IMS Systems to Provide Worthington Steel with Three Center Line Thickness Gauges
09/08/2014 - IMS Systems Inc. has received an order from Worthington Steel for three XR X-ray Gauges to measure center line thickness of strip processed in the company’s Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, plant near Cleveland.
Two of the gauges will be placed on the facility’s 42-inch reversing cold mill line, and one will be placed on a 32-inch temper mill line. Installation will take place in the fourth quarter of 2014 or first quarter of 2015.
“I am pleased that Worthington Steel has invested in our technology,” said John Buckman, IMS’s general manager and vice president of operations. “The addition of XR X-ray Gauges to their production lines should help them improve product quality and overall operating efficiency.”
IMS’s XR Gauges offer many valuable features and benefits, including 99.9% accuracy of thickness measurements; modular design; easy retrofitting to existing lines; affordability; lower statistical noise than isotope gauges; robust ionization chamber design; no standards magazines; and maintenance-free, greaseless, high-voltage cable design.
"The XR Gauge's ability to communicate seamlessly with control systems on the production line, as well as the high quality of detectors, measuring amplifiers, x-ray generators and tubes the gauge contains, make it particularly beneficial to cold mills," said Mr. Buckman.
Key performance data include an air gap of 12" (300mm) or 24" (600mm); throat depth of 48" (1200mm), 63" (1600mm) or 87" (2200mm); and measuring ranges for steel, stainless, aluminum and copper from .004" (0.1mm) to .394" (10.0mm).
Worthington Steel is a division of Worthington Industries, a global company that processes steel for use in a variety of industries, including automotive, construction, hardware and aerospace. Worthington Industries employs 10,000 people at nearly 80 facilities in 10 countries. The company’s 2013 fiscal year sales totaled US$2.6 billion. Worthington Industries was founded in 1955 by John H. McConnell and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
IMS Systems Inc. is a leading manufacturer of x-ray, optical and isotope measuring systems. These gauges measure the width, length, thickness, flatness, coating weight, cross-profile and other characteristics of hot and cold, ferrous and non-ferrous strip, plate and tube. IMS gauges are found in mills and service centers throughout North America, often with multiple units on single production lines. IMS supports its quality systems and equipment with a comprehensive array of parts, service, and training that helps customers optimize productivity. The company is headquartered in Heiligenhaus, Germany, near Düsseldorf. Its North American headquarters are in Mars, Pa., near Pittsburgh, and the company’s Southeastern Service Center is located near Mobile, Ala.
“I am pleased that Worthington Steel has invested in our technology,” said John Buckman, IMS’s general manager and vice president of operations. “The addition of XR X-ray Gauges to their production lines should help them improve product quality and overall operating efficiency.”
IMS’s XR Gauges offer many valuable features and benefits, including 99.9% accuracy of thickness measurements; modular design; easy retrofitting to existing lines; affordability; lower statistical noise than isotope gauges; robust ionization chamber design; no standards magazines; and maintenance-free, greaseless, high-voltage cable design.
"The XR Gauge's ability to communicate seamlessly with control systems on the production line, as well as the high quality of detectors, measuring amplifiers, x-ray generators and tubes the gauge contains, make it particularly beneficial to cold mills," said Mr. Buckman.
Key performance data include an air gap of 12" (300mm) or 24" (600mm); throat depth of 48" (1200mm), 63" (1600mm) or 87" (2200mm); and measuring ranges for steel, stainless, aluminum and copper from .004" (0.1mm) to .394" (10.0mm).
Worthington Steel is a division of Worthington Industries, a global company that processes steel for use in a variety of industries, including automotive, construction, hardware and aerospace. Worthington Industries employs 10,000 people at nearly 80 facilities in 10 countries. The company’s 2013 fiscal year sales totaled US$2.6 billion. Worthington Industries was founded in 1955 by John H. McConnell and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
IMS Systems Inc. is a leading manufacturer of x-ray, optical and isotope measuring systems. These gauges measure the width, length, thickness, flatness, coating weight, cross-profile and other characteristics of hot and cold, ferrous and non-ferrous strip, plate and tube. IMS gauges are found in mills and service centers throughout North America, often with multiple units on single production lines. IMS supports its quality systems and equipment with a comprehensive array of parts, service, and training that helps customers optimize productivity. The company is headquartered in Heiligenhaus, Germany, near Düsseldorf. Its North American headquarters are in Mars, Pa., near Pittsburgh, and the company’s Southeastern Service Center is located near Mobile, Ala.
