ERW tube production with automated roll adjustments for enhanced flexibility and efficiency
X-Pact® Quicksetting, developed by SMS group, automates roll adjustments in the production process of ERW welded tubes. This data-driven system addresses the manufacturer’s demand for flexibility and efficiency parameters during production. Changeover and setting times are reduced, enhancing productivity and ensuring consistent product quality. This technology aligns with the evolving demands for high flexibility in production, particularly important in an era of decreasing batch sizes and expanding production mixes.
Key feature for efficient roll adjustment
X-Pact® Quicksetting is at the forefront of computer-controlled automation, adjusting all critical dimensional settings automatically. One of the key features of the X-Pact® Quicksetting system is its roll management module. This tool allows for the planning of ideal configurations and the necessary rolls for upcoming tube formats, even while production is ongoing. This intelligent system automates the adjustment of rolls to their optimal working position following a size change, streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency. Leveraging a data-based approach, the system significantly reduces changeover and setting times within the production line. This not only boosts productivity but also ensures a continuous enhancement in product quality, setting new industry standards.
Intuitive web interface and enhanced consistency tube production
At the heart of this system is an intuitive web-based user interface. Operators can conveniently select the desired tube format and seamlessly transfer these settings to the plant. The automated execution of these settings ensures consistency and repeatability in results, allowing for later reproduction of tubes with identical parameters and quality. For the first time in the industry for plants larger than 16 inches, automated horizontal roll changing is being implemented using change carriages. This innovative approach not only significantly shortens change-over times but also maximizes operating time and production capacity.
X-Pact® Quicksetting for automatic roll adjustment means flexibility during production
The system's ability to drastically reduce change-over times not only enhances production efficiency but also offers unprecedented flexibility in the production of structural tubes. This flexibility is a key factor in achieving success in today’s dynamic market conditions.
Moreover the current requirements for high flexibility in production with ever-smaller batch sizes and wider production mixes are adressed. With the X-Pact® Quicksetting roll management module, the ideal configuration and the required rolls for the subsequent tube format can be planned while production is underway.