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Thickness gauging

Market Overview

During the rolling process in the aluminium and steel industries, the thickness of the strip must be measured in real-time in order to maximize product consistency and to achieve the best possible yield.
Traditionally, these measurements were made using isotope-based gauging frames. Today, thanks to improvements in technology, reliable, contact-free measurements can be made with X-rays. Isotopes, however, have the big disadvantage that transport and handling are dangerous and a large number of government regulations apply. Our X-ray modules provide a safe and hassle-free alternative to isotopes, with fewer worries and regulations around their use, storage and transport.
COMET has a long experience working with key systems providers in the metal gauging industry. Our X-ray modules are recognized by our partners as being highly stable, reliable and very long-lived.

Feature	Customer Benefit
Small footprint	Substitution of isotopes in hot mill applications
Highly stable dose	Improved measurement accuracy
Maintenance-free cables	Reducing operating costs

Market Overview

The high stability of the X-ray dose is the key requirement for ensuring highly accurate thickness gauging. Due to the demanding environment of the rolling mills, which is characterized by 24x7 operations, huge temperature variations and high humidity, the X-ray tubes and modules must be robust, reliable and easy to handle.

Application Requirements

Our Solution

COMET has developed a line of X-ray sources for the metal gauging industry. Our leading tubes for thickness gauging include:

MXR-75HP/20
MXR-101
MXR-161
MXR-226
MXR-451/26

COMET also offers complete modules to mount in a gauging C-frame.
The HSM 051 is a monoblock solution, optimized for thickness gauging with a highly-stable X-ray dose (+/- 0.05 % drift over 8 hours). This rugged, integrated module has a proven track record of providing years of trouble-free operation in rolling mills all over the globe.

HSM 051

Products for thickness gauging