Marveloc is our brand name for the sensor head modules embedding our thickness and basis-weight measuring technology. Marveloc stands for compatibility to the environment as well as robustness and scalability towards solutions containing multiple sensor heads.

Our Marveloc brand houses a number of different sensor sub-technologies as part of.

• M-Ray

Hammer-IMS incorporates its genuine M-Ray technology into its products. The origin of the technology lies in physics, with the so-called ‘millimeter waves’. Hammer-IMS has advanced and complemented these millimeter waves with state-of-the-art electronics, algorithms and mechanics to create the M-Ray technology. The high dynamics of Hammer-IMS M-Ray waves allow for high-precision thickness, basis-weight measurement or anomaly detection. The M-Ray technology has a broad application reach because the electromagnetic waves can penetrate through most non-metallic materials. The working principle of M-Ray-featured products of Hammer-IMS is straightforward: the longer it takes for the M-Rays to penetrate the material, the thicker or denser the material.

• C-Ray

Our C-Ray technology, as part of our Marveloc thickness and basis-weight measuring products, combines robust capacitive technology with integrated variable-standoff compensation. Thanks to the fact that Hammer-IMS has developed its own internal capacitive technology with its own sensor geometry, we are able to provide solutions that are either optimized for small measurement spot, precise measurement performance, increased measurement gap, or a combination of these. Our C-Ray technology allows for a minimal-effort integration into our CHARIOT scanner machines, making it extremely valuable for thickness measurement in thin-film plastics extrusion lines which are cost-sensitive and typically come with limited space availability next to the extrusion line.

• U-Ray

Our U-Ray technology is all about ultrasonics. Electromagnetic fields (C-Rays) or electromagnetic waves (M-Rays) do not penetrate metal or metallized objects. That is why for steel film or coated steel film, e.g. in the market of battery film, we help you out with our U-Ray technology. Hammer-IMS’s U-Rays use the same algorithms and calibration techniques as earlier introduced in our M-Rays technology, so we are able to provide you with stable measurement results. Note that our U-Rays are optimized for thinner materials.

• L-Ray

The L-Ray technology is based on one or more laser triangulation sensors. In a typical setup, the L-Ray sensor technology of Hammer-IMS applies two opposing laser sensors to measure the thickness of sheets or films in a differential way (one laser on top, one laser below). The choice of the specific sensor will be matched with the customer’s application: high-range versus high-precision, rough or shiny surface, etc.