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Precision Stainless Steel Solutions for Your Industry
SenTek Corporation offers advanced laboratory gauge systems and metallic coating sensors designed specifically for the stainless steel industry. Our comprehensive product line includes the SenTek 1000 and 500 Systems, along with specialized equipment like the SFXR-6 Metallic Coating Sensor and various X-ray thickness gauges. With over 35 years of experience, we provide high-quality, durable equipment to meet your stainless steel measurement needs. Our industry-leading customer service team is ready to assist you in English or Swedish, ensuring you receive the support you need to optimize your operations.
Contact SenTek Corporation today to explore our stainless steel industry solutions and enhance your production processes.
Precision Measurement in Stainless Steel Production
In the stainless steel industry, accurate measurements are crucial for maintaining product quality and consistency. SenTek Corporation's advanced gauge systems and sensors provide the precision you need to ensure your stainless steel products meet the highest standards. Our equipment is designed to address common challenges in the industry, helping you improve efficiency and reduce waste.
- Inconsistent coating thickness
- Quality control issues
- Inefficient production processes
- Difficulty meeting industry standards
- High material waste
- Inaccurate thickness measurements
If you're experiencing any of these issues, it's time to consider upgrading your measurement systems. Reach out to SenTek Corporation to discuss how our solutions can address your specific needs.
Stainless Steel Production With Advanced Technology
The stainless steel industry demands precision and reliability in every aspect of production. SenTek Corporation's state-of-the-art laboratory gauge systems and sensors are designed to meet these exacting requirements. Our equipment offers numerous advantages that can significantly improve your stainless steel manufacturing processes.
- Enhanced accuracy in thickness measurements
- Improved coating consistency
- Reduced material waste
- Increased production efficiency
- Better compliance with industry standards
- Real-time quality control
Don't let outdated measurement systems hold back your stainless steel production. Contact SenTek Corporation to learn how our advanced technology can revolutionize your operations.
Expertise and Support When You Choose SenTek Corporation
When you choose SenTek Corporation for your stainless steel measurement solutions, you're partnering with an industry leader committed to your success. Our team of experts brings over 35 years of experience to every project, ensuring you receive the best possible support and guidance.
- 24/7 service availability
- Emergency response within 24 hours
- Comprehensive part and service warranties
- Bilingual support in English and Swedish
- Customized solutions for your specific needs
- Ongoing technical support and training
Experience the difference that expert support can make in your stainless steel production. Get in touch with SenTek Corporation to discuss your measurement needs and discover how we can help you achieve your goals.
Take the Next Step in Stainless Steel Innovation
SenTek Corporation is ready to help you optimize your stainless steel production with our advanced measurement solutions. Our team of experts is standing by to answer your questions, provide detailed information about our products, and offer personalized recommendations based on your specific needs. Whether you're looking to upgrade your existing systems or implement new technology, we have the knowledge and experience to guide you through the process.
Don't settle for less than the best when it comes to your stainless steel measurement needs. Reach out to SenTek Corporation today and take the first step towards enhancing your production capabilities and product quality.
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Laboratory Gauge SystemsList Item 1
SenTek Off-Line Measurement
SenTek now offers coating and thickness measurement as a laboratory off-line measurement. Our off-line sensors are built around our small, cost-efficient 500 System electronics platform, with application software suited for laboratory use.
The laboratory system application includes measurement storage and data management, measurement export and hardcopy printouts, and all of the sensor diagnostics and service features that are also included in our regular on-line gauging systems.
All of our sensor products can be configured as laboratory sensors for measuring the same coating and thickness parameters as our regular on-line gauges, but without any influence or interference from the process.
Our off-line gauges feature fast, rugged connectors that permit the user to install, service, and move the equipment with very little effort. The 500 System and the laboratory sensors are identical to the regular on-line gauge components and can be interchanged with the on-line gauge at any time for added service, spare parts, and flexibility.
Additional Product Advantages
-Set up gauge calibrations for new alloys, products, and processes when the on-line gauges are difficult to access.
