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Right from the start of our time operating in the UK we have been installing turnkey measurement systems for thickness. When looking to control the thickness of material in a continuous process line a customer will often look to the combination or pairing of individual sensors directly opposed to each other in order to make the thickness calculation. The initial costs of a homemade solution can appear attractive, but this very often leads to poor results as key criteria for successful measurements are often overlooked. Factors to consider include alignment of the sensors, signal synchronisation, environmental influences on mounting materials used, calibration of the whole system and analysis of the measurements made. Only when all these factors are considered, understood and implemented can the system really work well. Micro-Epsilon Systems Division addresses all these issues by providing a complete turnkey package that combines our understanding of the sensors with experience of mechanical mounting and construction to ensure reliable operation in a wide range of conditions. With more than 300+ installations worldwide in metal, rubber and plastics industries we have system solutions already developed for many common applications. Typical applications in metal include strip thickness, cross profiling, crown, wedge and edge drop. In rubber our systems are used for thickness and width checks of extruders and calendaring processes and in plastics for the thickness measurement of thin films. Further advantages of an integrated thickness gauge include more data capture from the process, logging of trends and alarm functions based on customer defined tolerances. Cost savings can be made by producing to tighter to tolerances and documentation of results from production for traceability is also made available. Operating as a non-contact based measurement system, the line does not have to stop for measurements to be taken meaning that quality issues can be identified and corrected in real-time, no waiting for comparison of readings at the start and end of the production run. Our high end systems incorporate automatic calibration and adjustment so operator input is kept to a minimum or not required at all. We are able to offer solutions around all of our non-contact technologies with complete system accuracies from +/-5µm achievable. Micro-Epsilon is an innovative company that develops and manufactures high performance measurement sensors and systems for displacement, thickness, temperature and colour measurement tasks. Our sensors are more accurate, faster and smarter, with many innovative features other sensors just do not have, giving your equipment a real-world competitive advantage. If you would like to explore our vast portfolio of products and discuss your current project needs with our experienced engineers, call us on 355 or send your requirements to #anniversary #moreprecision #microepsilon

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