Gauging For Narrow Web Applications

Customizable Thickness Gauging Systems for Narrow Web Applications

SolveTech’s has been helping producers and converters measure narrow film and nonwoven webs for over 36 years.  We utilize our proprietary thickness gauging technology to measure narrow webs from 1″ wide up to 60″ wide.    We take a different approach than most gauging suppliers.   We don’t scan the web, but we instead monitor the thickness of the entire web continuously.  It is an added bonus that the technology does not contain any nuclear or x-ray hazards while measuring with the same or better precision in non-conductive applications.

SolveTech’s proprietary capacitance based technology allows us to provide producers and converters with unique tools to help them understand the uniformity and behavior of their plastic film extrusion processes.  Below are several key areas where SolveTech helps plastic film researchers:

• Narrow Web Cast Film Gauges and Nonwoven Gauges – The Multichannel Array Gauge

  • Allows producers to quickly get on target using live bar graph of the thickness across the web.
  • Creates a complete 3D map so you can see transverse direction and machine direction behavior

• Narrow Web Single Channel Gauging

  • High speed tools for diagnosing and identifying frequencies of behavior in the machine direction
  • See how process conditions improve MD variability
  • Improving the MD will typically allow for more uniform film in the TD.

• Off-Line Thickness Profiling for Narrow Web Applications

  • The profiler allows you to see the variability of the extrusion
  • See how process or formulation changes affect thickness uniformity
    

Contact us to discuss your narrow web film or nonwoven application, and we can see if we may be able to help you!

The PR2000 Precision Profiler

Profile a strip of film to see the uniformity of the material in the cross web or down web direction.  This unit delivers the highest level of accuracy and repeatability on the market.  You can see how your extrusion is performing in great detail to see the affect of small incremental improvements.  Great for blown film and cast film lines.

The SC1000 SpotChecker

The SC1000 is great for inspecting a sheet of material.  Simply place the material under the gauge head and get a reading of thickness or basis weight.  This the preferred method for materials that may have adhesive or that are very delicate.

The MultiChannel Array Gauge

The MultiChannel Array Gauge measures research cast film lines like nothing else on the market.  Great for film webs less than 60 inches wide, and it provides a complete 3D map of your film thickness.   It helps researchers get the die set up quickly which is very helpful for small batch runs.

Single Channel Gauging System for Narrow Webs

SolveTech has innovative tools to help measure webs as narrow 1″.   Custom measurement footprints can be designed to match the width of the web or to measure a critical area on that web.

Contact us here, or call 1-302-798-5400 to have a technical discussion regarding your narrow web application.

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