Shanghai mill shape and gauge control system order

Sapa Heat Transfer in Shanghai has ordered the design, supply, and commissioning of a new level 1 gap, shape and automatic gauge control system for their new 4-high cold mill, from IAS

Sapa Heat Transfer (Shanghai), located in Shanghai, Republic of China, has signed an agreement with Industrial Automation Services (IAS), to design, supply, and commission a new hydraulic gap control, automatic gauge control, roll eccentricity compensation, and shape control system for their new 4-high cold mill.

The IAS Achieva mill automation platform is an open architecture control system which incorporates the IAS easy to maintain, graphical programming interface and takes advantage of the considerable IAS process know-how and support.

Included in the scope is the interface to ABB Stressometer shape roll, USC spray bars, and Thermo thickness gauge.

The scope of supply also includes new Sony position transducer assemblies to be mounted to the roll force cylinders.

Engineering design, project management, installation assistance, commissioning, and operator/maintenance training to be executed through the IAS offices in Pittsburgh.

The integrated solution from IAS incorporates equipment from Parkegate Engineering.

Situated in Newcastle Australia and Pittsburgh USA, IAS manufactures and markets Achieva Mill Automation, the world's finest range of automation and control products as well as process improvement consulting services to the flat metals industry.

The company also runs IRTC the International Rolling Technology Course twice annually and produces APT, the Advanced Personal Trainer computer based training course.

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