-Use in the quality control laboratory to speed the QC process considerably, eliminating guesswork and uncertainty.
-Add a line of defense to prevent any out-of-spec product from reaching your customer.
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SenTek 1000 SystemList Item 2
For Gauges, Scanners, Data Logging, and Automation Projects
Our 1000 System is a full-featured electronics platform assembly for gauges, scanners, data logging, and automation projects.
The 1000 System is available as a single- or dual-gauge configuration for isotope and X-ray thickness gauges, coat weight gauges, and Foil gauges. It is the platform base for the DataLogger 1000 System, and has been built to support our automation products, such as coating mass control and profile control.
For dual-gauge systems such as reversing mills, the 1000 platform provides many powerful features.
Our 1000 System is built entirely from commercially available, off-the-shelf DIN rail mounted components for easy service, low cost, and fast delivery. At the heart of the system sits an industrial hardened PC with Windows XP.
Inside the PC sits a high-speed multi-thread DSP card powered by LabVIEW instrumentation software.
The 1000 System supports multiple network interfaces and host link protocols, including TCP/IP, OPC, ModBus, RS-232 serial links, PROFIBUS, MessageQ, and many others.
Additional Features
-The 1000 System is available with a large number of additional Analog and Digital I/O for remote controls and pushbutton stations.
-An Industrial hardened TFT or LCD touchscreen is standard, along with a fold-up keyboard shelf. Up to 3 remote color touchscreen operator displays and keyboards are also supported.
-Also available in a space-saving wall mounted cabinet.
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SenTek 500 SystemList Item 3
Scaled Down Version of Our 1000 System
Our 500 System is a scaled-down version of our 1000 system with fewer components, smaller size, and substantially lower cost.
The 500 System is available as a single gauge configuration for isotope and X-ray thickness gauges. It is the platform base for the DataLogger 500 system, and has been built to support our laboratory measurement products.
Our 500 System is built entirely from commercially available, off-the-shelf DIN rail mounted components for easy service, low cost, and fast delivery. At the heart of the system sits an industrial hardened PC with Windows XP that is identical to the one used in the 1000 System. The reduced complexity of the 500 System gives it a very low component count that reduces cost and increases reliability.
Inside the PC sits a high-speed multi-thread DSP card powered by LabVIEW instrumentation software.
The 500 System supports many different network interfaces and host link protocols, including TCP/IP, OPC, ModBus, RS-232 serial links, PROFIBUS, MessageQ, and many others.
Additional Features
-The 500 System is available with a limited number of additional Analog and Digital I/O for remote controls and pushbutton stations.
-An Industrial hardened TFT or LCD touchscreen is standard, along with a fold-up keyboard shelf. A remote color touchscreen operator display and keyboard is also supported.
-The 500 System is built in a compact, space-saving wall-mounted cabinet.
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SenTek Samples and StandardsList Item 4
SenTek provides calibration standards for use by our customers to calibrate and maintain thickness and coat weight measurement systems.
Our engineers and technicians work with each customer to carefully select the materials for each sample set. Sample materials are selected to ensure that each gauge calibration covers the intended range of thickness, coating mass, alloys, and chemical compositions. Samples are cut, cleaned, and processed at the laboratory facility in our Columbus plant. In some cases we will travel to the customer’s plant site and perform our sample and standards laboratory in conjunction with the plant’s QC personnel and QC laboratory, to ensure perfect synchronization in the calibration results between the customer’s gauges and process QC laboratory.
SenTek’s Samples and Standards Laboratory can establish precise thickness through direct contact measurement (micrometer), and for added precision, thickness and coating by weight. At the completion of each Samples and Standards project, a certificate is issued that shows the traceability of the standards and the equipment used.
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SFXR-6 Metallic Coating Sensor
Coating Weight Gauge
SenTek’s latest revision of our successful Coat Weight Gauge features several improvements and enhancements. The system is now capable of two-component measurement and includes a coating mass control feature.
