Thickness Gauging - Box Gauge

Gapless gauging for aluminium strip

Box gauge overview

MTG Box Gauge is designed for use in aluminium mills and process lines. The technology is completely insensitive to anything in the measuring zone, except the metal strip. The gauge will, therefore, measure true strip thickness, unaffected by coolant, dirt, steam, air temperature variations, etc.
Since the MTG Box Gauge is material-independent, there is no need for alloy compensation and calibration.

Product Benefits

Increased mill production time

<p>In a production process running 24 hours a day, every minute of production time is precious. Thanks to its alloy independence, the MTG can increase available production time by eliminating the need to stop for standardization and calibration.</p>

Tighter strip tolerances

<p>The ability to produce strip to tighter tolerance maximizes productivity and minimizes the costs associated with non-conforming strip. It also increases the strip producer’s accessible market to include products with tighter tolerance requirements.</p>

No health concerns

<p>Switching to the MTG Box Gauge from X-ray or isotope gauges eliminates health and environmental concerns as well as the inconvenience of restricted areas. This makes your plant a safer and more efficient place to work.</p>

Negligible costs for maintenance

<p>Share the experience of a virtually maintenance-free gauge with a large number of MTG users. Our robust gauge design, with no fragile or aging components, makes this possible.</p>

Short payback time (ROI)

<p>Each process application has potential for improvement. Add up your costs for mill downtime, non-conforming material, maintenance, spare parts, calibration and security associated with your existing X-ray, isotope or contact gauges.</p>

Our offerings

Gauge head PMGG201

Due to its heavy duty construction and the stability of its measuring principle, the MTG Box Gauge can be used in locations where it is impossible for other gauges to function.

Control unit PMGA200

The Millmate Thickness Gauging system is an intelligent measurement system designed for user-friendly commissioning, operation and service.

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More than a gauge

Due to its heavy duty construction and the stability of its measuring principle, the MTG Box Gauge can be used in locations where it is impossible for other gauges to function.

Stretching the limits of measurement

In a cold rolling mill, measuring and controlling the thickness of aluminum metal strip is as important as it gets. ABB’s Millmate thickness gauging (MTG) system does this accurately, dependably and safely.

Thickness Gauging - Service

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