The encoders in the ring mill

The ring mill has six encoders to measure the ring dimensions.
The mandrel encoder is the distance from the main roll to mandrel bar.
The mandrel encoder is the value of the ring's radial thickness.
The Axial roll encoder represents the distance from the lower axial roll to the upper axial roll.
The axial roll encoder is the the height of the ring.
The centering encoder is the length of the centering cylinder.
The centering cylinder operates in a straight line, but the centering roll moves in a circular orbit based on the fixed point.
As the centering cylinder stroke increases, the centering roll closes in the direction of the main roll and away from the main roll as the length of the centering cylinder decreases.
There are two centering cylinders on each side of the main roll, and each centering cylinder has an encoder.
The TR encoder is the distance from the virtual vertex of the axial roll to the tracer roll.
The axial slide(axial stand) encoder is the distance from the main roll to the virtual roll of axial roll.
The six encoders of the ring mill are:
A mandrel encoder for measuring the radial thickness of the ring,
An axial roll encoder for measuring the height of the ring,
Two centering encoders measuring the position of the centering,
TR encoder for measuring the position of the tracer roll,
And finally, there is an axial slide encoder that measures the position of an axial slide.


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