ELCOMETER 415 COATING THICKNESS GAUGES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND POWDER COATINGS

Dry film thickness gauges can be tailored in the features they offer to suit specific applications. These applications include a coating thickness gauge for industrial coatings including powder coatings.

The Elcometer 415 Industrial Paint and Powder Thickness Gauge provides simple, fast and accurate coating thickness measurements on smooth and thin industrial paint and powder coatings. The gauge has a built-in (integral) probe and is available for measuring coatings on steel only using the ferrous (F) style probe or for coating on both ferrous and non-ferrous metal substrates, using the dual ferrous/non-ferrous metal (FNF) probe. Ferrous (F) probes are suitable for the measurement of non-magnetic coatings, such as paints, on ferro-magnetic substrates for example. steel, magnetic stainless steel, cast iron, etc. Non-ferrous (NF) probes are suitable for non-conducting coatings on non-ferrous metals, such as aluminium etc. This dual FNF probe system is useful for testing painted components that are made either of steel or non-ferrous metals such as aluminium or non-magnetic stainless steel. The gauge will automatically sense which substrate is under the coating being measured and display the coating thickness accordingly. The gauge automatically switches between ferrous and non-ferrous metals using the dual FNF probe. Designed to measure fully cured coatings up to 1000μm (40mils) thick, this coating thickness gauge is ideal for the industrial paint & powder market. With a reading rate of 60+ readings per minute, this new paint and powder thickness gauge allows the inspection of more industrial materials in less time. The Elcometer 415 gauge is compatible with ElcoMaster® Data Management Software and the ElcoMaster® Mobile App, individual paint and powder thickness readings can be transferred via USB or Bluetooth® to a PC or a mobile device for analysis and instant report generation. There are four different versions of the Elcometer 415 gauge, the Basic 415FB and 456FNFB and the Top 415FT and 456FNFT. All four versions take readings at more than 60 reading per minute and have an accuracy of ±1-3% or ±2.5μm (±0.1mil), whichever is the greater. All the gauges display key statistics on screen and can transfer live readings, the Basic version using a USB cable connection and the Top versions using either USB or wireless connection via Bluetooth® . The statistical values appropriate for the overall assessment of industrial finishing are: Number of readings, n Average (mean), x Lowest reading, Lo Highest, Hi The gauges offer 1-point or 2-point calibration adjustment methods for optimisation of the performance of the gauge on the substrate material to be tested. The 1-point adjustment method is also known as the Zero Calibration method and is a simple adjustment method for smooth substrates. The 2-point adjustment method is also known as the Smooth Calibration method and provides a more accurate method for adjusting the gauge using the uncoated substrate and a thickness standard (foil) of known value.

The Elcometer 415T Industrial Paint and Powder Thickness Gauge in use on a Powder Coated Aluminium Component Using Bluetooth® Data Transfer Both of these calibration methods can be selected by the user and have on-screen prompts to guide them through the adjustment process. The chosen method is displayed on the screen as an icon as follows:

The 1-point screen icon

The 2-point screen icon

A Typical Elcometer 415 Screen Display

The Elcometer 415 Industrial Paint and Powder Thickness Gauge offers a rugged, simple, fast and accurate coating thickness gauge for coatings applied to thin and smooth substrates as used for manufacturing white goods, metal furniture and other industrial metal surfaces.

For more information about the Elcometer 415 Coating Thickness Gauge, please visit www.elcometer.com or email sales@elcometer.com