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ADHESION

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles and/or surfaces to cling to one another. The adhesive strength ...

APPEARANCE

Appearance is the common situation where surface influences meet visual differences in perception of gloss and c...

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

Temperature, humidity and related climatic parameters are important to many industrial processe...

CORROSION / WEATHERING

Corrosion and weathering are both major contributors to overall costs. Globally around 5 tonnes of steel are los...

DEFORMATION RESISTANCE

Physical properties of paint and coatings play an important role in the quality control. Depending on the appli...

DENSITY

The density of paint will depend on their ingredients in the paint. Density is also known as specific gravity or...

DISPERSION

A dispersion is a process of dispersing a dry powder(or pigments)in a liquid medium in such a way that the indiv...

DRYING TIME

The drying time of paint depends on the vari­ous stages during cur­ing. During the drying process of films var...

FILM APPLICATION

Film application in coating industry includes a broad range of different devices and instruments which are an ab...

FILM THICKNESS

A correct paint- or coating thickness is an important parameter in the surface treatment industry. The performan...

HARDNESS / SCRATCH RESISTANCE

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INSPECTION EQUIPMENT-MISC.

Inspection of coating jobs and other industrial maintenance work depends heavily on the quality of the actual in...

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT - MISC.

Laboratory equipment delivered by TQC is commonly used in paint manufacturing, testing, application and general ...

MATERIAL THICKNESS

Material thickness is often confused with coating- or layer thickness. With layer thickness we speak abou...

MISCELLANEOUS

A lot of instruments used in this chapter and in the field of coatings are not direct related to a specific pain...

MOISTURE

The term "Moisture is often confused with "humidity". Humidity or better relative humidity is defined a...

OPTICAL INSPECTION

Optical or visual tools for the inspection of surfaces or constructions in the field of protective coating appli...

PH / CONDUCTIVITY

Acidity and conductivity are two of the most measured parameters. From simply checking the quality of a fishpond...

POROSITY

Coatings applied can have irregularities due to different circumstances. Surface uncleanness, paint differences ...

PUBLICATIONS AND STANDARDS

To make application of coatings successful, knowledge of methods and products play an important role. Informatio...

SURFACE CLEANLINESS / PROFILE

A clean and well prepared surface is crucial for a successful coating performance.

The pre-treatment ...

TEMPERATURE

Temperature is one of the most important parameters in about every process. It is a physical property of matter ...

VISCOSITY

Viscosity is a fluid’s property for resistance to flow or deformation. The higher the viscosity of a product t...