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Space – the final frontier! BYK-Gardner’s spectro-guide to orbit the Earth NASA has launched two BYK-Gardner spectro-guide spectrophotometers to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard Orbital Vehicle 103 (Shuttle Discovery). One critical aspect of spacecraft crew health assurance is maintaining a safe, useable supply of drinking water. To ensure that water provided by the spacecraft distribution and recycling systems is potable, bacterial inhibitors are added. Therefore, the spectro-guides are uses as an integral part of an experimental water quality monitoring system developed by a...

Contents Introduction Customer Advisory Service BYK-Gardner Website Global Customer Support Company Profile Production and Technical Service Appearance Introduction Gloss Haze Orange Peel/DOI Mottling Transparency Color Introduction Solid Color In-Store Color Matching Metallic Color Liquid Color Light Booths Physical Properties Abrasion 139 - 143 Adhesion 145 - 153 Application 155 - 180 Conductivity 181 Density 182 - 183 Dispersion 184 - 185 Drying Time 187 Film Thickness 189 - 202 Hardness 203 - 208 Impact/Flexibility 209 - 222 Microscopes 223 - 226 Temperature 227 - 233 Viscosity 235 -...

The basis of our worldwide business is total customer satisfaction from start to end. BYK-Gardner Customer Care Centers One contact only to answer your question on the phone or by e-mail – you will get your response or support right away. BYK-Gardner GmbH Phone: +49-8171-3493-288 E-Mail: Susanne.Waindok@altana.com BYK-Gardner Italy Phone: 800-787838 (from Italy only) E-Mail: Giuseppina.Merlo@altana.com BYK-Gardner USA Phone: 800-343-7721 301-483-6500 E-Mail: Christopher.Ivins@altana.com BYK-Gardner China Phone: +86-21-3367-6331 E-Mail: Xin.Tang@altana.com BYK-Gardner Spain Phone: +34...

BYK-Gardner Customer Service Ordering made easy: place your order, track your shipment. BYK-Gardner GmbH Phone: +49-8171-3493-300 E-Mail: Heiko.Schadt@altana.com BYK-Gardner USA Phone: 800 -343-7721 301-483-6500 E-Mail: Joyce.Rothgeb@altana.com International Customers If you are located outside of Germany, North America, China, Spain or Brazil please contact your local representative. Check our internet page for a complete worldwide listing: www.byk.com/instruments BYK-Gardner Brazil Phone: +55 -11-2147-1199 E-Mail: Marco.Storel@altana.com

Always reachable. Worldwide first-class customer service guaranteed before, during and after the sale. The complete source on-line – saving you time and money You will find virtually everything you need for your coatings and plastics testing needs in the BYK-Gardner Instruments Catalog. The entire catalog is also available on-line: Shop the Entire Catalog product in the catalog is on the website ■ Search by specific ASTM and ISO Standards ■ Search for pricing and place orders ■ Download PDFs for any product ■ Every Find information background on color, appearance and physical property...

Technical and Application Support – worldwide BYK-Gardner provides technical and application support around the world. Our technical applications specialists are standing by to help with your question and problems – either over the phone or in person at your facility. BYK-Gardner Offices Distributor Offices a free test of your products in our labs a free visit at your facility to test one of our instruments on your actual samples. ■ Get the answer you need immediately over the phone, including operations, repair or application questions ■ Schedule For telephone numbers please refer to page...

Quality is our Business. Innovative, reliable customer oriented products to objectively control and improve our customers’ products and services. Complete QC solutions for coatings and plastics Since 1924, BYK-Gardner has been the leader in the field of coatings and plastics testing. Today, BYK-Gardner is part of the Additives and Instrument Division of ALTANA AG, a worldwide leader in the additives and instruments sector. Together we offer complete and unique solutions for the paint, coatings and plastic industries: ■ Additives to improve the performance of coatings and plastics ■...

State of the Art Production DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 accredited Quality is our business. We fully respect the Total Quality Management (TQM) principle: our instruments are manufactured and controlled according to international standards DIN EN ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 50001, ISO 14001 guidelines and procedures. Brand new manufacturing facilities, state-of-the-art production and advanced calibration equipment – all this makes BYK-Gardner products rank among the best in the market. BYK-Gardner sets standards: we strive for the highest quality, the best reapeatability and the greatest...

wave-scan dual Quality only on the surface? An attractive look and a long lasting protection are the key quality criteria of a class-A surface. The BYK-Gardner unique color, appearance and physical testing solutions not only control, but also provide support optimizing surface quality. As an international market leader in QC solutions we know what is important to our customers: product innovations, quality, development of customer specific solutions, technical support and all-around service.

Physical Properties Technical Service

APPEARANCE Introduction Appearance 13 Gloss 15 Introduction 15 micro-gloss Family 20°, 60°, 85° 17 Special Applications: 21 Very low gloss surfaces 21 45°: Ceramic, plastic and – films 21 75°: Paper and structured plastics 21 Acessories for cosmetics 23 micro-gloss with thickness sensor 26 Haze 29 Introduction 29 Laboratory Instrument 31 haze-gloss 31 New! micro-gloss cosmetic accessories Orange Peel /DOI 33 Introduction 33 wave-scan dual 37 wave-scan II 41 micro-wave-scan 44 wave-scan ROBOTIC 47 Software smart-process 49 Mottling 53 Introduction 53 cloud-runner 56 Software smart-process 59...

Introduction Appearance Appearance Perception Uniform appearance is an important quality criterion for many products. Gloss effects are based on the interaction of light with the physical properties of the sample surface. The other influencing component is the physiological evaluation scale. The human eye is still the best tool to evaluate gloss differences. However, control by visual analysis is insufficient, because ■ evaluation conditions are not clearly defined, and ■ people see and judge differently ■ In addition, subjective perception of appearance is dependent on personal experience:...