Apparatus, namely, processors in the nature of computers with display panels which acquire, process, display and control industrial process information including diameter, width and other physical properties of monitored objects, and which may be used with diameter measurement devices, neck and lump detection devices, cable insulation test devices, cable capacity measurement devices, cable conductor eccentricity measurement devices, X-ray measurement devices for measurement of high-voltage cable sections, ultrasound diameter and layer thickness measurement devices, length measurement devices, speed measurement devices with analog output, length sensors having a quadratic interface, extrusion heads with an analog output, switches, and product sensors, all for recording, measuring, processing, compilation, storage and display of data for measuring, regulating, monitoring, and quality control functions for industrial products and processes in the wire, cable, plastic and rubber industries; and computer programs for use to acquire, process, display and control industrial process information including diameter, width and other physical properties of monitored objects; data carriers, namely, [CD's, optical disks,] hard drives, and flash drives containing computer programs which acquire, process, display and control industrial process information including diameter, width and other physical properties of monitored objects; data carriers featuring solid state storage, namely, a nonvolatile storage medium that employs integrated circuits and containing computer programs which acquire, process, display and control industrial process information including diameter, width and other physical properties of monitored objects