Title

AUTOMATIC ROLL LOADERS FOR ADVANCED ROLL SHOPS

AUTOMATIC ROLL LOADERS FOR ADVANCED ROLL SHOPS

Authorship

Bavestrelli, Giovanni

DOI

10.5151/2594-5297-24021

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Abstract

In many roll shops automatic roll loading systems take care of the movement of the rolls, however the level of automation is changing with advances in technology and increasing customer demands. Nowadays automatic loaders are controlled by a CNC and provide a software interface connected to the mill automation and upper level systems, scheduling all roll movements in the roll shop to maximize roll grinding throughput, and preparing all the rolls for the mill without operator intervention. In some new plants, automatic loaders are also interfaced with main-crane automation systems, so that all roll movements in the roll shop can be planned, scheduled, executed and tracked by a single software system. RFID tags are often placed on rolls and on racks so that the roll ID can be read automatically by the automatic loader, and an operator with a manual RFID reader can identify a roll and assign it to a rack at the click of a button. RFID technology makes it easier to send the correct information to various parts of the system and avoid errors usually associated with manual input, thus ensuring data integrity is preserved. All in all, automatic loaders can manage the exchange of rolls and information between mill and roll shop and make some of the decisions previously left to operators. This presentation describes the latest automatic loader projects by Pomini Tenova.

 

In many roll shops automatic roll loading systems take care of the movement of the rolls, however the level of automation is changing with advances in technology and increasing customer demands. Nowadays automatic loaders are controlled by a CNC and provide a software interface connected to the mill automation and upper level systems, scheduling all roll movements in the roll shop to maximize roll grinding throughput, and preparing all the rolls for the mill without operator intervention. In some new plants, automatic loaders are also interfaced with main-crane automation systems, so that all roll movements in the roll shop can be planned, scheduled, executed and tracked by a single software system. RFID tags are often placed on rolls and on racks so that the roll ID can be read automatically by the automatic loader, and an operator with a manual RFID reader can identify a roll and assign it to a rack at the click of a button. RFID technology makes it easier to send the correct information to various parts of the system and avoid errors usually associated with manual input, thus ensuring data integrity is preserved. All in all, automatic loaders can manage the exchange of rolls and information between mill and roll shop and make some of the decisions previously left to operators. This presentation describes the latest automatic loader projects by Pomini Tenova.

Keywords

Automatic roll loaders; Roll shop; Roll grinders.

Automatic roll loaders; Roll shop; Roll grinders.