TOM CAT : An innovative portable appliance for optical measurement of glass hot-end coating, approved by Arkema.
Rondot SAS has developed the first portable fast optical system for measuring the thickness of the hot-end treatment (HEC) on all shades of glass. At last, thanks to this appliance, operators are able to check immediatelythe thickness of the thin tin oxide layer of coating at the hot end , without waiting for lehr time or laboratory control. This system has been validated by Arkema’s Glass Coating laboratory based in Vlissingen (NL) and its efficiency has been verified.