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The measurement process
coatmaster technology is based on Advanced Thermal Optics (ATO). In this method, the layer to be measured is heated in a pulsed manner by a computer-controlled light source.
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The measurement process
A high-speed infrared detector in the ATPO optics records the resulting surface temperature profile from a distance.
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The measurement process
The surface temperature diminishes with a characteristic dynamic which depends on the layer thickness and the thermal properties of the coating.
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The measurement process
The specially developed algorithms analyze the dynamic temperature profile on the surface and determine the layer thickness and other properties quantitatively and reproducibly.