ISO Wet Film Applicator

The ISO wet film applicator applies coatings onto a substrate through a grooved blade with calibrated notches to create a wet film of standardized thickness. It is used in the coatings and inks industry to test properties such as hiding power, leveling, and drying time. This ensures consistent coating thickness across different laboratories, facilitating result comparison.
Selection
Consider the substrate type and size to match the width of the Coater. Ensure the coating thickness range covers testing needs, use stainless steel for corrosion resistance, and maintain precise groove machining to affect coating uniformity. The handle design should align with operational habits.

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Effective Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness up to 600μm, high-quality wear-resistant corrosion-resistant alloy steel material, support manual film or with automatic Film Applicator to ensure good conformity Repeatability coating.

$ 143.00

Wire-wound design can achieve 80 micron wet film thickness, diaMeter 9 mm, total length 245 mm, suitable for comparison specimens, one Spreader can handle a variety of Coatings.

$ 157.00

Wire-wound structure ensures 0.1 micron High Accuracy, wet film thickness 50.3 μm, stainless steel material is durable and easy to clean, and the wide-Rod Film Applicator achieves uniform coating.

$ 160.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 37.5μm, wear-resistant corrosion-resistant alloy steel material, can be used manually or with automatic Film Applicator to ensure coating conformity and Repeatability.

$ 143.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 50μm, wear resistant corrosion resistant alloy steel material, suitable for manual or automatic Film Applicator, can be prepared uniform film for performance testing.

$ 143.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 60μm, high-quality wear-resistant corrosion-resistant alloy steel material, manual film can also be equipped with automatic Film Applicator, support non-standard customization.

$ 143.00

In line with ISO2808-1974 standard, the range is 0~ 150μm, the accuracy is not more than 5μm, can measure the wet film thickness and estimate dry-film thickness, suitable for laboratory and pRoduction control.

$ 127.00

Stainless steel material ensures durability, wet film thickness range of 300-600μm, accuracy +/- 4μm, suitable for low viscosity liquid Spreader, can be combined with Automatic Film Applicator to achieve uniform Spreader.

$ 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

In line with ISO2808 standard, the range is 0~ 500μm, the accuracy is not more than 5μm, can measure the wet film thickness and estimate dry-film thickness, suitable for laboratory and pRoduction site.

$ 127.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 400μm, wear-resistant corrosion-resistant alloy steel material, can be used manually or with automatic Film Applicator, suitable for preparing uniform film coating to test performance.

$ 143.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 100μm, wear-resistant corrosion-resistant alloy steel material, can be manually operated or used with automatic Film Applicator, suitable for a variety of materials to prepare uniform film.

$ 143.00

The device can provide 75/150μm two wet film thickness, application width of 12.7mm, accuracy of +/- 2/3μm, using 1Cr17N2 material, suitable for accurate single film and comparison of different formulations.

$ 151.00

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

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 250μm, wear-resistant corrosion-resistant alloy steel material, can be used manually or with automatic Film Applicator, suitable for a variety of materials to prepare uniform film.

$ 143.00

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