Dyne Testing, an Intertronics brand, has helped advanced aluminium powder coating and surface treatment provider, Powdertech Surface Science, in enhancing their quality control process using Dyne inks and the CleanoSpector.
Correctly assessing and ensuring surface energy and cleanliness is essential in the quality control of companies like Powdertech. Now, that process has been made simpler with the use of Dyne inks and the CleanoSpector.
With Dyne inks, ink is applied to the surface and if the ink spreads or wets evenly, the part has the expected high surface energy and will provide good adhesion. Contrastingly, if the ink fails to spread, does not wet and forms beads on the surface then the potential for good adhesion is low.
The CleanoSpector is another tool used by Powdertech, and produced by Dyne Testing, to check incoming parts to decide whether they need additional cleaning or treatment. Casting and machining processes often leave organic contamination on aluminium parts, but the handheld device provides a Relative Fluorescence Unit (RFU) measurement by emitting focused UV light onto the surface and measuring the fluorescence from any organic compounds, the higher the fluorescence the higher the contamination, and a low RFU will show less additional cleaning is required as metal surfaces do not fluoresce.
Jimmy Phillips, Marketing & Sales Manager at Powdertech said, “We’re a technically focused business where QC is integral to what we do. The Dyne inks and CleanoSpector have become a core part of our day-to-day business. As we look to move in more markets where technical proficiency is key, we are likely to keep investing in this area.”
More information on the day to day quality control processes of Powdertech and the use of Dyne Testing’s products can be found at dynetesting.com
