Metals automation and systems integrations

Inspection, grinding, controls and more.

Precision roll quality, efficient reconditioning, and advanced shop automation—delivered by global experts in roll-shop engineering.

Precision that rolls forward

Integrated inspection, grinding, and automation systems built to extend roll life, reduce downtime, and modernize every stage of your mill operation.

Our roll shop technologies deliver a fully integrated approach to roll inspection, grinding, and automation—designed to maximize precision, minimize downtime, and extend the life of critical mill components. Utilizing advanced non-destructive testing methods such as Eddy-Current, Surface-Wave, and Ultrasonic inspection, these systems accurately detect surface and subsurface roll defects before they impact production. Modernized grinding controls and CNC-based systems enhance operator efficiency, improve surface quality, and support high-throughput environments.

Legacy roll grinders can be fully upgraded through mechanical rebuilds, electrical retrofits, and intelligent automation, bringing new levels of performance and reliability to aging equipment. Combined with a global support network and responsive service capabilities, this comprehensive roll shop solution ensures consistent quality and streamlined operations across all steel and aluminum rolling applications.

Precision control systems for every grinding application

Our Grinding Process Control (GPC) automatic grinder controls are specially designed to be retrofitted on existing grinding machines and can be mounted on ne grinding machines. This is a modular system capable ( controlling a simple infeed of the grinding wheel to complex grinding cycles.

The GPC is capable of controlling a grinding process infeed of the servo axes and the X, U, and Z axes. The GPC is capable of controlling the C, C1, X, U, and Z axes as well as the caliper and pairs with our roll inspection systems. The GPC is a modular system capable of controlling any profile that the grinder can grind, and is only limited by the grinder's mechanical limitations, and is capable of controlling the U-axis.

COLD & HOT

rolling mills

Cold rolling mill automation
Hot rolling mill integration
Tandem and 20-high rolling mills
Foil and strip mill automation
Wire and six-high rolling mills
Cold pilger mill control solutions
FURNACE

technology

Strip treatment furnace automation
Blast furnace equipment control
Tap hole drilling automation
Clay gun machine integration
CO monitoring and emissions analysis
Installed in blast furnaces worldwide

Furnace automation powered by experience

Our consistent development and expansion of the metal sector has made us the technology expert for strip treatment furnaces and blast furnace equipment. We are a global supplier of blast furnace technology innovations. The majority of our worldwide installations of blast furnaces are equipped with automation systems for tap hole drilling and clay gun machines, as well as analyzing technology such as carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and analysis.

Driving motion across the production chain

Handling machines, handling manipulators and lubrication manipulators are all indispensable aids for an advanced production chain. While our customers design machines, we bring them to life with advanced drive, automation, visualization, and control technology. Our portfolio even includes house-high forging manipulators for steel mills. Our innovations are an essential part of any production chain.

HANDLING

machines & manipulators

Handling manipulators for flexible movement
Lubrication manipulators for process efficiency
Forging manipulators for steel mill operations
Automation and control integration
Advanced visualization and diagnostics
Drive systems that power industrial motion
STRIP

lines

Control systems for strip processing lines
Thermal and chemical processing automation
Cross and longitudinal slitting systems
Tin plating and galvanizing line controls
Pipe welding line automation
Shears and rotating saw integration

Automation that keeps your strip lines moving

We also possess extensive experience in the field of strip line automation, having supplied control systems for strip processing lines used in tin plating and galvanizing, thermal and chemical processing, cross and longitudinal slitting, pipe welding lines, shears, and rotating saws. Our solutions enhance productivity and overall efficiency through innovative automation.

Precision control systems for every grinding application

Our LGC30, LGC60, and PGC9400 automatic grinder controls are specially designed to be retrofitted on existing grinding machines and can be mounted on new grinding machines. This is a modular system capable of controlling a simple infeed of the grinding wheel to complex grinding cycles.

The LGC30 is capable of controlling a grinding process infeed of the servo axes and the X, U, and Z axes. The LGC60 is capable of controlling the C, C1, X, U, and Z axes as well as the caliper and pairs with our roll inspection systems. The PGC9400 is a modular system capable of controlling any profile that the grinder can grind, and is only limited by the grinder’s mechanical limitations, and is capable of controlling the U-axis.

AUTOMATIC

grinder control

Modular, retrofit-friendly design
Controls from simple infeed to complex cycles
Supports multiple axes (X, U, Z, C, C1)
Integrates with roll inspection systems
Capable of any profile within grinder limits
U-axis precision control