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ALUMINIUMwALzINDUSTRIe<br />

Visuelle Kontrolle von Arbeitswalzen<br />

Laser zeigt Rattermarken und walzenabdrücke<br />

Die LDV Laser­ und Lichtsysteme GmbH<br />

mit Sitz in Lünen hat ein System für die<br />

visuelle Kontrolle von Arbeitswalzen entwickelt,<br />

das mithilfe eines Lasers feinste<br />

Unregelmäßigkeiten in <strong>de</strong>r Oberfläche<br />

<strong>de</strong>r Walzen sichtbar macht. So stellt das<br />

System sicher, dass beim Schleifen <strong>de</strong>r<br />

Walzen Fehler auf ihrer Oberfläche erkannt<br />

wer<strong>de</strong>n, bevor sie Bandmaterial<br />

unbrauchbar machen.<br />

Arbeitswalzen von Walzgerüsten, mit <strong>de</strong>nen<br />

Metallband gewalzt wird, spielen im wahrsten<br />

Sinn <strong>de</strong>s Wortes eine wichtige Rolle im<br />

Produktionsprozess. Sie reduzieren nicht nur<br />

die Banddicke, son<strong>de</strong>r übertragen eine klar<br />

<strong>de</strong>finierte Oberflächenstruktur auf die Bandoberfläche.<br />

Wer<strong>de</strong>n beim Schleifen <strong>de</strong>r Walzen nicht<br />

alle Oberflächenfehler beseitigt, wer<strong>de</strong>n diese<br />

beim Walzen ebenfalls auf das Band übertragen.<br />

Diese Fehler, die sich auf <strong>de</strong>m Band<br />

meist als Rattermarken o<strong>de</strong>r Walzenabdrücke<br />

darstellen, wur<strong>de</strong>n bisher erst am En<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong>s<br />

Walzprozesses bei <strong>de</strong>r automatischen o<strong>de</strong>r<br />

visuellen Inspektion <strong>de</strong>s Bandmaterials erkannt,<br />

o<strong>de</strong>r oft sogar erst im Labor.<br />

Sichere Erkennung: Auf <strong>de</strong>r Projektionsfläche sind<br />

Oberflächenfehler – hier Rattermarken – <strong>de</strong>utlich<br />

zu erkennen<br />

Reliable <strong>de</strong>tection: the projected image clearly<br />

shows any <strong>de</strong>fects of the roll surface – in this<br />

case, chatter marks<br />

Visual inspection of work rolls<br />

Laser makes chatter and roll marks visible<br />

Einfache Bedienung: Mit <strong>de</strong>m iLux System wer<strong>de</strong>n Arbeitswalzen mit einem Durchmesser von 40 bis 100<br />

mm geprüft / Easy to use: the iLux system inspects work rolls with diameters from 40 to 100 mm<br />

LDV Laser­ und Lichtsysteme GmbH in<br />

Lünen, Germany, has <strong>de</strong>veloped a visual<br />

laser­based inspection system for work<br />

rolls, which makes smallest irregularities<br />

of the roll surface visible. The system ensures<br />

that <strong>de</strong>fects on the surface of rolls<br />

are <strong>de</strong>tected during roll grinding. This<br />

prevents any improperly repaired rolls<br />

from damaging the strip.<br />

The work rolls in rolling stands are crucial to<br />

the production process and the quality of the<br />

metal strip being rolled. Work rolls reduce<br />

the strip thickness and give the strip surface<br />

a clearly <strong>de</strong>fined structure.<br />

If in the roll grinding process not all <strong>de</strong>fects<br />

are eliminated from the roll surface,<br />

these <strong>de</strong>fects will later on leave marks on the<br />

strip – which usually show in the form of chatter<br />

or rolling marks. In the past, such <strong>de</strong>fects<br />

were only <strong>de</strong>tectable at the end of the rolling<br />

process by automatic or visual inspection of<br />

the rolled strip, or often at an even later stage<br />

– in the laboratory.<br />

Now, the iLux roll inspection system makes<br />

<strong>de</strong>fects on the roll surfaces visible as early as<br />

during grinding in the roll shop. This has the<br />

advantage that the <strong>de</strong>fects can be securely removed<br />

before the rolls are reinstalled in the<br />

rolling stand.<br />

The principle is strikingly simple: The laser<br />

module illuminates a narrow section of about<br />

70 mm length on the roll surface. The light<br />

band is projected onto a white surface, which<br />

shows an image of the roll surface structure<br />

with up to 40 times magnification. Any irregularity<br />

in the surface structure immediately<br />

leaps to the eye.<br />

Defects on the roll surfaces can be <strong>de</strong>tected<br />

at a glance and the operator immediately sees<br />

whether he has ground off enough material to<br />

remove all <strong>de</strong>fects or whether he has to continue<br />

grinding.<br />

The iLux system also has a positive effect<br />

on the service life of the rolls. So far, it was<br />

necessary to remove rather more than less<br />

material from the roll surface to make sure<br />

that all <strong>de</strong>fects were completely gone. Now, it<br />

is sufficient to remove just as much material<br />

as nee<strong>de</strong>d to eliminate the <strong>de</strong>fects. This saves<br />

roll material and markedly extends the lives<br />

of the expensive work rolls.<br />

LDV <strong>de</strong>signed the first iLux systems installed<br />

in roll shops for roll diameters between<br />

40 and 100 mm and roll barrel lengths<br />

of up to 850 mm. The system can be adjusted<br />

to other roll dimensions on <strong>de</strong>mand. For rolls<br />

of larger diameters, the iLux LightBox has<br />

proved to be a highly successful option.<br />

■<br />

© LDV<br />

32 ALUMINIUM · 5/2013

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