Billet Weighing System

Caster torches typically cut all billets to a given length. Cutting to length, however, results in large variances in actual billet weight. Rolling mills roll by weight rather than length. Overweight billets leave rolling mill customers with extra “scrap” steel, which has to be returned and re-melted.

Cutting by weight, rather than length, resolves the scrap/re-melt problem. Rugged construction and an easily customized operating system ensure that billet weighing systems will work for any caster in any environment.

With more than 25 systems in operation worldwide, savings from reductions in shorts and scrap will pay for an installed system in less than a year. Manufacturers that installed billet weighing systems in 1987 are still reaping the benefits today.

• Delivering exact billet weights improves melt shop yield by 0.5%.
• Reduced tailings improve rolling mill yield by 0.5%.
• Achieve weighing accuracy of ±1 kilogram per every 1000 kilograms.