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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2011
Hans-peter Richter, Friedewald, DE;
Dirk Achenbach, Erndtebrueck, DE;
Hans-Peter Richter, Friedewald, DE;
Dirk Achenbach, Erndtebrueck, DE;
SMS Siemag AG, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
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.