Be it wire rods, bars or bands, the products manufactured in hot rolling mills require high-precision production and must have the same thickness throughout. In our case study, you can find out how retrofitting encoder technology can improve signal quality and optimize the quality of rolling stock.
Extensive precision
Thickness control or roll gap control is an essential quality factor in all rolling mills. This complex control task requires the roll gap to be maintained in order to ensure that the desired thickness of the rolling stock remains as precisely consistent as possible along its entire length. The encoders used to fulfill this task therefore need to be extremely accurate. It is also important that they are able to withstand the high mechanical and environmental loads in rolling mills, for example strong vibrations and high temperatures.
A Hübner Giessen solution with engineering support
The operators of a hot rolling mill were looking for a new encoder solution to replace their existing resolver technology. They wanted to achieve more precise thickness control for a higher product quality. The experts at Hübner Giessen recommended using an absolute encoder with a high resolution designed for heavy-duty applications. You can find out which product was chosen, which interface is now being used and how Hübner Giessen supported the mechanical mounting solution in the case study “Rolling mill / screw downs: replacing old resolver technology”.