Sms Siemag Aktiengesellschaft

Sms Group Gmbh

Dirk Achenbach

Hans-Peter Richter

The invention relates to a method for the surface inspection of strip pieces (). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out the method. The method according to the invention comprises the following steps: cutting off the strip pieces () from a metal strip (), wherein the strip pieces () comprise a length less than twice the circumference of a work roll () by means of which the metal strip () has previously been rolled; automatically checking the upper and/or lower side of the cut-off strip pieces () with the aid of a camera system () and an analysis unit () in regard to any periodic types of faults that may be present and caused by the work roll; ending the surface inspection process if periodically occurring types of faults are detected, or; feeding the cut-off strip pieces () to a strip inspection unit () for checking by means of inspection personnel for non-periodic types of faults if no periodic types of faults had previously been detected.

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Erndtebrueck, Germany

Dirk Achenbach