Industrial measurement · material handling · process control
Start with what you make, where the problem first appears, and what the process must do differently. Gauge Advisor helps manufacturers connect material handling, melt preparation, inline measurement, surface and coating inspection, web control, and finished-product quality assurance.
Start with what you make
Each solution page explains what should be measured or controlled, which technologies fit, where the important limitations are, and what information is needed before equipment can be selected.
01 · Product measurement & control
Choose by product geometry and production stage. Inline systems reveal changes as they happen; bench and automated offline systems verify finished parts, tapers, profiles, and critical locations. For surface defects, separate full-contour 3D topography on round products from camera-visible events on continuous webs.
Measure outside diameter, ovality, inside diameter, wall thickness, concentricity, full-length tapers, and raised or lowered surface flaws during extrusion or final quality assurance.
LaserLinc inline, bench, and automated lengthwise inspection systems
Explore medical measurementCoordinate diameter, insulation wall, conductor centering, surface inspection, and tension measurement through drawing, stranding, taping, extrusion, cabling, and winding.
LaserLinc product measurement with FMS tension monitoring and control
Explore wire and cable solutions
Connect resin delivery and blending, melt pumping and filtration, and finished-product measurement for pipe and profile lines. Compare OD, ovality, wall, concentricity, width, height, and qualified profile dimensions.
Advanced Blending Solutions, MAAG, and LaserLinc systems routed by the part of the line that needs attention
Explore pipe and profile solutions
Connect rubber-specific gear pumping with inline dimensional and surface inspection for seals, profiles, hose, and cord, plus qualified functional-coating measurement. Compound behavior, cure state, product presentation, and the acceptance method determine the fit.
MAAG extrex6 ER, LaserLinc dimensional and surface systems, and AIM coating measurement for validated applications
Explore rubber extrusion solutions
Compare solutions for flat-web thickness profiles, blown-film cooling and gauge control, downstream tension, guiding, winding, and reporting. The right measurement location depends on how the product is formed and handled.
Scantech measurement and visual inspection, Addex cooling and profile control, and FMS web handling
Explore film and sheet solutionsCompare full-contour 3D surface mapping for cylindrical products with camera-based visual inspection for continuous webs. Product geometry and the physical defect signal determine the inspection architecture.
LaserLinc FlawSense II and Scantech SHF3 VI for different product geometries
Compare surface inspection paths02 · Coating measurement & web control
A full-width web profile, one selected measurement position, a programmed sequence, and an area thickness map are different outputs. Start with the coverage and production motion you need.
Measure coating basis weight (mass per area), physical thickness, calculated density, and side-to-side profile while separately monitoring tension, cross-web tension, and lateral position.
Scantech web gauging with FMS tension, control, and guiding
Explore web coating systems
Measure at a qualified position, along controlled robot motion, continuously at one suitable lane, or across a defined camera area on small parts, large assemblies, or a qualified lane of moving material.
AIM CoatPro point and sequence measurement with CoatPro XD area mapping
Explore AIM coating measurement03 · Plastics material & melt processing
Material delivery and melt preparation are separate but connected jobs. Resin systems move, dry, meter, and blend solid material. Melt pumps and filters manage molten polymer after the extruder.
Move plastic resin from railcar, silo, bulk box or gaylord, or bin to the machine; meter recipes accurately; dry moisture-sensitive materials; recover clean scrap; and verify source-to-destination routing.
Advanced Blending Solutions equipment, controls, application testing, and system integration
Explore resin handling solutions
Stabilize melt pressure and output, remove unwanted solids, and compare manual, continuous, and self-cleaning filtration for extrusion, compounding, recycling, and polymer production.
MAAG melt-delivery, screen-changing, continuous-filtration, and control systems
Explore melt delivery and filtrationNot sure which category fits?
A defect found at the end of a line may have started several stages upstream. Choose the closest symptom for the most useful first review.
The whole process
One downstream instrument cannot correct every upstream cause. A gauge can reveal variation but cannot dry resin. A melt pump can stabilize pressure but cannot correct web tension. Each system should measure or control a variable it can actually influence.
Fit note: not every line needs every stage. The goal is to identify the first unstable variable before adding equipment farther downstream.
Specialists for different jobs
No single manufacturer here measures or controls every variable. Gauge Advisor helps define where each system fits, what information must pass between systems, and where representative samples or a detailed line review are still required.
Resin conveying, blending, drying, storage, recovery, and plant controls.
Melt pumps, screen changers, continuous polymer filtration, and controls.
Inline and offline dimensional, wall, profile, and surface inspection.
Continuous-web thickness, basis weight, profile, reporting, calculated density, and integrated SHF3 VI camera inspection in qualified applications.
Blown-film air rings, Intensive Cooling, Digital IBC, gauge control, and coordinated Gen3 controls.
Tension sensing, automatic control, guiding, and cross-web diagnostics.
Selected-position, programmed-sequence, and area coating-thickness measurement.
Application discovery, equipment selection, integration planning, and lifecycle support.
Application-first support
A finished specification is not required. Send what you know, and we will identify the right starting solution, explain what information is still missing, and involve the appropriate manufacturer when the application is ready.
Frequently asked questions
Describe the product, process, symptom, and desired result. Gauge Advisor can determine whether the first review belongs with material handling, melt preparation, product measurement, coating inspection, or web control.
Yes. Many lines use separate specialists for material handling, melt management, dimensional measurement, coating gauging, tension, or guiding. Systems should be combined only when the process benefits and the interfaces are clearly defined.
Yes. Retrofit reviews consider available space, product or web path, utilities, controls, communications, mounting, guarding, and the capabilities of the existing machine.
Measurement tells an operator or PLC what is happening. Closed-loop control also requires a compatible actuator, a proven process response, safe limits, interlocks, and clear ownership of the machine command.
Not always. Material behavior, geometry, surface condition, process motion, environment, and the accepted reference method may require representative samples or a detailed application review.
Tell us what is being made, what is changing, and what result the line needs. We will help route the application to the right measurement, material-handling, or process-control solution.
