(Left Image) Here is one of the Victor’s Universal Testing Machine Grip, it was used to test at the max of 200kN tensile test on a welded structure of a vehicle shock absorber.
Client from Automotive industry is using our Universal Testing MachineVEW 2302 to help with testing the tensile strength of their Shock Absorbers.
Victor Equipment Resources allows UTM users to request for Customised Grips to fit their technical requirement.
The Tensile Wedge Grip in our Office for Repair.
Where the Tensile Wedge Grip was at customer’s site, along with the Customised Jig for Welded Joint on the VEW 2302 UTM
Image of Client with the Universal Testing Machine VEW 2302 with the Wedge Grip + Customised Jig for Welded Joint at their site.
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Victor Equipments Resources Sdn Bhd (1021443-H) specialises in sample preparation and providing various material testing equipment for industries that work with: metals, plastics, rubber & elastics, leather, textile, paper and electronics. To measure, evaluated and investigate a material’s characteristics such as: tensile strength, compression strength, wear-resistance, fatigue test, etc. (http://www.victormaterial.com/)
(This is a General write-up on What is Coating
& How it can be Measured to Ensure Cost-Saving Production.)
What is Coating?
Coating is known as a layer of a material,
typically from Paint, Powder Coating,
Enamel, Electroplating or Lacquer, that is applied as a surface of a Base Material, aka
Substrate.
When is it Applied?
When there is a need
to add:
Or for Functional Purpose, on a Substrate.
The Main Consideration of Coating is itsControlled Thickness.
When is it Controlled?
From Application Tools & Equipment like:
Spray
Guns used by Automotive industry to spray on
vehicle parts.
Paint
Brushes/Paint Rollers used by Construction industries like painting
on Mild Steel Structure.
Heavy
Coating Machineriesused by the Electronic industries to
coat thousands of electronic parts.
And so on...
Type of Applicants
Automotive, Engineering, Electronic, Metal-Fabrication, Furniture, Paint, Electroplatingand various related industries that has painting/coating process in their plant.
Why must it be Measured?
ToSaveCost! & To Meet Technical Requirements!
Those who do not spot-check their coating thickness, may end up with Over-Coated or Under-Coated products.
Over-coated products means that the company will have to spent additional cost than the actual requirement needed by internal QC or accordingly to client's standard.
While Under-Coated products can result with premature failure due to lax of coating thus corrosion will happen earlier than its expected lifespan.
If noticed, products can be rejected and if rework is required, additional cost will be spent.
This may affect the company's reputation, for producing 'low-quality' products.
Coating Measuring Scale?
The measuring unitto measure coating thickness is usually micrometer (micron/µm) or a thousand of an inch (mil).
Do you think you can do it with:
• a Microscope? • With Your Naked Eye? • With Just a Touch of Your Finger?
Maybe you can, but will it be Accurate or
Efficient?
NOT REALLY.
Our Solution?
For General Coating Thickness Measurement: We recommend ElektroPhysik’s Coating Thickness Gauges - MiniTest 700 Series. The Series provides Non-Destructive Measurement on: • Non-Magnetic Coatings (paint, synthetic material, chromium etc.) on Ferromagnetic Substrates (steel). • Insulating Coatings (varnish, enamel, synthetic material, anodising aluminium etc.) on Conductive Substrates (aluminium, copper, austenitic stainless steel).
General Video on the Product
Older video but with some info on Software & Data Transfer.
Technical Specification
Product's Specification, you can visit the link below:
(We have other models & brands available accordingly to various specification, just drop your inquiry to us and we will see it to that you are provided with the most suitable gauge for your measuring needs...)
Obsnap Instruments specialises in providing total solution with distributing Measuring, MaterialTesting, Inspection & Analytical instruments, locally and abroad. (http://www.obsnapinstrument.com/) Product provided by
ElektroPhysik is an OEM Partner & Obsnap Instruments is an agent.
