Length-Based Recording of Quality Data

ibaQDR enables precise, length-related acquisition of quality data in rolling mills, processing lines, inspection plants, and other metal industry applications. Instead of relying solely on time-based measurements, ibaQDR maps each measured value exactly to its position along the product, meter by meter, foot by foot, or at a resolution defined by the user.

By combining time-based acquired data with accurate material tracking signals, the system ensures that product dimensions, cross profiles, production parameters, and reference values are linked directly to the correct product section. This mapping makes it possible to perform coil- or strip-specific analysis with full traceability, accounting for process-induced elongation and all cuts during production.

Key capabilities

• Record quality data exactly matched to the product’s length position.
• Normalize all measurements to the final product (exit coil) length.
• Compensate for material elongation and process cuts automatically.
• Adjust resolution to plant requirements (default: 1 m, freely configurable).
• Store data in coil-related files for easy analysis and reporting.

Typical use cases

• Monitoring coating thickness profiles across strip length.
• Tracking rolling forces and tensions along the product.
• Ensuring uniformity in hot or cold rolling processes.
• Providing detailed product quality documentation for customers.

With ibaQDR, metal producers gain high-resolution, product-specific quality data, enabling deeper analysis, process optimization, and verifiable quality assurance.

ibaQDR ensures that every measured value is precisely mapped to its exact position along the product length. Using time-based acquisition in combination with accurate material tracking signals, the system determines the position of each measured value relative to the product at the measuring location, then aligns and stores it against the final product length.

This approach guarantees that quality data such as product dimensions, cross profiles, production parameters, and consumption figures can be analyzed with full length correlation, even in processes involving elongation or intermediate cuts. The result is a complete, position-accurate quality dataset for each coil or strip, providing the foundation for meaningful product-related analysis and traceability.

Key capabilities

• Map time-based data to precise product length positions.
• Account for elongation and cuts during processing.
• Synchronize measurements from multiple locations along the line.
• Create coil-related data files normalized to the final product length.
• Support detailed, section-specific quality reporting.

Typical use cases

• Linking coating weight measurements to specific coil sections.
• Aligning dimensional measurements from entry and exit points.
• Analyzing process parameters in relation to product position.
• Providing traceable quality documentation for each coil segment.

By assigning every measurement value to its exact product length position, ibaQDR delivers complete and accurate quality data correlation for advanced analysis and process optimization.

ibaQDR performs automatic normalization of all recorded quality data to the final product length, ensuring that measurements from multiple points in the production process align perfectly with the exit coil’s dimensions. This process compensates for material elongation, compression, and intermediate cuts, producing a consistent length reference across all measured parameters.

The system gathers time-based measurement data at each defined measuring location, then scales and synchronizes them to the final coil length after production is complete. This normalization allows direct comparison of data from different stages, supports precise quality evaluations, and ensures that every section of the product is correctly represented in the coil-related data file.

Key capabilities

• Normalize all measurements to the length of the finished product.
• Account for elongation and cuts during processing.
• Synchronize signals from multiple measuring locations to a common reference.
• Generate coil-related files for complete length-consistent analysis.
• Enable accurate cross-process comparisons of quality data.

Typical use cases

• Comparing entry and exit profile measurements in rolling mills.
• Aligning coating thickness data to the final coil length.
• Supporting defect localization along the finished product.
• Creating consistent, length-referenced quality reports for customers.

Through precise length normalization, ibaQDR provides a unified data basis for accurate product evaluation, troubleshooting, and quality documentation.