Coating thickness measurement
Precise measuring down to the nanometer range.
Coating thickness measurement or dry film thickness measurement is used to determine the thickness of coatings on components and to monitor their coating process. Our measuring instruments are used in a wide range of applications involving coating thickness measurement, whether single or multilayer coatings, painted or galvanized, magnetic or conductive. Measure your coatings non-destructive or destructively, non-contact or contact, but always 100 % reliable. Our coating thickness measuring solutions are used by numerous customers in a wide range of industries, from production to laboratory.
We'll find the right solution for your coating thickness measurement – from tactile measuring devices to XRF instruments, from THz systems to automation solutions – even in the most challenging applications.
Why is it important to measure coating thickness?
With a reliable and precise coating thickness measurement/dry film thickness measurement you benefit in many ways, you can constantly monitor your coating process and guarantee that thickness and thus the quality of those coatings. But not only that. In addition to monitoring the thickness and ensuring the quality of your coating, you reduce production and material costs, comply with important industry standards, and continuously keep an eye on your coating processes.
Fischer coating and dry film thickness gauges ensure absolutely reliable measurement results at every step of your production process – from incoming goods inspection to delivery and beyond. All od our instruments are designed for fast and accurate coating thickness or dry film thickness measurement directly in the production process.
Why Fischer?
We see ourselves as your technical consultant, partner and expert in all aspects of coating thickness measurement. To ensure that you get the best solution in the end, we answer the following questions, among others:
Which of our measuring instruments is best suited for the cost- and benefit-optimized solution of your measuring task?
What is the best approach for optimal performance and accuracy?
What standards, training, or accessories do you need in order to be proficient with your new measuring device in as short amount of time as possible? Do you need to be efficient with your new measuring device quickly?
Your coating thickness measurement. Our measuring methods.
For measuring coating thickness or dry film thickness, we offer several different methods: X-ray fluorescence, beta-backscattering, magnetic inductive, eddy-current measuring methods, coulometry, or even measuring via terahertz. Which measuring method is suitable for your application is determined by the base material and the coating material of the test part.
XRF – Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis
- Measuring metallic single and multilayer coatings on a wide variety of base materials
- Application examples: Precious metal coatings and alloys, chromium, nickel and nickel phosphorus, PCBs, conversion coatings, semiconductors, zinc and zinc nickel, and more
- Non-destructive, non-contacting
Magnetic induction measuring method
- Measuring of non-magnetizable layers on magnetizable base materials
- Application examples: Paint, lacquer, zinc, chromium or copper on steel or iron
- Non-destructive, contacting
Amplitude-sensitive eddy current method
- Measuring electrically insulating coatings on non-magnetizable, electrically conductive metals.
- Application examples: Anodizing on aluminum; paint, lacquer or plastic on aluminum or copper
- Non-destructive, contacting
Phase-sensitive eddy current method
- Measuring electrically conductive layers on any base material
- Application examples: Zinc or nickel on steel or iron; copper on brass or stainless steel; copper on epoxy, also under protective paint coatings
- Non-destructive, contact-free measuring possible
Duplex coating measurement
- Duplex coating measurement, combines magnetic induction measuring method and phase-sensitive eddy current method in one
- Application examples: Paint on zinc on steel or iron
- Non-destructive, contacting
Magnetic measuring method
- Measuring non-magnetizable layers on magnetizable base materials or nickel layers on non-magnetizable, electrically conductive metals
- Application examples: Electroplating layers, paint, lacquer on steel or iron; electroplated nickel layers on copper or aluminum
- Non-destructive, contacting
Microresistivity method
- Measuring the copper thickness on the top side of PCBs
- Application examples: Copper layers on multilayer circuit boards or laminates
- Non-destructive, contacting
Beta-backscattering method
- Measuring any material on any base material with difference in nuclear charge number
- Application examples: Gold on nickel, bronze or ceramics; silver on copper; paint, oil and lubricant films on steel
- Non-destructive, depending on implementation non-contacting or contacting
Terahertz measuring method
- Measuring organic single and multilayer coatings on various base materials
- Application examples: Paint, ceramics, polymers, organic semiconductor layers on plastic and many more
- Non-destructive, non-contacting
Coulometric measuring method
- Measuring of metallic layers on any base material
- Application examples: Chrome plated surfaces, residual tin thickness and more
- Destructive, contacting
More about the coulometric measuring method
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