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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2002
In the context of an ever increasing demand for best surface quality of cold rolled strip, the efficiency of visual inspection is becoming more and more important. VOEST-ALPINE Mechatronics has already developed several combined systems based on automatic inspection followed by the inspection by a human inspector. Such systems are operated successfully on different lines at voestalpine Stahl. In this paper, the design features and the operation mode of these systems are described.