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MTS SENSORS' LINEAR POSITION SENSORS PROVIDE PRECISE FEEDBACK IN HYDRAULIC LEVELERS

MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Division's Temposonics® linear-position sensors provide high accuracy for repeatability and uniform production quality in hydraulic roller leveling applications. The magnetostrictive sensors can be embedded inside the hydraulic cylinders or affixed outside the cylinders that control the leveling machine movement for producing metal plates and slabs. The MTS linear position sensor is an ideal fit for this application because it offers high accuracy that ensures consistency and repeatability, which is critical for supplying metal to industries such as aerospace, military, automotive, and transportation.

"The main function of the R-Series SSI sensor in leveling is ensuring the precise position of the rolls throughout the leveling process in order to produce a smooth, flat slab that is level and within end-user specification," said Temposonics Marketing Manager, Matt Hankinson. "The R-Series' superior response and accuracy result in higher machine performance and part quality."

The rugged, reliable, non-contact sensor construction results in reduced maintenance and down time, while high shock and vibration tolerance and superior EMI and noise immunity ensure trouble-free operation. The sensors also enable customers to store pre-set configurations for a wide variety of product shapes and sizes, reducing startup and changeover times.

By optimizing the hydraulic rolling leveler's performance, MTS' magnetostrictive linear position sensors offer superior accuracy with higher consistency between changeovers and reduced setup time; precise and repeatable positioning for smoother, more controlled motion; and improved efficiency, yield, and throughput while maintaining quality. This results in higher overall productivity to the machine operator.

The R-Series SSI sensor provides the same absolute serial encoder interface (Synchronous Serial Interface) widely used in the servocontrol industry. Design flexibility and field adjustability of data format, position resolution, and polarity and synchronization parameters are facilitated through the use of an easy-to-use PC interface programming software. This flexibility allows controls engineers to accommodate a range of control interfaces and mechanical system variations within a common location, thereby helping to reduce sensor inventory.