TPT May 2019

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Mobile application enhances welding quality control and Industry 4.0 integration

is established with a digital connectivity module that collects welding data and enables wireless data transfer via Bluetooth. The app then uploads the data into the WeldEye cloud service via Wi-Fi or mobile network. The app can also be used only for browsing welding procedure specifications. “The welders can easily access their company’s WPS library with their mobile phones,” said Kemppi product manager Vesa Tiilikka. “They can also receive digital work orders, report work progress, and get feedback on their welds, including heat input values when welding data is collected.” Juhana Enqvist, Kemppi’s CDO, commented, “Paperless production becomes a reality with WeldEye. The new digital work order functionality, WPS accessibility on the go, and WeldEye’s real-time integration APIs to companies’ ERP/MES systems bring Industry 4.0 closer to our customers.” The collection of digital welding data and verification against digitally stored WPSs has many benefits. Real-time quality control improves productivity, as quality deviations can be identified and

KEMPPI has launched a mobile application for its WeldEye universal welding management software. The application, for Android devices, acts as a mobile user interface for the cloud-based software and offers a new set of Industry 4.0 tools for welding professionals to manage welding quality, production processes and productivity in a more efficient way. The app is compatible with the Kemppi FastMig product family, or any other welding equipment model or brand with the use of adapters. The connection between the WeldEye app and welding equipment

fixed without delay. Companies with global manufacturing and supplies can be sure that they meet the requirements of different welding standards and global sales. The WeldEye app is available for download free of charge on mobile devices with Android 6.0 or above, from Google Play. Its use requires an active Kemppi WeldEye account. The mobile application acts as a pocket- sized library of welding procedure specifications

Kemppi Oy – Finland Website: www.kemppi.com

WeldEye’s digital connectivity module connects with any welding equipment brand

Full profile measurement gauge commissioned at GMH GEORGSMARIENHÜTTE (GMH), Germany, has commissioned the Kocks 4D Eagle ® full profile measurement gauge. Its working principle is based on the advanced laser light sectioning method. The 4D Eagle replaced an existing light measurement gauge and is installed at the exit of the existing Kocks RSB ® 370/6. It will cover a production diameter range from 19.5 to 82.3mm, and will increase the reliability and consistency of the hot bar profile measurement under ever-changing production conditions. The 4D Eagle also provides profile data to the RSB size control system for closed-loop process control. A rolling defect detection feature enables automatic recognition of form deviations as well rolling defects such as roll breakage or roller failures.

Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax: +49 2103 51249 Email: fk@kocks.de Website: www.kocks.de

The Kocks 4D Eagle profile measurement system operating at Georgsmarienhütte

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