lbt: test laboratory

The MILL+ suite also has an LBT Framework  for managing the mechanical and spectrometry test laboratory at a steel mill, foundry, wire-drawing mill, pipe mill or similar plant. It can be used to develop solutions that control and manage interfaces with all the instrumentation and automatically acquire analyses on samples of raw materials, specimens from each heat or product samples taken straight from the production line and identified. The results are stored in the system and can be viewed from any PC station. The quality manager uses sophisticated instruments to analyse and compare process parameters and the results of tests on individual or groups of heats, and decide how to optimise the process further and produce at increasingly competitive costs.

Main features of solutions based on LBT Framework.

• Real-time availability of the results of all mechanical, spectrometry, micrographic and other tests.

• Elimination of bulky files of printed documents that are difficult to consult.

• Quick and easy to install and use.

• All measurement data accessible to all departments.

• Automatic real-time generation of Laboratory Test Reports.

• Immediate statistical analysis for qualifying raw material suppliers.

• Graphic representation of test result trends.

• Automatic acquisition of measuring instrument readings.

• Verification that the heat complies with the specifications.

• Powerful instruments for analyzing the test data log file, with provision for the application of filters by period, supplier, production line, the specimen’s dimensional parameters, heat, alloy, etc.