Our sensors and scanners are built to withstand the rough environment and harsh chemicals of the hot dip and electro-plate galvanizing line. High-speed signal processing and precision drive components work together to measure and map the coating across the strip fast and accurately.
SenTek is currently able to offer two-component measurement in the Al-Zn, Zn-Fe, Zn-Ni, Zn-Cr, and Cr-Al families of coating mass products.
SenTek’s Coat Weight Gauge system can be installed onto existing O-frames/scanners that we refurbish as part of the system conversion, or we provide a complete gauge scanner built on our own complete O-frame Scanner.
Our Coating Weight Gauges are built with the SenTek 1000 Gauge Electronics Platform. High-speed measurement, pin-point diagnostics, coil reports, trending, and network interfaces are just some of the great features of our Model 1000 Gauge Electronics Platform.
High Resolution Profile Displays:
SenTek’s 1000 Coat Weight Gauge system features multiple operator screens with high-resolution profile displays and a complete set of statistical analysis of each coating profile. Anomalies and defects are quickly displayed and reported. Momentary undercoats, dross streaks, and strip coating flutter are some of the defects that we can detect and report.
Our Coat Weight System is available with several coil report options for quality reporting, production tonnage, zinc usage, and many others that are archived, displayed, recalled, and printed as desired.
Coating Mass Control:
A pressure and distance control for setting, tracking, and correcting coating mass based on preset variables and gauge feedback on air knife pairs at Hot Dip Galvanizing lines. The control system is a parametric algorithm with limited degrees of freedom for the air knife distance setup. Fine adjustment of coating mass is done continuously with air knife pressure, while air knife distance is maintained at the setting required for each control parameter group.
The control program features a LEARN mode (sometimes known as a “Shadow Mode”), where control action is displayed but not passed on to the air knife. In this mode the model compares the control action to the predicted results and sets up corrective coefficients that “teach” the model about any changed behavior in the process.
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STG-1 Am-241 Gamma Gauge 1000mCi
Gamma Thickness Gauge
For the latest design of the gamma gauge system, SenTek listened to shift electricians, millwrights, and control engineers to provide gamma gauges that offer easier service, faster measurement, and lower noise than ever before.
The STG-1 gamma thickness gauge is a low-intensity thickness gauge primarily for inspection gauges, slitters, crop shear stations etc. Built with robust components, its simple design features the lowest component count of any gauge device that we make. The simplicity and robust design has resulted in a service record of nearly ten years MTBF.
The STG-1 gamma thickness gauge can be mated with either the SenTek 1000 or the SenTek 500 Gauge Electronics Platforms for a complete and competent gauging system.
Why Gamma Gauges? Gamma gauges are insensitive to changes in the alloy chemistry composition of the material being measured. They are also robust and simple, since they do not require any tuning components.
SenTek’s gauge device design contains a built-in automatic check sample that allows repeated and precise tracking of gauge accuracy and performance. Automate the gauge check.
The simple construction of the STG gamma sensors makes it possible to construct very narrow and low-profile thickness gauges for tight spots.
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STG-2 Am-241 Gamma Gauge 3000mCi
High-Intensity Gamma Thickness Gauge
For the latest design of the gamma gauge system, SenTek listened to shift electricians, millwrights, and control engineers to provide gamma gauges that offer easier service, faster measurement, and lower noise than ever before.
The STG-2 high-intensity gamma gauge has all the same great features of the STG-1 gauge, but adds multiple signal strength for much lower noise and faster measurement. This gauge is primarily intended for aluminum hot rolling applications as well as steel and stainless steel cold rolling.
The STG-2 gamma thickness gauge can be mated with either the SenTek 1000 or the SenTek 500 Gauge Electronics Platforms for a complete and competent gauging system.
Why Gamma Gauges? Gamma gauges are insensitive to changes in the alloy chemistry composition of the material being measured. They are also robust and simple, since they do not require any tuning components.
SenTek’s gauge device design contains a built-in automatic check sample that allows repeated and precise tracking of gauge accuracy and performance. Automate the gauge check.
