Any dimension measuring gauge used to determine the width of an item is referred to as a width measuring device or a width gauge. The width gauge/crop meter is a widely used technology on rolling lines for measuring the shape and width of particular metal alloy slabs and formworks and cropping the excess slabs, thereby ensuring product authority and effectiveness. The Width Gauge’s primary capability is to provide a continuous, accurate, and dependable classification of steel material margins. The gauge has developed into much more than just a width gauge and, therefore, can be configured to perform various material measurement operations from a single platform.
GGC, which stands for Global Gauge Corporation, was created in 1999 and purchased Measuray’s resources, launching the inaugural PLC-based instrument called X-Ray thickness gauge shortly after that. The global gauge has acquired established industry competitors throughout the years, most recently PDM Technologies and ESC Opportunities. The global gauge has expanded its equipment portfolio and has supplied hundreds of thousands of new and upgraded gauges. Global gauge equipment collection is now widely acknowledged as the professional benchmark for non-contact width, depth, and thickness assessment technologies in rolling plants and processing units. At Global Gauges, the width gauges for steel, metals as well as other materials are well manufactured in order to provide the best measurement values along with accuracy and credibility. The Global Gauge constructed Width Gauge is an exact measurement instrument utilized in cold or hot mill application fields to evaluate the width dimension of sheets or strip commodities. Digital line-can cameras are used to snap photos of the material’s corners. The devices transmit visual information to the processing unit primarily via a fiber optic transmission line or an equivalent, avoiding the image corruption challenges associated with older analog systems. The data is analyzed on a server-grade Computer, which results in an instantaneous display of the width and the centerline deviation information on the operator’s frame. Our width gauges have always been protected by a rugged environmental housing explicitly designed for the challenging atmosphere of a manufacturing unit. Our width gauges have been exceptionally accurate, dependable, and simple to configure and then use.
Our width gauges have been arranged to optimize the application for each customer. While a single camera installation is frequently sufficient for customer requirements, we can also configure our equipment in a dual-camera and even stereoscopic configuration to increase the accuracy and precision of our results and take care of Field-of-view.
Global gauge is skilled at developing width gauges that are customized to meet the exact requirements of our clients.
Width gauges can continuously be optimized for a variety of applications, including the accompanying:
- Thermal Mills
- Chilled Mills
- Rolling Mills
- Production Lines
- Mult Assessment Post-Slit
- Dimensional Measurement of the Entire Profile
Additionally, the Global Gauge Cooperation constructed Width Gauges can effectively be adjusted to give customers complete two-dimensional profile assessments and image storage, precious in bar and plate factories. By utilizing the same core imaging concepts as the width gauges manufactured under Global Gauge Cooperation, our dimensional measurement devices can also correctly determine our customers’ products’ length, squareness, and camber. The material’s images can be saved mostly on a server-grade computer included with the device or streamed live to the customers’ system.
Width Gauges are used for diversified purposes:
Width gauges for permanent, reliable, and accurate measurement of the width of hot steel. The Width Gauge’s primary capability is to provide a continuous, accurate, and trustworthy assessment of steel material surfaces and edges. The gauge has developed into far more than just a width gauge and, therefore, can now be designed to perform various material measuring functions from a unified platform. The device can measure width and centreline divergences and deviations in its most basic configuration, or it may be extended to monitor flatness and bar-end geometry in case of crop shear optimization of the thermal profile. The gauge’s comprehensive tools and precise specifications provide a variety of advantages over more traditional methods. For example, Primetals Technologies Limited is a pioneer in non-contact gauging devices and systems. The technique employs a stereoscopic camera set vertically over the strips or plates and gazing down across the roll table. There are two methods of operation: radiant phase (utilizing infrared radiation) for steel surface temperatures greater than 650 degrees Celsius or backlight method for metal or steel edge temperatures less than 650 degrees Celsius. Additional measuring capabilities can be integrated into the Width Gauge via an upgrade. The stereoscopic configuration is expected to mitigate the inherent difficulties of measuring hot strips as well as plate widths, such as passing and thickness changes, as well as material inclination, elevation, and wobble. It has a high resistance to thermal as well as mechanical pressures. Gauging systems are available for installation across the hot rolling manufacturing unit, from the furnace outflow to the bottom plate or coiler shear entry. The Width Gauge is firmly founded on over 25 years of practical field experience and over 250 installed units globally. Compassionate, high-resolution line examination and assessment of the CCD technique are used for measurement.
