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Any measurements made on a coating - whether for the purpose of describing their appearance or their physical properties - are made on the basis of uniform and comparable samples with precisely controlled thicknesses. Elcometer has a wide range of film applicators and motorised applicators.

Film Applicators - high precision instruments used to apply a coating of a specified thickness

Motorised Film Applicators - when generating a large number of samples, these units are designed to give greater repeatability & reproducibility between each sample.

Elcometer also offers a complete range of Vacuum Tables and Test Charts from Leneta - the industry standard for testing many coating's properties.

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Elcometer 4340 Motorised Film Applicator / Automatic Film Applicators

When preparing a wide range of samples with different coatings and on various substrates, the Elcometer 4340 film applicator is the unit for you. Designed with 11 pre-set speeds, coatings can be applied with total consistency. A range of tables and adaptions can be selected. Vacuum, electromagnetic or heated tables, drying time recorders and gelatine devices are available.

 

Elcometer 4360 Spiral Bar Coaters

Made of stainless steel, these wire wound bar coaters are used to spread coatings which have a high levelling ability. Coatings can be applied to a wide range of substrates, including flexible ones!

   

Elcometer 3520 Baker Film Applicator

The baker film applicator is made of hardened stainless steel and has a cylindrical applicator body. Used to apply a pre-defined thickness and film width on flat, relatively firm surfaces.

   

Elcometer 3525 & Elcometer 3530 Adjustable Baker Film Applicators

Similar to the Elcometer 3520 baker gauges above, the adjustable baker applicator allows the user to determine the thickness of the film being applied. Using the thickness markings on each side of the gauge, the operator can produce either a uniform film or a film wedge.

   

Elcometer 3540 & Elcometer 3550 Bird Film Applicators

The bird appicators have a flat edged prismatic body and are manufactured out of precision ground stainless steel and are suitable for various coatings which are applied to flat and relatively strong substrates.

 

Elcometer 3545 Adjustable Bird Film Applicators

The adjustable version of the bird film applicator allows the user to determine the thickness of the film being applied. Adjusting the gap size using the scales on either side the operator can produce either a uniform or wedged film thickness.

 

Elcometer 3580 Casting Knife Film Applicator

Manufactured out of anodised aluminium and with a bevelled blade, these applicators are ideal for manually applying thick layers of coatings on solid and flat substrates. Films can be applied up to 6mm thick - the thickness being determined using the micrometric screws on the unit.

   

Elcometer 3570 Micrometric Film Applicators

For high precision, manual application of a film, the Elcometer 3570 micrometric film applicator is ideal. The film thickness can be adjusted in 1 micron steps - using the micrometric screw.

   

Elcometer 3600 Doctor Blade Film Applicator

This simple applicator can be adjusted to allow the user to apply a uniform film up to a thickness of 1mm (40 mils). Accurate thickness settings are produced using the thickness standards supplied with the gauge.

   

Elcometer 3700 Doctor Blade Film Applicator - with reservoir

Similar in operation and design to the Elcometer 3600, this unit has the added advantage of a reservoir to store the coating.

 

Elcometer 3800 & Elcometer 3805 Multiple Width Applicator - Doctor Blade

In some circumstances it may be required to compare two coatings side by side. The Elcometer multiple film applicator allows the user to apply either 2 or 3 coatings (dependant on selected model) at the same time.

   

Elcometer 3508 & Elcometer 3560 Multiple Gap Applicator - 4 gaps with reservoir

This simple to use applicator has 4 pre-set film thicknesses, one on each edge. The Elcometer 3508 is supplied with two reservoirs making it ideal for use with the Elcometer 1720 Washability Tester, the Elcometer 3560 has a single reservoir.

   

Elcometer 3505 Cube Film Applicator

Designed to be used with the Elcometer 5300 Linear Drying Time Recorder, the cube film applicator provides a thin film strip up to 1mm (40 mils) and is available as a single stripe applicator or as a 5 stripe version.

 

Leneta Test Charts

The industry standard in black and white test charts for use with film applicators.

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