Coating Thickness
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Coating Thickness Gauge Erichsen LayerScan 590
Traditionally, coating thickness measurement is performed offline at the quality control or at the expedition zone. The Erichsen LayerScan 590-500, revolutionizes this process by integrating a coating thickness measurement system directly into the production department.
It allows non-contact coating thickness measurement with a distance of 5 - 50 cm on line speed from 0 to 15 m/min **.
From installed based system experience, for 250um powder uncured, max. speed is 2m/min. For 100um powder uncured, max. speed is 15m/min. For 20um cured, max. speed is above 80m/min. The maximum tolerable surface speed depends on the distance between coatmaster and surface, as well as thickness of the coating and the substrate type.
There is a difference between measuring paint before or after curing.
Typically, before curing the materials are thermally slower, therefore object speed is more critical.
For the non-destructive, non-contact measurement of coating properties uses the most advanced thermal optics and digital signal processing techniques on the widest range of substrates: metal, wood, ceramics, plastic, CFRP, glass, etc..
The LayerScan 590 measurement system is used for quality and process control in the powder coating, paint and thermal spray industries.
A big benefit is the possibility to measure coating thickness early in their process, even on parts coated with uncured powder coating or wet paint.
The LayerScan 590 measures thicknesses from 1 μm to 1 mm by non-contact and nondestructive method, immediately after the application.
Regardless of the color of the coating or of the shape and material of the substrate, the device will provide accurate test results.
It works on the principle of the thermal coating resistance.
** depending on coating material, substrate material and coating thickness the measurement can be made up to 50 m/min.
For a wet paint on metal with 50um wet thickness measurement until 50m/min is possible.
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