New Ultrasonic measurement technology enables processors to extrude higher-quality pipe with less material. You’ll get more output and less scrap to significantly lower costs.
Extruding municipal piping often tends to be more art than science. Actually, that’s a nice way to say that without reliable measurement instruments and process controls, processors are forced to use cruder methods of quality control that are cumbersome and typically result in higher material consumption rates than necessary to consistently produce pipes which meet all relevant industry standards.
The ultrasonic on-line measurement systems from Walthmac will detect pipe wall thickness, diameter, roundness in real time, record the data, and generate quality reports.
We can view the data through remote monitoring and adjust the Walthmac gravimetric feeder in time. In the follow-up, we can know the quality status of each pipe through the quality report, and accurately find out the defective products through the automatic numbering system of the system.
How ultrasonic measurement works
Walthmac ultrasonic sensor measuring systems use utrasonic technology to precisely record all relevant dimensions of a pipe on the basis of echo detections.Ultrasonic uses bubble-free impurity water as the medium, and will not have any effect on the pipeline itself.
The emitted ultrasonic wave will generate echo 1 when it reaches the surface of the pipe, and will generate echo 2 when it reaches the inner wall of the pipe.The system will calculate the wall thickness of the pipe according to the time interval between the two echoes received.There are 4/8 pcs of ultrasonic probes configuration for customer to choose and 16pcs probes for OD range 560mm-1600mm large pipe.More probes means more measurement data is provided to the system, and the calculated wall thickness value is more accurate.
Walthmac says average savings of 2% or more are common with a payback on the investment in the measuring technology of about a year on material savings alone at historical raw material costs, and the payback is even faster given the current market pricing of raw materials.
