iba-based Quality Data Determination
TEAS (Thickness Evaluation and Analysis System) and PEAS (Profile Evaluation and Analysis System) at Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf)
Business Benefits
Automated process data acquisition, analysis and key figure determination
of quality-relevant process parameters
Online quality data provision
for machine operators
Quality key figure determination
for downstream systems
The Technology
The basis of the system is the fast process data acquisition (ibaPDA), in which data from various controllers, from measuring devices and from sensors are recorded time-synchronously. In addition, process-describing information such as product number, alloy and roll identifiers are also recorded.
ibaPDA runs initial quality and FFT calculations online, e.g. for the strip thickness quality and the effect of roll eccentricities on the strip thickness. The results are visualized on different clients product-related using ibaQPanel and thus made available to the machine operators.
The strip-related dat-files are the basis for the automated data processing. In ibaAnalyzer, the corresponding algorithms and parameters are mapped to calculate the required data results from high-resolution input data. In this process, time-related signals are converted into length-related signals.
The calculation of the data results and the transfer to the customer's downstream systems is controlled automatically by ibaDatCoordinator. Potential network failures between the systems can also be compensated by ibaDatCoordinator.
Uwe Gorzny
Produkt- und Fertigungstechnologie,
Aluminium Norf GmbH
