IMS Measuring Systems for Tube Mills

In order to ensure economical and future-oriented production of seamless tubes, it is necessary to know the properties of product after every single one of the typically three forming stages. The ever stricter demands being placed on the finished product „tube“ regarding uniformity and compliance with tighter tolerance limits with simultaneous savings in energy and raw materials necessitate a high degree of process reliability, which can only be achieved with precise, operationally reliable and durable measuring equipment. To verify the quality of the product, also to the users of the tubes, all product parameters measured are archived, monitored and analyzed. In this way it is possible to make information available on every single tube produced, both directly during the production process and months after delivery too.

„Responsibility means

„Responsibility means to blame yourself for the lack of sustainability.“ (Ronny Boch, geologist, free author) Conservation of resources through precision out of passion and quality out of conviction We at IMS, as the world market leader for measuring systems, are aware of our social responsibility of sustainable management! To give our customers, suppliers and stakeholders a transparent insight into concrete measures we have implemented in the IMS Group, we launched the project IMSocial in close adherence to the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). But for us at IMS, IMSocial is more than just a project! IMSocial is a belief and stands for the values of our corporate philosophy. After all, the sooner even minor defects – which in steel products can already render them useless – are detected, the faster machining processes can be corrected. And precisely this contributes significantly to active climate protection as it is no longer necessary to produce new products to substitute defective ones, thereby saving energy and water, and also reducing reject rates significantly. Learn more about IMSocial and visit us at www.imsocial.info! We not only want to achieve sustainability in our products and customer relations, but also place the same demands on our social, ecological and economic responsibility. The first thought that comes to mind in connection with the non-contact measuring systems from IMS for the steel, non-ferrous metal and aluminium industries is certainly not one of active conservation of resources. However, our isotope, x-ray and optical measuring systems do exactly that: they save and preserve resources! The IMS product portfolio comprises numerous measuring systems and processes for various types of measurement. Our systems deliver and document exceptionally precise measurement results under the toughest conditions in hot and cold rolling mills as well as service centres. In this way it is possible to detect material defects, surface irregularities, tolerance and dimensional deviations and many other factors that, in the worst case, would lead later to material rejects at an early stage during the manufacturing process. 26 27