Development of Roll Tracking Automated System to Optimize Maintenance and Operations

冶金传感器公司，位于安大略的米尔顿，为钢铁制造商开发定制的高可用性传感器产品和集成系统。我们专注于钢包下渣检测、炉渣检测、绝对长度测量和Metsen EVCam（一款坚固可靠的极端环境相机）。我们的客户依靠我们来解决他们的难题，同时我们开发务实的解决方案和创新的产品。** ** 轧机的大部分劳动力用于维护、修理和更换工作辊。许多不同的轧辊在轧制线中使用，并且必须准确地跟踪它们，因为它们由多个工作人员从生产到维护和存储不断循环。Rolls在创建时唯一序列化。然而，在其使用寿命期间，由于日常机器加工的磨损，该序列号变得难以或无法读取。因此，错误识别的轧辊导致钢铁厂的巨大成本损失和时间浪费，因为生产过程必须停止以纠正错误。此外，如果在生产启动前未被发现，则错误的辊组合将破坏产品和设备。** Metallurgical Sensors Inc.与兰顿学院的信息技术与通信研究中心（ITCRC）合作开发了一个可靠且易于使用的系统，该系统可以准确识别工作辊，并确认它们已按照生产计划的要求正确定位。分配给每个独特的轧辊记录将包含其从摇篮到退休的完整服务历史。**

Metallurgical Sensors Inc., located in Milton, Ontario, develops custom high-availability sensor products and integrated systems for steelmakers. We specialize in ladle slag detection, furnace slag detection, absolute length measurement, and the Metsen EVCam (a robust and reliable extreme environment camera). Our customers rely on us to solve their difficult problems while we develop pragmatic solutions and innovative products.** ** A large portion of labour in a rolling mill is spent on maintaining, repairing, and replacing work rolls. Many different rolls are used in a rolling line and it is imperative that they are tracked accurately as they are constantly cycled by multiple work crews from production to maintenance and storage. Rolls are uniquely serialized at their creation. However, during their life span, this serial number becomes difficult or impossible to read due to the wear and tear of daily machine processing. As a result, misidentified rolls result in huge cost setbacks and wasted time for the steel mill as the production process must be halted to correct the error. In addition, the wrong roll combination will destroy product and equipment if undetected prior to production startup. ** **Metallurgical Sensors Inc. has teamed with Lambton College's Information Technology & Communication Research Centre (ITCRC) to develop a reliable and easy to use system that accurately identifies work rolls and confirms that they have been properly positioned as required for the production schedule. The roll record assigned to each unique roll will contain its complete service history from cradle-to-retirement.**