Who doesn’t want to increase their tube mill efficiency and yield?

In tube fabrication, there are really two things to worry about: precise tube forming for proper presentation to the weld box and precise temperature for good fusion. Sounds simple, but for mill operators, supervisors and improvement and quality managers they face a variety of daily challenges that work against them.

Industry players agree the tube industry is a competitive market, tube buyers have choices and they demand quality. While a tube fabricator may want to build integrity, performance and quality into their finished goods, they are squeezed from different sides:

Add Optical Science To The Art Of Tube Fabrication

At Xiris we have committed our capabilities and resources to bring optical imaging to the tube world enabling the industry to achieve improved efficiency and reduced scrap.

Reliable, Repeatable Performance!

High speed optical quality control for a high speed process

An Industry first, Zume has been uniquely created for the tube fabrication industry. Mega pixel resolution combined with fast capture and analysis rates which provides accuracy in the range of 50µm - 100µm and data intervals less than 10mm. The solution is designed as a tool to simplify daily challenges facing tube fabricators. Zume brings optical science to the art of making tube.

With tube mills operating at speeds up to 200m/min (660ft/min) and with demands for accurate forming tolerances, having the Xiris Zume technology on your line offers these benefits:

• Less downtime therefore better efficiency
• Reduced Waste at setup
• Reduce Scrap
• Deploy SPC with log data
• Protect Brand Equity

Designed for the environment:

The system is also designed to exist in an tube manufacturing environment. The system is electrically isolated from the mill. The sensor itself has an air channel for the dual purpose of cooling and an air knife. The sensor provides a quick disconnect to allow easy access to the area for the operator.

Our development effort will allow us to have available in 2008:

Forming : Zume 2000V an infeed tube forming measurement system

To learn more about Zume for tube fabrication please contact us. You can also read our white paper, How to increase mill efficiency.

Xiris Automation is the specialist in optical quality control, we make difficult quality control measurements look easy. To learn more about us, visit our corporate page or start with our testimonials.