The Elcometer 550 offers the User an unrivalled approach to measuring uncured powder thicknesses - without touching the powder.

The Elcometer 550 is designed provide the user with the correct value of the cured film thickness by the measurement of the uncured powder thickness - enabling the application system (powder guns, line speed, etc) to be set up and fine tuned.

The Elcometer 550 is a coating thickness gauge that uses unique ultrasonic technology to measure uncured powder coatings without contacting the surface and predicts the final thickness of the coating after cure.

• The probe is positioned about 17 mm (¾") away from the surface to be measured and the Measure Button is pressed. The gauge's LEDs, on both the front panel and the probe, indicate the position and alignment of the probe relative to the surface.
• One set of LED's indicate distance.
  • If the middle LED is lit the distance is correct.
  • If the LED's to the right are lit the probe is too far away.
  • If the LED's to the left are lit the probe is too close.
• The other set of LED's indicate the alignment of the reflected ultrasound. For optimum measurement the probe must be aligned at 90º to the surface.
  • If all the LED's are illuminated the alignment is correct.
  • When the position of the probe relative to the surface to be measured is optimised, the gauge will automatically take readings.
• As the readings are taken the count is displayed on the gauge.
• Press the measurement button again to stop the measurement.
• After about one second the gauge will display the predicted cured powder coating thicknesess.

* USA Patent Number 6250159 B1