FMS Force Measuring Systems AG
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FMS Force Measuring Systems AG is a world leader in the manufacture of Web Tension Measurement and Control products as well as Web Guides for material positioning. Since our inception following a management buyout of the tension control products group from FAG Kugelfischer FMS has been dedicated to refining existing products and developing new ones that offer industry leading specifications and the highest technological advancement.
FMS offers the widest variety of tension sensors featuring models for every application in all converting, packaging, and printing industries. They feature FMS's signature stainless steel sensor bodies and offer the industry's best performance specifications for accuracy, measuring range, and overload protection ensuring they never fail and do not require frequent calibration.
FMS electronic units are available in many versions for tension measurement and control. They come in easy to use analog or digital models and feature multiple channel versions and most field BUS interfaces.
FMS also developed a complete line of web guide products including steering frames, actuators, digital controllers, and edge sensors in optical, ultrasonic, and line guiding models, to offer the most complete line of web handling products available worldwide.
Contact:
FMS USA, Inc.
925 East Rand Road Suite 207
Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (USA)
Tel. +1 847 392 7872
Fax +1 847 392 7873
Email: fmsusa@fms-technology.com
FMS (UK)
Highfield, Atch Lench Road
Church Lench
Evesham WR11 4UG (Great Britain)
Tel. +44 1386 871023
Fax +44 1386 871021
Email: fmsuk@fms-technology.com
World Headquarters
FMS Force Measuring Systems AG
Aspstrasse 6
8154 Oberglatt (Switzerland)
Tel. +41 44 852 80 80
Fax +41 44 850 60 06
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