Steel Industry |
Case Study: Direct application on hot steel coil
using robotic labeler system
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Object | Steel Hot Coil |
Application Temperature | 550℃ |
Products | HEATPROOF HP-600 |
Customer’s request
- Identify and barcode hot coils soon after rolling
- Include coil characteristics and shipping information
- Eliminate coil identification and shipping errors
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Initial Process Management
Visual inspection of Spray marking
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Spray marking at 550℃
Shipping label is applied after coil has cooled
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Coil number is visually checked in coil inventory yard. Label is printed and applied on cool coil.
Process Issues
- Hot coil management using barcode identification is difficult
- Incorrect label is applied after coil has cooled, causing misidentified products.
- Coil must be re-identified down stream. This is not efficient
HEATPROOF Solution
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1 | Improvement of coil identification using barcodes and scanners. |
2 | Elimination of inefficient processes such as coil re-identification. |
3 | Reduce coil marking costs. Streamline inventory reconciliation. |
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HEATPROOF label applied in process at 550℃
4 | Eliminate the need to re-identify coils after cooling |
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Spray marked coils must be re-labelled after cooling
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HEATPROOF labels are applied as soon as the coil is produced
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Improved shipping accuracy and lead time