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STEEL MARKING AUTOMATIZATION
STEEL TRACK & TRACE
SMARKTEC is a Technology Joint Venture of IGORLE, Spain and REA Elektronik, Germany. Both companies have been providing professional and industrial proof marking solutions to the metal processing industry for more than 30 years and became a strong and reliable partner not only to global market leaders but also to medium and small size companies.
SMARKTEC stands for a smart variety of robust fully automated and integrated marking solutions designed for marking billets, slabs, coils, beams, pipes, etc.
Our engineers have been working for more than 30 years for the major steel groups, such as: ArcelorMittal, Gerdau, Saint Gobain, Acerinox, Alcoa, Celsa, Tubacex, Condesa, etc.
Our aim is to offer simple, reliable and Heavy Duty Solutions designed for the steel plant environment.
The automation of the marking process in the metal processing industry offers significant advantages, such as, obtaining high visibility, improving products image, reducing manual tasks, eliminating traceability mistakes, etc.
However, printing high quality Datamatrix codes or OCR characters is probably the main one, which offers the possibility of using artificial visión systems for an automatic data capture, by using 2D readers or OCR vision camera systems.
By integrating vision systems with automatic marking devices SMARKTEC guarantees the traceability of your products at your Steel plant.
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BILLET & SLAB Marker
The Billet Marker is intended to mark OCR characters using REA JET paint & Spray technology on to the hot Steel Billets & Slabs. (up to 800˚C surface temperature)
This solution is based on a 6-axes Robot cell to be installed working on an automatic way within the continuous production cycle.
It includes all mechanical and electrical protections to be integrated into the factory’s security plan.
The equipment is designed to be integrated into the factory’s PLC network to work on an automatic way with remote access.
The Robot cell is designed to work on a non-attended way, except for the recommended preventive maintenance operations.
• HIGH VISIBILITY• UNIFORM MARKING for automatic DATA capture via OCR Vision cameras• HIGH FLEXIBLILITY due to reprogramable Robot tasks• FAST WRITING cycles
• LOW MAINTENANCE• HIGH RELIABILITY of ROBOT working technology• REDUCES TRACEABILITY RISKS and MAN LABOR• ROI < 2 years
The SMARKTEC Billet marker is designed using specific components to withstand the environment at the Steel Mill.
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COIL Marker
The Coil Marker is intended to mark OCR characters using REA JET spray mark technology. On cold coils the marking could be also realized with REA JET Drop-On-Demand Ink-jet technology.
The Robot cell is designed to fit specific dimensions of each facility, where it will be installed working on an automatic way within the continuous production cycle.
The installation includes all mechanical and electrical protections to be integrated into the factory’s security plan.
The Robot cell is designed to be integrated into the factory’s PLC network to work on an automatic way with remote access.
SMARKTEC markers are designed to work on a non-attended way, except for the recommended preventive maintenance operations.
• HIGH VISIBILITY• UNIFORM MARKING for automatic DATA capture via OCR Vision
cameras• HIGH FLEXIBLILITY due to re-programable Robot tasks
• FAST WRITING cycles• LOW MAINTENANCE• HIGH RELIABILITY of ROBOT working technology• REDUCES TRACEABILITY RISKS and MAN LABOR
The SMARKTEC Coil markers are custom designed to fit specific dimensions of each facility.
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BEAM Marker
the SMARKTEC proposal for Beam marking covers different possibilities for small, medium and heavy sections.There’re different mechanical solutions for single or multiple beam straightening machines.The equipment is designed to mark the Beams, using REA JET Drop-On-Demand Ink-jet Technology, at the exit of the straightening process.The equipment is based on a “retractile pneumatic moving device” for the single or double beam straightening machine. Normally Sections or Heavy Sections.A different mechanical design is used for multiple beam straightenersSMARKTEC includes all mechanical and electrical protections to be integrated into the factory’s security plan.The installation is designed to be integrated into the factory’s PLC network to work on an automatic way with remote access.
• HIGH VISIBILITY• HIGH FLEXIBLILITY due to Ink-jet digital programing• FAST WRITING at the straightening process
• LOW MAINTENANCE• HIGH RELIABILITY due to a HEAVY DUTY construction• REDUCES TRACEABILITY RISKS of fallen labels
The Heavy Sections are marked as they are straightened before they get packed. Brand, length, heat number and standards can be printed and updated from beam to beam.
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HOT CASTING PIPE Marker
SMARKTEC Hot Centrifugal Casting Pipe Marker is intended to mark OCR characters on the Hot ductile pipes as they leave the centrifugal casting using REA JET paint & Spray technology. (up to 800 ˚C surface temperature).The equipment is based on a 6-axes Robot cell to be able to cover all different pipe diameters.The Robot cell is designed to fit specific dimensions of each facility.The equipment includes all mechanical and electrical protections to be integrated into the factory’s security plan.Every Pipe Marker Robot is designed to be integrated into the factory’s PLC network to work on an automatic way with remote access.SMARKTEC markers are designed to work on a non-attended way, except for the recommended preventive maintenance operations.
• HIGH VISIBILITY• UNIFORM MARKING for AUTOMATIC DATA capture via OCR Vision
cameras• HIGH FLEXIBLILITY due to reprogramable Robot tasks
• FAST WRITING cycles• LOW MAINTENANCE• HIGH RELIABILITY of ROBOT working technology• REDUCES TRACEABILITY RISKS and MAN LABOR
The expected life for the SMARKTEC 6-axes Robot cell is 40.000 working hours. 8 years on a 3 shifts continuous working way.
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PIPE Robot Marker
SMARKTEC Pipe Robot Markers offer a complete range of solutions for the automatization of Pipe marking.From Linear axes systems to Robot cells, the equipment is designed to answer specific customer needs.Coverture for different pipe diameters and lengths. Axial or rotational printing modes are possible.REA JET Drop-On-Demand Ink-jet Technology is used to mark quality logos, Alphanumeric texts and 2D Datamatrix codes.Artificial vision systems or 2D codes readers are commonly used in our installations.The equipment is designed to work on a non-attended way within the continuous production cycle.The installation is designed to be integrated into the factory’s PLCnetwork to work on an automatic way with remote access.
• HIGH PRINT QUALITY• 2D Datamatrix Marking for AUTOMATIC DATA capture • HIGH FLEXIBLILITY due to re-programable Robot tasks• FAST WRITING cycles
• LOW MAINTENANCE• HIGH RELIABILITY of ROBOT working technology• REDUCES TRACEABILITY RISKS and MAN LABOR
The SMARKTEC automatic 2-axe linear moving device is the right option to increase pipe marking productivity as well as reducing manual maintenance of the equipment.
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