Hi Lee - as part of the IPC JSTD 001 "State of the Industry Assessment" of Conformal Coating Material & Application subcommittee activities, we looked at a number of conformal coating thickness measurement technologies/techniques since the test plan had 1,950 components to measure representing 26 material/application sets. We found several very adequate technologies for flat surfaces but as soon as you had a surface with any level of topography, the ability to measure coating thickness became very suspect. We settled on a very prescribed, rigid metallographic cross-sectional technique that is working very well other than it is slow and of course, destructive. I wish I had a better option for you but we didn't have any success in finding an adequate nondestructive method for nonflat surfaces. It is clearly a topic the industry needs and desires better method for measurement option. Dave Hillman Rockwell Collins [log in to unmask] On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 2:49 AM, Lee Hitchens <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all > > I am being asked regularly now on options for measuring coating thickness > on > legs. I am trying to determine if there is actually a practical solution? > Cost is less important compared to being a workable relatively quick > process? > > One thing that could be an issue is many times its a silicone coating and > this tends to be less than clear optically. Some systems need clear > coatings > to be successful. > > Has anyone had any success with this? > > Best Regards > > Dr Lee Hitchens > > SCH Technologies is a Division of SCH Services Limited > > Mob: +44 (0) 7862 25 33 21 > > www.conformalcoating.co.uk <http://www.conformalcoating.co.uk/> > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________