(GARDCO: Columbia, MD) -- Paul N. Gardner USA (GARDCO), worldwide distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for paint, coatings, and related industries, announces its new coatmaster Flex noncontact wet film thickness gauge.

The coatmaster Flex is an advanced measurement gauge for noncontact wet film thickness measurements. It outperforms other photothermal, LED/laser-based, and ultrasound systems in all relevant industrial aspects. It requires minimal calibration, is insensitive to the angle and distance of measurement, and permits measurement of coating thickness directly after the application of the coating material and before drying or curing. Its superior reliability, user-friendliness, safety, cost-effectiveness, precision, and accuracy are important to major coating line manufacturers, large paint manufacturers, and coaters around the globe.

Features

• Noncontact and nondestructive wet film coating-thickness measurement
• Can be used to measure directly after application on wet, powder, and cured coatings, regardless of the coating material, thickness, or color (including white)
• Detect and correct deviation early in the process
• Process-controlled, patented technology and material saving
• Complete with documentation
• Reduce rejects and increase production quality with immediate testing

Advantages

• Saves 10–30% on coating material
• Reduces time for color changes
• Avoids cost-intensive rejects and reworks
• Documents coating processes
• Establishes industry 4.0 standards
• Connects online to ERP system

More information about this product can be found at coatmaster Flex.