X-Pact^® Strip Steering Control

Challenges

• Straight and safe strip guidance through the finishing mill, especially for head and tail

Solution

• Strip center measurement with X-Pact^® Sense hotCAM
• Roll alignment control
• Thrust force compensation
• Tail-out monitoring
• Camera levelling control
• Automatic levelling control

Technical advantages

• Stable rolling process
• Reduction of cobbles
• Optimized strip flow
• Lights-out factory package

Productivity

• Improved process stability and reduced cobbles in the finishing mill and coiler area due to better strip guidance
• Increased yield due to less cobbles and less roll changes

Quality

• Tight strip dimension accuracy for stable thin gauge production down to 0.8 mm