You produce welded tubes or profiles continuously.
Especially longitudinal or spiral tube production with a stable welding path and access behind the welding point.
Applications
Thermographic Weld Monitoring for ERW, HFI, Laser, TIG and Plasma Lines
Use ThermoProfileScanner TPS for tube mills, stainless steel tubes, steel tubes and profile welding lines where cold weld detection, pores, holes, focal position variation, poor penetration and process drift must be visible in real time.
Quick fit check
TPS is likely relevant if these statements sound familiar.
You need 100% inline seam monitoring.
Quality decisions should happen during production, not only after delayed lab or destructive checks.
You fight invisible process defects.
Cold welds, lack of fusion, asymmetric penetration, pores, holes, edge damage, and focus deviations are typical targets.
You need traceability and audit data.
Thermal images, weld parameters, quality limits, and defect positions can support quality documentation.
You want process feedback, not only inspection.
Warnings and signals can support marking, separation, correction, operator decisions, and machine integration.
Your line is fast or expensive to stop.
Inline thermography helps production teams see deviations early, reduce scrap, and stabilize setup.
Process fit
Applicable across ERW, HFI, laser, TIG, plasma and profile welding processes.
TMC lists TIG, Plasma, HFI, ERW, HFW, resistance butt welding, Laser, MAG, and MIG as supported welding processes. Typical applications include tube & pipe mills, stainless steel tubes, steel tubes, profile welding lines and automated cells where inline weld quality monitoring, NDT traceability and defect detection reduce scrap and support quality documentation.
HFI / ERW / HFW cold weld detection
High-speed tube and pipe mills where cold welds, poor penetration and process drift are critical.
TIG / WIG / Plasma stainless tube monitoring
Longitudinal tube seams and precision joining where symmetry, pores, holes and root formation matter.
Laser weld monitoring
Precision processes where focal position variation, laser position, power drops and penetration must stay stable.
MAG / MIG / automated cells
Serial welding where thermal monitoring can detect burn-through, lack of fusion, pores, or seam irregularities.
Operating window
Use TPS when your material and geometry fit the thermal measurement task.
Where customers usually gain value
Minimal decision guide.
High-speed tube mill
Best fit when line speed, scrap cost, and defect isolation make delayed inspection too slow.
Precision or stainless tube production
Best fit when penetration symmetry, surface quality, and customer documentation matter.
Laser or focused heat-source process
Best fit when small focus, position, or power shifts can create immediate quality risk.
Audit-driven supply chain
Best fit when customers require traceable, repeatable quality evidence for every product batch.
Automated welding production
Best fit when operators need objective process feedback beyond current, voltage, or visual checks.
New product setup
Best fit when parameter optimization, setup time, and repeatable process windows are central.
When TPS may not be the first choice
A clear fit matters.
TPS works by measuring the thermal field of the cooling weld seam. It is usually less relevant when the seam is not accessible behind the welding point, when the process is purely manual and one-off, when inline feedback would not change production decisions, or when the task is only a geometric surface inspection after welding.
Ask TMC to assess your lineNext step
Share the welding process, material, geometry, speed, and quality challenge.
TMC can help decide whether TPS is a strong fit and what integration approach makes sense for your production line.