Plating Drying Time Tester

The coating drying time tester monitors changes in the surface state of the coating through mechanical or optical methods, recording the time point from liquid to solid. The instrument uses the needle scratch method or indentation method to determine surface drying and thorough drying, and is used in the coating application and quality inspection processes to determine the appropriate timing for touching, packaging, or stacking the coating.
Selection
When selecting, focus on whether the measurement method matches the coating characteristics. Mechanical methods are suitable for thick films, while optical methods are applicable to transparent coatings. Check if the controllable temperature and humidity range covers the experimental environment, and ensure timing accuracy reaches the second level. The instrument's contact components should be resistant to solvent corrosion, and the operation interface must be simple and easy to read. Consider whether the sample stage size matches the daily inspection items.

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Instruments

Using 200g weight and 1cm ² bottom area design, in line with GB/T 1728 standard, through the filter paper test method to accurately determine the film surface drying and practical drying time, easy to operate, reliable results.

$ 114.00

Using reciprocating lame plating technology, the effective lame plating area of 160 × 80mm can be expanded to 200 × 100mm. Support 0.1-5 ml/min precision discharge control, with Vacuum chuck platform to ensure the substrate is flat. Integrated PLC and Touchscreen realize paraMeter preset and real-time monitoring.

$ 4108.00

The circular track is used to automatically record the film drying process continuously, equipped with 4 kinds of specifications to choose from, the track diaMeter is 100mm, and the measurement error is +/- 0.5%, which can intuitively analyze the stages in drying state.

$ 206.00

Using 200 +/- 0.2 g weight and 1 square centiMeter bottom area design, the drying process of the paint film was accurately determined by the cotton ball method to distinguish between surface drying and actual stages in drying.

$ 115.00

It can measure drying time from 1 minute to 48 hours, with accuracy up to 10 seconds, and has intelligent recording function to improve the resolution of long drying process, which is suitable for various coating types.

$ 1649.00

The instrument adopts a six-pin design, forms plow marks on the paint film through uniform linear motion, and automatically displays the drying process according to the change of traces. The measurement error is controlled within +/- 4%, and supports three time settings of 6h, 12h and 24h.

$ 461.00

Equipped with 6 strokes and 305mm Travel, it can automatically record four stages of the drying process continuously, and intuitively display the curing state of the paint film through the straight track, and the measurement error is controlled within +/- 4%.

$ 498.00

Using stainless steel material, bottom area 1cm ², weight 200g, in line with GB/T 1728 standard, can accurately determine the film and putty film surface drying time.

$ 102.00

The tire size of the instrument is Φ 241 +/- 6mm, weight 15.8 +/- 0.2kg, dedicated to marking Coating drying time test, easy to operate, accurate and reliable results.

$ 196.00

The equipment uses 200 +/- 0.2g weight, sample size 50 * 120 * (0.2~ 0.3) mm, can accurately determine the surface and actual drying time, in line with national standards.

$ 114.00

Measure the surface of paint film and putty film and the actual drying time, in line with GB/T1728 standard, the weight of the Tester is 200g, and the weight of the bottom area is 1cm ².

$ 98.00

The instrument uses 241 +/- 6mm tire uniform rolling detection, wet film thickness 200um +/- 20um, every 30 seconds, repeability test, accurate determination of non-stick tire drying time, suitable for marking Coating quality control.

$ 231.00

Equipped with 6 Φ 1mm scribing needles and 3 independent carriages, different samples can be tested simultaneously, Travel 300mm, load 11g, and the coating stages in drying can be accurately determined by observing the scratch track.

$ 880.00

Equipped with 6 Φ 1mm scribing needles and 11g load, 300mm Travel can be set to 6/12/24 hours track period, and each stage of coating drying can be accurately determined by scratch observation method.

$ 751.00

The drying process of paint film and putty film can be accurately measured by using circular track needle design, equipped with four different radius needle (R0.25/0.5/1.0/1 mm), and the track period is 24h/r.

$ 223.00

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