Coating Film Applicator

The paint film applicator forms a uniform wet film on the substrate surface through mechanical coating, simulating the actual coating process in the laboratory. Its principle involves using precisely machined grooves or gaps to control the thickness of the coating, with the purpose of preparing standardized samples for performance testing. Its applications cover quality inspections such as the hiding power, adhesion, and drying time of coatings.
Selection
When selecting, consider matching the substrate size to the applicator width. Determine the coating thickness range based on the testing standards, and prioritize stainless steel material to ensure wear resistance. Verify the flatness of the blade to avoid film defects. For high-viscosity coatings, opt for gap-type applicators, while wire rod applicators are suitable for routine quality inspections.

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Instruments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Servo motor drive, coating speed 1~ 500mm/S adjustable, film accuracy of +/- 0.002mm, magnetic head fixed and 4-sided Applicator design to improve the convenience of operation and Spreader uniformity.

$ 2494.00

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

With bar and Drawdown blade two coating methods, coating speed 1-300mm/s stepless speed regulation, Blade Coating thickness 0.1-10 mm, using clamshell design for easy cleaning, equipped with High Accuracy Film Applicator to ensure Spreader uniformity.

$ 5237.00

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

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

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

Adopt clamshell type Blade Coating head design, easy to clean; coating speed 1~ 300mm/s stepless speed regulation, Spreader accuracy up to +/- 0.003mm, to meet the laboratory High Accuracy film needs.

$ 2978.00

Coating speed 5~ 90mm/s adjustable, meyer Rod coating accuracy of +/- 0.001mm, using brushless DC motor drive, digital displacement control, suitable for ultra-thin film and High Accuracy Spreader needs.

$ 1122.00

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