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IPF 2002 - BOOTH # 6Q-04 (Kodama Chemical)

EGS Gauging TO DISPLAY SYSTEM 21 WEB MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM WITH NEW FULL SPECTRUM INFRARED SENSOR AT IPF 2002

New Windows 2000 Professional™ Operating System Offers Multi-Lingual Operator Interface Including Japanese Language Characters

Billerica, MA (October 3, 2002)…EGS Gauging Inc. (EGS Gauging), a provider of specialty web product measurement and control solutions, will feature the latest release of their SYSTEM 21 product at IPF 2002 in Tokyo, November 9-13. The system will be equipped with the company’s newly enhanced Spectra-Beam HR full-spectrum infrared (FSIR) sensor, designed to provide film and sheet producers with a better capability to measure and control the thickness of their web product.

In addition, the system will feature the latest release based on the Windows 2000 Professional operating system, which includes a multi-lingual interface, including Japanese language characters. EGS Gauging will exhibit at the booth of Kodama Chemical (Booth 6Q-04), the company’s authorized distributor in Japan.

The SYSTEM 21 is designed for companies producing film & sheet products and coated and converted products, , and is used in a wide variety of continuous web applications. It provides a powerful, yet user-friendly, arsenal of product measurement and control capability unmatched in the industry. It is based on a network-distributed architecture with Windows 2000 Professional and Wonderware?, the number one selling user-customizable process control software product in the world. The use of Wonderware’s products provides access to over 1000 standard links to third party devices such as temperature controllers, drives and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) and includes comprehensive supervisory and data management systems which allow connectivity to standard Microsoft? applications such as Excel? and Access?.

SYSTEM 21 now comes equipped with the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. Introduced in June 2002 by EGS Gauging at the ChinaPlas show in Shanghai, China, the latest release of EGS Gauging’s SYSTEM 21 benefits include less downtime and increased system speed, thereby reducing costs through improved management and productivity. Windows 2000 combines the ease of Windows 98 with the manageability, reliability and security of Windows NT at speeds 30% faster than Windows 98. Windows 2000 is easier to deploy, manage and support using an intelligent user interface, and is designed with modifications to prevent crashes, provide Windows File Protection, and the ability of the operating system to “self-heal”.

The EGS Gauging Spectra-Beam HR sensor being displayed at IPF 2002 is a new generation of infrared sensors from EGS Gauging. EGS Gauging was the original developer of FSIR (full-spectrum infrared) technology, which uses an infrared light beam to measure the total thickness of the web as well as allowing the discrimination of individual layers or constituents in the product. The new Spectra-Beam HR sensor is an enhanced FSIR product, using a more focused infrared light beam to allow even greater profile resolution for greater streak detection and enhanced edge measurement and control.

EGS Gauging’s Mark III Industrial Scanner is the latest high-performance scanning platform engineered to provide fast, high precision, cross machine scanning measurement for EGS Gauging on-line sensors. It is designed especially for demanding applications where maximum durability, cleanliness, and performance are required. An all-new “unibody” design incorporates a 3/8” thick heavy tubular steel structure that provides high stability while isolating internal scanner components from the environment. The enclosed unibody design protects the scanning hardware and electronics from the environment and also eliminates the potential for contaminates to drop from the scanner onto the web. The unique design of the MARK III makes it an ideal solution for requirements where the hardware is subjected to dust, high temperature, moisture and fiber, or where cleanliness is critical.

A powerful distributed scanner processor is incorporated within the Mark III scanner frame to provide local processing for all data acquisition and scanning functions. An ethernet network connects the scanning frame and sensor(s) with the Operator’s Workstation and other 3rd party devices for instantaneous exchange of product/process data, and control.

The SYSTEM 21 provides expansive connectivity capabilities for PLC’s, drives, controllers, third-party devices, and Windows? applications, offering complete line-wide automation and factory-wide integration.

A host of SYSTEM 21 products are also available to companies looking to upgrade their existing measurement and control technology.

Based in Billerica, Mass., EGS Gauging is a global provider of specialty measurement and control solutions for converters, and companies in the lightweight coating, aseptic coating, co-extrusion, and biaxially oriented film and sheet markets. EGS Gauging’s product family also provides product measurement and control for a broad range of extrusion, coating, nonwovens, rubber, and metals processes.

For more information, visit www.EGS Gauginggauging.com or contact EGS Gauging Inc., 900 Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821, USA, Tel. 978-663-2300, Fax: 978-667-4033.