Popular Instruments for Inks/Printing Industry

This abrasion instrument is designed to measure scuffing or rubbing resistance.

Consists of separate Inker and Printer units, print disc and distribution roller for conventional inks, roller stand and print carrier.

The most popular type of viscosity measuring instrument as a national and international standard.

Phantom's precision laser engraved ceramic hand proofer for matching color off the press.

The very first system that is fully portable and utility free so it is not locked in the ink room. Carry it to the press and dial in your ink.

The tester is a motor driven instrument for moving a weighted test strip over a printed specimen through an arc.

Solid steel rod, resembles a wire-wound rod, provides precise metered coatings on film, tin, rubber, plastics, glass, textiles & more.

The Micro-Gloss III Series meters combine the highest accuracy, ease-of-use and multiple functionality.

Combines the features of the dial reading analog viscometer with advanced digital display technology.

Test based on the principle that amplitude of oscillation of a pendulum touching a surface decreases more rapidly the softer the surface.

The only tester used in establishing ASTM Designation D 5264 Standard Test Method for abrasion resistance of printed materials.

Industry standard in determining absolute viscosity of all types of liquids with viscosities as high as 320 million centipoise.

Unique pH electrode uses a flushing mechanism into reference junction assembly of a standard epoxy or glass body pH electrode.

Quadracycle Instrument which measures & records drying times of all types of coatings, adhesives, etc.

These versatile roller mills are ideal for blending and milling small batches of pigment, paint, ink, adhesives, etc.

Models MM-1e & MM-2e and MM-1e/FX & MM-2e/FX Light booths.

Adjustable micrometers are film applicators ergonomically designed to facilitate fast, accurate draw downs.

The Novo-Shade Duo + is a reflectometer with 3 modes of operation including opacity, shade and cleanliness.

Designed to draw down sample coatings with a high degree of reproducibility.

This automatic applicator is a simple, small and economical film applicator.

Automatic Film Applicator has the most flexible design to perform drawdowns of coatings and inks.

Evaluates the properties of coatings, ink, emulsions and other applications.

Large variety of wire wound applicator rods that we currently carry. Click here to go our Wire Wound Rods Order Chart Page.

The NEW Rhopoint IQ can measure all aspects of reflective appearance quality.

Multi-Source viewing system for color matching of inks, paints, plastics, textiles, paper, colorants, and other colored materials.

Used for determination of the viscosity in P (Poise) or cP, as used in the paint, coating and ink industry.

Pneumatic Adhesion Tensile Testing Instruments Quantum Series is a line of portable adhesion testers.

Labmill - 8000 updates and improves materials processing through a superior contaminate free grinding process.

The gloss checker that transforms ambiguous gloss into hard numbers.

Measures the melting point of various substances. Used for testing plastics, waxes, resins, inks, gums, fats, tars, low melting alloys, organic and inorganic compounds, etc.

Features compact design, multiple weighing units, and an auto power-off function.

Variable speed, explosion proof for painters & maintenance contractors, etc.

A simple-to-use instrument that indicates relative opacity of plastic film, paper laminates, printed packaging & other materials.

Matching multi-source overhead luminaire series for large sample color evaluations.

A reliable basis to apply coating films to test charts, panels or foils in a uniform and reproducible way.

Unique, variable applicator designed for use where precise thickness control of coil coatings & other types of coatings is required.

Designed for those labs that produce samples up to 8 1/2 " wide. Click here to go our Wire Wound Rods Order Chart Page.

The Novo-Gloss Glossmeters are used for Gloss measurement with maximum accuracy and resolution in gloss applications.

Opacity, penetration, penopac, display, sag/leveling, logicator, display charts and many more.

Portable/disposable viscometer used for the rapid and accurate determination of the viscous properties of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids.

Conforms to ASTM D 4541: and is classified as a Type IV instrument.

Uses patented Maximum Bubble Pressure, Viscosity Compensated method for measuring both Dynamic & Static Surface Tension.

The Model C Wet Film Thickness Gage is a precision instrument for use in the lab, the field and on the production line. New handle available.

These high quality drawdown vacuum plates are for use with wet film applicators and are machined from hard aluminum solid bar stock.

The TQC Drying Time Recorder measures and Records the Drying Time of Surface Coatings, etc.

Measure wet film thickness of paints, enamels, lacquers, adhesives & many other wet coatings.

Standard practice for measurement of wet film thickness of organic coatings by notched gauges.

The Dual Nordson Type Gardco Wet Film Thickness Mil Gauge measures all types of wet coatings in mils and microns.