New systems in quality management: statistics and documentation of coating thickness measurements.
Modular measuring systems for determining coating thickness provide considerable advantages in efficiency and quality management of major projects.
Modularly interchangeable probes allow such a measuring system to be adapted to any type of measuring task. As the measuring probes are interchangeable among the devices as well, the availability of individual modular devices within a system is also increased.
Furthermore, lacquer or corrosion coaters need measuring gauges and systems providing additional statistical features in order to take the several thousand measurements needed each time when inspecting ships, bridges or large steelworks.
Such a fast and structured recording of each measurement depending on location and time is crucial, especially when measuring the usually applied multi-layer-systems.
This provides an effective working method leading to higher efficiency of the quality management.
Wireless transmission of measurements to a PC, for statistical analysis and documentation with Microsoft-Excel for instance, provides a fast and convenient working method. That way no plugs on the gauge are dirtying in the rough everyday working conditions, which could otherwise lead to problems.
Using the convenient and versatile spreadsheet program, measurements can be analyzed in a structured manner, printed or sent to project partners via the internet.
