Improving ladle preparation safety

• Published in: Steel times international Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 53 - 55
• Main Authors: Breithaupt, Matthais, Köbel, Jürgen, Schalast, Robert, Pfaff, Hans-Peter, Riedel, Cara, Hansert, Patrick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Redhill Quartz Business Media Ltd 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Automation; Cameras; Continuous casting; Cycle time; Efficiency; Ladles; Optical tracking; Sand; Sand & gravel; Sanding

Breithaupt et al discuss Badische Stahlwerke's SandMan, a sanding manipulator for automated ladle sand filling. The SandMan allows installation in the smallest spaces, fast and accurate dosage of sand, visual tracking of the filling process and measurement of the ladle bottom temperature. The a...