The successful evolution of the business now known as BST GmbH began with the development of the first register control system for gravure printing machines by the company eltromat in 1960. The company, now a subsidiary of elexis AG, has […]
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The Goal is the Perfect Print, Nothing More and Nothing Less
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Schattdecor, a family-owned international manufacturer of surface decors, has responded to the increased quality demands of global markets by upgrading its printing machines with latest-generation BST inspection and web monitoring systems. A pilot system tailored to the conditions of gravure […]
EMG hotCAM meets SMS X-Pact®
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The main objective of this application is to detect disturbances in the strip travel at an early stage and to increase the stability of the rolling process, which leads to a higher yield and an improvement in the strip quality. […]
BST TubeScan XL: 100% inspection for printing and slitting machines up to 1700 mm
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The successful TubeScan digital strobe inspection system is now available in XL format for wide web applications on printing and slitting machines (slitters): BST’s TubeScan XL inspects 100 percent of web widths between 900 and 1700 millimeters and detects even […]
EMG SOLID® IR at an automotive pressing shop in China
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In the car body and parts manufacturing industry, the pressing process poses ever increasing challenges to the control of the process itself and the reduction of scrap. Steel grades with high strength values (e.g., AHSS) and low thicknesses react sensitively […]
Surface inspection in foil extrusion: iPQ-Surface scores with intuitive, simple operation – on display at K 2022
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A perfect product needs to be manufactured from perfect materials. For example, high-quality foil is a must for flawless packaging. In order to deliver the best possible quality starting with the foil extrusion process, typical errors such as specks, gel […]
Whenever micrometres are called for – EMG thickness measurement systems for Metal Service Centres
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Steel and aluminium service centres are modern, high-performance processing companies with an extensive delivery and service programme of slit strips, sheets and blanks of hot-rolled and cold-rolled material, surface-finished strips and special alloys. They see themselves as a link between […]
Just be sure not to go too wide! Width measurement with EMG BREIMO and EMG iCAM®
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The sayings: "Please don’t go too wide or big!" or "You’re much too slim!" are often heard in one’s own family. In a figurative sense, however, they apply – very seriously meant – just as much to flat strip production. […]
Turning old into new: Is this also possible with thickness measurement systems?
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Today, plant operators are subject to increasing competitive pressure, which means that efficiency must be increased in all areas of the company. This applies to manufacturing, processing and finishing in flat strip production as well as to processing and distribution […]
Through thick and thin: EMG iTiM high-precision thickness measurement now part of the EMG portfolio
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In May of this year, EMG Automation GmbH took over MESACON Messelektronik GmbH in Dresden and integrated the company’s versatile thickness measurement solutions into the product portfolio of the "Business Unit Metals". This is an important step towards completing EMG’s […]