How TI Fluid Systems Improved its Steel Strip Inspections
Summary
TI Fluid (Liège, Belgium) had a camera-based inspection system in place, 3 meters above the steel strips on a production line. The company needed a dependable and highly precise inspection and detection system to conform to the automotive industry’s stringent safety standards. The steel coil producer sought help in developing and implementing an inspection system to detect every potential hole at least 1 mm in size. If a defect is detected, the steel strip is automatically marked at the right position,” says Arnaud Philippart, CEO of InDeep-solutions (Ferrières, Région Wallonne, Belgium), the company that spearheaded the development of the new inspection process. The company initially tested a laser profiler for the role, but there was not sufficient frequency and resolution to identify the holes.