ISSN 2594-5297
34º Simpósio de Laminação — Vol. 34, Num. 34 (1997)
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Morgan Construction Company designs and manufactures an extensive range of guide equipment, covering billet sizes up to 200mm x 200mm and down to rod sizes of 4mm diameter. The Morgan RE-20AS/2 roller entry guide is acknowledged to be in operation at the world's fastest speed. Operational performance has consistently proven the use of this guide when rolling long commercial runs of 5.5mm diameter finished product at speeds of 117 m/s. Adjustment is both quick and simple, allowing the guide rollers to be accurately positioned to match the contour of the incoming product. Precision bench and portable optics are utilized to enable the most precise setting of roller entry guides. A guide monitoring system facilitates the continuous measurement of force exerted on the guide rollers by means of a miniature load cell sensor built in to the rear of the guide roller holder. The output signal is processed by a data acquisition system enabling trending of guide force data for the full duration of any rolling campaign. This guide technology enables the steel producer to produce exceptional finished product quality, whilst fully meeting production requirements, with reduced down-time and minimum yield losses.
Morgan Construction Company designs and manufactures an extensive range of guide equipment, covering billet sizes up to 200mm x 200mm and down to rod sizes of 4mm diameter. The Morgan RE-20AS/2 roller entry guide is acknowledged to be in operation at the world's fastest speed. Operational performance has consistently proven the use of this guide when rolling long commercial runs of 5.5mm diameter finished product at speeds of 117 m/s. Adjustment is both quick and simple, allowing the guide rollers to be accurately positioned to match the contour of the incoming product. Precision bench and portable optics are utilized to enable the most precise setting of roller entry guides. A guide monitoring system facilitates the continuous measurement of force exerted on the guide rollers by means of a miniature load cell sensor built in to the rear of the guide roller holder. The output signal is processed by a data acquisition system enabling trending of guide force data for the full duration of any rolling campaign. This guide technology enables the steel producer to produce exceptional finished product quality, whilst fully meeting production requirements, with reduced down-time and minimum yield losses.
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Roller guide; High-speed rolling; Optical alignment; Guide force monitoring; Product quality
Roller guide; High-speed rolling; Optical alignment; Guide force monitoring; Product quality
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J. Bradshaw, Timothy; J. Eldredge, Michael; F. Royo, Gabriel.
Morgan Guides for High Quality Rolling,
p. 245-262.
In: 34º Simpósio de Laminação,
Belo Horizonte - MG, Brasil,
1997.
ISSN: 2594-5297, DOI 10.5151/2594-5297-LA6284
