Developments in coating thickness measurement instrumentation

Since the 1974 oil crisis and the subsequent escalation of organic finishing materials, there has been a considerable change in the attitude towards investment in measurement/control instrumentation. From the supplier of coated products point of view there is the realisation that the investment is more quickly recovered, with the bonus of a better and more reproducible product which is easily cost controlled. The purchaser of coated products can now be confident that he/she is receiving the product which has been paid for by the receipt of a hard copy record of the results and results evaluation.