NDC Technologies will exhibit its latest offering of gauging systems for the converting industries at ICE USA in Orlando FL, February 10 – 12, 2015. Attendees visiting Booth 901 will discover the effectiveness of NDC web gauging systems and how they optimize process efficiency, improve material usage, and reduce scrap for long-term savings.

NDC’s sensor portfolio includes twelve distinct technologies that can be configured to measure thickness, basis weight, moisture and coat weight across a wide range of coating and converted products. These sensors can be arranged as either fixed point or scanning measurements, depending on the application. NDC also provides measurement and control solutions for continuous coating operations, plus specialty patch and stripe coaters.

NDC’s strategies for measuring coat weight include a single direct selective measurement. These infrared sensors include its IG710S backscatter sensor that can discriminate up to six components for high-resolution measurement of adhesives, wax, polymers, acrylic and water-based coatings. In addition, NDC’s SR710S infrared reflectance gauge is able to measure thin, clear coatings on metallic foils or metalized paper and plastics.

NDC’s coat weight solutions also include a combination measurement using two sensors positioned before and after the coating station where the coat weight is calculated by subtracting these two measurements. For greater accuracy and measurement performance, NDC’s “Same Spot Measurement” assures that multi-scanner measurements traverse exactly the same path, while the “True Net Coat Measurement” utility allows both sensors (base and coat) to be calibrated against a single coat response curve for accurate coat weight measurement.

NDC’s Beta LaserMike LaserSpeed encoder measures the length and speed of any moving surface with better than ±0.05% accuracy and without contacting the product. LaserSpeed uses laser-based technology to precisely measure both web and packaging products for paper, film, sheet and foil. Applications include measuring product length and speed at the slitter/rewinder, regulating coating/laminating applications, controlling critical length cutting operations, adjusting roll speeds in flying-splice processes and monitoring web tension of products. Converters realize numerous production efficiencies and material savings.