Gypsum industry news

US: Beta LaserMike, a leading global provider of precision measurement and control solutions, will be giving a technical paper presentation at the upcoming 11th Global Gypsum Conference & Exhibition, which is being held on 17-18 October 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The paper is entitled 'New non-contact, laser-based gauge for measuring length and speed of gypsum board' and will be given by Stuart Manser, Western District Manager for Beta LaserMike. His presentation will provide a technical overview of non-contact laser measurement and describe the advantages of these over contact-type methods for gypsum board production applications. In addition, Beta LaserMike will be demonstrating the advantages of its LaserSpeed non-contact encoder over contact-type measurement methods for gypsum board processing on exhibition stand 27.

The LaserSpeed system uses advanced, laser-based technology to precisely measure the length and speed of gypsum board during production without making contact with the product. The laser encoder projects a unique pattern on the surface of the product. As the product moves, light is scattered back to LaserSpeed. This information is translated into product speed and pulses are produced to determine the product length. Length and speed measurements are captured with better than +0.05% accuracy and 0.02% repeatability.