PHAETON™ Offline Film Thickness Profile Measurement
PHAETON™ is a high-speed, lab-quality offline film thickness measurement system designed for maximum accuracy, reliability, and ease of use. Capable of performing up to 1000 measurements across a 1000 mm wide sample in less than 5 seconds, PHAETON™ delivers a complete coating thickness profile quickly and efficiently.
The reverse side coating can be measured just as easily by flipping the sample, providing a full backside profile in another few seconds. Unlike conventional systems, PHAETON™ requires no calibration for different coating types, colors, or substrate materials.
Installed near the exit shear or inspection station, PHAETON™ provides instant full-width coating analysis and rapid operator feedback. An optional second monitor outside the coater room allows operators to respond immediately to coating variations or process issues.
PHAETON™ + Color Scan
The optional Color Scan system adds high-precision full-width color measurement capabilities within seconds. This advanced solution combines coating thickness profiling and accurate color analysis in one fast, efficient system.
Principle of Operation
PHAETON™ uses direct laser measurement technology. A laser precisely ablates the coating from the metallic substrate, while a high-precision laser displacement sensor measures the resulting depth with resolutions up to 0.03 μm and speeds up to 49,000 measurements per second.
Colour Scan Features
- High-speed color measurement up to 2 kHz
- Non-contact measurement technology
- Precision accuracy: ΔE ≤ 0.08 (5nm)
- Supports XYZ, Lab*, and Luv* color spaces
- Up to 15 taught reference spectra
- Adjustable light sources including D65, D50, D75, and more
- Adjustable 2° and 10° standard observer settings
PHAETON™ delivers fast, accurate, and calibration-free coating thickness and color measurement for modern coil coating and industrial finishing applications.
- Measures full-width samples to 1250mm. Longer samples can be measured by cutting the panel in half and using the stitch feature to create a single profile measurement.
- Measurement completed in approximately 5 seconds
- User programmable measurement spacing
- Measures from 3.5μm to 220μm thick coatings
- Accurately measures textured and wrinkle coatings and can characterize the peak to valley depth and spacing of these finishes.
- Full-width profiles at the press of a button measure
- Instantly find coater set up faults including:
– Out of balance coater
– Out of shape coating roll (positive or negative crown)
– Find non-optimal roll profiles (e.g. localized ridges or valleys) - Measurement accuracy/reproducibility up to 0.2μm
- Surface roughness measurement