FTMS 141 a

Introducing FTMS 141 a – Industrial Physics

FTMS 141 a is an FTMS testing standard that was developed to determine the physical and chemical properties of paint, varnish, lacquer, and related materials.  

The Federal Test Method Standards were developed to establish standardized paint testing methodologies and eliminate unnecessary or undesirable variation in general inspection, sampling, and testing procedures. 

Within the FTMS testing standard there are a number of paint testing methods to explore that cover the inspection of everything from brushing properties, spraying properties and adhesion tape testing through to determining the fineness of grind, drying time, storage stability and nonvolatile vehicle content.  

Why is paint testing important?

There’s nothing like chipped, corroded, or smudged paint to take the shine off a product or packaging – that’s why paint testing is such an essential part of the test and inspection process. 

The outer coating of your products and packaging is more than just protection, it’s the first thing anyone sees. From tin plate coatings for food and beverages cans to epoxy coatings to keep steel protected from the elements, a coating can make or break a product – that’s why we’ve got paint testing solutions to suit them all.  

Industrial Physics FTMS 141 a paint testing equipment

So, how can Industrial Physics improve your FTMS 141 a paint testing?
TQC Sheen Automated Fineness Of Grind Gauge Scanner
TQC Grindometers are suitable for use with the state-of-the-art TIDAS system. This automated fineness of grind gauge scanner works to objectively rate the particle dispersion in materials such as paints, lacquers, pigments, filler and chocolate.  

TQC Sheen Grindometers
TQC FM15/2 DIN-ISO grindometers or fineness of grind gauges are precision instruments to determine particle size and fineness of many materials. Our grindometers will help you with paint testing to a range of international standards, including: ASTM D 1210, ASTM D 1316, JIS K 5600-2-5, ISO 1524, DIN EN 21524, BS 3900-C6 

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We’ve learnt a thing or two about paint testing over the decades. Now Industrial Physics is recognized as a brand that likes to bring new paint testing devices to market.  

We like to share our knowledge and we’re here to help you to answer your questions about ink and coating testing. Across the knowledgebase section of our website we publish lots of blogs on related subjects. For example, here’s a blog that’s all about ink testing: methods and analysis. Here’s another article that explores the impact of additives in paint and coatings. 

If you have any questions about FTMS 141 and how we can help you with your fineness of grind testing, or any aspect of your inks and coatings inspection, then just get in touch!  

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