip speed / length measurement with integrated strip velocity gauge in the upper beam Linearity: 0.05 %, not better than ±0.20 µm Long term drift (10 hrs): 0.1 %, not better than ±0.20 µm Reproducibility: 0.1 %, not better than ±0.25 µm Statistical noise (10 ms): 0.1 %, not better than ±0.25 µm Special Features • customised design and software • automatic calculation of alloy correction • remote maintainability • key components, such as measuring transducer, compact x-ray generator incl. x-ray control unit and ionisation chambers (detectors) are developed and manufactured at IMS • compact x-ray generator incl. x-ray control unit - high shock and vibration resistance - maintenance-free / low-maintenance high-voltage connectors - easy to maintain • detectors (ionisation chambers): - pluggable - no cooling necessary - very long lifetime - highest signal stability - maintenance-free • x-ray source (metal-ceramic tubes) - operated at a constant high voltage level, no standard magazines - large difference between maximum and operational load (very long lifetime) 10 11