AUTOMATIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND MACHINING THE END OF TUBULAR ELEMENTS

摘要

The present invention relates to an automatic system for measuring and machining the end of pipes comprising: measuring equipment (1) having an inner laser sensor (3) and an outer laser sensor (2) for measuring the inner and outer diameters of the pipe end; a machining station (5) having at least one tool for machining the inner diameter of the pipe (14) and at least one tool for machining the outer diameter of the pipe (12, 13), the tools being centrally operated independently of each other; an electronic central unit that provides an interface (6) between the measuring equipment and the machining tools, and comprises records of critical values of the outer and inner diameters of the pipe ends, wherein the central electronic interface (6) receives the measured values of the outer and inner diameters from the measuring equipment, compares these values with the critical values, and controls the operation of the machining tools (12, 13, 14) according to the result from the comparison, in order to bring the real values of the outer and inner pipe diameters close to the critical values.