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Timken commissions MEERgauge® system

6th May 2014

  

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Timken from Canton, Ohio, USA, has successfully commissioned the MEERgauge® laser-based precision measuring system supplied by SMS Meer www.sms-meer.com , Germany. The system displays the complete product cross-section on the basis of the light section method.

With the new measurement technology, Timken can reduce tolerance deviations fully automatically during the rolling process on SBQ-bars with diameters from 25 to 127 millimeters. “The results produced by the MEERgauge® made a lasting impression on us. We can further improve our already very good rolling tolerances, particularly with the single-pass system running under load,” says Perry Petrullo, Plant Manager at Timken.

Up to 500 measurement points around the cross-section are recorded simultaneously in a coordinate system displaying the actual cross-sectional form. This forms the basis for fine adjustments of the intended finished dimension tolerances, if necessary. Fluctuations in cross-section, temperature or steel grade of the ingoing material are automatically compensated. MEERgauge® allows fully automatic hydraulic adjustment under load of the three-roll PSM® (Precision Sizing Mill), independently of the operating personnel.

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