Cylindrical Wet Film Applicator

The cylindrical wet film applicator uses rollers to roll over a substrate, evenly coating the material into a wet film of a set thickness. It is used in laboratories to simulate actual coating processes and evaluate properties such as the leveling and hiding power of coatings. It is suitable for quality control in industries such as inks and paints.
Selection
When selecting, consider the compatibility of the substrate type and size with the applicator's width. Determine the thickness range according to the testing standards, commonly 25–500 μm. Stainless steel materials offer corrosion resistance, and precise roller gap adjustment is essential. The handle design affects operational stability, and coating uniformity must be verified.

Terms

Instruments

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 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

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

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 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

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

Stainless steel material to ensure durability, wet film thickness 30-120μm optional, accuracy +/- 2μm, application width 60mm, can be used with Automatic Film Applicator.

$ 186.00

Using stainless steel material, application width 300mm, wet film thickness 77.7μm, film accuracy of 0.1 micron to ensure uniform film.

$ 160.00

Double blade design can be prepared 75μm or 100μm two wet film thickness, effective application width 80mm, using molybdenum vanadium material, suitable for film proofing.

$ 138.00

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