BYK-Gardner offers complete QC and Process Control solutions for evaluating color, appearance and physical properties. It's part of Altana and a direct subsidiary of BYK-Chemie, the leader for paint and plastic additives.
At the ECS 2017 the following new products and highlights will be presented:
In the appearance product range, the new micro-gloss Family with color display and the new smart communication with smart-chart chart software allows fast data transfer, easy graphical and statistical data presentation and an instant QC report.
The new family member, micro-gloss XS with its ultra-small port (2x4 mm) guarantees reliable gloss measurement of small parts. The new micro-gloss family offers the same high accuracy under even harshest circumstances (10°C – 40°c) as its predecessor – the unsurpassed industry standard. A range of accessories is also available to measure powder or wet draw-downs.
Next generation of smart-chart software
BYK-Gardner has launched the next generation of the smart-chart software, encompassing BYK-mac i, cloud-runner, wave-scan and now additionally the new micro-gloss. New features have been added:
- Data Export to Excel using Pivot Function - allows fast customization of data to be exported to Excel
- Data Analysis using multiple Databases
- Manual Input of additional parameters and scales such as film thickness
- New color and appearance scales based on customer studies
A complete product range of spectrophotometers for
solid colors and effect colors will be displayed: The spectro-guide family for solid color control and the BYK-mac i family for multi-angle color and effect measurement. All models are available with different aperture sizes and / or accessories to measure small parts as well as powdery or wet material.
New module for BYK-mac i: smart-inline
This new module is of interest for add-on-parts suppliers. It offers color quality control at the production line for BYK-mac i being directly connected with the computer. Sample identification can be either done by manual selection or a barcode reader. The results are automatically shown on a separate monitor. If the reading passes, the display will only show a green dot, if it fails, the last 20 readings are charted for the measurement angle with the largest deviation including tolerance limits.
In the wide range of testing instruments of physical properties, BYK-Gardner is introducing a complete new line of byko-visc Rotational Viscometers.
Viscosity is an important property for QC testing in a wide variety of industries. BYK-Gardner aims to make QC testing of viscosity simple and compatible worldwide. The new byko-visc line of rotational viscometers operate with high performance at competitive prices.
This new line consists of Basic, Advanced and Premium series, which enables you to purchase the functionality that you need. Additionally, each series is available in low viscosity, medium viscosity and high viscosity models. For unusual and more complicated applications, accessories are also available: Low Viscosity Adapter, Small Sample Adapter, ThermoChamber Accessory, and byko-visc Helio Stand .
The byko-visc models have a user calibration feature to allow for re-calibration of the viscometer. There is no need to return the viscometer to BYK-Gardner for calibration. In addition to the "all-rounder" byko-visc, two "specialists" primarily designed for the paint and coating industries will be introduced: The NEW byko-visc DS is a stormer type viscometer that has direct digital readout in Krebs Units (KU), centipoise (cP), and grams (g). And the NEW Cone & Plate viscometer for high-shear viscosity applications using small sample volumes.
The temp-gard oven recorder family is expanded with new economical temp-gard models
The small temperature data logger with large color display is placed in a heavy-duty thermal barrier to withstand highest temperature requirements of paints and coatings curing and at the same time guarantee excellent reliable measurement data. Up to 6 temperature probes can be connected. The temp-chart lite software saves the data in a measurement database and analyzes the temperature profiles efficiently with simple Pass/Fail analysis and Cure index. If more temperature probes need to be connected or the data needs to be analyzed in more detail (e.g. cure chart graphs to determine the minimum temperature at shortest baking time) the answer is the temp-gard 8p or 16p with the full temp-chart data analysis software.
QC testing tools to measure the performance of paints and coatings objectively from the wet to dry stage, evaluating viscosity, degree-of-grind, hardness, adhesion, flexibility, film thickness amongst others…). These will be shown in practical use - including sample preparation methods to guarantee repeatable test conditions and measurement results.
The line of byko-drive, automatic film applicator, was expanded by a new model to allow large draw-downs (approx. A3 size) and have programmable speed control from 5- 500 mm/sec in 1 mm/sec increments.
Visit BYK-Gardner at the ECS in Nürnberg (Hall 4A-Booth 314b) to see what's new in testing solutions for color, appearance and physical properties and to directly discuss your application with a BYK-Gardner expert to find the best solution for your needs.
For further information: www.byk.com