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Vision Research has developed the MicroCert Surface Volume Imaging System for enhancement of process control of ferritic microstructure during rapid metal forming processes. The MicroCert Systems are capable of sensing and mapping microstructural features such as grain size, dislocation density, crystallographic texture, and phase distribution with a spatial resolution of fractions of an inch to a depth of several hundred microns into the strip surface. This data can be associated accurately with common quality parameters as hardness, yield strength, tensile strength and chemical composition. This ability to "see" strip quality parameters as never before, combined with an integrated intelligent perceptual network constructed from context relevant mill data, will provide 100% reporting of strip quality - on-line!

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