Inspection apparatus for melting furnaces that can be used in the steel industry and method
AssigneeDanieli Automation S.P.A.
InventorsAndrea Polo, Enrico Villagrossi, Simone Mongiat
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Abstract
An inspection apparatus for melting furnaces that can be used in the steel industry, includes an inspection head and a positioning support, said inspection head including a rotating table. Said inspection head includes one or more image detection devices attached on said rotating table and which rotate in a manner integral with it. Said positioning support is suitable for the insertion of the inspection head into said melting furnace through an inlet aperture of the melting furnace. Also disclosed is an inspection method for melting furnaces that can be used in the steel industry, by means of an inspection apparatus.
Claims25
An inspection apparatus (10) for melting furnaces (100a) that can be used in the steel industry, comprising an inspection head (11) and a positioning support (12), said inspection head (11) comprising a rotating table (21), wherein said inspection head (11) comprises one or more image detection devices (17, 18, 24) attached on said rotating table (21) and which rotate in a manner integral with it, wherein said positioning support (12) is suitable for the insertion of the inspection head (11) into said melting furnace (100a) through an inlet aperture (101) of the melting furnace (100a), wherein said one or more devices (17, 18, 24) are selected from optical and/or thermal image detection devices and/or devices that detect both optical and also thermal images.
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