Interpipe invested $3.1 million in a single complex of non-destructive wheel testing.
The project consisted of two stages. The first part involved the purchase of equipment for automatic measurement of wheel geometry manufactured by AMEST, which allows maintaining high product quality standards.
“The AMEST installation offers improved control of key parameters, including tread diameter, rim profile and width, disc thickness and shape, hub geometry, as well as axial and radial runout. These indicators are critically important for orders requiring high dimensional accuracy,” the company notes.
In the second phase of the project, by connecting the AMEST unit to the existing test bench, the company optimized the area of the storage room for products and eliminated unnecessary crane operations, creating a fully integrated non-destructive testing complex.
The automated line can process approximately 3,700 tons of wheels per month. It covers all types of quality control, from magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing to hardness and geometry testing.
“This new complex guarantees comprehensive quality control by integrating magnetic particle (MPI) and ultrasonic (UT) testing with hardness and geometric dimension measurements into a single automated line, ensuring a more efficient and stable production cycle for large export volumes,” said Denis Goncharov, head of investment projects.