Short of a new mill, nothing gives flat rolled producers a bigger leg up on the competition than state-of-the-art automation of key mill functions. Automation will get you there faster...less expensively...and more efficiently than any other available option. These systems offer so much promise that Fives DMS has put together an own team of specialists to meet the growing need. Together the team covers all the required disciplines-electronics, software development, electromechanics, electrohydraulics, computer modeling, CAD/CAM and man/machine interfacing. They offer the depth of experience to understand your requirements and assemble an automation package that puts you years ahead of where you are today.
What do you need? Greater productivity? Improved Quality? Fewer man-hours? Lower costs? Some combination of these factors?
Our team's recommendations reflect a whole new wave of technology. Self teaching software, finite element analysis and adaptive setup models are more than just buzzwords. They're the key to better mill proficiency. Touch screens and man/ machine interfaces take the place of meters, strip charts and other conventional means of tracking strip conditions throughout the mill. Our advanced automation packages range from full mill integration to any combination of individual systems that make up the whole.
These include:
Automatic gauge control
Hydraulic gap control
Roll bending control
Interstand tension control
Roll eccentricity control
Drive controls
Shape controls
Statistical process control
Data logging
From this list, our automation team will give you a set of recommendations that you can grow, trim, or fine tune to suit your operating and budget goals.