ElektroPhysik is a company from Germany that specialises on Surface Testing Instruments, since 1974. They have gauges for: Coating Thickness Measurement, Wall Thickness Measurement, Pinhole Detection, Asphalt Layer Thickness Measurement, Cross-cut tester & Reflectometers. (https://www.elektrophysik.com/)
Salt Spray Machines are Accelerated Environmental Testing Chambers used to Test & Analyse the Limits of a Base Material and/or itsSurfaceCoatings’corrosion resistance.
*Corrosion resistance: a material’s resistance against its reaction towards adverse elements that can corrode it.
Base materials can be stone, ceramic, polymers, metals, etc.
Applied with the following finishing:
Paint/Metallic Coatings, Electroplating, Anodising, etc.
Applicants & Application:
Automotive Industries - To evaluate how the vehicle’s paint/coating or base metallic material can withstand the salty exposure from fog/mists.
Marine/Shipping Industries - To measure their ships/boats paint/coating’s corrosive resistance after long exposure in the sea.
Surface Coating Industries - To check if their coating withstand seaside exposure for clients in the construction industry (for building metallic overhead bridges above seawater bed).
And other related industries that would like to test the corrosive resistance of their products.
How does it work?
(1) Once the samples are placed & sealed within in the Salt Spray Machine, the user will set the chamber to produce a fog (also referred to as mist/spray) of salt water solution.
(2) This creates a corrosive testing environment that will attack anything that is sensitive to corrosion. i.e. the protective layer/surface coating of the substrate.
(3) Thus allowing the users to test the corrosion resistance of their samples easily and effectively in a controlled area/environment.
This process is known as salt spray (or salt fog) test.
(4) After the end of the test, the user will know which base material / finishing, provides the most suitable protection against corrosion.
< Chamber spray volumes vary from supplier to supplier. If there is a minimum volume required, users are expected to comply to all salt spray tests standards as stated and compiled by the supplier of the machine. >
The ASTM G85 is the Standard Practice for Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing.
Other Related & Relevant standards include:
ASTM B117 - Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus
ISO 9227 - Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres (Salt spray tests)
JIS Z 2371 - (Methods Of Salt Spray Testing)
Technical Specification - MERIDIAN Salt Spray Machine:
For those interested, you can access the following link, below:
Obsnap Instruments specialises in providing total solution with distributing Measuring, MaterialTesting, Inspection & Analytical instruments, locally and abroad. (http://www.obsnapinstrument.com/)
Meridian Instruments specialises in Accelerated Weathering and Environmental test simulation equipment. Besides providing a wide range of Climatic Test Chambers like temperature and humidity test chamber, ozone test chamber, etc. Meridian also provides equipment like: salt spray machine, UV chamber, xenon test chamber, vibration test simulator, etc. (http://www.meridianinstruments.com)
The TES 1365
unit is a Humidity Temperature Meter aka Hygro-Thermometer.
What is a Hygro-Thermometer? A Measuring Instrument that has the
characteristics of a Hygrometer and a Thermometer.
What is it used for?
The hygrometer portion measures
the moisture content of the air to determine its relative humidity (RH).
The thermometer portion measures
the air temperature to determine the relative humidity of the air.
This
ensures users can pin-point the RH (e.g. vapour pressure, saturation vapour pressure, temperature & dew point) and its ambient temperature, at the same time.)
< Video Showcase >
< Unit Applications >
e.g. Field measurements,
manufacturing, computer rooms, laboratory, storage, and environmental control.
The TES 1319A unit is a DC/AC Digital K-Type Thermometer.
< General Info >
The unit Measures Temperature through Direct Contact of the
Atmosphere (Air), Liquid & Solid Surfaces. By using Type-K thermocouple probes.
It can be Utilised, Indoor or Outdoor.
< Video Showcase >
< General Features >
Temperature Readings can be measured accurately, efficiently and almost immediately while user is on-the-go. (esp. for those in the Scientific & Engineering sector.)
Data can be recorded and stored up to 150 sets of reading.
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JS Analytical Sdn Bhd specialises in supplying detection, analytical and inspection equipment to industries that requires: metal detection & separation, element analysis in materials, X-ray inspection and colour detection, matching & formulation. (http://www.jsanalytikal.com/)
