Sheet metal thickness gauge which is also known as gage is a device which is able to indicate the thickness of sheet metal of a specific material. Commonly, as the thickness of the sheet metal material is smaller, this sheet metal thickness gauge will indicate the increasing number. It is based on the steel weight so that you can have more calculation efficiency for the cost of the material which is used. The metal sheet gauge is in the range of 35 up to 6 gauge.
Furthermore, the standard gage for sheet steel from the manufacturer is that the sheet metal thickness gauge is based on the weight steel of 41.82 pounds per square foot per inch of thickness. In other words, a 10 gage steel sheet with 0.1345 inch thick has the weight of 41.82 x 0.1345 = 5.625 pounds per square foot. Meanwhile, the standard for another material such as brass and aluminum may be different.
There are a lot of types of sheet metal thickness gauge available. Steel gage is the most popular sheet metal gauge which is specified by US is known as steel gage. Meanwhile, in the UK, the most popular sheet metal gauge is British standard wire gauge. Steel sheet and black iron is some other popular sheet metal gauge which is specified by Birmingham gauge.
R2000 IDM60
One of the options of sheet metal thickness gauge which is available today is R2000 IDM60. It comes with system of non-contact dual head sensor for measuring the thickness of non-ferrous materials especially which is well matched for non-magnetic stainless steel. It is able to measure the thickness which is in the range of .005 up to 15.00 mm or .0002 up to .600 inches sheet. However, it depends on the material type.
This R2000 IDM60 sheet metal thickness gauge offers you some features including digital display for showing the thickness of the steel, operation parameter, programmable interface (Opto coupled 8-Bit PLC parallel-interface for both input and output), RS 232 interface which is galvanically isolated which allows you to document the data on a PC, measurement data documentation and analysis with RPC software.
R2000 MDM60
R2000 MDM60 is another option of sheet metal thickness gauge which features single sided coils and blanks thickness measurement method and also another ferrous material. It also comes with constant or interval measurement sensors with 5 interchangeable linear. It can be used for measuring the thickness from 0.05 up to 3.50 mm.
The features which this sheet metal thickness gauge offers include operation parameter and digital display which facilitate you to easily read the measurement, programmable for 60 types of material and also thickness, selectable interfaces (Opto coupled 8-Bit PLC parallel-interface) which is used for input and output, Opto coupled RS 232 interface fro documenting data with a PC-computer, and also measurement data documentation and analysis with RPC software.
R1000 MDM10
R1000 MDM10 sheet metal thickness gauge comes to your with some features including single sensor of coils and blanks of ferrous material thickness measurement, 3 interchangeable linearized sensors for measuring the thickness from 05 up to 2.20 mm, constant or interval measurement, digital display for showing the thickness of the sheet, operating parameter, galvanically isolated PLC parallel interface, and also RS232 interface to PC for recording data and external display.
Furthermore, this type of sheet metal thickness gauge is for monitoring the ferromagnetic sheets thickness. It comes with single sensor. The digital display of this device is able to receive the output signal then show the result of the measurement. The output signal is provided through the RS232 interface and it is processed on a PC or digital display.
