Automation and Control Technology, Inc. (A ∙ C ∙ T ) is committed to working with our customers to provide integrated continuous web solutions to a wide range of industries. Our goal is to provide these industries the widest range of proven measurement, control and decision support technology. We use an open systems approach and deliver value-added capabilities with application specific solutions.

In today’s markets, manufacturers face a number of challenges. Raw material and energy costs are rising; competition is on the increase; and profit margins are squeezed. Your down stream customers are also finding it more difficult to remain profitable. In addition to expecting you to deliver a quality product, they expect you to be responsive, to deliver “just in time” so they can reduce their inventory levels. A ∙ C ∙ T can help you meet these challenges.

For over 40 years A ∙ C ∙ T has built a reputation of being responsive to customer requirements. Our systems provide our customers with solutions that:

• Increase product throughput
• Reduce downtime
• Reduce scrap
• Increase the efficiency of material utilization
• Reduce costs of ownership
• Continue return on investment

Home:	Roofing, vinyl flooring, carpeting, containers, coated fabrics, fiberglass insulation and moisture barrier films.
Personal Hygiene:	Diapers, feminine products, disposable wipes, breathable films and fabrics, medical and surgical disposable products.
Automotive:	Carpet, headliners, dash board panels, filtration media, seating noise control, gasoline tanks, insulating panels, and in commercial trailers and truck bed liners.
Commercial:	PVC products, stationary, adhesive labels, electrical insulation, avionic electrical insulation, and packaging and specialty tapes.
Packaging:	Liquid packaging, aseptic packaging, dry goods packaging, portion packaging, shrink wrap, coated films and food packaging.
Industrial and Engineering:	Capacitor film, mica papers, asphalt overlay, stabilization media, conveyor belting, commercial roofing fabrics and geothermal landfill materials.

 

Cast and Extruded Sheet and Film

Applications range from very thin films (.0005”) to sheets as thick as .500”. Solutions range from simple thickness or basis weight measurement and control systems to fully integrated systems including auto-die control applications. The PMC Series of sensors provides a wide range of capabilities including both transmission and backscatter measurement technologies. Combined with the PMC Control Console, they provide a comprehensive package that provides timely manufacturing information as well as historical data for evaluation by the customer.

Blown Film

Depending on the application and the A ∙ C ∙ T sensor used, the A ∙ C ∙ T sensor can be mounted on the collapsing frame or on the edge of the layflat.

Coating and Converting

Applications include measurement of adhesives, hot melts, resins or other coatings on paper, textiles, nonwovens and plastics. Extrusion coating and laminating applications are also available. Utilizing the PMC differential measurement and control system, accurate measurement can be provided for substrate, coatings, moisture and total weight. Up to four frames with multiple sensors per frame can be provided for the most complex applications. Control can be provided for multiple process variables such as coat weight and moisture.