BSW commissions laser measuring system at Kehl steel plant

Badische Stahlwerke (BSW) has commissioned a 4D EAGLE S 50 measuring system at its steel plant in Kehl, Germany, for the first practical application of the technology under industrial production conditions.

The system, jointly developed by LAP and KOCKS, has been installed on BSW's wire rolling line, where wire rod and reinforcing steel are produced. The installation will allow the companies to test and further develop measurement and quality assurance technologies under actual operating conditions.

The laser-based 4D EAGLE S 50 is designed to measure long products with diameters starting from 4 mm. It captures profile and surface data for round, hexagonal, square and flat products, allowing operators to monitor dimensional accuracy and surface quality during production.

The measurement data is transmitted to SMART CORE X software for visualization and analysis, providing insights to support process optimization and consistent product quality.

Badische Stahlwerke (BSW) is a German electric steel producer based in Kehl am Rhein, specializing in construction steel products. The company uses electric arc furnace-based, scrap-fed steelmaking to produce reinforcing steel, wire rod and billets. BSW has a nominal crude steel production capacity of approximately 2.5 mln tons per year.