The simple construction of the STG gamma sensors makes it possible to construct very narrow and low-profile thickness gauges for tight spots.
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STXR-10 X-Ray Thickness Gauge
Universal Light Gauge X-Ray
The STXR-10 X-ray is a new X-ray sensor for a wide variety of aluminum sheet products as well as light-gauge steel, stainless, copper, and brass. STXR-10 is a compact and light-weight modular sensor. It is mechanically identical to our STXR-1 foil gauge – It differs from the STXR-1 only in its tuning and application.
The STXR-10 thickness gauge can be mated with either the SenTek SenTek 1000 or the SenTek 500 Gauge Electronics Platforms for a complete and competent gauging system.
The STXR-10 and the 500 system are the main components of our new 535 modular X-ray gauge.
Compact X-ray Source: Our STXR-10 X-ray source assembly is a compact assembly with a unique air vent/air flow arrangement. With low-volume forced-air cooling, the STXR-10 will operate comfortably in ambient temperatures of 80 to 90 degrees C and beyond.
Isotope-to-X-ray conversion: The very small size of the STXR-10 sensor components makes it possible to fit the entire X-ray assembly in the source housing of an older isotope gauge. This permits us to convert older isotope gauges to modern high-speed X-ray gauges without any mechanical changes to the process line.
For new gauge installations, the very small size of the STXR-10 permits it to be installed in low-profile, narrow housings and C-frames.
Thermal Stability and Conditioning: All of SenTek’s gauge sensors, including the STXR-10, can be equipped with external, hardened thermistors for air gap temperature monitoring. They can also be equipped with heated air wipes and air columns for even greater thermal stability.
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STXR-4 X-Ray Thickness Gauge
The STXR-4 X-ray thickness gauge is used primarily for steel and stainless steel cold rolling as a high-speed low-noise control gauge. It can also be used as a high-end monitoring and inspection gauge to find fast, repetitive thickness variations in the strip that ordinary gauges cannot see, such as third-octave mill chatter and roll marks.
The STXR-2 thickness gauge can be mated with either the SenTek 1000 or the SenTek 500 Gauge Electronics Platforms for a complete and competent gauging system.
X-ray Alloy Chemistry Compensation: SenTek offers an advanced alloy chemistry and structure factor model for our X-ray gauges to enhance the gauge accuracy.
Gauge Signal Spectrum Analyzer: As an optional feature, SenTek offers a built-in Spectrum Analyzer with our gauge software for our high-speed X-ray gauges to make it easier for mill operators and engineers to find and document repetitive thickness variations.
The Spectrum Analyzer can be further combined with a vibration Accelerometer to sort out vibration-induced gauge errors in the rolling mill.
Additional Features
-SenTek’s X-ray sensors can be built in a narrow-set, low-profile version that saves space and fits into tighter spaces than ordinary gauges.
-SenTek’s X-ray sensors can be built with handles and brackets to fit into older c-frames and mill structures.
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STXR-5 Heavy X-Ray Thickness Gauge
Compact Universal X-Ray Gauge System
The STXR-5 X-ray thickness gauge is used for heavier gauge applications such as plate mills and hot mills. It can be tuned for multiple thickness ranges and features an auto-set function for each thickness range.
The STXR-5 heavy X-ray gauge is available with the SenTek 1000 Gauge Electronics Platforms for a complete and competent gauging system.
High Temperature Gauge Environment: In the hot rolling environment, our C-frames are equipped with high-temperature seals and windows, water cooling and forced air continuous venting to ensure a long life, stable measurement, and safe operation. The low surface area design and high-reflectivity sensor windows minimizes heat pickup from the process.
Pin-point diagnostics, visual parts identification, and electronic troubleshooting are several features of the SenTek 1000 that makes our gauging systems easy to service even in difficult and hazardous locations.
Additional Features:
The STXR-5 heavy X-ray gauge features our SenTek 9001 X-ray source package. This is a light-weight compact monoblock hybrid-tube design that is significantly smaller, lighter, and less expensive than the X-ray sources of past generation thickness gauges.
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