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A technical comparison of electric and manual pencil hardness testing shows how speed, operator influence and automation affect coating hardness accuracy.

New viewing tools help bridge the gap between visual perception and multiangle color measurements for evaluating modern interference pigments.

Standardized techniques ensure coatings consistency from factory floors to aerospace.

This article explores surface testing methods to ensure color consistency, gloss and appearance in modern automotive interior coatings.

Advanced testing equipment ensures optimal coating adhesion through precise surface preparation, enhancing durability and performance for coatings manufacturers.

Automotive painting is a challenging process, and requires each layer to be sprayed at the optimal thickness. Some leading-edge, ultrasonic thickness gauges can provide both the thickness measurement of each individual layer, and the total thickness measurement of several layers at once, making the process faster and easier.

In cooperation with EUROLACKE powder coatings, the company coatmaster AG has created a material database for the non-contact coating thickness gauge coatmaster Flex.

CM-26dG is a portable sphere spectrophotometer with an integrated 60° gloss sensor allowing distinct color and appearance measurements within one instrument.

The new test kit provides a complete solution for evaluating the environmental conditions prior to painting, as well as measuring the dry film thickness of the coating after application in accordance with SSPC PA-2.

Paul N. Gardner USA's New Indoor/Outdoor Digital Thermo-Hygrometer is a multifunctional humidity thermometer that can display temperature, humidity, and time simultaneously.