Thickness of Metal Layers on Wires and Strips
Precise Coating Thickness Measurement for Metal Surfaces
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When coating metals, even the thinnest layers can deliver the desired functional properties.
However, to ensure optimal electrical performance and long-term durability, coatings must be applied uniformly.
Any excess material not only results in unnecessary waste of valuable resources but also leads to significantly higher production costs.
The SnLAYER analysis system from ECH offers a fast, highly accurate solution for determining the thickness of metallic coatings — all achieved with a single measurement.
Innovative Electrochemical Technology
SnLAYER utilizes a newly developed electrochemical method based on coulometric voltammetry, fully compliant with DIN 1787 and DIN 40500, Part 5.
The patented potential scan method allows for the simultaneous detection of both free and alloyed coating components — for example, tin coatings on copper substrates.
Fast and Reliable Results
A typical analysis is completed in under five minutes, delivering highly precise results that support:
- Optimization of material usage
- Quality assurance in production
- Significant reduction of manufacturing costs
With SnLAYER, manufacturers gain a reliable, easy-to-use tool to maintain production quality and economic efficiency.
Fields of Applications
- Measurement of tin layer thickness on copper wires, copper sheets, wire strands
- Determination of alloyed and unalloyed tin
- Analysis of nickel, silver, copper and alloys on copper, steel, Percon and others
- Conductor board manufacture
- Wire and cable manufacture
- Quality management in rolling mills
- Applications in the metalworking industry
Advantages
- Complete measurement system for determination of the layer thickness of metal coatings
- Differentiation of free and bounded tinFast analysis
- Customer-friendly handling
- Intuitive software
- Comprehensive statistic module
- Wide dynamic range for various wire-diameters and layer thickness
- Universally applicable for different types of layer