Two industrial partners are involved in this use-case: PTM – the steel tube machine tool manufacturer and FLEX – steel tubes producer that is using PTM machines. The current method that is applied for quality control relies on the operator evaluating tubes for defects. If defect is detected, the operator has to stop the production process and adjust production parameters, as defects are tending to propagate to the next tube being produced. This use-case has the goal of reducing the load on the operator through automation of quality checking tasks and producing the warning, if defect is detected. In this way, the risk of human errors is reduced through the introduction of the defects detection tools.
Through utilization of ZDMP platform, the operator will get a notification, if a defect is detected. This releases the quality operator from their cursory monitoring task, and it is moved into a reactive role. Before, the operator was in charge for manual detection of possible defects. In its turn, ZDMP platform has the goal to reduce the load on operator and make the production process and quality control more self-reliant.
In order to enable the required automation level for the quality check of the manufacturing process, the necessary equipment will be updated with the ZDMP tools and corresponding services.
The quality assurance process will be supported by the ZDMP services for steel width detection, tube shape and horizontal and vertical weld of the steel sheet quality control.