McWane Ductile out of Coshocton, Ohio has purchased two AGT800s. The laser gauge measurement application is for the manufacturing of various cast pipe and pole, 18’ 6” in length with a thickness range of .220 to .700” and diameters between 6 and 36”.

Feroleto Steel has commissioned their second AGT800 Laser Thickness Gauge.  This gauge is located at their Weirton, West Virginia location and was installed on a 62” Loopco Slitter to measure various steel alloys with a thickness range of .008” to .250”.  Feroleto has long-term plans to replace 10 to 12 obsolete x-ray thickness gauges with AGT800 systems.

Kevin was born in Central Ohio and is the youngest of four boys. With the exception of living in Cincinnati for a few years, he has lived in the Columbus area all of his life. Kevin was married for 14 years, has a son, Bryden, and a silky terrier, Odie.

Growing up, Kevin would explore the parks and rivers near his home. He graduated from Westland High School where he was involved with a variety of activities from Horticulture to Applied Physics. While in high school he also attended Paul C. Hayes Technical School for Electronics and Columbus State Community College for Electronics Engineering.

He eventually went to work for Xerox where he became a Field Service Technician after scoring the highest ever in the region on their aptitude test. From there he went to work for HP, subcontracted to Chase bank as an IT Coordinator while at the same time going to DeVry for Network Management. Due to health issues with his wife and mother-in-law, Kevin transitioned into an active role in their medical care.

Nowadays Kevin loves to travel, especially to Mexico. He is currently working on learning Spanish to overcome the language barrier while there. His hobbies include working on his car and car audio, going out listening to music, and dancing (he has taken ballroom and salsa lessons). He also enjoys canoeing, hiking, and other outdoor activities. When the sun is shining, he puts the top down on his car and just drives. Recently he went to Costa Rica where he went waterfall rappelling, zip lining, whitewater rafting, and even took some surfing lessons. In the spring he cruised through the Smokey Mountains with his car club and drove the Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala Skyway. He already has plans to return next year and every year after with them.