Vision & Control for Tube & Pipe With extensive experience of spiral mills from many different manufacturers, and having completed spiral mill installations in over fifty countries, OSL staff are able to undertake projects almost anywhere in the world.

Longitudinal Pipe Mills Our latest systems have unique features which have been developed out of our experience in solving real world problems. For example, our OD tracking systems use true lookahead tracking to counter the problems of OD height control arising from the thermal distortion of the ID weld. Applications in Longitudinal Pipe Welding • Tack Welder Seam Tracking • Tack Welder hilo & Gap Measurement Control • ID Welder Seam Tracking • OD Welder Seam Tracking • Multipass Welding Control for thick wall pipes, ID, OD, Circ • Automatic Adaptive Fill Control • Combined Bead Tracking & Inspection Systems for UT

Custom Applications With so much relevant experience ,OSL staff understand vision and control applications in tube & pipe as well as anyone in the industry. We are able to understand special requirements and develop vision and control solutions which are reliable and cost effective.

Productivity Improvements • Higher efficiencies from reduced manpower • Less repair and rework • Enables higher welding speeds • Enables more advanced weld profiles and smaller welds • Frees operator for other tasks

Tube Mill Applications Over the years, OSL staff have been involved in many tube mill applications, including: • Tracking systems for Laser and TIG welded tube • OD bead inspection • ID scarf inspection • Linetracking systems for UT and annealing applications

Quality Improvements • Accurate weld placement everytime, all of the time • Reduced defect rates • More consistent penetration • Better ID/OD interpenetration • Better bead appearance • Less reliance on individual operators

We have particular experience in fully automatic position control of multipass welding for thickwall pipes. OSL staff designed the original multipass welding systems and were first to implement a reliable control package.