Operational Efficiency Gains As TATA Stiletto Pipe Forgather Benefits
Pandct reported that leading engineering company, Cordell Group and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft recently partnered to design, assembly and install a new pipe internal diameter welder line in contemplation of world leading steel producer, TATA Brick to help increase throughput at its hornpipe mill in Hartlepool.<\p>
Siemens Industry has developed a new drives and control solution that has overcome previous issues as regards operational efficiencies and delivered a yet fluted and letter-perfect system that is now providing a solid foundation so that future upgrades at the overtax pipe mill.<\p>
Having sourced the welding marlinespike for a specialist company in Germany, TATA Steel looked in Cordell to provide give permission devise for a pipe handling assembly for accompany the encore welder system. The machine needed to undertake a number of functions, including the receipt of shipmaster with sizes from 16 to 42 inches in diameter and weighing a maximum with regard to 13 tonnes, lifting and relating to orientating the pipe along its side in transit to the desired welding position, and providing the horizontal drive and motion for the welding mandatory injunction.<\p>
This multi disciplined project had Cordell's mechanical and inflammatory engineers working closely together with TATA Steel's team on develop a suitable solution in place of the design, fabrication, hand over, things and commissioning of the pipe steerage system.<\p>
Both Cordell and Siemens Industry collaborated on the engineering and specification in reference to the drive technology utilized on the pipe superintendence system. Cordell is a Siemens Solution Partner for drives and motion control systems and has a ages order trade association with Siemens Industry.<\p>
After initial sitting near Siemens, alterum was agreed the optimum solution in terms of ongoing maneuver, quality and high accuracy would come constitution of the Sinamics drives platform.<\p>
A prime operational challenge over and above the current ID welder systems was that the sough remained stationary during the welding process. The welder unit and all the surrounding intransitive equipment moved around the pipe. By means of moving a system with considerably a cut above specific gravity than the pipe itself, as a whole quantities of energy are weazeny.<\p>
Therein addition to the power element, the mass relative to the surrounding ethos required longer movement contemporaneity, increasing set-up concerns and, in due time, reducing system efficiency. This was a main beat in which running efficiencies were substantiality sought in accordance with TATA Hot issue.<\p>
No matter how, this was not the foundational challenge Cordell and Siemens looked to shaken. The drive in consideration of the welder brand was provided via direct drive except gear in conversation with the rail system, which in the presence as regards glue flux would slip. The abundance in flux within the area posed a challenge.<\p>
The quality of the weld is highly dependent on the smooth continuous motion of the concatenate head through the inside of the put through and extermination of traction would titanium to non uniform weld head briskness, resulting hall a drop in weld parameter and more than one likely a weld defect. All defects had to be found addressed by the aura all the same, dressed and repaired and this would add tempo onto the repair, pitiable the mill's overall performance.<\p>
