A.G.T. has shipped a new AGT800 laser thickness gauge for use on a vinyl sheeting extrusion line located in east central North Carolina.  The material produced on this line comes in various colors and thicknesses ranging from .025” up to .500”.  This application demonstrates the versatility of the AGT800 which can measure virtually any material in coil, sheet or strip form.

A.G.T. has been awarded three new purchase orders from Concord Steel Centre Ltd. (Woodbridge, ON) to address the upcoming decertification of Weston 5310 isotope sources in Canada.  The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has advised that certification of these sources, used on non-contact thickness gauges, will expire January 31, 2017.  The  purchase orders cover the following actions:  1) Removal, packing, leak testing and transfer to A.G.T. of two 5310 sources currently in use at Concord;  2) Replacement of an obsolete Loral 3500 isotope thickness gauge with a new AGT800 laser thickness gauge; and 3) Replacement of a 5310 source with a new AGT400 Am241 source head assembly which has already been recertified for use in Canada by the CNSC.