To every product work with high potential anywhere they are being used, technologies are evolving and creating new tools. Elcometer inspection kits are such a niche that not many people are aware of but, for those who just found a use for these kits, it is worth a shot to understand what they are, where they are used, and how they are used. After all, you never know when they might come in handy. So, it is better to know everything about them.
What Are Elcometer Inspection Kits?
These kits are a range of equipment and tools that measure surface profile and temperature, coating thickness and adhesion as well as climatic conditions of substrates before their use. They can also help in measuring the profile, wet and dry film thickness, and dewpoint.
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- Climatic conditions
- Surface profile
- Dry and wet film thickness
Although separate devices are available to measure all of these parameters, an elcometer test equipment kit is a comprehensive kit with all various devices clubbed into one, making it easier for you to carry and have a lot of measuring tools handy at a time.
Some Devices in The Elcometer Inspection Kit:
The most important device in the kit you find is an electrometer thickness gauge. Let’s know more about it.
Elcometer thickness gauge:
As part of Elcometer inspection kits, an Elcometer thickness gauge is used to determine the dry film thickness on ferrous and non-ferrous materials alike. Although it is used in various industries, some industries that use it the most are the engineering and manufacturing industries. They are used to make sure that the manufacturing products are up to the mark.
These devices are used by jewelers, the automotive industry, archaeology, glass manufacturing, medicine, industrial tools, and several other varying industries.
How You Can Set Up a Thickness Gauge?
1. First of all, assemble the gauge using all its parts and set up the device.
2. Then, it will ask you for your preferred language and other such details. This step is quick and is easily performed with zero hassle if you follow all the steps given in the user's manual.
3. Then, make sure to calibrate your thickness gauge to achieve the highest accuracy of results possible. This can be done by various methods, so pick one that best fits the type of substrate you will be using the gauge on. Calibrating involves setting the gauge to a certain value of thickness, such that you will get accurate results on all surface types. The process can be done easily. In general, follow these steps to calibrate your gauge.
- Press the Cal softkey.
- If you wish to use an alternative method, press Cal Method.
- Select, calibrate and just follow the instructions that will come up on the screen.
- When asked to do so, place the probe on the center of the foil or an uncoated metal substrate
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Types Of Thickness Gauges:
There are different types of thickness gauges, all of which have different uses. The one you use depends on how you intend on using your gauge. The different kinds of thickness gauges include-
- Material thickness gauges: Used to measure material thickness by mechanical means
- Coating thickness gauges: Used to measure the thickness of coatings applied to a surface
- Thickness gauge for measuring wire and sheet metal thickness: A simple mechanical device used to measure sheet and wire metal thickness
- Ultrasonic thickness gauge: Used to measure the thickness of a sample by calculating the time taken for sound to travel through the sample and back to the meter.
Other devices:
These kits are extremely comprehensive and contain a lot of other devices. The uses of these devices range from surface preparation to wet film and power thickness and metal detection to material thickness. The devices are -
- adhesion testers
- Spiral bar coaters
- Dewpoint meters, and more such useful devices.
Conclusion:
In this article, we have talked about Elcometer inspection kits, their usage, and the devices that come inside them. Moreover, we have discussed the usage and setting up of a thickness gauge and different types of this tool. If you were on the lookout for such a kit and were not sure about the details, hopefully, this article helped clear the fog.