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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2023
NV Bekaert SA, Zwevegem, BE;
Martin Soka, Leopoldov, SK;
Kristof Mouton, Ingelmunster, BE;
Pavol Hertel, Šalgovce, SK;
Dries Rollez, Harelbeke, BE;
Dominiek Verkinderen, Wortegem-Petegem, BE;
Tim Bruggeman, Heule, BE;
NV BEKAERT SA, Zwevegem, BE;
Abstract
It is provided a method and device to control the thickness of a metallic coating on a steel wire. A device () for controlling a metallic coating thickness on a steel wire comprises: —a digital proportional valve (); —a digital flow meter (); —a pressure sensor (); —a thickness sensor (); —a gas nozzle (); —a computer (); and is characterized in that the relation between the gas flow measured by said digital flow meter () and the coating thickness measured by said thickness sensor () for said gas nozzle () is linear or parabolic.