Leveling Film Applicator

The leveling film applicator uses an adjustable gap blade to spread the coating onto the substrate, forming a uniform wet film. It relies on the natural flow of the coating to eliminate blade marks, simulating actual coating effects. It is used in laboratories to quickly evaluate the leveling, hiding power, and other properties of coatings, and is suitable for preparing films from liquid materials such as paints and inks.
Selection
When selecting a drawdown bar, consider matching the substrate size to the bar width, choose the appropriate gap range based on the coating viscosity, ensure corrosion resistance with stainless steel material, pay attention to the handle design for even force application, and opt for models with various blade specifications to accommodate multiple coating needs.
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Terms

Instruments

Using 180 * 480mm size, with wire Rod or Film Applicator scraping ink, is conducive to the film flat and effective, improve film mass.

$ 122.00

Adopting 500 * 700mm Dimensions, used with bar or Film Applicator, is conducive to the smooth and effective film, and improves the convenience of film operation.

$ 227.00

Glass material is conducive to film flatness, size 230 * 340mm, with wire Rod or Film Applicator for scraping operation is more effective.

$ 115.00

Made of high-quality wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant alloy steel, the film Film thickness range is 250-4000 μm, and the flow of Coating in 2D state when the wet-film is placed horizontally can be measured.

$ 178.00

The 4-sided coating Applicator can be prepative of four wet film thicknesses, the accuracy is +/- 3μm, the application width is 80mm, the stainless steel material is resistant to corrosion, and the operation is simple only need to change the angle.

$ 1172.00

Coating can measure the relative leveling of liquid, evaluate the ability to eliminate surface defects, Coating thickness range of 250~ 400 μm, groove depth coverage of 100 to 1000 μm.

$ 154.00

ASTM 2801 compliant, 2D flow measurement of coatings when placed horizontally, film Film thickness range 100-1000 μm, wear and corrosion resistant alloy steel to ensure durability and accuracy.

$ 178.00

The 4-sided coating Applicator can be prepative of four wet film thicknesses, the conversion angle is easy to operate, the accuracy is +/- 3μm, the stainless steel material is resistant to acid and alkali erosion, and the application width is 80mm.

$ 1235.00

K shape cogging structure, large tooth spacing, suitable for high viscosity Coating, excellent leveling, wet film thickness 230 μ m, application width 60mm.

$ 120.00

The device can measure the ability of Coating to eliminate surface defects, wet film thickness range of 250~ 4000 μm, groove depth coverage of 250 to 4000 μm, in line with international standards.

$ 154.00

Hardness stainless steel material, Hardness of 50~ 55HRC, film accuracy +/- 2μm, smooth surface to support a variety of Spreader requirements, can be used with Film Applicator to achieve automatic film operation.

$ 162.00

K-shaped cogging structure design, large tooth spacing, suitable for high viscosity Coating, wet film thickness 200μm, excellent leveling performance, suitable for glue and other viscous materials Spreader.

$ 120.00

Using a formed pRoduction process, the film Film thickness is as thin as 4.6μm, the accuracy is up to 0.1 micron, and the effective Spreader width is 30cm. It can be used with an automatic Film Applicator and has the advantage of continuous wire.

$ 186.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 40μm, wear resistant corrosion resistant alloy steel material, can be manually operated or with automatic Film Applicator to ensure coating conformity and Repeatability.

$ 143.00

Double-sided design can be coated with two pre-order film thicknesses 90 and 150 μm, Spreader width 20mm, suitable for Automatic Film Applicator and Drying Time Recorder, in accordance with ASTM D 823 standard.

$ 1455.00

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