Weigh-Measure-Stencil (WMS)System

Features

  • Fully integrated system
  • Performs automatic weighing, length measurement, stamping, stenciling, color-banding and pipe tally reporting of steel pipe or tubular products

Lateral Transfer WMS

OVERVIEW

InfoSight WMS systems are custom machinery designed to fit into the user's pipe flow geometry.   In-line systems, lateral transfer systems and hybrid systems can be provided.

The WMS system can include any of the following automatic subsystems:

  1. Weight measurement
  2. Length measurement
  3. Weight calculation (requires length subsystem)
  4. Length calculation (requires weight subsystem)
  5. Length-to-weight tolerance checking based on allowable programmable ± tolerances (requires both length and weight subsystems)
  6. Length range verification
  7. Length subsystem accommodates API length end adjustment factor for correction of length and weight calculations for coupled pipe
  8. Color-banding (separate station with spin rolls)
  9. Stenciling using dot-matrix I-DENT® technology
  10. Stamping using dot-matrix InfoDent® technology
  11. Pipe stenciling and stamping messages can be switched from GOOD to REJECT message buffers when a reject pipe arrives at the marking station or upon tolerance or length range error detection
  12. GOOD / REJECT output at pipe drop-off can be used by user controls for pipe routing to bins
  13. Production record report printout lists a pipe-by-pipe report with time, date, piece number, length, weight, pipe condition, weight/foot and stencil/stamp message buffer number
  14. Tally report printout totalizes pipe length and weight for GOOD and REJECT pipe.   Custom report formats are available

In-line systems are designed to fit into an in-line pipe conveyor system.   Lateral transfer systems are designed to receive a pipe at a "pickup" station, and then process the pipe laterally through length, weight, color-band stencil and stamp operations, and then discharge the pipe to a "drop-off" station.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

Standard system specifications are shown below.   The specification for any given process can be modified to suit the application.   Send an email to with your requirements.

Length Accuracy ± 0.1 ft (± 30.5mm) is API standard
Weight Accuracy ± 1 lb (± 0.45 kg) is API standard
Weight Tolerance Window API default is + 6.5% / -3.5% (programmable)
Color Banding 3 stripe system with 5 color supply, plug-in selectable
Stencil Message Data 158 - 1.25" (32mm) characters, including length and weight.  API and UF logos can be marked.  Customer logo can be programmed in dot matrix form.
Stamp Message Data 30 - 0.25" (6.4mm) characters
Number of Message Buffers Ten - Includes stamp and stencil messages in each buffer
Source of Message Data Host download or keyboard entry
Host Interface
  • Electrical............RS-232C standard, RS422 or Ethernet (optional)
  • Protocol.............InfoSight Extended, Siemens 3964R/RK512, Allen Bradley DF1, Cegelek ESP, GE CCM, Programmable, TCP/IP (via Ethernet only)

Lateral Transfer Methods

  • Air or hydraulic driven paddle system

  • Motor driven walking beam

 

Technical specifications subject to change without notice.