(Bytewise: Columbus, GA) -- Bytewise Measurement Systems has released new embossing-depth software with the high-resolution CrossCheck Laser Profile Sensors. It is perfectly suited for online and off-line checking of embossing depth in the manufacturing process. Embossing quality is a leading aesthetic value that differentiates construction products such as siding, trim boards, and deck boards. Embossing imparts a wood-like characteristic to the appearance of the board surface that buyers find attractive.

Some manufacturing processes apply a weather-resistant acrylic capstock over extruded foam PVC, or a complex composite material is extruded. Each method then passes through a roll stand that embosses a pattern into the material surface. Several problems can lead to nonuniform embossing depth: poor roll setup, roll wear, roll contamination due to transfer of capstock onto the rollers, and elastic behavior of the compound (die-swell and spring back).

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