At the beginning of 2014 Labman delivered a paint testing system to an international coatings manufacturer. This three module system alleviates the requirement for staff to conduct repetitive testing allowing them to conduct more value adding tasks. It also improves data consistency and integrity.

The application module takes syringes pre-loaded with paint and uses BYK Bird Bars of various sizes to apply the paint to metal substrates. These paint films are then assessed by laser profilometry and a non-contact spectrophotometer to provide film thickness data and wet optical properties.