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   The Capco®  SuperRSCS™
Roll Shop Computer System

     
The Capco® SuperRSCS™ is a bi-directional roll shop computer system, designed for storage of historical information from initial receipt throughout the life cycle of all rolls, chocks and bearings.

The following areas are included:

• Initial Receipt - newly purchased rolls, chocks or bearings are added to the system
• End of Life - scrapped items are kept in memory with the scrap date and reason
• Grinding - SuperRSCS™ automatically receives host data results from the grinders and stores them or transfers them to the company Management Execution System (MES)
• Maintenance - inspection dates and results are stored or sent to Level III MES (automatic if Capco® RMS™ is installed)
• Rolling Results - Through the MES, the system receives rolling data and links them to the   individual rolls for productivity information

The Capco® SuperRSCS™ is designed either as a stand alone system or for bi-directional communication with the company Level III MES interface. As a stand-alone system, the SuperRSCS™ will automatically handle the information detailed below. Also the relevant mill data can be entered at the remote SuperRSCS™ station in the mill control room. A properly designed interface between SuperRSCS™ and mill control can make handling of this data automatic.

The Capco® SuperRSCS™ can also be designed for bi-directional communication with the company Management Execution System (MES) and the grinding machines. The SuperRSCS™ includes all software and hardware to provide a reliable MES interface (condition: the MES is installed or the technical data of the MES is already known).

This interface allows a bi-directional data exchange via ethernet and TCP/IP. This data exchange will be initiated by the MES computer. In the SuperRSCS™ the data resides in a ODBC compliant database. Individual definition and implementation of the data flow between SuperRSCS™ and MES has to be coordinated between Capco®, the customer and the vendor of the MES.

The different exchange of data between Capco® Supergrinders™, SuperRSCS™ and MES may have the following content:

• MES to SuperRSCS™:

-all the roll data the grinder needs to complete the grinding process with minimal data entry from the operator
~ this may include the automatic grind schedule for the roll shop according to the mill needs (provided that roll transportation to the roll shop is effective and controllable)

• SuperRSCS™ to MES:

- data from the roll grinders describing the results of the grind process (grind time, stock removal, roll inspection reports, etc.). The specification of this data transfer has to be done during the definition of the interface.

• Grinder to SuperRSCS™:

- all relevant data for the ground roll at the completion of each grind cycle. These may include: grind time, stock removal, grind cycle parameters, roll inspection results, etc.

• SuperRSCS™ to grinding machines:

- all relevant data to allow the grinding machine to set up for the next grind cycle with minimum data entry by the operator. The amount of data entry required depends largely upon the completeness of roll location data stored in the system

• Peripheral data:

- data from the automatic roll loading system
- data from dechocking machines
- data from bearing maintenance station
- data from the mill