What Is SolveTech Inc. and What Does It Do?

SolveTech Inc. is a manufacturer of precision thickness gauging systems, based at gauging.com. The company builds non-contact measurement equipment — primarily using proprietary capacitance-based technology — for measuring thin plastic film and other non-conductive materials. If your work involves producing, converting, or inspecting plastic film, coated webs, nonwovens, paper, or ceramic tape, and you need accurate thickness data without touching the material, this is the category of supplier SolveTech occupies.

Core technology: capacitance-based, non-contact measurement

SolveTech's stated specialty is proprietary thickness gauging technology built on capacitance. The measurement is described on the site as non-contact, precise, high speed, and safe to use.

The practical implication of capacitance measurement is that it suits non-conductive materials — plastic film being the primary example. Because the sensor never touches the web, the method avoids the two problems that plague contact gauges on thin film: mechanical distortion of the material and sensor wear. The site positions this as the reason its products are "a market leader in its category."

What the product line covers

SolveTech splits its hardware into off-line and on-line systems, plus custom measurement heads.

The site also lists technical data sheets for the product range, which is where you would go for specifications rather than relying on marketing descriptions.

Applications the equipment is built for

The application list on gauging.com is broad within the non-conductive materials space:

• Plastic film — blown film, biax film, cast film, and machine direction gauging
• Converting market — gauges aimed at converters rather than primary film producers
• Adhesives on film — coating thickness on a film substrate
• Ceramic tape — coating thickness gauging
• Nonwovens — nonwoven gauging systems
• Paper — paper variability gauging
• Plastic sheet — sheet rather than thin film
• Medical/specialty film and other custom applications
• Roll inspection and plastic film R&D

If your material is conductive (metal foil, for example), capacitance gauging is generally not the right fit — that is a material constraint of the technology, not a product limitation.

Beyond hardware: calculators, testing services, and consulting

SolveTech also publishes resources that are useful even if you never buy a gauge:

• Film calculators — calculate film thickness/gauge by weight, calculate thickness from roll weight or dimensions, a GSM calculator, and a plastic gauge thickness chart
• Plastic film testing services — including a free sample analysis report you can request
• Plastic film consultants — consulting engagements
• Guidance content — how to measure plastic film gauge, repeatability and reproducibility, standards for measuring plastic film thickness, benefits of blown film gauging, and what to consider when selecting a thickness gauge

The "Ask An Engineer" and FAQ pages are the direct route for a specific measurement question.

When SolveTech is the right call

Choose this type of supplier when all of the following hold:

1. Your material is non-conductive — plastic film, coated film, nonwovens, paper, ceramic tape.
2. You need non-contact measurement, either because the film is too thin or fragile for contact gauges, or because you are measuring a moving web.
3. You need either off-line lab-grade accuracy (Precision Profiler, PR2000, SpotChecker) or on-line continuous monitoring (BF200, Multichannel Array, Machine Direction systems).
4. You want thickness data tied to process control — for example, catching variability across a blown film bubble or along the machine direction.

Look elsewhere if your material is conductive, if you need a handheld mechanical micrometer rather than a gauging system, or if you only need occasional single-point checks that a simpler gauge can handle.

How to evaluate them further

The site's own recommended path is: review the technical data sheets for the specific product, read the "How Our Technology Works" and "What Makes SolveTech Unique" pages, then request a free sample analysis report so you can see measured results on your own material before committing. Contact is by phone at 302-798-5400 or email at [email protected], and the site notes international sales and service and support as separate functions.

Pricing is not published on the pages reviewed here, so treat cost as a direct inquiry rather than something you can estimate from the site.