Digital coating thickness gauge
Keywords: Coatings, Thickness, Gauge
The MikroTest 7 Digital coating thickness gauge, introduced recently by ElektroPhysik for measuring non-magnetic coatings on steel substrates, is claimed to be the most accurate instrument of its kind. Competitively priced,lightweight and easy-to-use, the new gauge is available exclusively in the UK from Sheen Instruments Ltd, Kingston, Surrey (Plate 2).
Plate 2 The MikroTest 7
Since the new MikroTest 7 utilises advanced electronics and gives a digital display of thickness measurement readings, it claims to eliminate the risk of uncertainty. The new patented ElektroPhysik instrument is said to provide a precise reading of coating thickness in increments as small as 9.5µm within two seconds – an achievement made possible only by employing digitalisation, says the company.
As with all MikroTest gauges, the new version is said to require no calibration: the factory setting ensures optimum accuracy over the complete measuring range. The gauge is offered in four models, covering a coating thickness range from zero to 15mm (0-300 µm, 0 to 1.5mm, 0.5mm to 5mm, and 3mm to 15mm). Accuracy is ±3 per cent at the lower end of the thickness range and ±4 per cent at the upper end.
Details available from: Sheen Instruments Ltd, Tel: +44 (0) 20 8541 4333;Fax: +44 (0) 20 8549 3374; E-mail: info@sheeninstruments.com;Website: www.sheeninstruments.com
