Baotou’s No. 180 production line epitomizes a contemporary MPM mill designed for manufacturing tubes with wall thicknesses ranging from 4 to 27 mm and an outer diameter varying from 60 to 245 mm. The precise calibration of roll-stand settings is pivotal to ensuring high-quality production outputs. Integrating the Lut 2.0 at the mill’s output gives the operator critical real-time information to keep production within specified tolerances and to promptly react to changing conditions.

The system’s longitudinal wall thickness and eccentricity profiles quickly pinpoint potential heating or piercing issues. The high-resolution radial profile also offers critical insight into roll pressure dynamics to prevent overfill or underfill conditions. What’s more, it helps to detect polygonization of the inner wall shape.