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ZUMBACH Electronics, the Swiss
manufacturer of inline measuring
and monitoring systems, has devel-
oped a rotation-based laser scan-
ning process that maps round and
polygonal shapes up to 6000 times
per second - a first for the industry.
To make production processes
as efficient as possible, modern
in-line measurement devices are
required not only to measure pa-
rameters such as diameter, ovali-
ty, width and height at very high
speed, but also to instantly detect
shape deviations and rolling errors.
Some suppliers claim that in steel
production, mechanical solutions
are more than adequate for these
purposes. But not all manufactur-
ers in the industry agree. ZUMBACH
Electronics has been an innovation
leader on the market since 1957,
and its experience has shown that
it pays to continually develop new
technologies and solutions that
deliver more precise measurements
and thus contribute to higher pro-
ductivity. ZUMBACH also believes
in user-friendly operation and
close-to-zero maintenance.
These very standards were applied
to the Swiss manufacturer’s lat-
est product series, the STEELMAS-
TER SMR. STEELMASTER units have
been used in steel production for
many years as a tried-and-tested
solution to improve the monitoring
of hot rolling and cold processes.
Until now, dimensional measure-
ment and error detection have al-
ways been carried out by static or
oscillating devices, depending on
the application. These devices can
measure with great accuracy the
outer dimensions and diagonals of
both round and non-round products
such as squares, hexagons and flat
products, regardless of twist and
angle of twist. But until recently
the level of precision achievable
in manufacturing processes involv-
ing high rolling speeds and short
lengths left much to be desired.
The new STEELMASTER SMR product
generation, comes with sophisti-
cated technology in the shape of
an innovative and much faster ro-
tational measurement system. With
its superior performance, STEEL-
MASTER SMR opens up a whole new
range of applications. The system
is based on up to three fully syn-
chronised high-tech laser meas-
uring heads of the ODAC® series,
which use an innovative rotational
principle to measure outer dimen-
sions, diagonals, diameters and
cross-sections with 360o coverage.
Each ODAC® laser measuring head
rotates at a speed of 100 rpm and
maps the scanned products up to
2000 times per second to create a
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