Automatic surface inspection during aluminium extrusion

• Dominik Recker ^[1]
  1. [1] ISRA Parsytec GmbH
• Localización: Aluminium international today: the journal of aluminium production and processing, ISSN 1475-455X, Vol. 33, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 40-44
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • While automatic surface inspection is state or the art in most metal flat rolling processes, it is basically not used in aluminium extrusion plants. This in mainly due to the complex geometry or the profiles and the nature of the process itself. However, automatic surface inspection can offer a vast variety of benefits in the extrusion process. This article gives a general overview of metal surface inspection, describes how surface inspection can be used in the extrusion business and which benefits it can deliver. The results of the first installation of an automatic inspection system at a European extruder already show the future potential and inspire the vision of the future extrusion plant.