Automatic roll positioner

The automatic roll positioner for the individual positioning of at least one straightening roll is an innovation combining well-known conventional and semi-automated straightening technology from WITELS-ALBERT. The high effort required with semi-automated systems is reduced by using just a single actuator with a corresponding sensor to position several rolls. It also makes no difference whether the rolls are on one and the same straightener or straightening system or on different straighteners or systems.

The use of a single intelligent tool to perform the roll adjustment functions flexibly on numerous systems, including those of different types, has resulted in a new category of wire straightening. With the automatic roll positioner it is possible to position straightening rolls objectively, exactly, reproducibly, flexibly and cost-effectively. Information about the materials in contact with the rolls and about the boundary and ambient conditions of the rolls themselves is taken into account for the positioning. Adjustments have to be specified. Data on positions, roll identification and the actual process are automatically scanned, saved, documented, visualized and made available to higher-order systems.