Process improvements on rod mills

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The authors discuss process improvements resulting from the implementation of advanced eddy current testing to the new ‘No-Twist Mill’ at Charter Steel. They outline the inspection method and associated computer software which permits separation of defects into production or metallurgical related categories. A description of the practical application on the rod mill and related quality and production benefits of the system is also presented.

Description

The authors discuss process improvements resulting from the implementation of advanced eddy current testing to the new ‘No-Twist Mill’ at Charter Steel. They outline the inspection method and associated computer software which permits separation of defects into production or metallurgical related categories. A description of the practical application on the rod mill and related quality and production benefits of the system is also presented.

Additional information

Author(s)

Tim Leahy, Charter Steel, and Brian Roberts, Advanced Kiffer Systems, Inc., USA.

Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI 68th Annual Convention, Cleveland, OH USA. Paper publsihed in Wire Journal International, Sept. 1999, pg. 88.

Year

1998