Inline measurement and control systems

Materials

BOPP, BOPET, BOPVC, BOPE, BOPS and BOPA

Measurements

Thickness profile; filler content (%) for CaCO₃, TiO₂ and BaSO₄; cast-film measurement after MDO and TDO

Controls

Bolt Controller (power and temperature control for up to 360 bolts); Auto Mapping (APC – Automatic Profile Control); TDO Stretch Profile; Cascade Control; Melt Flow Model

Materials

BOPE, BOPP, BOPA and BOPLA

Measurements

Thickness profile; filler content (%) for CaCO₃, TiO₂ and BaSO₄; barrier-layer measurement

Controls

Air Ring Control — accurate mapping of the film-thickness profile to the corresponding air-ring zones or die

Materials

CPP, CPE, PET, TPU, MDO, PVB, EVA, PMMA, stretch film, PVA/PVOH and hygiene films (breathable and non-breathable)

Measurements

Thickness profile and filler content (%) for CaCO₃, TiO₂ and BaSO₄

Controls

APC Bolt Controller (power and temperature control for up to 360 bolts); Auto Mapping (APC – Automatic Profile Control); Machine Direction Control; Melt Flow Control

Measurements

Thickness profile, basis weight and density

Controls

Bolt Controller (power and temperature control for up to 360 bolts); Machine Direction Control

Measurements

Basis weight (GSM), coating weight and single-layer basis weight (GSM)

Controls

APC Bolt Controller (power and temperature control for up to 360 bolts); Auto Mapping (APC – Automatic Profile Control); Machine Direction Control; Melt Flow Model

Materials

Galvanized steel (Zn), Galvalume (Zn/Al), aluminized steel (Al), tin-coated steel (Sn), metallic coatings on steel, copper and brass

Measurements

Coating weight and thickness
– Coating-weight range per side: Zn: up to 550 g/m²; Zn/Al: up to 300 g/m²; Al: up to 120 g/m²; Sn: up to 20 g/m²
– Thickness—static accuracy: ≤ ±0.5 µm or ±0.05% of thickness

Measurements

Thickness, weight, density, same-spot measurement and defect detection

Measurements

Thickness, weight, density

Measurement

Thickness – Product range: 1 to 100μm / Accuracy: Better than 0.1%

Measurement

Substrate
Wet Coating – Product range: 1 to 500g/m2
Dry Coating – Product range: 1 to 500g/m2
Dry Thickness (optional) – Product range: 1 to 3000μm / Accuracy: ± 1μm
Density (optional)

Thickness—product range

1–3,000 µm

Thickness—accuracy

±1 µm

Thickness—repeatability

Better than 0.1%

Additional measurement

Density