AUREX AFM - Ultrasonic measuring system

ECCO is the efficient solution for fast pipe centering. Especially for thick-walled large pipes, with low line speeds and high mass throughput, the start-up process is difficult, time-consuming, and associated with high raw material costs. ECCO makes it possible to measure the wall thickness distribution shortly after the pipe calibration. The ultrasonic sensors, which are mounted directly behind the calibration sleeve in the vacuum tank, are pneumatically and flexibly moved up to the respective pipe geometry after line start-up and adapted to the pipe. Further advantages/features: — Significant reduction of start-up scrap — Fast pipe wall centering — Fast reaching of product specifications after product start-up — Fast detection of product variations — Uniform wall thickness distribution — Suitable for PE, PVC, and PP with an outside diameter from 200 mm (wall thickness range PE from 8 - 140 mm, wall thickness range PVC and PP from 8 - 40 mm)

The AUREX XXL is the solution for large pipes with a diameter of up to 3000 mm. The system works with 8 water-coupled ultrasonic sensors that can be pneumatically adjusted. This is possible without conversion in case of a change of dimensions. Minimum wall thickness tolerances are obtained via the downstream control loops of the weight per meter and thin point control and production is perfected. The better centering enables considerable material savings, especially for large pipes. Further advantages/features: — Production quality assurance by measuring and controlling wall thicknesses and diameter — Documentation of production — Material savings of up to 5% — Large measuring range — Proven measuring and control principles

The AUREX ERS uses the measuring technique of the Electronic Rotating Scanner (ERS) principle. With this active-passive measurement, every point of the measured object is detected 100% in longitudinal and circumferential direction, so that even minimal tolerance deviations are detected. Coextruded layers can also be detected as soon as they are physically detectable by ultrasound. The AUREX ERS is complemented by the optional "Quality Check", a wall thickness error check. The "Quality Check" detects anomalies on the surface, in the material and on the inner surface of the pipe. Further advantages/features: — 100 % wall thickness measurement for pipe dimensions up to 630 mm in diameter — Electronic rotation up to 16,000 rpm — Evaluation of vertical and angular signals reflected from the tube by activating adjacent sensors — Highest measuring resolution and identification of smallest production variations

The AUREX MK is the complete solution for pipe dimensions from 0.5 - 400 mm. It enables compliance with the specified tolerances for wall thickness, eccentricity, diameter and ovality. Thanks to the combination of high-quality electronics with innovative measuring methods, up to 7 layers from 0.02 mm wall thickness can be evaluated. In addition to the standard measurement for control and visualization of the product, the "Fast Specification Check MK/AFM" is optionally available, which allows a fast wall thickness check. Since the AUREX MK does not completely cover the pipe at the circumference, this wall thickness check can be used, for example, to detect typical thin section rings caused by jerking of the produced pipe at the entire circumference.