Q-Tech Q-bend
Integrated system for bar’s straightness checking_
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Our Q-bend system, protected by numerous national and international patents1 and already subject of numerous imitation attempts2, integrates advanced Multisensory Measurement technologies with modern Machine Learning techniques, to allow extremely accurate measurement of all parameters related to the non-straightness error of bars, tubes, beams, and longilinear artifacts in general. With dozens of installations in brass, steel, and aluminum cold drawing plants, the Q-bend system currently represents the world’s most advanced measurement solution for the detailed straightness control of metal bars directly on the line, with unparalleled speed, accuracy, robustness, and reliability. Our Q-bend system is the natural completion of the Q-Tech product lineup dedicated to non-destructive in-line testing for industrial production plants, and stands alongside the well-established systems of our Q-shape family designed for dimensional and surface defect detection and of our Q-eye family designed for bar’s ends chamfering checking. Beware of Imitations! Demand the Best for your systems!
Patents and IP Rights
(1) Depending on the specific device model and the Country of use, various details and solutions integrated into the system may be protected by specific patents granted by the relevant National and International Intellectual Property Protection Bodies. Among the most significant titles, we would like to highlight the following patents, owned by Q-Tech, jointly at the date of filing of the application with the respective competent authority: IT102015902352013 (15.05.2015), IT102017000122452 (27.10.2017), EP3701220 (26.10.2018), JP7291411 (26.10.2018), US11378393 (26.10.2018), IT102022000000707 (18.01.2022), PCT/IB2023/050361 (16.01.2023), DE202018006880 (02.02.2024).
(2) Our company has invested considerable effort and resources to protect the IP developed within the company, resulting from significant and ongoing investments in R&D. Numerous results have been achieved in this regard over the years. As a means of protecting yourself and your investments, we encourage you to always seek specific and detailed clarification regarding the actual existence and validity of alleged industrial property rights, sometimes claimed without any substantive rights by certain market players.
Straightness
Control System
The Q-bend system, with its special gravity-compensated measurement technique, allows for real-time control of the global and local straightness of bars.
