Automation of Mechanical Testing for Steel Plates

摘要

New mechanical testing facilities for steel plates have been in operation at Kashima Steel Works since April, 1995. These facilities handle the processes for flame cutting, sorting, machining, identification, and tensile testing of test pieces after they are received. All the processes are under computer control. We were able to shorten the time required for mechanical testing from two days to one day by changing the batch process to a continuous process.